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YOUR OPTIONAL EXTENSION
Azerbaijan: Baku & Shaki
PRE-TRIP: 5 nights from $1695 Only $339 per night
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coat.We’llcontinuetoBorjomi,theresorttown DAY • Sighnaghi • Bodbe Convent • Arrive early in Baku on your Azerbaijan pre-trip
knownforitsmineralsprings. TraveltoKakheti,oneoftheworld’soldestwine- extension for $150 per person, per night
B,L,D—Crowne Plaza Borjomi or similar producingregions.StopinthevillageofBodbe
tovisittheMonasteryofSt.Nino.Then,arrivein • Arrive early for your main trip in Tbilisi for $200
DAY •Cave City ofVardzia thehilltoptownofSighnaghiforawalkingtourof per person, per night
DiscoverVardzia,avast800-year-oldmonastery theOldTown. • Conclude your main trip with more time in
complexhewnintothesideofamountain.The B,L,D — Kabadoni Boutique Hotel or similar Yerevan for $175 per person, per night
legendaryQueenTamaraexpandedanearlier
fortressintoacavemonasteryandholycity.About DAY • Telavi • Alaverdi Monastery •
2,000residentmonkslivedhere,highabovethe Winery visit
valleyfloor.After,traveltoanearbyvillageforan InTelavi,visitalocalmarketandsampleGeorgian the Controversial Topic ofraisingachildoutof
includedlunchatalocalrestaurant. snacks. Then, visit the medieval Alaverdi wedlock in Armenia.
B,L—CrownePlazaBorjomi or similar Monasteryandits1,000-year-oldwinecellar, B,L—Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan or similar
DAY • Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) • Fortress followedbyatastingandlunchatafamily-owned DAY • Lake Sevan • Geghard Monastery
winery.After,visitanorganizationdedicated to
of Ananuri preservingruralGeorgiantraditionsandlearn and Temple of Garni
JourneyalongtheGeorgianMilitaryHighwayto howtomakeGeorgianfavoriteslike churchkhela,a CruiseLakeSevan,thenenjoylunchatalocal
reachthesnowypeaksoftheGreaterCaucasus. sweettreatmadewithgrapejuiceandwalnuts. restaurantthatincludesalessononmaking gata,
Alongtheway,visitAnanuri,a13th-century B,L — Kabadoni Boutique Hotel or similar traditional Armenian pastry. Then, visit Geghard
hilltopfortress.Thenstopatascenicoverlook Monastery,partiallycarvedintoacliffface.After,
toseetheRussia-GeorgiaFriendshipMonument DAY •Tbilisi•Yerevan, Armenia visittheTempleofGarni,aGreco-Romantemple
beforereachingourhotelinthemountaintownof Depart SighanghiandstopbackinTbilisiforlunch perchedonacliffoverlookingtheAzatRiver.
Stepantsminda(alsoknownasKazbegi). beforeheadingtotheairportforourflightto B,L,D—ArmeniaMarriott Hotel Yerevanorsimilar
B,L,D — Rooms Hotel Kazbegi or similar Armenia.ArriveinYerevanlatethisevening.
B,L—Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan or similar DAY • Khor Virap Monastery • Echmiadzin
DAY •Kazbegi •Controversial Topic: Post- ExploreKhorVirap,anancientmonastery
Soviet Georgian women • Gergeti Trinity DAY • Yerevan • Genocide Museum • setatthefootofMountArarat.Then,visit
Church • Home-Hosted Lunch Controversial Topic: Armenian non-nu- Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, the world’s oldest
Meetwithafemalecommunityleadertodiscuss clear families Christiancathedral.We’llalsostopatthenearby
the Controversial Topic of women’s evolving role ExplorethecapitalofArmenia.Visitthetop archaeologicalsiteofZvartnots.Dinneratalocal
inGeorgiansociety.Then,travelby4x4vehicles ofthe“GreatCascade”totakeinthecityand restaurantisaccompaniedbyaperformanceof
toviewthealpinevistasoftheGreaterCaucasus, MountArarat.Afterviewingthemedieval traditional Armenian songs.
and see the remote 14th-century Gergeti Trinity manuscripts at Matenadaran, visit the Genocide B,D—Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan or similar
Church. Then, visit a felt-making workshop before Memorial&Museumandlearnabouttheoften-
headingtoaremotemountainvillagefora Home- overlookedArmeniangenocide.Visitanearbycafé DAY •Return toU.S.
Hosted Lunch and a lesson on making Georgian afterwardstomeetasinglemotheranddiscuss Afterbreakfast,departfortheairportforyour
dumplings. returnflighttotheU.S.
B,L,D — Rooms Hotel Kazbegi or similar B
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