Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia Adventure

20 Days | Take an adventure through the Caucuses region, from cathedrals and mountains to wineries and lakes

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Head off the beaten track on a 20-day adventure through the Caucuses region, where historical Old Towns and monasteries sit alongside towering skyscrapers. With a local leader by your side, you’ll journey from the Black Sea to huge, shimmering lakes, stopping at wineries, small villages, jazzy capitals and the serene countryside. Enjoy a hearty home-cooked lunch with a local Kakheti family and hike to the iconic Gergeti Trinity Church. Seek bezoars with an expert ranger and stay overnight in a lake cottage supporting inclusiveness. This trip shows you all the local bits (and all the highlights) of this gorgeous mountainous area.

Trip overview

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Start
Baku, Azerbaijan
Finish
Yerevan, Armenia
Theme
Explorer
Destinations
Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia
Physical rating
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Style
Original
Ages
Min 15
Group size
Min 1 - Max 12
Trip code
KFSBC
This trip generates 48 kg of CO2-e per person per day.
We offset these emissions on your behalf. But we know that is not enough, so we also have a carbon reduction target.

Why you'll love this trip
  • Visit the first café in Armenia to focus on the employment of people living with disabilities, stay by Lake Sevan with a local NGO committed to inclusivity and attend a cooking workshop founded by local women who aim to preserve Armenian culture.
  • Enjoy the best local hospitality and get to know the people – head to a Kakheti home for a home-cooked lunch, soak up the scenery (and the drops) in Georgia and Armenia during winery visits and do it all with a local leader by your side.
  • Hike through The Caucasus Mountains to the 14th-century Gergeti Trinity Church, which sits in isolation at 2170 m above sea level. Then, visit Khor Virap Monastery and Sevanavank Monastery for a view just as impressive as the history.
  • Join rangers in search of bezoar goats with the country’s first community-managed protected area – the locals here aim to preserve the environment and educate the community about the local flora and fauna.
  • Veer off the tourist track and explore the lesser visited Georgia – see the Soviet ghost town of Tskhaltubo to wander the abandoned sanatoriums, explore Vardzia’s Cave Town to learn about 12th-century history and walk to Borjomi’s natural mineral springs.

Is this trip right for you?
  • This trip has a couple of long travel days with a few stops along the way to break up the journey.
  • You’ll spend a night at a local lodge, where the facilities may be humble and shared. Your support for the local NGO and the great location so close to Lake Sevan will more than makeup for the lack of modern amenities, and you’re sure to have a memorable stay.
  • Some of the best scenery in the region is found on foot. So, while this trip doesn't require a high level of fitness, it’s essential to be at least moderately fit if you want to partake in all activities. Make sure you bring comfortable walking shoes with good support.
  • This trip is a combination of two trips. Please review the Itinerary for details of when your fellow travellers and leader will change.

Itinerary

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Inclusions

Meals

19 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 3 dinners

Transport

Private Vehicle, Public Bus, Taxi, Aerial Tramway, Train

Accommodation

Hotel (14 nights), Guesthouse (4 nights), Lake Cottage (1 night)

Activities
  • Baku - Leader-led night city walk
  • Qobustan - Petroglyphs
  • Baku - Old City Walking Tour
  • Lahij - Yoghurt Making Master Class
  • Lahij - Copper workshop visit
  • Shamakhi - Juma Mosque
  • Nij - Udin village visit
  • Kish - Albanian Church
  • Kish - Village Visit
  • Sheki - Shebeke workshop visit
  • Sheki - Khan's Palace
  • Sheki - Bazaar Visit
  • Kakheti - Lunch with a Local Family
  • Kakheti- Gremi Complex
  • Kakheti - Tsinandali Estate Visit
  • Kakheti - Telavi Fresh Produce Market
  • Telavi - Alaverdi Cathedral
  • Stepantsminda - Gergeti Trinity Church Hike
  • Tbilisi - Orientation Walk
  • Tbilisi - Anchiskhati Church
  • Kutaisi - Leader-led city walking tour
  • Kutaisi - Aerial Tramway
  • Tskhaltubo - Soviet sanatoriums visit
  • Kutaisi - Winery visit & home-cooked lunch
  • Borjomi - Leader-led walking tour
  • Vardzia - Cave Town Visit with Local Guide
  • Gyumri - Inclusive bakery visit
  • Yerevan - Dolma cooking demonstration & dinner
  • Yerevan - City Tour with Local Guide
  • Yerevan - Khor Virap Monastery
  • Areni Village - Winery visit & home-cooked lunch
  • Lake Sevan - Noravank Monastery
  • Arpa - Hiking with local ranger
  • Lake Sevan - Orbelian Caravanserai
  • Lake Sevan - Sevanavank Monastery
Optional activities
  • Baku - National Carpet Museum - AZN10
  • Baku - The Heydar Aliyev Centre - AZN15
  • Baku - National Museum of History of Azerbaijan - AZN10
  • Telavi - Telavi Historical Museum - GEL5
  • Telavi – Batonis Castle - GEL2
  • Tbilisi - Metekhi Church - Free
  • Kutaisi - Bagrati Cathedral & Gelati Monastery - Free
  • Kutaisi - State Historical Museum - GEL5
  • Kutaisi - Pub Crawl - GEL60
  • Akhalstikhe - Rabati Castle Entrance - GEL30
  • Akhalstikhe - Samtskhe-Javakheti History Museum - GEL18
  • Gyumri - Museum of National Architecture and Urban Life - AMD1000
  • Gyumri - The Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters - AMD1000
  • Yerevan - Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex - Free
  • Yerevan - Brandy Factory visit & Tasting - AMD4500
  • Yerevan - Museum of Armenian History - AMD2500

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Important notes

1. A single supplement is bookable on this trip, excluding day 17&18, subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information.
2. Please note there is a chance of potential changes to the itinerary due to heavy rain, flooding and snow at higher altitudes, which often affect roads and bridges, making travel difficult or impossible (particularly in remote areas).
3. Please be advised that due to current border crossing restrictions for different Caucasus nationalities, your Trip Leader may be from nearby Ukraine or Russia. Your leader will have in-depth knowledge and extensive travel experience throughout the Caucasus. Local guides from Azerbaijan and Georgia are represented throughout the itinerary to ensure you receive a diverse and uniquely local range of perspectives.

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Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia Adventure
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CHF  3,975