Unforgettable 7 day New Year’s trip to Georgia – the welcoming of year 2023!

Name: Unforgettable 7 day New Year's trip to Georgia - the welcoming of year 2023! | Caucasus Tour
SKU: GE51711
Price: 760.00 EUR
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We invite you to an unforgettable New Year’s trip to Georgia! A great New Year’s mood is set by a special, traditional cachetish supra in the wine region Kvareli, and traditional wine bevarages.

Overview

LOCATION:

Kvareli

DURATION:

7 days

TOUR DATES:

2022.12.26 - 2023.01.02

Tour description

Everything new is forgotten old, so it’s best to start the New Year with travel… We invite you to an unforgettable New Year’s trip to Georgia. The wine road to the vineyard region with a special, traditional dinner with traditional wine drinks will lift the New Year’s mood even for the gloomiest guests. The French traveler Chardin wrote about the Georgians in the 17th century: “Nowhere else have I drunk wine as colorful and as aromatic as in Georgia.” In addition to aromatic wine, you will find the most delicious New Year’s dishes traditional for this region, beautiful mountains, the picturesque Alazani valley and the hospitable Kvareli lake, which is especially beautiful and mysterious at this time of the year. The mysterious Kvareli lake stretches for 800 meters. It is surrounded by leafy hills and bike paths. From the terrace of the Kvareli Lake Resort, you can see the breathtaking horizon of the Alazani Valley and walk through the mist. Surrounded by snow-capped mountains, forests, and natural lakes, welcoming the New Year together with family and loved ones will fill you with positive energy and a sense of freedom. Georgian New Year is unimaginable without traditional dishes, kakheti, jug wine or shoti bread. Seeing the Alazani Valley from the snow-covered Grammy, welcoming the New Year and feeling the cachet traditions will take you straight from the present to medieval history. Spa at Kvareli Lake resort will help you to take a break in time to get rid of stress and tension. Highly qualified specialists will listen to your specific problems and requests and provide you with an unforgettable level of personal service.

About ,,KVARELI LAKE RESORT‘‘
The Kvareli Lake Resort, a hotel surrounded on all sides by mountains and forests is South of the Caucasus Mountains, near Tbilisi, in Kvareli, the ancient winemaking center of Kakheti. Well-equipped resort, which construction started in 2010 near the Kvareli lake and today already has a multifunctional building with 41 room. In the adapted space, guests have the opportunity to enjoy a 120-seat conference hall, a bar-restaurant, bicycle paths, a swimming pool, recreation and entertainment areas. The resort is a unique place for family gatherings, business meetings, events, and weddings. From the panoramic terrace, guests can enjoy spectacular views of the Alazani Valley (dazzling views of Kvareli), 44 hectares of natural lake and forest. Guests of the bar-restaurant can enjoy a distinctive cuisine, various tastes, traditional Georgian dishes, made with the healthiest and most organic, locally grown products. Kvareli Lake Resort stands out for its unique location, modern design and high level of service. There is no second chance to make a first impression, so every guest must show great emotion and energy on their first stay to make it spectacularly special.

Tour itinerary

Day 1 | Day 26 | Arrival in Kutaisi around 1:00 p.m.

Meeting at Kutaisi Airport. Transfer to the hotel in Kutaisi. Traditional dinner with traditional flatbreads and khačiapuri lessons, as well as a tasting of special legendary Georgian lemonades for the little ones.

Day 2 | Day 27 | Excursion to the Sataplia Nature Reserve

Breakfast. Excursion to the Sataplia Nature Reserve. The one that has preserved dinosaur footprints, Colchis Forest, where you can walk through a long karst cave with multicolored lighting and a giant heart-shaped stalagmite.

Day 3 | Day 28 | Dashbashi Canyon - Tbilisi and traditional georgian New Year Sauna activities

Breakfast and journey to the capital Tbilisi. On the way we will stop at Dashbashi Canyon. This day will be one of the most impressive not only during the entire trip, but will remain in your memory for a long time 😌. You will feel the unique nature of Georgia as close to you as never before! The 240-meter long Diamond-shaped bridge is in complete harmony with the nature and thanks to the 360 degrees observation deck visitors will experience an unforgettable adventure. There is a diamond-shaped structure in the middle of the bridge. The Diamond 360⁰ restaurant that will take a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest hanging on a bridge restaurant. At this moment, you will feel a real part of nature and the environment and enjoy the wonderful views of nature from above. After settling in the Tbilisi hotel, we will travel to the Sulfur Baths district to try traditional Kartveli water entertainment with tea ceremonies... ☺️ Dinner. Overnight in a hotel in the Old Town of Tbilisi.

Day 4 | Day 29 | Tbilisi - Miet tour and Mtatsminda Park

Breakfast. Excursion to Tbilisi opens the gate to the heart of the beautiful Caucasus. Romantic and cute Tbilisi with a rich history attracts thousands of travelers from all over the world. The beauty and uniqueness of the mountains inspired a lot of Georgian culture famous writers, artists and poets who dedicated their best works to Georgia. During the tour you will visit Holy Trinity Cathedral, Metehi Church, monument to Vakhtag Gorgasali, who was legendary in Tbilisi the founder. You will take the cable car up to Narikala fortress, where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the city. We will head down towards the sulfur baths, you will pass the only mosque in Tbilisi. You will walk around Shardeni district - full of narrow streets with cozy cafes, wine tasting bars, souvenir shops. You will visit Sioni Cathedral, Anchiskhati Basilica and the famous Rezo Gabriadze Theater clock tower. In the evening, we will take the cable car to Mtatsminda Park. Mtatsminda Park has a large amusement park for children and for adults, the TV tower and spectacular views of Tbilisi from above. Dinner Return to the hotel for the night or to a restaurant for a performance of Georgian traditional dances.

Day 5 | Day 30 | A trip to the vineyards. Kakheti (vineyards, city of love Sighnagi, Bodbe monastery

Breakfast at the hotel. We will travel to the wine region of Kakheti - we will stop at the winery (very modern wine and brandy factory), where we will see the oldest and also the newest wine production technology in one place! We will travel to the Bodbe Monastery, which is the most beautiful and important Orthodox complex, overlooking panoramic view of Alazani valley. After visiting "Bodbe" we travel towards Signagi (city of love). It is a wonderful civilized tourist center with cobbled streets and cozy houses with bright red tiles. The architecture of the city is southern Italian style. One of the main attractions of the city is the Signagi fortress, located on a high hill. This is one of the biggest and the most famous forts in Georgia. It has about 28 tracks, next to it we go to the historical village of Tsinandali, where we will visit the very famous wine company. The company runs the small Vazioni Museum, which has an excellent collection of wine exhibits, an ethnographic department and grapes harvest tasting area. The museum collection already includes 294 grape varieties collected by workers in different parts of Georgia, as well as 92 varieties of foreign vines. Among all these different Georgian vines, only 15 are in commercial purpose use today. The museum also aims to find rare types of vineyards with unique characteristics that could be enriched Georgian wine. The exhibition hall displays ancient wine-making implements found in Georgia, such as grape presses, claypots Qvevri (traditional clay pots) and various drinking vessels used in ancient Georgia. The Vazioni Museum is regularly visited by tourists from all over the world. The wine tasting area is very popular among foreign visitors who can taste and buy products in a unique environment. After a productive day of tastings, we will head to our luxurious "Kvareli Lake Resort" for a comfortable stay and for a calm wait for the New Year's Eve 😌

Day 6 | Day 31 | Breakfast at Kvareli Lake Resorte - New Year's Eve

Stunning views from the resort's restaurant, with spectacular Christmas decor is the perfect setting for a New Year's Eve celebration on Saturday 31st December. An exciting evening awaits you, accompanied by an exclusive dinner with a special menu. Daytime and nighttime entertainment includes: A live band of unparalleled quality, energy and musicality; Traditional performance of the national Georgian ballet "Sukhishvili"; Georgian outdoor and indoor games for children during the day; Outdoor Christmas market with cookies and mulled Glühwein; Energizing DJ on the terrace on January 1. (from 12 o'clock)