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Take an exciting journey across all three states of the southern Caucasus. Beginning in the oil-rich Muslim nation of Azerbaijan on the shores of the Caspian Sea, you will travel through Georgia, famous for its ancient monasteries and viticulture, and finish in the small, proud nation of Armenia, one of the oldest Christian countries in the world.
Signature Experiences
Visit the beautiful Khan Palace in Sheki, Azerbaijan
Taste Georgian wine & brandy
Enjoy a performance of Armenian spiritual music
Masterclass in making arishta, traditional Armenian pasta
Inclusions
Small group size - average 16 people (max 18)
4-star accommodation
Flexible - extensions and room upgrades available
Experienced local tour manager
13 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 4 dinners
Welcome dinner & farewell drink with your group & tour manager
Hotel porterage
Guided sightseeing & entrance fees included
Pricing is based on 2 October 2026 departure and correct as of 1 July 2026.
Itinerary
Day 1 | Arrive Baku
Arrive in Baku and check in to the Mercure Hotel (or similar) for 3 nights.Our travel specialists will be delighted to assist with flight arrangements if required.
Day 2 | Baku
Enjoy an afternoon sightseeing tour of Baku.
Day 3 | Gobustan - Absheron
Admire Gobustan’s 20,000-year-old rock carvings. Enjoy an excursion to Absheron to see the Ateshgah Fire Temple and Yanar Dagh fire. In the evening, enjoy a welcome dinner.
Day 4 | Shemahka - Kish - Shaki
Visit the Yeddi Gumbez mausoleum in Shemahka. Continue to Shaki, stopping en route at a sixth-century Albanian church. Overnight at Hotel Macara Sheki (or similar).
Day 5 | Shaki - Kvareli - Telavi, Georgia
Tour Shaki, scenically set in the Caucasus foothills, including its 18th-century palace. Cross the border into Georgia for a vineyard lunch and wine tasting. Continue to Telavi via the Gremi monastic complex. Overnight at Holiday Inn Telavi (or similar).
Day 6 | Telavi - Sighnaghi - Tbilisi
Morning visit to Telavi market. Meet a qvevri master, who will demonstrate how these large earthenware wine-keeping jars are made. Sample local wine and ‘fire-water’ brandy before lunch at Tsinandali wine estate. This afternoon, tour the hilltop town of Sighnaghi. Drive to Tbilisi and stay at the Artizan Design Hotel (or similar) for 2 nights.
Day 7 | Tbilisi
Tour the Georgian capital, including the Old Town, with its beautiful Orthodox churches, mosque, synagogue and sulphur baths. Your afternoon is at leisure.
Day 8 | Gori - Uplistsikhe - Kazbegi
Visit the sixth-century Jvari Monastery, followed by Mtskheta, then continue to Gori, birthplace of Joseph Stalin. See the museum, his private train, and the house where he was born. Travel to Kazbegi via the cave city of Uplistsikhe, set on the path of the Silk Road. Overnight at Hotel Porta Caucasia (or similar).
Day 9 | Kazbegi - Tbilisi
Excursion on foot to the picturesque 14thcentury church of Gergeti Trinity. Return to Tbilisi for time at leisure.
Day 10 | Yerevan, Armenia
Cross the Armenian border and continue to the UNESCO-listed Haghpat Monastery, a masterpiece of Armenian architecture. Stay 4 nights at Tufenkian Historic Hotel (or similar), just off Yerevan’s Republic Square.
Day 11 | Khor Virap – Noravank – Yerevan
Travel to Khor Virap monastery, where Armenia’s patron saint, Gregory the Illuminator, was imprisoned. Savour views of the Ararat Mountain, then continue to Noravank monastery, dramatically situated within a gorge. Visit the wine-producing village of Areni for lunch. Return to Yerevan. Attend dinner with folk music at an Armenian restaurant.
Day 12 | Yerevan
Tour Yerevan, one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities. Visit the city’s museum of ancient manuscripts, and the genocide memorial complex.
Day 13 | Echmiatsin – Zvarnots
Visit Echmiatsin Cathedral, founded in 303AD and still the official residence of the Catholic Church in Armenia. Continue to the seventh-century Zvartnots temple. Have lunch in the village of Parakar and take part in a cooking lesson, learning how to make arishta (traditional Armenian pasta) and sweet sudzukh.
Day 14 | Garni - Geghard - Dilijan
Visit Garni, Armenia’s only surviving Hellenistic temple, then attend a performance of spiritual music. Admire the basalt formations of Garni Gorge, before continuing to the fourth-century, mountain-carved monastery of Geghard. Enjoy lunch with alocal family and a lavash bread-making lesson, then visit two 10th-century monasteries. Drive to Dilijan and overnight at the Best Western Paradise (or similar). Farewell drink with your group.
Day 15 | Dilijan - Goshavank - Tbilisi, Georgia
Morning stroll in Dilijan followed by a visit to Goshavank Monastery and its green and pleasant surrounds. Transfer to Tbilisi airport, where your tour ends.
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