Hi guys!
So, as promised, today I'm sharing our travel itinerary for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in spring. We did a backpacking / roadtrip kind of journey and loved it. 😁 We booked everything as we went (except the plane tickets, visas and car rental). I made travel videos for each country (you can check them out here: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia). We spent a little less than 3 weeks there and I think we managed to see a lot. But if you have less time (or are used to a bit more easy going type of schedule), there are places I think you must see in BOLD and places that you can skip in ITALICS. 😊
So here we go:
Day 1: arrived in TBILISI
afternoon – walk between the old streets up to Narikala Fortress (great view), Mother of Georgia, botanical garden
evening – Trinity Chatedral (pro tip: go there just before sunset and you get to see how it changes colors – looks amazing)
Day 2: Clock Tower (pro tip: get there at full hour to see the it in action), Public Service Hall, Rustavelli Avenue, Rike Park
🚂 night train to BAKU
Day 3:
morning – walk from Mini Venice by Carpet Museum to Baku Eye, Funicular ride, Flame Towers, Shahidlar Monument, Alley of Honor
afternoon – Fountain Square, walk by the sea to Baku 2015 Olympic Cauldron (pro tip: wait there for teh light show on Flame Towers)
Day 4: walk in the old city center (inside the city walls), Maiden Tower
🚂 night train to TBILISI
Day 5: 🚗 rent-a-car in Tbilisi – time for the roadtrip part 😜
David Gareja (great rainbow mountains on the way), Signaghi
Day 6: Shumi winery, Telavi, Alaverdi, Ananuri, Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument, Stepantsminda (night)
Day 7: Gergeti Trinity Church (dangerous drive), Mtskheta and Jvari Monastery (great view), Gori, Zestafoni (night)
Day 8: Katshki Pillar, Okatse Canyon, Zugdidi (night)
Day 9: Mestia and Chalaati Glacier
Day 10: Usghuli
Day 11: Zugdidi – Dadiani Palace, Borjomi
Day 12: Akhaltsikhe (Rabati Castle), Vardzia, arrived in YEREVAN
Day 13: Republic Square, Cascade Complex, Circular Park, Holy Mother of God Kathoghike Church
Day 14: Khor Virap, Noravank (pro tip: get there about an hour before the sunset – the lighting is amazing), Areni
Day 15: Halidzor – Wings of Tatev – Tatev (pro tip: outside the monastery walk up the road for a few minutes, you'll get the best view on Tatev Monastery), Goris, Shaki Waterfall, Yeghegnadzor (night)
Day 16: Selim Pass, Sevan Lake, Sevanavank, Parz Lake, Dilijan
Day 17: Alaverdi, Sanahin, Hagpat, arrived in TBILISI
Day 18: sulphor baths and relax
Hope our itinerary helped you and if you have any questions, leave them in the comments bellow. For more photos, check out my IG @elarosaria. 😉
xoxo
Ela
So, as promised, today I'm sharing our travel itinerary for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in spring. We did a backpacking / roadtrip kind of journey and loved it. 😁 We booked everything as we went (except the plane tickets, visas and car rental). I made travel videos for each country (you can check them out here: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia). We spent a little less than 3 weeks there and I think we managed to see a lot. But if you have less time (or are used to a bit more easy going type of schedule), there are places I think you must see in BOLD and places that you can skip in ITALICS. 😊
So here we go:
Day 1: arrived in TBILISI
afternoon – walk between the old streets up to Narikala Fortress (great view), Mother of Georgia, botanical garden
evening – Trinity Chatedral (pro tip: go there just before sunset and you get to see how it changes colors – looks amazing)
Day 2: Clock Tower (pro tip: get there at full hour to see the it in action), Public Service Hall, Rustavelli Avenue, Rike Park
🚂 night train to BAKU
Day 3:
morning – walk from Mini Venice by Carpet Museum to Baku Eye, Funicular ride, Flame Towers, Shahidlar Monument, Alley of Honor
afternoon – Fountain Square, walk by the sea to Baku 2015 Olympic Cauldron (pro tip: wait there for teh light show on Flame Towers)
Day 4: walk in the old city center (inside the city walls), Maiden Tower
🚂 night train to TBILISI
Day 5: 🚗 rent-a-car in Tbilisi – time for the roadtrip part 😜
David Gareja (great rainbow mountains on the way), Signaghi
Day 6: Shumi winery, Telavi, Alaverdi, Ananuri, Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument, Stepantsminda (night)
Day 7: Gergeti Trinity Church (dangerous drive), Mtskheta and Jvari Monastery (great view), Gori, Zestafoni (night)
Day 8: Katshki Pillar, Okatse Canyon, Zugdidi (night)
Day 9: Mestia and Chalaati Glacier
Day 10: Usghuli
Day 11: Zugdidi – Dadiani Palace, Borjomi
Day 12: Akhaltsikhe (Rabati Castle), Vardzia, arrived in YEREVAN
Day 13: Republic Square, Cascade Complex, Circular Park, Holy Mother of God Kathoghike Church
Day 14: Khor Virap, Noravank (pro tip: get there about an hour before the sunset – the lighting is amazing), Areni
Day 15: Halidzor – Wings of Tatev – Tatev (pro tip: outside the monastery walk up the road for a few minutes, you'll get the best view on Tatev Monastery), Goris, Shaki Waterfall, Yeghegnadzor (night)
Day 16: Selim Pass, Sevan Lake, Sevanavank, Parz Lake, Dilijan
Day 17: Alaverdi, Sanahin, Hagpat, arrived in TBILISI
Day 18: sulphor baths and relax
Hope our itinerary helped you and if you have any questions, leave them in the comments bellow. For more photos, check out my IG @elarosaria. 😉
xoxo
Ela
