How to reach: We took Ply Dubai Airline. Good aircrafts. 4 star rating will give
Travel agent:
We used "Travel Wing" dubai. They have good customer support, but not strong Georgian tie up and hence would give 3 star rating. Ample options to book local trips directly within Georgia, so just book your flight and hotel and arrive.
Mobile calling/ Data: Upon airport arrival. Ultra simple to take SIM card with unlimited data options for 14 days / 30 days .
Accommodation: Check in Hotel "Holiday Inn* 4 star. Rooms are average good as expected on 4* property. Clean and good bed. Breakfast is good for non veg. Room is good especially higher floor and mountain view.
Transportation: Download BOLT taxi app. This is best here. Price is very low too. Busses are good. Have a fixed cost 1.5 GEL for any distance and u tap your credit or debit card when u enter the bus. Check Google for buses timing. Has good connectivity.
Food: Ample vegetarians options available if egg is not an issue. Else. Get MTR and use local bread as kavhapuri. so went for dinner at above place. Taxi if taken will drop at this Google map location. After that take 100 steps approx to reach the place. View is super and food too. Especially cicken grill. Price is moderate to high with 18% service tax.
Shopping:
blue berry/ red berry in 10 GEL one large box size. If you visit the central vgitable market than it is more good quality
Walnuts from central bazar at 18 to 20 GEL /KG. super quality
Wine: Take from carefore in Tbilisi mall for best price. keep packing material handy.
City Tour
-Light day to move around. Cab guide hotel pickup at 11AM.
-Bridge walk with stunning view and pics. After that travel agents will ask u to check for boat ride which is 30 gel per person. We did not take it as boat rides donot charm us due to costal leaving.
-We headed for walk towards city cable car. Nice pictures while going up and down. Plenty of local large open VAN car options available for city tour.
-Thereafter to Mother of Georgie. True last statue and good view. On way to it, if u like take pics with large birds. 20 Gel per bird, but make bargine in advance for 30 or 40 for all.
Evening/ dinner at a local Georgian restaurant details below. Food good quality. It has multiple branches. Check Google. Bill: 75 Gel for 4 people.
Day 3 (The Heavy Day)
Heavy packed day trip. Started 9AM in private car (we didn't had group tour due to off season in home country)
1st Stop: ARANISI water. View is amazing. Take lots of pictures. 5 GEL if swing option is taken
2nd Stop: Ananuri Fortess complex : This is very old king ford including historic church.
Third stop: CANYONS QUADRO tour : This is almost must to have fun if weather or good with no rain and snow. Price tag is below for info. Takes around 45 minutes.
4th Stop: Honey buying at GANISI : Prices are 40 GEL for half KG and 70 for 1.2 KG. Or 150 GEL for full.honey comb tray. We took the comb as that is not easy to find genuine.
5th Stop: GERGETI TEINITI CHURCH :Amazing drive route with thin layer of ice sheets on mountain top. On route it also has large cable car route but we didn't had that in package. I feel this cable car is far better than tbilsi city cable and should be planned.
The church from inside is amazing and postive wives. Weather would be chill even in summer and thus take jacket and cap if needed.
There is nearby great ZIP line. We did not had in our package but one should explore it. Even para and rafting.sharing local contact details
6th stop: Lunch: The driver stopped at a fancy place with great view. It is next to fuel pump. Food is good too
Started the return journey. On way back and landscape picture place which is also Russia and Georgia peace treaty place. We couldn't visit due to rain that time.
Trip to 'History of Georgia' . Wonderfully crafted the entire bible in summary in pictorial display. A must to have trip to know the history. wonderful pictures if sky is clear.
Tested WINE ice-cream but was not so great taste to me.
Evening took local transport bus number 551 to the mall. Good connectivity and last stop is the mall. Shopping in carefore is best here for wine, chocolate, honey etc. This is the largest outlet.
All memorial trips do come to an end. Visited the local dry market by local bus in morning. Tons of old items to buy here for those interested.
Headed to airport. If someone enjoys busses than taxi. Several busses comes to the airport.
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