Tour to Kazbegi Ananuri Zhinvali Gudauri Full Day

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Duration:10 hours to 12 hours (approx.)
Location: Tbilisi, Georgia

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Day tour to Kazbegi region - the Military road of Georgia. Explore Mountains, Rivers, Castles, Holy Trinity Church of Gergeti on 2130 meters (1.3 mi) altitude and magnificent views of Kazbegi.

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1. Jinvali Water Reservoir
Zhinvali, also Jinvali, is an artificial water reservoir located on the river Aragvi in Georgia. The building of the hydroelectric dam formed the Zhinvali Reservoir. The dam has been built in 1986. You will be delighted with the water perfectly blue color surrounded by mountains. At this stop possible to grab a Turkish coffee and other snacks.
2. Ananuri Fortified Castle Ensemble
Ananuri fortress is a sixteenth-century castle complex on the Aragvi River. The fortress stands beside the famous Georgian Military Highway, overlooking a large Jinvali lake. Its high, turreted stone walls protect two churches, a watchtower, and a reservoir. The main church facade is beautifully carved with animal, floral and Celtic style patterns.
3. Aragvi River
An amazing natural phenomenon - the confluence of two rivers with black and white colors of water
4. Ski Gudauri
The next stop on our way is Gudauri, a remarkable ski resort in Georgia. The resort is at the altitude of 7217 feet (2200 meters) above the sea level. The first lower lift station is at 6528 feet (1,990 meters ) above sea level and the last, or top, the station is at 3,306 meters called summit Sadzele. The resort offers high-quality skiing opportunities. In the summer or winter season, subject to good weather you can enjoy a ride on the longest cable car here!
5. Russian Georgian Friendship Monument
The Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument or Treaty of Georgievsk Monument is a monument built in 1983 to celebrate the bicentennial of the Treaty of Georgievsk and the ongoing friendship between Soviet Georgia and Soviet Russia. Amazing view!
6. Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof
On the highest point of the cross pass, a small military cemetery is fenced. A symbol of the used prisoners of war who were used in the 40s of the last century in the road and died here.
7. Mineral Springs
The source of mineral water and unusual rocks that have been formed here over millions of years. The stop not available in winter (from December till April).
8. Mount Kazbek/ Mqinvartsveri
It is the third-highest peak in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga) and the seventh-highest summit in the Caucasus Mountains. Kazbek is also the second-highest volcanic summit in the Caucasus, after Mount Elbrus. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area. Mount Kazbek is the highest peak of Eastern Georgia.
9. Gergeti Trinity Church
At an altitude of 7119 feet (2,170 meters), the twelfth or thirteenth-century monument was erected on the southern slopes of Mkinvarcveri. Gergeti Trinity Church is an important temple, remarkable for its beautiful scenery. The Gergeti Trinity Church is set poignantly on a hill directly below the towering white massif of Mount Kazbek, which sits at 5,033 meters. Built six hundred years ago, its stones have weathered repeated blizzards, rain and invasion to stand as a proud symbol of Georgian resilience in the face of adversity. It is the photographer’s perfect shot. Check our option - hiking to the Gergeti Trinity Church or just a driver with a car!
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On the way back to Tbilisi we will stop at one of the restaurants in the Pasanauri village. This place is considered the birthplace of Georgian dumplings - Khinkali. Here you can also try fresh river fish, lamb and much more.
11. Europe Square
We are back to Tbilisi around 8-9 pm.

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Posted By : Q4907PFjohnv
Overall very satisfiled. The weather up at Kazbegi was clear, scenery was stunning. My guide Aleksi has good English. He was very knowledgable about the history and culture of the area. He described the carvings on the monastery wall at Ananuri in some detail. He stopped wherever I wanted and was careful driving. Had snow tyres because the weather can change rapidly up top. He has contacts at Stephantsminde if you want to get a 4x4 up to Gergeti church

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Posted On : 2023-05-06 08:57:43

Posted By : 865krupas
It was an amazing experience with Khatuna..we loved the way she treated us and her friendly and helpful nature really made our journey enjoyable
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Posted On : 2021-07-30 05:47:15

Posted By : NomadOffbeats
Had taken this trip with Ms.Khatuna of friendly.ge and she was awesome. Have enjoyed every part of the trip along with the interesting conversations and insight to the Georgian culture and sightseeing places . Would love to get connected again and wish that can connect with Ms.Khatuna once again for our Christmas !! She is an absolute great driver and a great human being so it was an absolute pleasure to have come across her and had a great trip with wonderful memories to cherish lifelong…
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Posted On : 2021-07-27 13:35:45

Posted By : mariaginmd
Communication with the company via WhatsApp was great and whoever manages the account is incredibly helpful, friendly and kind.
Aleksi was a fantastic tour guide - knowledgeable and very concerned with our comfort and enjoyment. He really cares about his guests ...highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2021-05-09 02:20:55

Posted By : juliasJ820OK
The tour was awesome. Best one day tour one can do in Georgia. Also the Guide Alexi explained everything, and also gave us enough time at each stop :)
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Posted On : 2020-01-21 10:11:24

Posted By : Elena N
My friend and I had a memorable, and memory-filled, time on this tour. Initially, I was nervous about driving up the mountain roads. But Khatuna proved to be a fearless and capable driver—and even better, a cheery and wonderful conversationalist who answered ALL our questions about Georgia and the sites along the tour. This tour was one of the best days of travel I've ever had. The mountains were awe-inspiring. The drive, gorgeous. The churches, so historic and moving. And some great views of free-range goats! If you're going to Tbisili, this tour with this company is a MUST. Ask for Khatuna. She is the BEST!!
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Posted On : 2020-01-15 09:53:17

Posted By : jnadams92
SHORT SUMMARY: After a long day of poorly mismanaged time the owner/guide got drunk on the way home, where he verbally abused the other guide and members of the tour.

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1) We didn't see all the attractions listed. (In particular, the Aragvi River confluence and the Mineral Springs).

2) Unprofessional time management. Some attractions were over-extended while others were completely rushed through (or left out entirely). For example, this resulted in us seeing the Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument in the dark with no lights, unable to appreciate what we were supposed to be seeing.

3) Poor planning. In addition to bad time management, the trip didn't feel planned at all. No restaurant had been called ahead for lunch or dinner (even though one is specifically listed in the itinerary). We had to look around the town of Kazbegi until we found an open restaurant. Then, because of the holiday service, we had to wait two hours to be served, which resulted in us getting home later than planned.

4) The optional parts of the tour did not feel optional. Our two-hour meal was certainly not optional and the cable car at the ski resort did not feel optional. On top of that, it cost an extra 30 GEL per person that we were not expecting to pay, which is not listed in the description. Even the optional toast with homemade chacha at the Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument did not feel optional.

5) THE REASON TO AVOID THIS COMPANY: Our group had two tour guides, Khatuna and Alexander. Khatuna was extremely helpful, considerate, and all-around amazing. Alexander, who is apparently the owner of Friendly Georgia, was anything but friendly. On the way home he got drunk with one of our group members, which led him to be extremely loud and disrespectful to the driver, the other tour guide, and other members of the group. He made fun of a woman in our group in front of everyone for needing to use the restroom until she felt so humiliated that she cried. He then blamed the other guide for everything wrong, which made her cry as well. It took over 3 hours to return to the city because of multiple stops due to his drunkenness and overall belligerence.

We feel extremely bad for Khatuna, the other guide, who was always trying to do her best to make sure we were comfortable and well-cared for, even despite her colleague's awful behavior. She was the one redeeming quality of this tour, which was otherwise a complete waste of time and money.

Alexander, on the other hand, never saw his own faults in anything and never apologized to any of the members of the group. His only reactions to criticisms were to either deny the problem or shift the blame elsewhere. Drinking during a tour is OUTRAGEOUSLY irresponsible and unacceptable.

Please do not waste your time with this tour.
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Posted On : 2020-01-02 14:15:58

Posted By : 507mohdk
Friendly Georgia are a very professional tour agency. After I saw the good reviews on TripAdvisor, I contacted the agency and chose this majestic tour (and another great tour mtskheta, gori, uplistsikhe). From the phone contact (WhatsApp texting), they were so helpful and professional. And on our tours, we were assisted by the guide Khatuna who was very friendly, well informed, and helpful. She assisted us from the first moments when we met in the airport till the last moment when she dropped us at the airport. The tour to Kazbegi with her was very interesting where we stopped on our way to see ananuri and other interesting sites. She gave us alot of exciting information. She was understanding, flexible, and dynamic. She tried to give us the best out of our private tours and made sure to fulfill our expectations.

The private tour was well organised and comfortable despite being a long one (around 11 hrs). Yet it is an essential tour from Tbilisi if you want to have a good idea of Georgia's majestic nature.

I would highly recommend the tour agency , the guide Khatuna, and this fantastic tour to stepantsminda in the heart of Caucasus mountains.
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Posted On : 2019-12-30 14:01:01

Posted By : danielmQ4038YF
This was a wonderful tour with a great guide. Alex is very knowledgeable and helpful. He even helped one guy who was trying to get his cell phone set up (something I would not have done as a tour guide, to be honest).
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Posted On : 2019-12-19 15:14:20

Posted By : opszrus
Thanks to our guide Alexi for a really great day trip with breathtaking views of mountains, monuments, forts and castles, as well as a great lunch!
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Posted On : 2019-12-11 15:22:34