Tbilisi International Airport 3 hr 10
Gergeti Trinity Church (21 min) 14th-century cross-cupola church in mountainous surrounds, accessible via hike or vehicle. Kazbegi's National Park (25 min) Gudauri View Point (31 min) Mountaintop lookout with sweeping views & the painted, concrete Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument. Truso valley (1 hr 27) River and lake Devdoraki Glacier (9 min) Gergeti (41 min) Alpine ski resort offering multiple lifts and more than 70km of slopes, plus off-piste skiing. Sioni Basilica (19 min) Gergeti (20 min) Small waterfall in a steep-walled mountain valley, accessed on a short, gentle walking trail. Stephantsminda Museum of History (10 min) Jvari (28 min) High mountain pass featuring impressive panoramic views of the surrounding peaks & valleys. Mount Kazbek (29 min) Iconic 8-mi. gorge cut by a river, important for fort ruins & as a historic mountain pass. |