Kvemo Kartli – 1 Day Trip
This is an example of a standard day trip to Kvemo Kartli Region.
This tour is described here for the convenience of independent travelers who choose to travel by a car without assistance of a travel company or a guide. All times are specified based on our experience of traveling with tourists to these locations. Durations and locations can be changed upon your preferences and desires.
Locations and times are chosen and optimized for a day trip starting and returning to the capital – Tbilisi.
09:30 – Departure from the Hotel
10:30 – Sightseeing at Asureti Village – located on the right side of the river Assuretiskhevi, 760-800 meters above sea level. It is an old Georgian village, which was destroyed by invasions in the 18th century. In the 20s of the XIX century, German colonists were settled here by Tsarist Russia in the village and created a German colony –”Elizabettali”. You will meet the German architecture here. Also, there are the remains of the German church, built in 1871.
11:30 – Departure from Asureti
12:30 – Sightseeing at Bolnisi Sioni Church – The tree-nave basilica which dates to the 5th century AD and features some pagan elements in its stonework.
Bolnisi Sioni is one of the biggest basilica in Georgia. A dedication Bolnisi inscription from the Bolnisi church, carved in the late 5th century, is one of the oldest dated specimens of Georgian writing. The exact date of the church construction was determined by the inscriptions on the facade of the church.
13:30 – Departure from Bolnisi
14:15 – Sightseeing at Dmanisi Museum reserve -located in Kvemo Kartli region, Dmanisi municipality, in the village of Patara Dmanisi. The museum-reserve includes: a medieval town, archaeological layers of the Late Bronze Age and the Early Paleolithic monument of Dmanisi. It was introduced to the world after archaeologists discovered fragments of 1.8 million-year-old human bones during archaeological excavations.
16:00 – Departure from Dmanisi to Tbilisi
18:30 – Arriving in Tbilisi / Hotel
