Itinerary: Explore Azerbaijan – Georgia – Armenia in 9 Days

Total 9 Days in the Caucasus region. Here is the itinerary and breakdown of the number of days spend in each country.

Azerbaijan: 2 Days  |  Georgia: 3 Days  | Armenia: 4 Days 

Day 1: Baku [Azerbaijan] 

1045H: Arrive Baku. Head to Baku city centre , 27km away

1130H: Take the Aero Express bus from airport to Baku Central Railway Station (30 mins ride)

               Need to buy BakiKart (One way fare is 1.3 AZN)

1230H: Leave bags at hotel , near to Old Town or IcherI Sheher area, lunch

1330H: Explore Baku city. Take the funicular up to the Flame Towers visit the Walled City of Baku

1600H: Visit “Shirvanshah” Palace, Icherisheher, Maiden Tower, Fountain Square, Baku Boulevard

Day 2: Baku -Qobustan – Baku [Azerbaijan] 

0900H: Day Tour Start

Join 1 day tour.  Visit mud volcanoes and petroglyphs of the Qobustan region, a tour around the Ateshgah fire temple, a drive up to the Yanar Dag burning mountain. Rock paintings have perfectly remained, barrows and housing objects dated from X-XIII millennial BC to the Middle Ages.

1800H: Day Tour Ends

Day 3:  Baku – Tbilisi [Georgia] 

1230H: Fly from Baku – Tbilisi via Azerbaijan Airlines

1330H: Arrive Tbilisi airport

1400H: Take public bus from airport – Tbilisi town

1500H: Check into Hotel

1530H: Lunch

1630H: Visit the fortress Narikala complex IV century in Old Tbilisi,

1730H: Visit Metekhi temple with panoramic views of the old city

1830H: Visit Sioni Cathedral is the main temple of Tbilisi & The Anchiskhati church.

Places of attraction: Meidan Square, Shardeni Street, Freedom Square, Shota Rustaveli Avenue

Day 4:  Tbilisi –  Ananuri Fortress – Mtskheta – Uplistsikhe -Tbilisi [Georgia] 

0910H: Day Trip to Mtskheta, Jvari, Gori and Uplistsikhe which includes:

– Ananuri Fortress

– Stalin’s hometown of Gori and its Soviet Stalin museum [ To add in Entrance fee to Stalin Museum in Gori about 10 GEL]

– Former capital Mtskheta

– Cave town of Uplistsikhe

1900H: Return back to Tbilisi

Day 5: Tbilisi – Kazbegi (Mountain side) – Tbilisi [Georgia] 

0910H: Day trip; Highlights of Caucasus Mountains-Kazbegi , Gudauri & Zhinvali

2000H: Return back to Tbilisi

Day 6:  Tbilisi – Yerevan [Armenia]

0900H: Walk around Tbilisi

1300H: Head to Avlabari metro station, just off to the side of the main bus station

Take minibuses (Marshrutky) from Tbilisi – Yerevan, which will leave as soon as they are full. The marshrutka from Tbilisi to Yerevan costs 50 GEL ($19.50 USD). Duration of ride from Tbilisi to Yerevan takes 5-6 hours.

1900H: Arrive Yerevan

1930H: Check into hotel

Day 7: Yerevan – Lake Sevan – Dilijan – Yerevan  [Armenia]

1000H: Day tour start to Lake Sevan

1100H: Lake Sevan

1500H: Dilijan town

1900H: Arrive Yerevan

 Day 8: Yerevan – Khor Virap- Noravank – Mt Ararat- Yerevan [Armenia]

1000H: Day tour start to Khor Virap, Noravank, Areni & Mount Ararat

1130H: Khor Virap

1400H: Noravank

1400H: Lunch

1600H: Areni

1900H: Arrive Yerevan

Day 9: Yerevan [Armenia]

0900H: Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial Complex

1100H: Explore Yerevan city ; Erevan Cognac House, Echmiadzin Cathedral Temple, Zvartnots temple ruins

2030H: Take bags from Hotel, wash up

2100H: Dinner

2200H: Depart to Airport; 20 minutes ride from town to airport

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