Georgia & Armenia
Oct 10-23, 2022
14 days | Georgia | alumni UBC Travel Club
What’s included: Airport transfers; accommodations based on double occupancy; most meals; all ground transportation in private vehicle; excursions with experienced English-speaking local guides; entrance fees; special cultural features; presentations by the study leader; taxes and gratuities; fully escorted by your Worldwide Quest tour director.
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Itinerary at a Glance
| Day | Activity |
| 1 | Meet in Tbilisi |
| 2 | Walking tour around Tbilisi, dinner with Georgia’s mesmerizing vocal polyphony |
| 3 | Visit the Open-Air Ethnographic Museum and Amiranashvili Fine Arts Museum |
| 4 | Wine tasting in Signagi |
| 5 | Visit the Alaverdi Monastery, feast at a traditional supra |
| 6 | Moving into the Caucasus Mountains to Mtskheta, Stepantsminda |
| 7 | Stunning town of Stepantsminda, a base for some wonderful walking |
| 8 | Gori, Borjomi and the Stalin Museum |
| 9 | Small city of Akhaltsikhe, cave city of Vardzia |
| 10 | Cross the border to Armenia through small villages and farmland |
| 11 | Yerevan city centre, visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial |
| 12 | Lake Sevan, one of the largest alpine lakes in the world |
| 13 | See the colossal Hellenic Temple of Garni |
| 14 | Depart Yerevan |
Your Tour Leader
Anne Gorsuch is an historian of the Soviet Union, and former Department Head, in the UBC History Department. A frequent traveller to Russia, she has published on the history of youth in revolutionary Russia, international tourism in the Khrushchev era, and Cuban-Soviet relations in the 1960s.
Or call 1-800-387-1483 with any questions or to reserve your spot!
What’s included: Airport transfers; accommodations based on double occupancy; most meals; all ground transportation in private vehicle; excursions with experienced English-speaking local guides; entrance fees; special cultural features; presentations by the study leader; taxes and gratuities; fully escorted by your Worldwide Quest tour director.
