Georgia Winter Escape

• Fly out on UAE National Day — return Air Arabia flights from Sharjah with 20 kg checked baggage
• The Georgian Military Highway to Gudauri — Zhinvali Reservoir, Ananuri Fortress and Caucasus panoramas
• Borjomi’s mineral-spring park, hanging bridge, pine forest and an off-road drive
• Mtskheta, one of Georgia’s oldest cities — Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and Jvari Monastery (UNESCO)
• Tbilisi city tour — Sameba Cathedral, Narikala Fortress, the Bridge of Peace and Shardeni Street
• Travel insurance included, and Georgia keeps the same clock as the UAE (GMT+4)

Spend the UAE National Day break in the Caucasus. Three nights in Tbilisi with return Air Arabia flights from Sharjah, daily breakfast and three guided tours: the Georgian Military Highway to Ananuri and the Gudauri panorama above the snow-covered Caucasus; Borjomi’s mineral springs and pine forests with the UNESCO-listed churches of Mtskheta; and the sights of old Tbilisi before you fly home. Tours and transfers run on a shared basis with an English-speaking guide, and travel insurance is included in the AED 3,599 per-person price.

Subject to availability at the time of booking.

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   Day 1: Arrival in Tbilisi

   Air Arabia flight G9 294 leaves Sharjah at 13:20 and lands at Tbilisi International Airport at 16:45. Your English-speaking driver meets you in the arrivals hall for the transfer to your hotel, with help at check-in. The rest of the day is yours — relax at the hotel, find a café nearby or take an easy evening walk through the charming streets of Tbilisi. Overnight in Tbilisi.

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   Day 2: Gudauri & the Georgian Military Highway

   After breakfast, a full-day excursion north along the Georgian Military Highway, one of the most scenic mountain roads in Georgia. Stop for photos at the turquoise Zhinvali Reservoir, explore Ananuri Fortress above the Aragvi River, and see the Black & White Aragvi junction, where two rivers run side by side without fully mixing. Then the mineral-water waterfall, a short stop at the riverside village of Pasanauri and the Gudauri panorama at the Friendship Monument, looking out over the snow-covered Caucasus. Skiing, snowmobiling, paragliding, horse riding and the cable car are available at extra cost. Back to Tbilisi in the evening. Overnight in Tbilisi.

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   Day 3: Borjomi & Mtskheta

   After breakfast, a day of nature, a little adventure and Georgian heritage. First Borjomi, Georgia’s famous mineral-water spa town: Borjomi Central Park, a walk across the hanging bridge, an off-road drive through countryside and forest, and a stroll in the pine woods. Then on to Mtskheta, one of Georgia’s oldest cities and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for Svetitskhoveli Cathedral — one of the most sacred churches in the country — and the hilltop Jvari Monastery, high above the meeting of the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers. Back to Tbilisi. Overnight in Tbilisi.

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   Day 4: Tbilisi city tour & departure

   Breakfast and check-out, then a tour of the capital before you fly: the Holy Trinity (Sameba) Cathedral, one of the largest Orthodox cathedrals in the world; the cafés, galleries and souvenir shops of Shardeni Street; the glass Bridge of Peace linking Old and New Tbilisi; the city panorama from Narikala Fortress; and the Leghvtakhevi Waterfall, hidden in the heart of the Old Town. Then your transfer to Tbilisi International Airport for flight G9 295 at 17:35, landing in Sharjah at 20:40.