Tour Highlights

BAKU - Fairmont Baku Hotel - 3 nights

Old Town walking tour •Historical

Museum •Martyr’s Lane •Absheron

Peninsula •Ateshgah Fire Temple •Qala

•Cruise on Caspian Sea •Heydar Aliyev Center

SHEKI - Sheki Saray Hotel - 2 nights

Diri Baba •Khan’s Palace •Kish

SIGHNAGHI - Kabadoni Hotel - 2 nights

Sighnaghi Old Town •Monastery of St. Nino

at Bodbe •Kakheti •Cathedral of Alaverdi

•Gremi •Winery tour •Tsinandali Estate

TBILISI - Radisson Iveria Hotel - 3 nights

Ninotsminda Nunnery •Gori/Stalin’s

Museum •Sioni Cathedral •Metekhi Church

•Narikala Fort •Museum of Georgia •Jvari

•Mtskheta •Georgian Military Highway

• Ananuri

YEREVAN - Armenia Marriott Hotel - 4 nights

Haghpat Monastery •Alaverdi •Erebuni

Fortress •Armenia History Museum

•Matenadaran •Garni •Choir performance at

Geghard Monastery •Genocide Museum

•Parajanov Museum reception • Khor Virap

CROSSING THE CAUCASUS Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia

ACCOMPANIED BY

DR. LAURENCE MICHALAK

SEPTEMBER 8 - 23, 2019

Located at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and

Asia, are the countries of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia,

each bursting with exquisite beauty, refined art and heart-

warming hospitality. Begin in Baku which sits next to the lapis

blue Caspian Sea with its elegant medieval core and its

turreted stone buildings that contrast starkly with its modern

architectural wonders. Drive to the village of Sheki where

wooden and stone houses are strung on either side of a steep

mountain river, protecting a richly decorated khan’s palace.

Cross the border into Georgia and the Kakheti region, home

to the country’s greatest wines. Drive to Tbilisi where

countless armies battled to control this strategically located

city since the 5th century. Visit Tbilisi’s museum housing a

collection of superb gold jewelry from the age of Jason and

the Argonauts. Drive to Armenia, the first nation to adopt

Christianity as its state religion in 301 AD. In Yerevan stop at

the Matenadaran, one of the world’s largest repositories of

ancient manuscripts and explore the Khor Virap monastery

with its stunning views of Mt. Ararat in Turkey.

Cal lecturer’s participation cannot be guaranteed and is contingent on a minimum number of paying travelers.

Crossing the Caucasus • September 8 - 23, 2019

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CROSSING THE CAUCASUS

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The Tour Cost includes:

•Accommodations in hotels as listed •Meals as listed

with bottled water •All sightseeing, transportation in

a deluxe private motor coach, excursions, entrance

fees and special events as listed •Services of a Distant

Horizons escort throughout •Daily bottled water on

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