{"id":6549,"date":"2026-09-05T13:09:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T13:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/?post_type=trip&#038;p=6549"},"modified":"2026-09-15T19:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T19:27:49","slug":"the-mountain-sentinel-towers-caves-kings-of-georgia","status":"publish","type":"trip","link":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/?trip=the-mountain-sentinel-towers-caves-kings-of-georgia","title":{"rendered":"A 5-Day Cultural &amp; Mountain Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","destination":[],"activities":[],"trip_types":[],"difficulty":[],"trip_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6549","trip","type-trip","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"packages_ids":[6551],"trip_extras":[],"cut_off_time":{"enabled":false,"duration":0,"duration_unit":"days"},"booked-seats":[],"code":"D5N4C","price":435,"has_sale":false,"sale_price":0,"discount_percent":0,"currency":{"code":"USD","symbol":"&#36;"},"duration":{"days":5,"nights":4,"duration_unit":"days","duration_type":"both"},"min_pax":1,"max_pax":"","discount_value":0,"discount_label":"0% Off","primary_category":46,"available_times":{"type":"default","items":["2021-1-01","2021-2-01","2021-3-01","2021-4-01","2021-5-01","2021-6-01","2021-7-01","2021-8-01","2021-9-01","2021-10-01","2021-11-01","2021-12-01"]},"description":"<p>Discover the best of Georgia on an optimized route with a <strong>2-night mountain stay in Gudauri.<\/strong> Travel effortlessly from Old Tbilisi\u2019s ancient streets to the high Caucasus peaks of Kazbegi, taking in the iconic Gergeti Trinity Church, the dual-colored Aragvi confluence, and the ancient Uplistsikhe cave town\u2014without the stress of repetitive highway drives.<\/p>","cost_includes":"Airport transfers (Pick-up & Drop-off)\nTravel insurance\nPrivate vehicle with driver-guide & fuel expenses\n4 nights hotel accommodation in Tbilisi (including daily breakfast)\n1 bottle of water per person per day\nCable car ride in Tbilisi (Rike Park \u2013 Narikala Fortress)\n4WD transfer to Gergeti Trinity Church\nUplistsikhe Cave Town entrance tickets","cost_excludes":"International flight tickets\nVisa fees (if applicable)\nLunches and dinners\nPersonal souvenirs and shopping expenses\nTips\/gratuities for the driver and guide","itineraries":[{"title":"Arrival & Tbilisi Heritage Exploration","content":"<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Holy Trinity Cathedral (Sameba):<\/strong> Visit the monumental main cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church on Elia Hill for sweeping city views.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Old Town Walking Tour:<\/strong> Historic streets, aerial cable car to Narikala Fortress, and the Abanotubani sulfur baths area.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>City Landmarks:<\/strong> Leghvtakhevi Waterfall, Meidan Square, and the Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater Clock Tower.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Overnight:<\/strong> <a>Tbilisi<\/a>.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->"},{"title":"Ascent to the High Caucasus","content":"<ul>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Georgian Military Highway:<\/b> Drive north into the Greater Caucasus mountains.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Ananuri Fortress Complex:<\/b> 17th-century castle overlooking the Zhinvali Reservoir.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Black &amp; White Aragvi River Confluence (Pasanauri):<\/b> View the dramatic natural phenomenon where the dark and light currents merge side-by-side without immediately mixing. Stop for traditional Pasanauri Khinkali.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Gudauri Panorama:<\/b> Photo stop at the Russia\u2013Georgia Friendship Monument.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Overnight:<\/b> <a data-attachment-type=\"1\" data-attachment-tag=\"http:\/\/googleusercontent.com\/map_location_reference\/6\">Gudauri<\/a> .<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>"},{"title":"Kazbegi & Peak Immersion","content":"<ul>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Gergeti Trinity Church:<\/b> 4x4 drive up to the 14th-century mountain monastery beneath Mount Kazbek.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Sno Valley &amp; Dariali Gorge:<\/b> Giant stone head sculptures in Sno Village and the northern mountain canyon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Stepantsminda:<\/b> Mountain view lunch and regional artisan stop.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Overnight:<\/b> <a data-attachment-type=\"1\" data-attachment-tag=\"http:\/\/googleusercontent.com\/map_location_reference\/7\">Gudauri<\/a> .<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>"},{"title":"Silk Road & Ancient Capitals (Uplistsikhe & Mtskheta)","content":"<ul>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Uplistsikhe Cave Town:<\/b> Descend from Gudauri toward Shida Kartli to explore the ancient rock-cut town carved into sandstone cliffs above the Mtkvari River.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Mtskheta:<\/b> Visit Georgia's ancient capital, including Jvari Monastery overlooking the river confluence and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Transfer back to<strong> <a data-attachment-type=\"1\" data-attachment-tag=\"http:\/\/googleusercontent.com\/map_location_reference\/8\">Tbilisi<\/a> .<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><b>Overnight:<\/b> <a data-attachment-type=\"1\" data-attachment-tag=\"http:\/\/googleusercontent.com\/map_location_reference\/9\">Tbilisi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>"}],"faqs":[],"is_featured":false,"featured_image":{"width":1800,"height":1200,"file":"2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia.jpg","filesize":299466,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"Mother-of-Georgia-300x200.jpg","width":300,"height":200,"filesize":23968,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia-300x200.jpg"},"large":{"file":"Mother-of-Georgia-1024x683.jpg","width":1024,"height":683,"filesize":214958,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia-1024x683.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"Mother-of-Georgia-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":11637,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia-150x150.jpg"},"medium_large":{"file":"Mother-of-Georgia-768x512.jpg","width":768,"height":512,"filesize":126686,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia-768x512.jpg"},"trip-thumb-size":{"file":"Mother-of-Georgia-500x500.jpg","width":500,"height":500,"filesize":80976,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia-500x500.jpg"},"destination-thumb-size":{"file":"Mother-of-Georgia-600x810.jpg","width":600,"height":810,"filesize":132953,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia-600x810.jpg"},"destination-thumb-trip-size":{"file":"Mother-of-Georgia-410x250.jpg","width":410,"height":250,"filesize":39335,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia-410x250.jpg"},"activities-thumb-size":{"file":"Mother-of-Georgia-600x810.jpg","width":600,"height":810,"filesize":132953,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia-600x810.jpg"},"trip-single-size":{"file":"Mother-of-Georgia-990x490.jpg","width":990,"height":490,"filesize":166049,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia-990x490.jpg"},"1536x1536":{"file":"Mother-of-Georgia-1536x1024.jpg","width":1536,"height":1024,"filesize":424529,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia-1536x1024.jpg"},"full":{"file":"Mother-of-Georgia.jpg","width":1800,"height":1200,"source_url":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mother-of-Georgia.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[],"alt":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/trip\/6549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/trip"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/trip"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6549"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/trip\/6549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6558,"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/trip\/6549\/revisions\/6558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"destination","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fdestination&post=6549"},{"taxonomy":"activities","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Factivities&post=6549"},{"taxonomy":"trip_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftrip_types&post=6549"},{"taxonomy":"difficulty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fdifficulty&post=6549"},{"taxonomy":"trip_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeltrip.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftrip_tag&post=6549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}