Threads of the Caucasus

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Suggestive itinerary . It may change .

🟪 Day 1 – 7 May: Arrival in Yerevan (Armenia)

• Arrival at Yerevan International Airport

  • Transfer and check-in at Tufenkian Historic Yerevan Hotel

• Leisurely orientation walk around Republic Square

• Welcome dinner with Armenian music in a crafts-themed venue
  Overnight: Yerevan

🟪 Day 2 – 8 May: Yerevan – Carpets, Embroidery & Folk Arts

• Visit Vernissage Market: explore handmade carpets, woodwork, embroidery

• Tour of Megerian Carpet Factory with weaving demonstration

• Visit Tufenkian Artisan Center

• Explore the Matenadaran Museum (ancient manuscripts with textile motifs)

• Workshop: Try basic Armenian embroidery or weaving techniques
  Overnight: Yerevan

🟪 Day 3 – 9 May: Excursion to Garni & Geghard – Craft Workshop

• Visit Garni Temple (1st-century pagan monument)

• Explore Geghard Monastery (UNESCO heritage site carved in rock)

• Hands-on felt-making workshop with a local women’s group in Garni or Goght

• Scenic picnic lunch or traditional house meal
  Overnight: Yerevan
  Travel: Yerevan to Garni/Geghard – 45 mins to 1 hr each way

🟨 Day 4 – 10 May: Travel to Dilijan via Lake Sevan & Noratus

• Stop at Lake Sevan: visit Sevanavank Monastery

• Visit Noratus Cemetery – famous for its intricate khachkar (stone cross) carvings

• Continue to Dilijan, the “Little Switzerland of Armenia”

• Explore the Old Town and visit the Folk Art Museum of Dilijan
  Overnight: Dilijan at Tufenkian Old Dilijan Complex
  Travel: Yerevan to Dilijan – approx. 2 hrs

🟨 Day 5 – 11 May: Textile & Felt Workshop in Dilijan

• Full-day textile workshop with local craftswomen
  Options: natural dyeing, felt work, or embroidery

• Optional light forest walk in Dilijan National Park

• Tea/coffee visit with an artisan family in Gosh village
  Overnight: Dilijan

🟨 Day 6 – 12 May: Return to Yerevan via Haghartsin Monastery

• Morning visit to Haghartsin Monastery

• Stop at local craft cooperatives en route for handmade souvenirs

• Return to Yerevan

• Farewell dinner in Armenia with folk dance performance
  Overnight: Yerevan
  Travel: Dilijan to Yerevan – approx. 2 hrs

🟧 Day 7 – 13 May: Cross Border to Georgia / Arrive in Tbilisi

• Drive to Sadakhlo border, enter Georgia

• Scenic drive to Tbilisi

• Check-in at Stamba Hotel or Communal Sololaki Boutique Hotel

• Evening walk in Old Tbilisi (optional wine tasting)
  Overnight: Tbilisi
  Travel: Yerevan to Tbilisi – approx. 5–6 hrs including stops and border crossing

🟧 Day 8 – 14 May: Tbilisi – Museums & Artisan Experience

• Visit the State Museum of Folk & Applied Art

• Walk through Dry Bridge Market (vintage textiles, crafts)

• Embroidery workshop with a local artisan (Tushetian or Svan style)

• Free time in the Sololaki district (art galleries and designer shops)
  Overnight: Tbilisi

🟨 Day 9 – 15 May: Sighnaghi & Kakheti Wine Region

• Drive to Sighnaghi, a hilltop town in the Kakheti region

• Visit Bodbe Monastery – admire lace-inspired icons

• Visit a local weaving cooperative or women’s felt center in a nearby village

• Optional: Silk thread demo or carpet weaving techniques
  Overnight: Sighnaghi or Kvareli at Kabadoni Hotel
  Travel: Tbilisi to Sighnaghi – approx. 2.5 hrs

🟨 Day 10 – 16 May: Wine & Wool Experience in Kakheti

• Morning visit to a family-owned winery with wool spinning & dyeing demo

• Hands-on indigo dyeing or wool carding activity

• Scenic vineyard lunch

• Return to Tbilisi in the evening
  Overnight: Tbilisi
  Travel: Kakheti to Tbilisi – approx. 2.5 hrs

🟦 Day 11 – 17 May: Drive to Kazbegi (Mountains & Motifs)

• Drive the Georgian Military Highway to Kazbegi

• En route: Stop at Ananuri Fortress and Gudauri craft stalls

• Arrive in Stepantsminda, check-in at Rooms Hotel Kazbegi

• Visit Gergeti Trinity Church with stunning views of Mt. Kazbek
  Overnight: Stepantsminda
  Travel: Tbilisi to Kazbegi – approx. 3.5 hrs

🟦 Day 12 – 18 May: Village Artisan Visit & Return to Tbilisi

• Visit local women’s artisan group making felted scarves and wool socks

• Final shopping and farewell lunch

• Return to Tbilisi for late-night or overnight departure
  Overnight: Optional (if late-night flight)
  Travel: Kazbegi to Tbilisi – approx. 3.5 hrs

✨ INCLUDED EXPERIENCES

• 4+ Hands-on artisan workshops

• Visits to 6 heritage sites (UNESCO-listed or national treasures)

• Cross-cultural food & wine experiences

• Private transport and experienced local guides throughout

• All entry fees, demos, and local interactions