Musical part of the tour includes:
- Workshops and masterclasses every day for 4-5 hours
- Learning Georgian folk and sacred songs
- Dancing folk dances
- Practice playing Georgian folk instruments
- Meeting local masters
- small final performance in guesthouse yard
Instructor – folk music expert Malkhaz Erkvanidze
Learning method – by ear
Cultural part of the tour includes:
- Excursions to historical sites, churches (Dadiani Castle, Ushguli – Europe’s highest village, Shemokmedi Monastery)
- Exploring mountainous villages and picnics in the nature
- Cooking and tasting amazing local wine
- Georgian vodka (Chacha) distilling
- Georgian style feasts – “Supra”
Visiting points:
Kutaisi
Svaneti mountainous region:
Samegrelo region on our way:
Guria region:
The tour cost includes all local transportations, three meals of local healthy food daily, musical masterclasses and all the other activities.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1:
Arrival
Getting to know with each other
musical feast in the evening
Day 2
Visiting touristic points in Kutaisi
Gelati Monastery
Prometheus Cave
Singing workshop
Day 3
Svaneti mountainous region
Singing workshop
Day 4
Singing and dancing workshops
Visiting Hatsvali mountain point
Day 5
Visiting Ushguli – highest village in Europe
Visiting Ushguli mueseum
Singing workshop
Dinner feast
Day 6
Visiting Mestia municipal museum and local Margiani Tower
Singing workshop
Meeting local singins masters
Day 7
Departing from Mestia
Lunch in Zugdidi
Arrival in Guria
Day 8 – Day 15
Daily singing and dancing workshops
Picnics in the nature
Distilling vodka
Making local dishes and snacks together
Fishing
Swimming in the river
Final feast and concert
*Please note that this is a cultural, rural tour, thus all the accommodations are provided either in local guesthouses or family homes. At some locations there are shared bathrooms.
