Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia Adventure

This trip has a couple of long travel days with a few stops along the way to break up the journey.

You’ll spend a night at a local lodge where the facilities will be simple and shared. Your support for the local NGO and the great location so close to Lake Sevan will more than make up for the lack of modern amenities and you’re sure to have a memorable stay.

Some of the best scenery in the region is found on foot. So, while this trip doesn't require a high level of fitness, it’s essential to be at least moderately fit if you want to partake in all activities. Make sure you bring comfortable walking shoes with good support.

This trip is a combination of two trips. Please review the Itinerary for details of when your fellow travellers and leader will change.

1. A single supplement is bookable on this trip, excluding day 7&8 and 17&18, subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information.
2. Please note there is a chance of potential changes to the itinerary due to heavy rain, flooding and snow at higher altitudes, which often affect roads and bridges, making travel difficult or impossible (particularly in remote areas).
3. Please be advised that due to current border crossing restrictions for different Caucasus nationalities, your Trip Leader may be from nearby Ukraine or Russia. Your leader will have in-depth knowledge and extensive travel experience throughout the Caucasus. Local guides from Azerbaijan and Georgia are represented throughout the itinerary to ensure you receive a diverse and uniquely local range of perspectives.

Most travellers prefer to take a small to medium wheeled suitcase, which is a great size for the packing capacity in our private vehicles. Whatever you take, be mindful that you will need to be able to carry your own luggage, handle it at airports, take it in/out of accommodation and perhaps even walk short distances. We recommend you pack as lightly as possible.

If your trip includes travelling on overnight trains or primarily using public transport, the smaller your luggage, the easier it will be to store under or above bunks. Large suitcases may not be able to be taken on board. A lockable bag or small padlock for your bag will be useful, especially when travelling on public transportation as well.

When you're exploring during the day, you'll also need a day pack/bag to carry water, a camera, a jacket and activity-specific items like a swimsuit, a waterproof pouch/bag for your phone, or hiking shoes.

Below we have listed the essentials for this trip:, https://www.intrepidtravel.com/packing-list, WATER BOTTLE
Please bring your own water bottle to refill. Although it can be difficult to avoid bottled water when travelling, please use the water dispensers which are provided on some of our vehicles and at some of our accommodation. When unable to avoid bottled water, it is better to buy the largest available and distribute it into your smaller bottle for the day. Some travellers like to bring a bottle with its own filtration system or water purification tablets. If you are walking or trekking as part of your trip, you will need to carry at least 2 litres of water with you., WARM CLOTHING:
Temperatures can be low even in spring and autumn seasons, especially at altitude, so bring a set of warmer clothes including thermal underclothes and a fleece jacket.

Sapphire Inn Hotel, 5 Hassan Abdullayev Street, Baku, AZERBAIJAN, Phone: 00994 125051105

Sapphire Inn is conveniently located in a shopping area close to Icherishekher subway station as well as the palace, the mosque and museums in Baku, only a few hundred meters to Ismailiyya Palace, Taza Pir Mosque and Fountain Square. Featuring classical architecture style, it offers great comfort and ease to guests staying there. Breakfast is included.

Alternate Joining Point

For trips departing on the following dates
use this joining point.
15 May 2025 (KFSBC250515)
19 May 2025 (KFSBC2505192)
26 May 2025 (KFSBC250526)
04 Sep 2025 (KFSBC250904)
11 Sep 2025 (KFSBC250911)
15 Sep 2025 (KFSBC250915)
06 Oct 2025 (KFSBC251006)
Auroom Hotel
Allahyar Nasibov 14
Nasimi
AZ1065
Baku
AZERBAIJAN
Phone: +994 705952328

If you've booked an arrival transfer with Intrepid, you’ll be met in the arrivals hall of Baku International Airport (GYD) by a transfer representative holding an Intrepid sign. In case of flight cancellations, changes, if you experience severe delays at immigration, baggage collection or customs, or if you are not able to find the driver, please call +994 7031 50022.

Public Transport: There is a direct Express bus route number 116 operating from the Airport to Baku City centre. Service runs every 20 - 30 minutes beginning from early in the morning until late night. The bus leaves outside the Airport building, across the parking area. The service terminates at S. Vurgun's park on the 28 May street. The journey takes approximately 30-40 minutes. One way ticket costs AZN1.5. To pay for the bus you need to buy Baku transport card in an automated kiosk for AZN2.

Taxi: Avoid taxi touts who approach you and instead take only licensed (purple "London Cab" style cars) taxis from outside the terminal. These are metered and a regular fare to the hotel should cost around 60 AZN.

If you are taking a taxi, you can show your taxi driver below text:

Sapphire Inn mehmanxanasi
Hesen Abdullayev kucesi 5 (Axundov parkinin yani)

Royal Plaza Hotel, 9 Martiros Saryan St,, Yerevan, 0002, ARMENIA, Phone: +374 33628822

The hotel is located in the center of Yerevan, on one of the busiest wine streets of the capital, near Republic Square, Cascade, Opera House and other famous sights of the city. Rooms are equipped with all amenities including air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, as well as a private bathroom with a hairdryer and free toiletries. Breakfast is included.

Alternate Finish Point

For trips departing on the following dates
use this finish point.
26 May 2025 (KFSBC250526)
21 Jul 2025 (KFSBC250721)
07 Aug 2025 (KFSBC250807)
22 Sep 2025 (KFSBC250922)
Felinger Hotel
43 Abovyan street
Yerevan
0009
ARMENIA

If you have pre booked a departure transfer to Yerevan International Airport (EVN), you will be collected at the hotel reception 2,5 hours before your flight departure time. In case of flight cancellations, changes or if you are not able to find the driver, please contact the transfer operator directly: +37498 560755.

Alternatively, you can take public transport or a taxi. Take a licensed taxi with a meter, avoid any drivers who approach you directly. The journey takes about 20-30 minutes and cost the local currency equivalent of USD$15.

Breakfasts included: 19

Lunches included: 4

Dinners included: 4

While travelling with us you'll experience the vast array of wonderful food available in this region. Your group leader will be able to suggest restaurants to try during your trip. To give you the maximum flexibility in deciding where, what and with whom to eat, generally not all meals are included in the trip price. This also gives you more budgeting flexibility. As a rule our groups tend to eat dinner together to enable you to taste a larger variety of dishes and enjoy each other's company. There's no obligation to do this though.

DIETARY REQUIREMENTS
Please let us know your diet requirements before your trip starts. We'll try to accommodate your requests where possible but please be prepared as some dietary requirements may not be well understood in some destinations, hence you may have to miss on some food-related experiences or have access to limited food options.
Generally speaking, in bigger cities/towns vegetarians can expect a reasonable range of vegetarian venues and/or vegetarian options within tourist restaurant menus. However, vegetarianism is not the norm in this part of the world so options can be limited when eating at homestays, small local restaurants, street stalls, markets, etc.
More restrictive diet requirements (vegans, celiac, gluten intolerance, fructose intolerance, lactose intolerance, etc.) can also be accommodated along this trip but you should expect a lesser variety than what you can expect at home. We recommend that, if possible, to bring your own supply of snacks with you.

SIMPLE BREAKFAST
Some of the included breakfasts along this trip can be quite simple: toasts, spreads, juice and coffee or tea.

Spring and autumn are the best times to visit the Caucasus. Summers (especially July and August) can be very hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius. This is a great time to escape to the coast or the mountains to cool off. This is a beautiful, fertile region so bring an umbrella and expect rain at any time of year!

While we always endeavour to provide the best possible holiday experience, due to the nature of travel and the areas we visit sometimes things can and do go wrong. Should any issue occur while you are on your trip, it is imperative that you discuss this with your group leader or local representative straight away so that they can do their best to rectify the problem and save any potential negative impact on the rest of your trip.

We recognise that there may be times when your group leader or local representative may not be able to resolve a situation to your satisfaction - if this is the case, please ask the group leader or local representative to speak to their direct manager.

You may also choose to provide details in your online feedback, which we ask you to complete within 30 days of the end of your trip. Please do be aware that it is very difficult for us to provide any practical help after the trip is completed, so informing us while still travelling will give us the opportunity to resolve the issue in real-time.

For general contact details please use the following page: https://www.intrepidtravel.com/contact-us

In case of a genuine crisis or emergency, you can reach our local office on the numbers below:

Intrepid's Local Operator: +49 8024 4679 540

The style of accommodation indicated in the day-to-day itinerary is a guideline only and may change. On some occasions, alternative arrangements may need to be made due to the lack of availability of rooms in our preferred accommodation. In these cases, we will use a similar standard of accommodation.

Throughout the trip, we request that our properties prepare rooms in time for our arrival, especially if we're arriving prior to normal check-in time. However, this isn't always possible which means we won't be able to check-in immediately on arrival at some hotels. Instead, we can store our luggage and explore our new destination or on some trips, have use of shared day rooms until all rooms are available.

There are some long travel days and some rough travelling in areas away from main tourist routes. Windy roads, rough surfaces and cramped conditions make for some challenging travel experiences. On some long travel days we depart early in the morning to ensure we optimise our time at our next destination. If you experience travel sickness we recommend you consider medication to help ease the discomfort.