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CAUCASUS & ISTANBUL β€” 28-DAY JOURNEY
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Azerbaijan πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ώ Β· Armenia πŸ‡¦πŸ‡² Β· Georgia πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Β· Istanbul πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· | Self-Drive Β· Turkish Airlines throughout
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3 October – 30 October 2026 Β· Fly Turkish Airlines SYDβ†’ISTβ†’BAK | Return ISTβ†’SYD via KUL Β· 2 adults, 1 double room
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283~AUD $7,500Self-drive3 Oct30 OctTK174Turkish
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DaysCountriesEst. cost pp~2,500kmDepart SYDReturn SYDSYD→ISTAirlines
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THE ROUTE PHILOSOPHY: Azerbaijan first (entry by air only) β†’ Armenia β†’ Georgia (Grand Finale) β†’ Istanbul stopover home
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28-DAY ITINERARY AT A GLANCE
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DaysDatesDestinationCountry/PhaseNightsTop HotelScoreAUD/nt
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13 OctBaku (arrive)πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ώ Azerbaijan1Shah Palace Hotel Baku9.2$130
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24 OctBaku β€” Old City & ModernπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ώ Azerbaijan1Shah Palace Hotel Baku9.2$130
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35 OctBaku β€” Gobustan & FireπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ώ Azerbaijan1Shah Palace Hotel Baku9.2$130
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46 OctBaku β†’ ShekiπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ώ Azerbaijan1Caravanserai Hotel Sheki9.4$95
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57 OctSheki β†’ Georgia border β†’ TbilisiπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ώβ†’πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Transit1Fabrika Rooms Tbilisi9.1$85
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68 OctTbilisi β†’ Dilijan, ArmeniaπŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺβ†’πŸ‡¦πŸ‡² Armenia1EcoKayan Dilijan Resort9.3$75
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79 OctDilijan Monasteries & ParkπŸ‡¦πŸ‡² Armenia1EcoKayan Dilijan Resort9.3$75
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810 OctDilijan β†’ Lake Sevan β†’ YerevanπŸ‡¦πŸ‡² Armenia1Congress Hotel Yerevan8.8$90
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911 OctYerevan city dayπŸ‡¦πŸ‡² Armenia1Congress Hotel Yerevan8.8$90
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1012 OctGarni & Geghard day tripπŸ‡¦πŸ‡² Armenia1Congress Hotel Yerevan8.8$90
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1113 OctKhor Virap, Areni wine, NoravankπŸ‡¦πŸ‡² Armenia1Congress Hotel Yerevan8.8$90
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1214 OctEchmiadzin, Zvartnots β†’ TbilisiπŸ‡¦πŸ‡²β†’πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1Fabrika Rooms Tbilisi9.1$85
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1315 OctTbilisi explorationπŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1Fabrika Rooms Tbilisi9.1$85
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1416 OctMtskheta day tripπŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1Fabrika Rooms Tbilisi9.1$85
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1517 OctKakheti β€” drive to SighnaghiπŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1Kabadoni Boutique Hotel9.5$120
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1618 OctKakheti β€” Telavi & wineriesπŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1Twins Wine Cellar Hotel9.2$110
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1719 OctDrive Kazbegi β€” Military HwyπŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1Rooms Hotel Kazbegi9.4$220
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1820 OctGergeti Trinity & Kazbegi hikesπŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1Rooms Hotel Kazbegi9.4$220
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1921 OctDrive to Kutaisi via GoriπŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1City Hotel Kutaisi8.9$55
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2022 OctKutaisi monasteries & canyonsπŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1City Hotel Kutaisi8.9$55
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2123 OctDrive to Mestia, SvanetiπŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1Mestia Guesthouse (Lile)9.0$60
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2224 OctMestia β€” hiking Koruldi/ChalaadiπŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1Mestia Guesthouse (Lile)9.0$60
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2325 OctMestia β†’ Ushguli (& back/stay)πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1Ushguli Guesthouse8.8$50
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2426 OctReturn Mestia β†’ Tbilisi (fly or drive)πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Georgia1Fabrika Rooms Tbilisi9.1$85
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2527 OctIstanbul β€” SultanahmetπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Istanbul1Hotel Ibrahim Pasha9.3$175
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2628 OctIstanbul β€” Bosphorus & BeyogluπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Istanbul1Hotel Ibrahim Pasha9.3$175
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2729 OctIstanbul β€” Topkapi & bazaarsπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Istanbul1Hotel Ibrahim Pasha9.3$175
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2830 OctFly home TK175 ISTβ†’KULβ†’SYDπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Depart0β€”β€”β€”
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COUNTRY COLOUR KEY
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πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ώ AzerbaijanDays 1–5 Β· Baku, Gobustan, Sheki Β· Fly in only
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πŸ‡¦πŸ‡² ArmeniaDays 6–12 Β· Dilijan, Lake Sevan, Yerevan, Geghard, Khor Virap, Noravank
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πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ GeorgiaDays 12–24 Β· Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Kakheti, Kazbegi, Kutaisi, Svaneti β€” THE GRAND FINALE
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πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· IstanbulDays 25–27 Β· Hagia Sophia, Topkapi, Bosphorus, Grand Bazaar β€” fly home Day 28
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