What do the Kardashians, every history book ever (shoutout history), System of a Down, Zaza Pachulia, the late Anthony Bourdain, and the New York Times Places to Go lists have in common? They all f&@$#* love Georgia and Armenia.
Do you like culture? Would you like to eat some of the best food in the world? Do you want to meet a group of MBA2s from all walks of life (even Minnesota!) who are committed to giving you a fun-having, foreign-lands-exploring, wine-tasting, boat-riding, Instagram-filling, 35-more-adjectives-for-awesomeness-including trip of your life? If so, then please join us as we embark on a trek to the Caucasus!
Our journey begins in Armenia, a landlocked country with an intensely rich history and so much cognac that it makes rap videos from 2003 look like meditation retreats. In four days you will explore virtually every element this country has to offer. From its world heritage sites to its food, we will travel by foot, bus, and boat as we take in all of the sights and sounds of the former Soviet republic. Along the way, we will make time to get to know each other, share secrets together, laugh together, cry together, and eat so much together that we will no longer be able to physically fit together. (Calories don’t count in the Caucasus, it’s whatever.)
After a seamless border crossing, we will make our way into Georgia. If you are expecting to see Atlanta or find a Chik-Fil-A, then you probably didn’t read this overview. Instead, we will kick things off in the capital city of Tbilisi, one of the most fun, eclectic, and (again) historical cities in the region. We will take a dip in the famous sulfur baths and get to dine with a local family. To say that the local hospitality is generous would be an understatement, so be prepared for the hosted dining experience of your dreams. And because no MTrek would be complete without a little viniculture, we’ll make a stop at a winery on our way out to the coastal city of Batumi, the summertime hotspot. There, you’ll have your pick of activities, ranging from botanical gardens and beach to (of course) more boat rides and nightlife.
With that, in the blink of an eye, our time together will be over, your trek leaders will say a toast that sounded better in their heads than it did in real life, and we’ll be heading back home to the US of A.