VILLAGE TRADITIONS OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS

21 days, 20 nights, July 29-Aug. 18, 2018. Group limit, 4-12. Highlights: In AZERBAIJAN, Baku’s medieval Old Town, family meal in Lahij/14th-century architectural preserve of Sheki/in GEORGIA, Pheasant’s Tears Winery, 4WD into Tusheti Mountains/in Tbilisi, 4th-century Narikala Fortress/Svaneti region/Vardzia cave monastery/Phoka Nunnery of St. Nino/in ARMENIA, visit master coppersmith in Gyumri/in Yerevan, visit duduk (double reed) instrument studio. $7,995 ppdo. Single supp., $995. MIR Corporation (Seattle, WA; 800/424-7289, www.mircorp.com).