South Caucasus Odyssey: Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

Azerbaijan

• Your passport must have 0 blank passport page(s) for entry/exit visas in this country.

• A travel visa is required and it must be obtained in advance.

• The cost of this visa is not included in the cost of your trip.

Please note: Participants must obtain an e-visa for Azerbaijan in advance of the trip independently at their own expense on https://evisa.gov.az/en and have a printed copy of the e-visa for travel.

Armenia

• Your passport must have 1 blank passport page(s) for entry/exit visas in this country.

• A travel visa is not required

• The cost of this visa is not included in the cost of your trip.

Georgia

• Your passport must have 1 blank passport page(s) for entry/exit visas in this country.

• A travel visa is not required

• The cost of this visa is not included in the cost of your trip.

Please see your health-care provider approximately 4 to 6 weeks before your trip to allow time for your vaccines to take effect. Even if you have fewer than 4 weeks before you leave, you should still see a health-care provider for a medical check and advice about how to protect yourself from illness and injury while traveling. If your travel plans will take you to more than one country during a single trip, be sure to let your health-care provider know so that you can receive the appropriate vaccinations and information for all of your destinations. Routine vaccines are recommended even if you do not travel. Although childhood diseases, such as measles, rarely occur in the United States, they are still common in many parts of the world. A traveler who is not vaccinated would be at risk of infection. Examples of routine vaccines are the measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) vaccine, poliovirus vaccine, etc.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on September 4, 2025

Meet the group at Radisson Hotel Baku in Baku

Start of Trip:  2:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 9:00 a.m. Day 3 Orientation.

Getting to the site: A group arrival transfer is organized for all participants who purchased an air inclusive program and arrive on the program start date. Program Only Participants can take the group transfer if their flight arrives at or around the same time as the group. Private airport transfers are available on request at additional cost - contact program provider.

Getting to the site by train or bus: Taxis are available at the airport.

Your trip ends on: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in Yerevan at Hilton Doubletree Yerevan

End of Trip: After breakfast depending on flight time; 12:00 Noon hotel check-out.

Getting to the airport: A group departure transfer is organized for all participants who purchased an air inclusive program and depart on the program end date. Program Only Participants can take the group transfer if their flight departs at or around the same time as the group. Private airport transfers are available on request at additional cost - contact program provider.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.