Wine tour 5 days from 280 $

Overview

The Georgians are proud of their ancient history of wine making. Today the wine industry continues to prosper and the country produces about 100 kinds of wine. Choosing Wine tour to Georgia, you will visit the Georgian wine-making center – a picturesque region of Kakheti, explore delightful vineyards, go down into the cellars, learn the secrets of Georgian wine-making, as well as taste the famous Kakhetian wine. You will also visit the most famous attractions of the country and take part  an exciting master class on baking Georgian bread Shoti  and making national sweet Churchkhela. This tour is suitable to all lovers of gastronomy tours and will give you an unforgettable experience.

Day 1. Arrival at the airport, transfer to the hotel.

The tour starts with the visit to the district of Metekhi, where you will visit the Assumption Church on the picturesque hill.Visit to one of the most famous city’s landmarks – the Bridge of Peace designed by a well-known Italian architect Michele De Lucchi.The cable car will take you to Narikala Fortress – the symbol of Tbilisi on a hill. That’s an excellent place for memorable photos.Excursion to the sulfur baths – a complex of royal baths of XVII-XIX centuries. They built on the warm sulfur springs and have a unique architecture. One of the most famous is Orbelian bath, which was once visited by famous Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. Stroll around Leselidze and Shardeni streets. The shardeni street neighborhood-famous for cozy cafes, bars, restaurants, picture galleries.

 Overnight to the hotel in Tbilisi.

Day 2.  Tbilisi- Mtskheta

After breakfast at the hotel trip to Mtskheta – a beautifully renovated town belonging to the 2nd half of the I millennium BC, the first capital of Georgia. The excursion to the Svetitskhoveli Temple– the cathedral of the XI-the century, the main cathedral of Georgia and UNESCO Heritage object. Then you will go up the mountain to the monastery of Jvari. This area offers a breathtaking view of the confluence the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers.Excursion to the wine company Chateau Mukhrani which is one of the must-visit venues for getting a fascinating insight into the traditions and secrets of Georgian winemaking. You will have a tour around the fabulous castle and cellars, amazing gardens and vineyards.

Return to Tbilisi

Day 3. Tbilisi-Kakheti

Visit to Alaverdi Monastery at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains, it founded by Assyrian monk Joseph Alaverdeli in the VI-th. The monks here prepare wine by Millenary traditions and keep it in the unique wine cellar of the XI-th century.  We will browse  to the village of Kvareli and visit to the famous winery “Khareba”. Here you will have a tour around the factory, taste  of local wines, as well as a master class on baking Georgian bread shoti and national sweet churchkhela.

Departure to Telavi.  Overnight at the hotel in Telavi.

4. Telavi-Sighnaghi-Tbilisi

Tour around Telavi – the center of Kakheti region. Telavi is well-known for its delightful landscapes.A trip to the village of Tsinandali known for its white dry wine Tsinandali. Excursion to the Tsinandali estate founded in the XIX century by Alexander Chavchavadze – the famous poet and public figure of Georgia. The estate is known of its amazing labyrinth planted with exotic trees and for the cellars, where the unique collection of Georgian and European wine preserved . Here you will have the chance to taste 4 types of wine among which Tsinandali – white dry specific for this village. The tour continues to the beautiful renovated town of Sighnaghi – “the town of love”. It is famous for its architecture in the style of southern Italian classicism, beautiful Georgian and Italian Renaissance architecture, famous for wines and traditional Georgian carpets.

Also an  excellent Sighnaghi fortress-fence  (8th century)is the first largest in the  Europe (after the Chinese wall),  overlooking Alazani velly . The defensive walls and 28 towers built by King Erekle II in the 18th century against the Lezgian invasion. Little has changed here for the last 200 years. The town has  preserved its original image and now offers visitors stunning views of the surrounding Caucasus Mountain. 4600 meters long stretch separates Sighnaghi in two parts old and new Sighnaghi!  In Sighnaghi you can  see  Niko Pirosmani's paintings.Then we will go to Bodbe Monastery (4th century) holds the tomb of St. Nino, the Cappadocian maiden who converted the Georgian people to Christianity as early as 337.   From here  return  to Tbilisi.

Day 5. Breakfast at the hotel and Transfer to the airporort.

Inclusions

• Hotel pick-up and drop off

• Hotel B&B

• Sightseeing tour program with (English or Russian ) guid

• Bottled water

Exclusions

• Full board (lunches and dinners)

• Drinks (alcohol)

• Hotel charges for additional services