Private Tour to Kakheti Wine Region
12 hours
From 09:00
Group 1+
English, Russian
12 hours
09:00
What you'll do
Meeting point: Tbilisi ( the tour includes pick up from the hotel ) Endpoint: Tbilisi ( the tour includes drop off at the hotel ) Available dates: Every day Pick up time: 09:00 End time: 21:00- 21:30 Duration: 12 hours Start your morning at Traveler's Meeting Point. Meet team members, enjoy your coffee there, listen to good music and get full of positive emotions. Then, after a quick check-in procedure, you get in a comfortable, new, air-conditioned car with a safe driver, a professional fun guide, and new friends. On the way to Kakheti, we stop in the village Badiauri and take a chance to join the process of making delicious Georgian bread. After Badiauri, it's time for a city adventure and sightseeing - Visit a significant cultural sight, Bodbe Nunnery, for Georgians - a nunnery connected to the adoption of Christianity. Then, discover an enchanting city of love, Sighnaghi, with its wonderful Alazani valley. A place with unusually peculiar architecture, charming houses, cobblestone streets, defensive walls, and spectacular views of the Caucasus range. All these stunning views from Alazani valley, an area covered by beautiful flowers, bushes, and vineyards. The splendid scenery of the incredibly romantic little town that will touch everybody's hearts - will not leave you without impressions. Now everyone is hungry and looking forward to having an authentic Georgian lunch; we start with a masterclass, making the traditional dish Khachapuri. Next, have a proper lunch with a fantastic view. After one hour of driving, you will have the possibility to try the best Georgian wine in the country's best winery - based on ancient traditions, preserving unique wine culture, and producing wine by using old methods and the newest technologies. . 09:00 Pick up from the hotel Our guide picks you up from the hotel at 09:00 and takes you to our company for the check-in procedure, then an unforgettable trip begins. 10:20 Badiauri, Traditional Bakery Duration: 40 minutes Badiauri Bakery is a place where you are welcome to taste delicious Georgian bread, cheese, and Chacha. Try to make traditional Georgian bread by yourself and be amazed by a unique way of baking. 11:45 Bodbe's St. Nino's Convent Duration: 40 minutes After Badiauri, we go to Bodbe Nunnery. On the way to Bodbe, we stop at the viewpoint of Sighnaghi and take amazing pictures. Bodbe Nunnery of St. Nino is located in Kakheti, 2 kilometers away from Sighnaghi. According to the legend, it is built on the burial place of Saint Nino. A saint for Georgians who converted their religion into Christianity. Georgian kings were paying great attention to the Bodbe Monastery. It has been repaired and restored many times. 12:30 Sighnaghi – the City of Love and the Great Wall of Georgia Duration: 1 hour Signagi is a town in Kakheti, 75 km east of Tbilisi. However, Georgia's smallest towns serve as a popular tourist destination due to their location at the heart of Georgia's wine-growing region, its picturesque landscapes, pastel houses with wooden fretwork balconies, and narrow cobblestone streets. The Great Wall of Georgia has stunning views for taking pictures, and the city is surrounded by it. 13:30 Lunch & free time in Sighnaghi Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. In Sighnaghi, we have lunch with the beautiful view of Alazani valley. Try many delicious Georgian dishes. Eating Georgian food, drinking some good wine, and looking at Alazani valley from the top is a great experience that is a must to do while being in Georgia. 16:10 Khareba Winery Duration: 1 hour and 10 minutes Winery Khareba is the largest of Georgia’s wine cellars. There are perfect storage conditions for wine, 7,7 km of tunnels, and galleries maintain a constant temperature of 12-14 degrees 0C. You have a walking tour with a local guide where you’ll find out more information and details about wine and taste it. The complex has an excellent museum in the tunnel which you see during the tour. 17:30 Kindzmarauli Corporation Duration: 1 hour and 10 minutes Corporation Kindzmarauli's history dates back to 1533 and is connected with constructing the historical Kvareli fortress in the region. The fortress's wine cellar produced wine and molasses exclusively for the royal families for much of its history and now has opened to the broader local and international market. 21:00-21:30 Tbilisi ( the tour includes drop off at the hotel ) Highlights: Meet the best team at Traveler's Meeting PointTaste Georgian Delicious bread & cheese & ChacaBodbe's St. Nino's ConventSighnaghi - City of LoveThe Great Wall of GeorgiaAlazani ValleyKhareba WineryKindzmarauli Corporation
Itinerary
- 1Our guide picks you up from the hotel at 09:00 and takes you to our company for the check-in procedure, then an unforgettable trip begins.
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Badiauri Bakery is a place where you are welcome to taste delicious Georgian bread, cheese, and Chacha. Try to make traditional Georgian bread by yourself and be amazed by a unique way of baking.
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After Badiauri, we go to Bodbe Nunnery. On the way to Bodbe, we stop at the viewpoint of Sighnaghi and take amazing pictures. Bodbe Nunnery of St. Nino is located in Kakheti, 2 kilometers away from Sighnaghi. According to the legend, it is built on the burial place of Saint Nino. A saint for Georgians who converted their religion into Christianity. Georgian kings were paying great attention to the Bodbe Monastery. It has been repaired and restored many times.
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Signagi is a town in Kakheti, 75 km east of Tbilisi. However, Georgia's smallest towns serve as a popular tourist destination due to their location at the heart of Georgia's wine-growing region, its picturesque landscapes, pastel houses with wooden fretwork balconies, and narrow cobblestone streets. The Great Wall of Georgia has stunning views for taking pictures, and the city is surrounded by it.
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In Sighnaghi, we have lunch with the beautiful view of Alazani valley. Try many delicious Georgian dishes. Eating Georgian food, drinking some good wine, and looking at Alazani valley from the top is a great experience that is a must to do while being in Georgia.
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Corporation Kindzmarauli's history dates back to 1533 and is connected with constructing the historical Kvareli fortress in the region. The fortress's wine cellar produced wine and molasses exclusively for the royal families for much of its history and now has opened to the broader local and international market.
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Winery Khareba is the largest of Georgia’s wine cellars. There are perfect storage conditions for wine, 7,7 km of tunnels, and galleries maintain a constant temperature of 12-14 degrees 0C. You have a walking tour with a local guide where you’ll find out more information and details about wine and taste it. The complex has an excellent museum in the tunnel which you see during the tour.
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Tbilisi ( the tour includes drop off at the hotel )
What's Included
A private, professional guide service
A bottle of water
Private transportation service
All entrance fees
Pick up from the hotel
Drop off at the hotel
Wine tasting and tour in Kindzmarauli Winery
Wine Tasting and tour in Khareba Winery
Notes
The tour operates in all weather conditions. Therefore, please dress according to the weather.
Dress code for a church - It's not allowed for anyone to enter a church in shorts, and women need to cover their heads.
Vegetarian food is also available upon request.
Requirements
Comfortable shoes
A scarf or a hat - if you are a woman
Cash
Good mood
Gallery
Cancellation policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
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