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Highlights
All entrance fees included
Breakfast included
Dinner included
Lunch included
Informative, friendly and professional guide
Multi-Day Trip
Overview
Itinerary:
Day 1: Tbilisi – Signagi – Velistsikhe – Kvareli – Telavi Pick up from the hotel and departure to Kakheti region. Your first stop is Signagi – a town surrounded by 18th century city wall with defensive fortifications. Here you’ll visit local wine cellar to taste elegantly traditional Kvevri wines (wines made according to ancient Georgian traditions of wine-making). Take a short walk in Signagi and afterwards drive to Velistsikhe to visit local wine cellar and museum of Numisi, the oldest wine cellar in Kakheti, dating back to 16th century. Have lunch in wine-cellar with red and white Kvevri wines. After lunch break continue to Kvareli town and visit a wine cellar located in a tunnel dug out of the flank of Caucasus Mountains and taste wines made according to European methods of wine-making. The temperature in the Tunnel stays ideally at 12-14 degrees throughout the year. It consists of two main tunnels, which are linked by 13 galleries. The wine cellar is used to store wines by Winery Khareba. Finally arrive in Telavi town – the administrative center of Kakheti. Have dinner in local restaurant with traditional cuisine. Check in the hotel and take a rest. Overnight: 3 star hotel Chateau Mere in Telavi.
Day 2: Telavi – Tsinandali – Gremi – Napareuli – Tbilisi After breakfast continue exploration of Kakheti. First drive to Tsinandali town and visit the residence of the 19th c. Kakheti nobleman, poet and public figure, Alexander Chavchavadze. Take an excursion in house-museum and taste a glass of finest Tsinandali cellar wine. Continue to Gremi Royal Residence and Castle dating back to 16th c. This architectural monument is the only surviving part of once flourishing town of Gremi – the capital of Kakheti Kingdom during 16-17th cc. After excursion at the fortress drive to Napareuli village and visit Twin’s Wine Cellar and Museum which shows the process of Georgian traditional wine-making procedure step-by-step. Take a lunch break in the Twin’s Wine Cellar restaurant accompanied with tasting of 5 varieties of Georgian wines. After lunch drive back to Tbilisi via picturesque Gombori pass (1620 meters above sea level). The tour ends with a drop off at your place of stay in Tbilisi.
Information
Includes:
Private tour
5 wine tastings in Kakheti wineries
Accommodation in 3-star hotel Chateau Mere in double/twin rooms as per itinerary
Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by private vehicle
Entrance fees
1 breakfast at the hotel
1 dinner at the restaurant in Telavi
2 lunches at Kakheti wineries
Bottled water
Excludes:
Gratuities (optional)
Additional Info:
Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
A small amount of walking is involved
Not wheelchair accessible
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Gremi museum is closed on Mondays and Georgian Public Holidays. In case your visit comes on these days you'll be offered an alternative excursion in Nekresi Monastery.
In case there are odd number of people booking the tour 1 person will be accommodated a in single room
Meeting Point
Your place of stay in Tbilisi
Departure Time:
9:00am
Departure Comments:
Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.