2-Day Private Wine Tour to Kakheti from Tbilisi

Itinerary

Day 1: Tbilisi – Signagi – Velistsikhe – Kvareli – Telavi

Stop At: OKRO'S Natural Wine Restaurant, Sighnaghi, Georgia
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).
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Numisi Cellar Museum, Kvareli-Mukuzani, Velistsikhe, Georgia
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.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Tunnel Winery Khareba's, Meurneoba District Kakheti, Kvareli 383320 Georgia
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.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Telavi Fortress, 2 Georgia 7, Fort Valley, Georgia
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.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight: 3 star hotel Chateau Mere in Telavi

Day 2: Telavi – Tsinandali – Gremi – Napareuli – Tbilisi

Stop At: Tsinandali Palace, Tsinandali village, Tsinandali Georgia
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.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Gremi Citadel and Church of the Archangels, Gremi village, Gremi 383330 Georgia
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.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Twins old cellar, Napareuli Village Napareuli, Napareuli 2200, Georgia
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.
Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Gombori Pass, Gombori-Telavi Rd, Telavi Georgia
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.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.