Full-Day Kakheti Tour from Tbilisi with Signagi and Monasteries

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Discover why the Tuscan-looking hilltop town of Signagi is known as the "City of Love"
• 02 Pay your respects at Bodbe Convent and the famous Shuamta Convent
• 03 Explore the Ikalto Academy and its majestic monastic complex
• 04 Visit Alaverdi's monastic complex, one of Kakheti's key religious landmarks
• 05 Drive through the beautiful Gombori pass at 1600 m above sea level

Explore Kakheti as you drive through the beautiful Gombori pass, surrounded by well-preserved fortresses and watchtowers. Discover why the Tuscan-looking hilltop town of Signagi is called "The City of Love", and visit Bodbe Monastery, originally built in the 9th century, along with Shuamta Convent. Learn about the region's past at the Tsinandali Museum, and experience some of Kakheti's most important religious and cultural landmarks.

Drive back to Tbilisi via the beautiful Gombori pass, 1600 m above sea level.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Telavi, Tbilisi, Signagi

Languages English, Russian

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Kakheti Monasteries, Signagi and Tsinandali Tour

After breakfast, depart for a tour of Kakheti.

Visit Signagi fortified city, also known as the City of Love (18th century).

Continue to Bodbe Convent, home to the grave of St. Nino (4th-17th centuries).

See Tsinandali, the Museum of Alexander Chavchavadze, and enjoy wine tasting (19th century).

Explore Ikalto Academy and its majestic monastic complex (6th-12th centuries).

Visit Alaverdi's monastic complex (6th-11th centuries).

Stop at the famous Shuamta Convent (16th century).

Drive back to Tbilisi via the beautiful Gombori pass, 1600 m above sea level.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• All transportation by comfortable 4x4 SUV or minivan
• Fuel
• Water during transfers
• English-speaking Georgia tour guide/driver
• Staff expenses

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tour start

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.