Georgia · Wine & Beer

Georgia Wine Odyssey: 8-Day Georgian Wine Tour

8 Days Round trip from Pickup service provided in Tbilisi. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private 8-day wine and cultural tour across Georgia
  • 02 Stay in 4-star hotels in Tbilisi and Kakheti
  • 03 Explore Tbilisi, Old Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Sighnaghi, Telavi, Kvareli, and Lagodekhi
  • 04 Visit major religious landmarks including Holy Trinity Cathedral and Bodbe Monastery
  • 05 Experience Georgian wine culture at Château Mukhrani, Tsinandali Estate, Shumi Winery, and the Qvevri Museum
  • 06 See Kvareli Lake and visit one of the longest wine tunnels
  • 07 Travel with private transportation, air-conditioned vehicle, WiFi on board, and bottled water

Discover Georgia through its historic cities, sacred landmarks, and celebrated wine traditions on this private multi-day journey. Based in Tbilisi and Kakheti, this tour combines cultural sightseeing with visits to renowned wine regions, monasteries, estates, and local attractions, while including 4-star hotel stays and private transportation throughout.

Travel from Tbilisi to Mtskheta, Sighnaghi, Telavi, Kvareli, and Lagodekhi, with highlights including the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, Bodbe Monastery, Alaverdi Monastery, Château Mukhrani, Tsinandali Estate, Shumi Winery, Kvareli Lake, and a wine tunnel experience. It’s a well-rounded introduction to Georgian heritage, landscapes, and winemaking traditions.

Discover Georgia through its historic cities, sacred landmarks, and celebrated wine traditions on this private multi-day journey.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Telavi, Tbilisi, Lagodekhi, Signagi, Mtskheta
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Transfer from Airport

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Day 02

Tbilisi (English: /təbɪˈliːsi, təˈbɪlɪsi/ tə-bih-LEE-see, tə-BIL-ih-see;[7] Georgian: თბილისი [tʰbilisi] (About this soundlisten)), in some countries also still known by its pre-1936 international designation, Tiflis[8] (/ˈtɪflɪs/ TIF-lis),[7] is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Tbilisi was founded in the 5th century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia, and since then has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917, then part of the Russian Empire, Tbilisi was the seat of the Imperial Viceroy, governing both Southern and Northern Caucasus.

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Day 03

4-star hotel in Tbilisi

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Day 04

Tbilisi City Tour&Restaurant

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Day 05

The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi (Georgian: თბილისის წმინდა სამების საკათედრო ტაძარი Tbilisis cminda samebis sakatedro tadzari), commonly known as Sameba (Georgian: სამების ლავრა for Trinity), is the main cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church located in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Constructed between 1995 and 2004, it is the third-tallest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the world and one of the largest religious buildings in the world by total area. Sameba is a synthesis of traditional styles dominating the Georgian church architecture at various stages in history and has some Byzantine undertones.

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Day 06

Old Tbilisi (Georgian: ძველი თბილისი, dzveli t'bilisi) was an administrative district (raioni) in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, from 2007 to 2013. Although the term "Old Tbilisi" has long been used to denote a historical part of the city, it was only in 2007 that it became a distinct administrative entity to incorporate several historical neighbourhoods formerly included in the districts of Mtatsminda-Krtsanisi, Isani-Samgori, and Didube-Chughureti. The district was abolished in 2013, with its territories allotted to several other divisions of the capital.

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Day 07

4-star hotel in Tbilisi

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Day 08

Mtskheta-Château Mukhrani-Wine Bath

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Day 09

Mtskheta (Georgian: მცხეთა, translit.: mtskheta [mtsʰxɛtʰɑ]) is a city in Mtskheta-Mtianeti province of Georgia. One of the oldest cities of Georgia and its former capital, it is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Tbilisi, at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers. Currently a small provincial capital, for nearly a millennium until the 5th century AD, Mtskheta was a large fortified city, a significant economical and political centre of the Kingdom of Iberia.

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Day 10

Palace of Mukhrani (Georgian: მუხრანის სასახლე) was a seat of the noble House of Mukhrani.[1] It is in Mukhrani, part of Kartli. The main building was designed in 1873 by the French architects for Prince Ivane Bagration of Mukhrani.[2] Construction of the palace took 12 years. The gardener was invited from the Palace of Versailles.

The Mukhrani residence was an important cultural and political center for the Georgian elite of the Belle Époque. It was renovated by the TBC Bank in 2012.[3]The patrimony now belongs to the "Château Mukhrani" wine company

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Day 11

4-star hotel in Tbilisi

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Day 12

Bodbe-Sighnaghi- Kisiskhevi

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Day 13

The Monastery of St. Nino at Bodbe (Georgian: ბოდბის წმინდა ნინოს მონასტერი, bodbis ts’minda Ninos monasteri) is a Georgian Orthodox monastic complex and the seat of the Bishops of Bodbe located 2 km from the town of Sighnaghi, Kakheti, Georgia. Originally built in the 9th century, it has been significantly remodeled, especially in the 17th century. The monastery now functions as a nunnery and is one of the major pilgrimage sites in Georgia, due to its association with St. Nino, the 4th-century female evangelist of Georgians, whose relics are shrined there.

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Day 14

Signagi or Sighnaghi (Georgian: სიღნაღი) is a town in Georgia's easternmost region of Kakheti and the administrative center of the Signagi Municipality. Although it is one of Georgia's smallest towns,[4] Signagi serves as a popular tourist destination due to its location at the heart of Georgia's wine-growing regions, as well as its picturesque landscapes, pastel houses and narrow, cobblestone streets. Located on a steep hill, Signagi overlooks the vast Alazani Valley, with the Caucasus Mountains visible at a distance.

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Day 15

4-star hotel in Kakheti

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Day 16

Tsinandali Estate-Alaverdi-Telavi

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Day 17

Tsinandali (Georgian: წინანდალი) is a village in Kakheti, Georgia, situated in the district of Telavi, 79 km east of Tbilisi. It is noted for the palace and historic winery-estate[1] which once belonged to the 19th-century aristocratic poet Alexander Chavchavadze (1786–1846) and which, since 2019, is the venue for the Tsinandali Festival [2].

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Day 18

Telavi (Georgian: თელავი [tʰɛlɑvi]) is the main city and administrative center of Georgia's eastern province of Kakheti. Its population consists of some 19,629 inhabitants (as of the year 2014).[1] The city is located on the foothills of the Tsiv-Gombori Range at 500–800 m (1,600–2,600 ft) above sea level.

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Day 19

4-star hotel in Kakheti

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Day 20

Shumi Winery-Kvareli Lake-Wine Tunnel

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Day 21

Kvareli (Georgian: ყვარელი, pronounced [qʼvɑrɛli]) is a town in northeastern in Kakheti Province, Georgia. Located in the Alazani Valley, near the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, it was the birthplace of Georgian author Ilia Chavchavadze, whose fortified house is preserved as a local museum.The area is in the center of the Kakheti wine-producing region, and the town itself is known for its Kindzmarauli wine, a semisweet red variety.

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Day 22

Guests will visit one of the longest wine tunnels

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Day 23

4-star hotel in Kakheti

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Day 24

Lagodekhi-Brewery Apeni-Qvevri Museum

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Day 25

Lagodekhi Protected Areas can offer various complexity and different length routes for tourists. 5 marked and well-organized trails offer a wide variety of hiking, educational, horse riding and cultural tours on rich wild landscape of Lagodekhi Protected Areas. 600 meter nature interpretation path is arranged in the Administration yard especially for children.

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Day 26

Guest will learn Georgian traditional wine making technology

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Day 27

4-star hotel in Kakheti

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Day 28

Transfer to Airport

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Day 29

Transfer to airport in Tbilisi

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Tbilisi. 5 cities · 8 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Private transportation
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • WiFi on board
  • Bottled water

What's Not Included

Lunch and Dinner

Know before you go

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Ladies need to wear head scarves and dresses in Georgian orthodox churches. Short trousers for men are also forbidden. Scarves and dresses can also be found near church entrances for men and women to enter churches.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Tbilisi.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Tbilisi.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 days finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Tbilisi..

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