2 Day Kakheti Wine Tour
Starts from: Tbilisi
Duration: 2 DAYS
Available: Mid-April – Mid November
Total driving distance: 369 km
Type: Wine tour
2 Day Kakheti Wine Tour takes you to Khashmi, Sighnaghi, Velistsikge, Kvareli, Telavi, Tsinandali & Shilda - the main winemaking destinations in Georgia.
We offer the best selections of wines at 6 wineries in two days: Chateau Khashmi, Tsinandali estate, Chubini Winery, Shumi Winery, Kvareli Wine Cave, .
The burning sun of Kakheti region, fertile lands and permanent use of Qvevri traditions by local farmers have developed unique viticulture, which is considered as UNESCO tentative untagable cultural heritage. Taste both, Georgian Qvevri and Classical wines.
Welcome to Kakheti!
Driving distance: 212 km (3 h 35 min)
Morning pick-up from the hotel and departure to Kakheti region. Our first stop is Chateau Khashmi winery located in the village of Khashmi, Sagarejo district. Excursion and Wine tasting includes 2 kind of Wine - Rkatsiteli, Saperavi + Chacha.
Next stop is Signagi – a town overlooking the Alazani valley from the hills and surrounded by the medieval curtain walls. Take a short walk in Signagi, and afterwards drive to Velistsikhe and visit museum of Numisi.
Have a lunch in Numisi and taste red and white qvevri wines.
Trip continues to Kvareli. You are going to visit a wine cellar located in a tunnel dug out in the flank of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, and taste amazing Classic wines. The temperature in the Tunnel stays ideally at 12-14°C throughout the year. It integrates two main tunnels, which are linked by 13 galleries. The total length of the tunnels is 7.7 km.
From there, continue to Telavi – an administrative center of Kakheti. Here you are going to have a dinner at a local guesthouse with homemade qvevri wines.
Overnight at Telavi family guesthouse.
Driving distance: 162 km (2 h 58 min)
After breakfast in Telavi, continue the exploration of Kakheti. First, visit local farmers’ market, where you can make some pictures, purchase fruits, homemade wine, Georgian vodka “Chacha”, cheese and bread, and traditional sweet – “Churchkhela”.
Go to the village of Tsinandali (10 km drive) and visit the residence of the nobleman, poet and founder of the first bottling winery, Prince Alexander Chavchavadze. A tour of the house-museum and garden will take about 30 minutes. Smack a glass of the finest white wine from Tsinandali cellar - this is the first sip of wine today.
Next wine stop is Shumi winery located in Tsinandali village, just 5 minutes’ walk from Chavchavadze’ Estate. Shumi offers small wine museum and wine garden. Here we taste 3 kinds of wines.
Lastly visit Chubini Winery in Shilda Village taste traditional Georgian wine and have a Lunch.
After lunch drive back to Tbilisi. Transfer will take about 3 hours.
In the evening, arrive to Tbilisi, drop of to the hotel.
We wish you to have a nice evening and we are ready to serve you on the Georgian roads again!
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Group size | Price per adult |
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Solo | 719 $ |
2 - 3 people | 451 $ |
4 - 5 people | 394 $ |
6 - 7 people | 336 $ |
8 - 9 people | 297 $ |
10 - 15 people | 281 $ |
The above prices (except for solo) are based on two people sharing a twin/double room accommodation.
There is additional fee for single room accomodation that you can select at checkout.
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0-6 years - Free |
7-12 years - 50% |
12 years and above - Adult |
*Online booking deposit will be deducted from the total tour price.
The balance can be paid in one of the following ways:
For a larger group or custom itinerary please contact us at info[at]georgianholidays.com
Tips for booking procedure:
How to know which “Operator” to select?
You only need to select the Operator name if you have previously communicated with one of our sales agents via phone or email, otherwise please leave it at default.
The above prices (except for solo) are based on two people sharing a twin/double room accommodation.
1 person from the group will be FREE of charge if 10 and more adults are traveling together
To arrange airport transfers and additional hotel overnights, contact us at info[at]georgianholidays.com
NOTE: Legal drinking age in Georgia is 18 years.
Cancellation is free of charge prior 5 days of the starting day.
If Tourist cancels the booked tour for some reasons not depending on Tour Operator, the following sums are kept back as a fine: