Wine tour in Georgia
6 Days Starting and ending in 41.693460,44.801068
Visiting: Georgia
Tour operator:
Tour code:
6
Recommended For:
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
1 - 12
Physical rating:
All Ages / Not applicable
Age range:
12-80
Tour operated in:
EnglishFrom:
$738
$701 (USD)
The Big ADVENTURE Sale: -$37
Tour Overview
When you’ve been doing something for 8,000 years, it’s a good bet you know your stuff. And Georgia definitely knows its stuff when it comes to wine. We offer you a wine tour to the East of Georgia and a unique opportunity to participate in the harvest of grapes and winemaking. During this tour you will visit the traditional wine regions of the country: Kakheti and Kartli. You will discover small wineries that make artisanal wines by a thousand-year -old Georgian traditional technology as well as established wineries that produce world famous brands. You will have an amazing opportunity to learn about different ways of winemaking and taste many local wines and dishes… Georgia is First in Making Wine: Grape pips found on Georgian soil are believed to be from the V-IV millennium BC Georgia is First in Variety of Wine: Georgia has over 500 native grape varieties and 8,000 years of winemaking history Georgia is First in Qvevri Winemaking: Traditional Georgian clay pots, or qvevri, used for fermentation date as far back as the VI-V millennium BC. UNESCO added this winemaking method to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
Highlights
Itinerary
Arrival in Tbilisi. You need to reach the hotel. (You can check in any time after 14:00 Tbilisi time). Tour will start after meeting in the lobby of the hotel at 19:00 Tbilisi time (UTC 04:00) and drive to Restaurant Funicular, where you will have welcome dinner.
Day 2: Tbilisi - Mtskheta- Mukhrani - Chardakhi - Tbilisi
Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with guide and driver. Today your journey begins by visiting the sites of the old capital of Georgia Mtskheta, such as Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (11th century) and Jvari Monastery (6th century). Afterwards, enjoy a wine tour to Chateau Mukhrani founded in 1878 by the Prince of Mukhrani, heir of the royal family of Georgia. You will see Ivan Mukhranbatoni’s royal palace, gardens and old cellars, stroll through vineyards, and visit the ultra-modern winery. You will have an opportunity to taste the finest wines of Georgia and delicious Georgian cuisine. After lunch, you will visit Iago’s Wine that is small boutique winery producing QVEVRI wines from organic vineyards. Coming back to Tbilisi. Overnight in Tbilisi.
Day 3: Tbilisi - Sighnaghi – Numisi –Velistsikhe - Kvareli
Breakfast at the hotel. Today, you will explore centuries-long history of Kakheti wine culture. In the morning, visit Bodbe nunnery, where Saint Nino was buried and Sighnaghi, a beautiful town founded in the 18th century that overlooks amazing Alazani Valley and spectacular Great Caucasus Mountains. After we will visit Numisi winery. The cellar is built in ancient classical architecture with white river stones and bricks. The cellar introduces excellent arched wine storage, with old limestone wine presser (Satsnakheli) & 33 clay pitchers (Qvevi) sunk underneath the ground. From Numisi we will explore Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking –Velistsikhe Veranda, where you will taste wine from QVEVRI (clay pitchers). After tasting wines we will go to Kvareli and have dinner in Khareba winery restaurant. Check into the Hotel. Overnight in Kvareli.
Day 4: Kvareli –Nekresi monastery- Chelty winery –Alaverdi cathedral – Matsoni house - Tbilisi
Breakfast at the hotel. This tour includes Historical monuments and wine cellars. So we start our trip from Nekresi monastery - is one of the largest monastery complexes in the Kakheti region of Georgia and was founded by St. Abibo Nekreseli, one of the famous thirteen Syrian fathers. We will have a chance to see the production of Georgian Traditional “Kvevri” with a national flavor, as well as to visit the Chelti factory, where wine is produced according to the classical and traditional methods. Chelti winery is equipped with advanced technologies which make it possible to control the wine quality at any stage of its making. The Wine Company “Chelti’ also uses 8000 years experience Georgia gained in winemaking.
We will visit Alaverdi Cathedral, one of the most important medieval monuments in all of Georgia. It was built in the beginning of the 11th century, and was one of the tallest buildings of its time. In Alavedi you will have opportunity to taste Georgian traditional Matsoni - The most healthful of all yogurts.
You will try yourself at harvesting and squeezing grapes for wine (subject to seasonality).
Coming back to Tbilisi by the beautiful Gombori pass. Overnight in Tbilisi.
Day 5: Tbilisi
Breakfast at the hotel. End of the tour.
What's Included
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Transportation:
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Comfortable A/C minivan, minibus or bus
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Accommodation in twin rooms:
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Astoria Tbilisi Hotel or Gallery Palace Hotel, Chateau Mere or Royal Batoni
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Catering service:
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Half board catering service, breakfasts at the hotel and dinners at the best local restaurants
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Guide service:
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English speaking guide service whole the tour
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Other:
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Wine degustations
What's Not Included
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Any international flights
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Travel insurance
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Single room supplement
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Alcoholic beverages
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Service except described
More Info
When you’ve been doing something for 8,000 years, it’s a good bet you know your stuff. And Georgia definitely knows its stuff when it comes to wine. We offer you a wine tour to the East of Georgia and a unique opportunity to participate in the harvest of grapes and winemaking. During this tour you will visit the traditional wine regions of the country: Kakheti and Kartli. You will discover small wineries that make artisanal wines by a thousand-year -old Georgian traditional technology as well as established wineries that produce world famous brands. You will have an amazing opportunity to learn about different ways of winemaking and taste many local wines and dishes… Georgia is First in Making Wine: Grape pips found on Georgian soil are believed to be from the V-IV millennium BC Georgia is First in Variety of Wine: Georgia has over 500 native grape varieties and 8,000 years of winemaking history Georgia is First in Qvevri Winemaking: Traditional Georgian clay pots, or qvevri, used for fermentation date as far back as the VI-V millennium BC. UNESCO added this winemaking method to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
Check out our Q&As
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What policies are in place for Covid-19?
Here at Sakura LLC, the safety and well-being of our travelers and travel crew is our priority.
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What Ethical Travel credentials does the tour company have?
We have registration certificate, we are the members of Georgian Tourism Association (GTA) and we are the affiliated members of Japanese Association of Travel Agents (JATA).
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Can I join the tour once it has departed?
It depends on what do you mean " join the tour once it has departed", if are late for few minuts or at least few hours, we always try to do our best you will be able to join the tour.
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
Our team works hard to perfect every detail of your trip. We constantly check the quality of everything we offer, from hotels and transport to excursion destinations.
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Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?
If you booked group tour, your companions bay be all persons booked the same tour
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What documents will I receive before I travel?
All our guests receive itinerary, after paying the deposit confirmation of booking and before departure our guide, our tour manager and emergency phone, Viber and WhatsApp numbers to be connected with us 24/7
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What happens if I need to change my holiday date once I’ve booked?
You will not have any problem, but you can check our Terms and Conditions section
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How long has the tour company been trading?
Sakura LLC is successfully operating on South Caucasus tourist market from 2014
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Sakura LLC (Sakura Travel Agency) requires a minimum deposit of 20% or the full booking value, whichever is less, with the final balance not due until 60 days before departure.
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Cancellation Policy
We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of sakura llc (sakura travel agency) charges.
Up to 34 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
At 35 days before tour starts: Forfeit 0% of booking price.
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Here at Sakura LLC, the safety and well-being of our travelers and travel crew is our priority. As the world adapts to new regulations, the tourism and hospitality industry is taking extra precautions regarding how to travel safely. We will be implement
Our team is regularly reviewing government tourism and travel updates and ensuring our tours run in accordance with the prevailing public health advice, and recommendations by the World Health Organisation, the Georgia's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), and the Ministry of Health of Georgia.
We are hoping to make this adjustment to the “new normal” of travel as stress-free as possible!
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