Kakheti Group Tour from Tbilisi: City of Love Sighnaghi, Bodbe Monastery, KTW Wine House with Wine and Chacha Tasting
by Ushba Travel
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This eight-hour group tour from Tbilisi explores the Kakheti region in eastern Georgia, focusing on cultural, historical, and gastronomic experiences. The tour begins with a visit to Bodbe Monastery, where Saint Nino is buried. Visitors spend about one hour learning about the Christian history of the site and may access the holy spring waters. Next, the tour continues to Sighnaghi, known as the City of Love, with its Italian-style streets and the longest fortress wall in Europe. Guests have about ninety minutes to walk around the town and enjoy views of the Alazani Valley. Lunch follows at a restaurant in Sighnaghi called Sighnaghi’s Mamuli, featuring a balcony overlooking the valley. Traditional Georgian dishes are served alongside free tastings of local wines and chacha made from Kakhetian varieties. After lunch, the group visits the KTW traditional Kakhetian Wine House for a thirty-five-minute wine tasting session featuring several types of wine. On the return trip to Tbilisi, there is a forty-minute stop to watch a Churchkhela master class and honey tasting, where visitors see how these traditional sweets are made. Another stop lasting about twenty-five minutes demonstrates Georgian bread baking, with opportunities to taste fresh bread and local cheeses. The tour concludes at Maidni Square in Old Tbilisi, near the Ushba Travel office. Included are a guide, air-conditioned transport, free tastings of four wines and chacha, and the Churchkhela master class. Dinner is not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Churchkhela Master Class and Honey Tasting
On the return journey, the group stops for about 40 minutes to observe how Churchkhela, a traditional Georgian sweet, is made. Guests can taste honey during this free tasting session alongside wine tasting.
40 min
Georgian Bread Baking and Cheese Tasting
This 25-minute stop includes a demonstration of Georgian bread baking. Visitors will see the baking process, taste fresh hot bread, and sample an assortment of local traditional cheeses.
25 min
Bodbe Monastery
The tour spends about one hour at Bodbe Monastery, the burial place of Saint Nino, a key figure in Georgian Christianity. Visitors learn about the site's religious significance and may access the holy spring waters, which have been important to believers for many generations.
60 min
Sighnaghi Streets and Fortress Wall
For 90 minutes, the group explores Sighnaghi, nicknamed the “City of Love.” The area features Italian-style streets and the longest fortress wall in Europe. Visitors can walk the streets and enjoy views over the Alazani Valley, also known from local art and history.
90 min
Lunch in Sighnaghi
Lunch lasts about 80 minutes at a restaurant with a balcony overlooking the Alazani Valley. The meal includes traditional Georgian dishes and free tastings of local wines and chacha made from regional grape varieties.
80 min
KTW Kakhetian Winery
The group spends 35 minutes at KTW winery, where several types of Kakhetian wines are available for tasting. This stop highlights the region’s viticulture traditions.
35 min
Return to Tbilisi
The final leg is a 10-minute drive back to Tbilisi, ending at Maidni Square near the Ushba Travel office.
10 min
Meeting point
At the Ushba office on wine rise Street, near the Avlabari metro station
End point
Cafe Dunkin on Liberty Square meeting time 09:00 am
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Kakheti Group Tour from Tbilisi: City of Love Sighnaghi, Bodbe Monastery, KTW Wine House with Wine and Chacha Tasting
by Ushba Travel
Choose from 2 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$37.60Overview
This eight-hour group tour from Tbilisi explores the Kakheti region in eastern Georgia, focusing on cultural, historical, and gastronomic experiences. The tour begins with a visit to Bodbe Monastery, where Saint Nino is buried. Visitors spend about one hour learning about the Christian history of the site and may access the holy spring waters. Next, the tour continues to Sighnaghi, known as the City of Love, with its Italian-style streets and the longest fortress wall in Europe. Guests have about ninety minutes to walk around the town and enjoy views of the Alazani Valley. Lunch follows at a restaurant in Sighnaghi called Sighnaghi’s Mamuli, featuring a balcony overlooking the valley. Traditional Georgian dishes are served alongside free tastings of local wines and chacha made from Kakhetian varieties. After lunch, the group visits the KTW traditional Kakhetian Wine House for a thirty-five-minute wine tasting session featuring several types of wine. On the return trip to Tbilisi, there is a forty-minute stop to watch a Churchkhela master class and honey tasting, where visitors see how these traditional sweets are made. Another stop lasting about twenty-five minutes demonstrates Georgian bread baking, with opportunities to taste fresh bread and local cheeses. The tour concludes at Maidni Square in Old Tbilisi, near the Ushba Travel office. Included are a guide, air-conditioned transport, free tastings of four wines and chacha, and the Churchkhela master class. Dinner is not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Churchkhela Master Class and Honey Tasting
On the return journey, the group stops for about 40 minutes to observe how Churchkhela, a traditional Georgian sweet, is made. Guests can taste honey during this free tasting session alongside wine tasting.
40 min
Georgian Bread Baking and Cheese Tasting
This 25-minute stop includes a demonstration of Georgian bread baking. Visitors will see the baking process, taste fresh hot bread, and sample an assortment of local traditional cheeses.
25 min
Bodbe Monastery
The tour spends about one hour at Bodbe Monastery, the burial place of Saint Nino, a key figure in Georgian Christianity. Visitors learn about the site's religious significance and may access the holy spring waters, which have been important to believers for many generations.
60 min
Sighnaghi Streets and Fortress Wall
For 90 minutes, the group explores Sighnaghi, nicknamed the “City of Love.” The area features Italian-style streets and the longest fortress wall in Europe. Visitors can walk the streets and enjoy views over the Alazani Valley, also known from local art and history.
90 min
Lunch in Sighnaghi
Lunch lasts about 80 minutes at a restaurant with a balcony overlooking the Alazani Valley. The meal includes traditional Georgian dishes and free tastings of local wines and chacha made from regional grape varieties.
80 min
KTW Kakhetian Winery
The group spends 35 minutes at KTW winery, where several types of Kakhetian wines are available for tasting. This stop highlights the region’s viticulture traditions.
35 min
Return to Tbilisi
The final leg is a 10-minute drive back to Tbilisi, ending at Maidni Square near the Ushba Travel office.
10 min
Meeting point
At the Ushba office on wine rise Street, near the Avlabari metro station
End point
Cafe Dunkin on Liberty Square meeting time 09:00 am
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.