Depart Tbilisi early in the morning to start a 2-day tour of Kakheti – eastern region of Georgia, dubbed as a birthplace of Georgian wine. Journey to Kakheti follows a fascinating road through Gombori mountain pass (elevation of 1.639 m / 5,377 ft above sea level). Make a short photo/tea/coffee stop at the highest point of the road — picturesque views over the mountains range and green hills guaranteed. After passing through the Gombori mountain pass, your first destination this day will be the Ruispiri village. You will visit a small family run biodynamic organic wine cellar. Here you will learn all about traditional Georgian winemaking traditions, followed by wine tasting.

In about another 40-minute drive arrive to Gremi architectural complex. Remains of 16th century citadel, and once flourishing town, stand out in the middle of Alazani valley. Visit Gremi museum and its major highlight, the former King of Kakheti’s residence, and the Church of the Archangels. Continue tour by visiting one of the oldest professional wineries in the area, in the village of Eniseli. Learn all about traditional Georgian winemaking. Try local wines made of indigenous varieties like Saperavi, Rkatsiteli and Mtsvane. Lunch on winery premises.

Afternoon arrive at local guesthouse and winery, of course. Have a free relaxing evening in the middle of Alazani valley, enjoy the unity with nature. Overnight.

After amazing breakfast continue exploring the region by visiting the Zegaani monastery, nested in the forest – it is a true gem of the valley, real oasis. Keep on further with your Georgia tour program. A brief 50-minute drive will bring you to the town of Sighnaghi, also known as a “city of love” (mostly for the fact that one can register a marriage there 24/7). Previously a royal residence, this small Kakhetian town is surrounded by an ancient city walls with watchtowers.

A brief tour of Sighnaghi will be followed by delicious late-lunch in the private house in the nearby village of Nukriani. The family here is making their living by producing felt and wool footwear. Have one for yourself, embroidered with your name on it (or anything else written).

Drive back to Tbilisi. Check-in to the hotel. Overnight.

This day of your Georgia tour is dedicated to its major city – Tbilisi. For many centuries of its existence this was a place where people of all faiths, cultural and national backgrounds used to live together, making it a contemporary metropolis filled with history and atmosphere of the rich and great past. Begin at the Metekhi church and King Vakhtang monument where you will listen to the Tbilisi founding legend, continue by cable car to ancient Narikala fortress, walk down to the “Legvtakhevi” (fig) gorge and Tbilisi waterfall, passing by the church and mosque.

You will then enter the famous sulphur bath area of old town, and finish this tour in the cozy restaurants and cafes district called Shardeni. After lunch take a 5-hour long comfortable train journey to the very West of Georgia – Adjara region and its capital city, Batumi. Arrival late evening. Check-in to the hotel. Overnight.

After breakfast embark on a great relaxing tour of this beautiful city. Visit famous Batumi boulevard, Europe square, Nuriegel lake, Piazza square, moving statue “Ali and Nino” (constantly-moving metal statue of a man (Ali) and woman (Nino) slowly passing through and around each another. It represents love, as well as the friendship between different nationalities).

Have a walk on Batumi pierce, and drive the longest cable car in the country up the mountain overlooking Batumi. It takes you 250 meters from sea level up to the Anuria Mountain, looking back over the city to the sea.

Visit Batumi botanical garden. Its location is what makes it unique, among other reasons. Miles of floral specimens from all over the world, with myriad paths, eventually leading down to the water of Mtsvane Kontskhi (Green Cape), where you can take a quick dip at the beach to cool down after all the walking. Dinner and overnight.

Tour to Machakhela Protected Areas

Todays tour will take us to one of the most hidden gems of Georgia – the Machakhela Protected Areas. The area was closed for any kind of public access during the communist period, due to its proximity to the state border with Turkey.

Visit the Machakhela Nature Reserve visitors’ center to learn about state- and private–sector-led activities towards sustainable development in the region. Drive up the mountains to see one of the oldest ethnographic museum collections in Georgia. Visit a local family producing cheese and honey. Lunch.

On our way back, we stop at the medieval Tskhimlari arch bridge over the mountain river. A great place to take a group photo, encapsulating everything this Georgia tour is about

Drive back to Batumi. Dinner and overnight.

In the morning depart Batumi towards Guria region of the country. For more than a century this place was famous for its tea plantations. During Soviet times Georgian tea was one of the major products Guria was busy with. Local climate and soil quality made it possible to grow a very high quality tea. After the collapse of the Soviet empire tea production, along with many other economic spheres experienced a drastic fall, to complete abandonment of the fields.

In recent years local people started to bring back the tradition of tea making. And now you have a chance not just to see how tea is being grown, but to actually harvest tea leaves, and take part in the whole process of domestic real tea making in of the local tea farms. All of this will be of course supplemented with organic farm-to-table lunch, made of locally produced and grown products.

Drive to the nearby local guesthouse for overnight.

Spend a free day in this amazing summer city of Georgia, Batumi. Our team will be happy to make separate arrangements for you this day, according to your requests.

Take an evening train back to Tbilisi. It is a 5-hour long journey in a comfortable modern double-decker carriage. Our driver will be meeting you in Tbilisi train station to arrange for a hotel transfer.

This one day tour will be held along the so-called Georgian Military Highway to the North of the country towards the border with Russia. In about 70 kilometers you will arrive at your first stop of the tour – Ananuri fortress. In its own time this massive place used to be called “a key to the Aragvi river gorge”, and was a residence of the Eristavi Dukes.

The tour will be continued to the village Pasanauri famous for its “khinkali” (Georgian traditional dumplings) and for the fact that here two small mountain rivers, Black and White Aragvi come together and form a bigger one – Aragvi river.

You will driver further through the town of Gudauri and mountain “Cross Pass” up to the small town of Stepantsminda, otherwise known as Kazbegi. You will then change the vehicle for the 4WD one to take a short off-road drive up to the Gergeti Holy Trinity Church.

Depart to Tbilisi in the late afternoon. On the way drive in the small cozy tavern in the village of Mlashi, on the shores of majestic mountain lake – Bazaleti, for dinner.

Arrive in Tbilisi for overnight.

Check-out from the hotel till noon.

Our driver will take you back to Tbilisi airport.