F5ED34 Old town and St. Nicholas church on top of Narikala Fortress, Tbilisi, Georgia, Caucasus, Central Asia, Asia

Day 1

Tbilisi – Mtskheta – Tbilisi
Transfer from the airport. Tbilisi, the name of the city comes from the word “warm”, ancient picturesque, cultural capital of Georgia, founded by Georgian King Vakhtang Gorgasali in IV century AD. Here we will start our city sightseeing.

 

 

cheese-wine-tour-of-georgia_3_wine-cellar-tbilisiafter we will visit the wine cellar in Tbilisi, where we will taste the different types of wine and Georgian snacks. Next we will move to Mtskheta city to see the Jvari monastery (UNESCO) and Svetistskhoveli church. After we will taste the wine                                   from this region. Every wine from each region has its own special flavor.

 

 

 

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Day 2

Tbilisi – Gori – Uplistsikhe – Tbilisi
Breakfast at the hotel. Traveling to Gori, Stalin’s museum. Then we’ll visit “Uplistsikhe”,  an amazing ancient rock-hewn town. Visiting Chateau Mukhrani winery, the wine-making firm, owing the above mentioned winery. Unique and interesting at the same time for several reasons.

 

 

Погреб2Here  white wine “Goruli Green” is produced, which is not produced anywhere else. Here we can see Muscat which is rare in Georgia. Bagration Mukhraneli palace belongs to winery. There are cellar and tunnel under the Palace, which connects this cellar to the winery. Tasting and master classes. Return to Tbilisi.

 

 

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Day 3
Tbilisi – Kakheti

Breakfast at the hotel. Traveling to Kakheti region. This side is often called the cradle of wine. The most popular area in wine production. Here we will visit several  wineries. We willvisit Chavchavadze Museum in Tsinandali. Wine tasting and if desired, real local cuisine are waiting for us. Overnight

 

 

georgia_280820110551_3Day 4

Traveling to Signagi, walking around the city. Visiting Bodbe Monastery. A wine tasting in Signagi and the excursion in the wine factory.

Return to Tbilisi.

Transfer to the airport.