5-Day Georgia Private Tour: Tbilisi, Wine & Sulfur Baths
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Tbilisi Old Town
Narikala Fortress, Tbilisi
Metekhi Church, Tbilisi
Gabriadze Clock Tower, Tbilisi
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Tbilisi
Overview
Mountains and wine in five days. This private loop from Tbilisi pairs the high Caucasus with the country's oldest wine region — monasteries and snow peaks one day, cellars and vineyards the next.
It opens gently in the capital, with a walk through the Old Town and a look at the sulfur bath district the city grew up around. Then you head north on the Georgian Military Highway, climbing past the monasteries of Mtskheta and the fortress at Ananuri to Kazbegi, a small town beneath the snows of Mount Kazbek and the lone church at Gergeti — the view most people picture when they think of Georgia.
From there it's east into Kakheti, where Georgians have made wine in clay for 8,000 years. You'll taste it at a grand old estate and inside a cellar tunnelled into a mountain, wander the walled hill town of Sighnaghi above the Alazani valley, and end back in Tbilisi.
The days are full and the driving is real, but each evening lands you somewhere new — and because it's private, the whole thing bends around you rather than the other way round.
Itinerary
Arrive, drop your bags, and take Tbilisi slowly. You'll start at the vast Holy Trinity Cathedral, or Sameba, that rises over the skyline, then head into the Old Town — winding up its lanes to the Narikala fortress, crossing the Peace Bridge over the river, and walking through Abanotubani, the district of brick-domed sulfur bathhouses the city was built on and named after. A gentle first day before the mountains.
- Arrival in Tbilisi and hotel check-in;
- Visit Holy Trinity Cathedral (Sameba);
- Explore Tbilisi Old Town;
- Visit Narikala Fortress;
- Walk across the Peace Bridge;
- See the Abanotubani sulfur bath district;
- Overnight stay in Tbilisi.
North today, up the old Georgian Military Highway into the Caucasus. First stop is Mtskheta, Georgia's spiritual heart — the great Svetitskhoveli cathedral in the town, and Jvari monastery on the hill above it, both UNESCO sites. Then a pause at Ananuri, a fortress standing over the turquoise Jinvali reservoir, before the road climbs to Kazbegi, a small town under the snows of Mount Kazbek where the air changes completely.
- Visit Jvari Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage Site);
- Explore Mtskheta and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral;
- Stop at Ananuri Architectural Complex;
- Enjoy views of Jinvali Reservoir;
- Arrive in Stepantsminda (Kazbegi);
- Overnight stay in Kazbegi.
An early start for Gergeti Trinity Church — the lone church on the hillside with Kazbek behind it, and the view most people come to Georgia for. It's best in the morning, before the cloud sets in. Then a long, scenic drive east into Kakheti, the wine country, with a stop at the old Tsinandali estate to taste in its gardens before settling into Telavi for the night.
- Visit Gergeti Trinity Church with mountain views;
- Depart Kazbegi for wine country;
- Explore Tsinandali Estate and gardens;
- Wine tasting experience;
- Arrive in Telavi;
- Overnight stay in Telavi.
The full wine day. It starts at Khareba, where the cellar is a tunnel cut straight into the mountainside and the tasting happens deep inside. Then Sighnaghi, a small walled town of red roofs above the Alazani valley, and Bodbe, the quiet convent just below it. Back to Tbilisi in the evening for your last night.
- Visit Khareba Winery (cave wine cellar);
- Wine tasting experience;
- Explore Sighnaghi, the "City of Love";
- Visit Bodbe Monastery;
- Scenic drive back to Tbilisi;
- Overnight stay in Tbilisi.
A free morning, timed to your flight — a last coffee, one more walk through the Old Town, maybe some wine and churchkhela to take home. Then a transfer to Tbilisi International Airport, and off you go.
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Pricing
Classic
Mid-Range
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"From" prices are per person, based on 4 travelers in the Classic package. Final price depends on travel dates, hotel availability, group size, and any customization.
What's Included
- Accommodation in double or twin rooms, with breakfast included;
- Transfers as per the itinerary in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle, with an English-speaking guide driver;
- Entrance fees as per itinerary;
- Still water;
- Wine tasting at Khareba Winery.
What's Not Included
- Full board;
- Additional hotel expenses;
- Travel insurance.
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