A day built around food rather than sights: bake bread in a clay tone, make cheese with a Kakheti farm family, grill mtsvadi over vine cuttings, then taste wine before Sighnaghi at dusk.
- —Hands-on bread baking in a traditional tone oven, not a demonstration you watch from the side
- —Cheese-making with a farm family using their own milk, not a staged photo stop
- —Mtsvadi grilled the Kakhetian way, over dried vine cuttings rather than charcoal
- —A small family cellar tasting qvevri wine, distinct from the larger commercial wineries most tours visit
- —Sighnaghi's fortress walls and streets seen at dusk, after the day-trip crowds have left
- —One vehicle, one guide, no restaurant stop substituted for the farm meal
Map: OpenStreetMap · Road route and driving times: OSRM · Times exclude stops.
- ✓ Private transport in an air-conditioned vehicle
- ✓ Licensed English-speaking guide for the full day
- ✓ Farm visit with hands-on bread baking and cheese making
- ✓ Mtsvadi lunch grilled on vine cuttings at the farm
- ✓ Tasting of three to four wines at a family cellar
- ✓ Bottled water during the drive
- ✓ All farm and cellar entrance or activity fees
- — Hotel pickup outside central Tbilisi (quoted at booking)
- — Alcoholic drinks beyond the tasting flight
- — Personal purchases and tips
- — Travel insurance
- · Wear closed shoes; the farmyard and cellar floors are uneven and can be muddy after rain
- · The tone oven and grill are outdoors under a shelter; late October can be cool, bring a layer
- · The grape harvest (rtveli) is finished by this date, but cellar work and tasting continue year-round
- · Cheese making and bread baking are both done standing, with some bending; suitable for most fitness levels but let us know of any mobility limits
- · A vegetarian version of lunch can be arranged with the farm family, checked at booking
- · Cellars in Kakheti are often below ground and noticeably cooler than outside
Can vegetarians join this tour?
Yes, the bread and cheese making are unaffected, and the farm can prepare a vegetarian main in place of mtsvadi; confirm this when booking.
What happens if it rains?
The tone oven and grill are under cover, and the cheese-making and cellar visit are indoor, so the day runs as planned in most weather.
Is this suitable for children?
Yes, the hands-on bread and cheese making works well for families; the cellar tasting is for adults but children are welcome to look around.
Does this trip visit Bodbe Monastery?
No, this itinerary stays focused on food and craft; Bodbe and St Nino's tomb are covered on our Sighnaghi and Bodbe day trip instead.
Prices are per person for two travelling together, in euros; solo travellers and larger groups are quoted on request. Every departure is private and adjusted to you. Hotels, wineries and restaurants on our routes are verified by GTour.
Vineyard rows with clay qvevri jars in Manavi, Kakheti wine region. · Photo: Utsunashvili97 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
| Group | Per person | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 traveller | €352 ≈ $393 · 1,019 GEL | €352 ≈ $393 · 1,019 GEL |
| 2 travellers | €220 ≈ $245 · 637 GEL | €440 ≈ $490 · 1,273 GEL |
| 3 travellers | €209 ≈ $233 · 605 GEL | €627 ≈ $699 · 1,815 GEL |
| 4–6 travellers | €187 ≈ $208 · 541 GEL | €748 ≈ $834 · 2,165 GEL for four |
Private tour: your own car and driver and English-speaking guide. Conversions at today's National Bank of Georgia rate.
Free cancellation up to 7 days before the tour. Between 7 days and 48 hours: 50 % of the price. Less than 48 hours or no-show: no refund. If a mountain road closes and the tour cannot run, you choose a new date or a full refund.
20 % deposit confirms the booking. Deposit by card or bank transfer when the date is confirmed; the balance in cash or by card at the start of the tour. No hidden fees — fuel, parking, driver and guide are included; entrance tickets, meals and hotels are listed per tour.
Since 1 January 2026 every foreign visitor to Georgia must hold health and accident insurance with cover of at least 30,000 GEL — see our guide to the rule. Our vehicles carry passenger liability insurance; your travel policy covers you.
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