# Kakheti Grand Wine & Heritage — 3 Days

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- Canonical: https://gtour.ge/tour/kakheti-grand-wine/
- Author: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze
- Published: 2016-12-15
- Updated: 2026-10-27
- Language: en
- Russian edition: https://gtour.ge/ru/tour/kakheti-grand-wine/

€840 per person3 days / 2 nightsPrivate · car & English-speaking guideBased on two travellers

Three days in Georgia's wine region, from cathedral to cellar, staying in vineyard hotels.

The route

[Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/)[Ikalto Academy](#gt-map)[Alaverdi Cathedral](#gt-map)[Telavi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/telavi/)[Gremi Fortress](#gt-map)[Nekresi Monastery](#gt-map)[Kvareli](https://gtour.ge/georgia/kvareli/)[Sighnaghi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/sighnaghi/)[Bodbe](https://gtour.ge/georgia/bodbe/)

Why this tour

- —Alaverdi, [Ikalto](https://gtour.ge/georgia/ikalto-village/), Gremi, Nekresi — the great monasteries of [Kakheti](https://gtour.ge/georgia/kakheti/)

- —[Sighnaghi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/sighnaghi/) and [Bodbe](https://gtour.ge/georgia/bodbe/), with a night on the hill

- —Five wineries across three days: family qvevri cellars to château estates

- —A cooking lesson: khinkali, churchkhela, bread from the tone

- —[Kvareli](https://gtour.ge/georgia/kvareli/) wine tunnel and Lake Ilia, with time to rest

Itinerary

Day 1[Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/) → Gombori pass → [Ikalto](https://gtour.ge/georgia/ikalto-village/) → Alaverdi → [Telavi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/telavi/) (palace, market). Tasting and dinner at a Tsinandali-area winery. Overnight Telavi area.

Day 2Gremi fortress → Nekresi monastery → [Kvareli](https://gtour.ge/georgia/kvareli/) (wine tunnel, Lake Ilia). Cooking lesson and lunch at a family winery. Overnight [Sighnaghi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/sighnaghi/).

Day 3[Bodbe](https://gtour.ge/georgia/bodbe/) convent → [Sighnaghi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/sighnaghi/) wall and museum → a last cellar tasting → optional qvevri workshop → [Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/) by early evening.

Included

- ✓ Private car with driver

- ✓ English-speaking guide

- ✓ Two nights in boutique vineyard hotels, breakfast included

- ✓ Five winery tastings

- ✓ Cooking lesson

- ✓ All entrances

Not included

- — Lunches and dinners except the cooking-lesson meal

- — Bottles to take home

Good to know

- · Late September–October for the harvest; May–June for the green valley

- · Pace is relaxed — no day exceeds 5 hours of driving in total

- · Vegetarian and gluten-free tables are easy in [Kakheti](https://gtour.ge/georgia/kakheti/)

Questions

**Can this start in Kakheti and end in Tbilisi?**
Yes, and it can be reversed or extended to include David Gareji on the way out.

**Are the wineries the famous ones?**
A mix: one or two names you will know, and cellars you will not find on your own.

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](/verified/).