# Racha — Khvanchkara Wine & Mountain Lakes (2 Days)

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- Canonical: https://gtour.ge/tour/racha-khvanchkara-wine-mountain-lakes-2-days/
- Author: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze
- Published: 2026-09-15
- Updated: 2026-10-27
- Language: en
- Russian edition: https://gtour.ge/ru/tour/racha-khvanchkara-wine-mountain-lakes-2-days/

€560 per person2 days / 1 nightPrivate · car & English-speaking guideBased on two travellers

Georgia's quietest region: pine forests, alpine lakes and the semi-sweet red the Soviets made famous.

The route

[Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/)[Nikortsminda](https://gtour.ge/georgia/nikortsminda/)[Ambrolauri](https://gtour.ge/georgia/ambrolauri/)[Shaori Lake](#gt-map)[Oni](https://gtour.ge/georgia/oni/)[Shovi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/shovi/)[Kutaisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/kutaisi/)

Why this tour

- —[Nikortsminda](https://gtour.ge/georgia/nikortsminda/) church, 11th-century carving at its finest

- —Khvanchkara tastings in the villages where it is actually made

- —Shaori lake and the [Shovi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/shovi/) resort valley

- —Oni's old synagogue and the Rioni river towns

- —Wooden balconied houses and a pace of life from another decade

Itinerary

Day 1[Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/) (or [Kutaisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/kutaisi/)) → [Nikortsminda](https://gtour.ge/georgia/nikortsminda/) → [Ambrolauri](https://gtour.ge/georgia/ambrolauri/); winery tasting and lunch; Shaori lake. Overnight Ambrolauri area.

Day 2Oni and the synagogue; [Shovi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/shovi/) valley walk; a second cellar; return to [Kutaisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/kutaisi/)/Tbilisi by evening.

Included

- ✓ Private car with driver

- ✓ English-speaking guide

- ✓ One night in a boutique guesthouse, breakfast and dinner

- ✓ Two winery tastings

- ✓ All entrances

Not included

- — Lunches

Good to know

- · Best May–October; mountain roads in winter on request

- · [Racha](https://gtour.ge/georgia/racha-lechkhumi/) is 4 hours from [Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/), 2 from [Kutaisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/kutaisi/)

Questions

**Is Khvanchkara really sweet?**
Naturally semi-sweet from late-harvest grapes — nothing added. The dry Alexandrouli from the same villages is worth tasting too.

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/).