A three-hour walk through Dezerter Bazaar and the Old Town with eight tastings, from churchkhela and tklapi to fresh shotis puri and a chacha cellar.
| 09:30 | Meet your guide at Dezerter Bazaar and walk the covered produce hall, with the spice stalls, churchkhela and dried tklapi fruit leather as the first tastings. |
| 10:00 | Cheese counter inside the bazaar, tasting two or three Georgian cheeses with bread. |
| 10:25 | Walk towards the Old Town, roughly fifteen minutes, past Marjanishvili and down into Abanotubani. |
| 10:45 | Tone bakery stop for fresh shotis puri, pulled from the clay oven while you watch. |
| 11:05 | Lobiani tasting at a bakery in the sulphur bath quarter. |
| 11:30 | Short visit to a small cellar in the Old Town for a chacha tasting, with a last snack, ending near Meidan or Sioni Street around 12:30. |
How much does this tour cost?
€85 per person based on two people travelling together. Solo travellers and groups of three or more are quoted a different per-person rate at booking.
Is the tour suitable for vegetarians?
Most of the tastings are vegetarian, including the cheese, bread, lobiani and tklapi. Checked at booking for vegan or other dietary needs, since substitutions at market stalls are limited.
Does the tour run every day?
Dezerter Bazaar operates daily, but some individual stall vendors and bakery hours vary. Exact stops are confirmed the day before, checked at booking.
Can children join?
Yes, though the chacha tasting is for adults only and the market can be busy with carts and foot traffic, worth considering for very young children.