10 Hours
Daily Tour
18 people
5-79
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If you are looking for group day tours from Tbilisi that combine wine, culture and sightseeing in one full day, this Kakheti itinerary is designed to cover all three.
This Kakheti group day tour from Tbilisi takes you into Georgia’s best-known wine region for 9 included wine tastings, two different winery experiences, traditional food, historic Sighnaghi, Bodbe Monastery and views across the Alazani Valley toward the Greater Caucasus.
The tour begins at Avlabari Metro Station in Tbilisi, where you meet your guide and the rest of the group before traveling east into Kakheti. Because transport and guiding are organized as part of the tour, it is a practical option for travelers who want to explore beyond Tbilisi without planning an independent day trip.
The first stop is Badiauri, where you will visit a traditional Georgian bakery. You can taste freshly baked bread with local cheese, while one included wine tasting introduces the wine-focused part of the day.
From Badiauri, continue to Bodbe Monastery, an important religious site associated with St. Nino, before reaching Sighnaghi. The hilltop town is known for its historic walls, traditional balconies and views over the Alazani Valley and surrounding vineyards.
After free time and an optional lunch in Sighnaghi, the afternoon focuses on Georgian wine. At a local family-run winery, you will learn about small-scale traditional production and qvevri winemaking while tasting three Georgian wines: Rkatsiteli, Saperavi and Manavi Mtsvane.
The final stop is KTW Winery, where a larger winery setting provides a different perspective on Georgian wine production. Five wine tastings are included here, together with the opportunity to try chacha.
With 1 tasting in Badiauri, 3 at the family winery and 5 at KTW Winery, the total is clearly defined: 9 included wine tastings during the day.
For travelers comparing different group day tours in Georgia, this itinerary is especially suitable for those who want a day focused on wine while still including cultural landmarks, local food and time in one of Kakheti’s best-known historic towns.
This tour is designed for travelers who want the convenience and social format of a group day tour from Tbilisi while exploring one of Georgia’s most important wine destinations.
Instead of arranging transport, winery visits and sightseeing separately, you join one organized route that starts and finishes in central Tbilisi and includes the main logistics for the day.
The wine program is also specific. A total of 9 wine tastings are included: one in Badiauri, three at a local family winery and five at KTW Winery.
Visiting two different winery formats gives you two perspectives on Georgian wine. The family winery introduces smaller-scale traditional production and qvevri culture, while KTW provides the experience of a larger Georgian winery.
The itinerary is not limited to wine. Bodbe Monastery, Sighnaghi, the Sighnaghi Wall and Alazani Valley add religious heritage, architecture and landscape to the day.
This balance makes the tour a strong choice for first-time visitors who are comparing group day tours from Tbilisi and want a route that combines several types of experience rather than focusing on sightseeing alone.
This tour is suitable for:
The tour operates in different weather conditions, so please dress according to the forecast.
When entering churches and monasteries, respectful clothing is required. Shorts are not permitted inside the church, and women should have a scarf or suitable head covering available.
Tour Map
Location: Avlabari Metro Station, Tbilisi
Meeting time: 08:30
Meet your guide and the other participants in front of Avlabari Metro Station in Tbilisi. Look for the guide holding the Gamarjoba Georgia Tours branded flag.
The common meeting point makes this tour easy to join for travelers staying in different parts of Tbilisi.
Please arrive on time so check-in can be completed before the group departs.
Departure: 09:00
Destination: Kakheti Wine Region
Leave Tbilisi together with the group and begin your Kakheti group day tour from Tbilisi.
During the drive east, your guide will introduce Kakheti and provide background on the region’s wine, history and traditions.
The journey itself is part of the experience as the urban landscape of Tbilisi gradually gives way to the countryside of eastern Georgia.
Duration: 30 minutes
Experience: Traditional bread, cheese and first wine tasting
The first stop is Badiauri, where you visit a traditional Georgian bakery on the road into Kakheti.
See how shotis puri, traditional Georgian bread, is baked against the hot inner walls of a tone oven.
Fresh bread and local cheese can be tasted for an additional 3 GEL per person.
The stop also includes 1 wine tasting, the first of nine included during the tour.
Duration: 45 minutes
Experience: Religious heritage, architecture and monastery grounds
Continue to Bodbe Monastery, one of the important religious destinations in Kakheti.
The monastery is closely associated with St. Nino, one of the central figures in the history of Christianity in Georgia.
Explore the monastery complex and surrounding grounds with time to enjoy the peaceful setting before continuing to Sighnaghi.
Bodbe is an active religious site, so appropriate clothing is required when entering the church.
Duration: 50 minutes
Experience: Historic town, Alazani Valley and Caucasus views
Continue to Sighnaghi, one of the most recognizable towns in the Kakheti region.
Walk through the historic center, see traditional balconies and explore sections of the Sighnaghi Wall.
The town stands above the Alazani Valley, one of Georgia’s major wine-growing landscapes. In clear weather, you can see across the valley toward the Greater Caucasus.
Your guide will introduce the history of Sighnaghi and explain its place within the wider culture and geography of Kakheti.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Lunch: Optional / not included
Enjoy free time in Sighnaghi and have lunch at a local restaurant if you wish.
This is a chance to try Georgian dishes, spend additional time walking through the town or simply relax before the afternoon winery visits.
Lunch is optional and is paid separately.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Wine tastings: 3 included
The first main winery experience takes place at a local family-run winery.
Here you will learn about smaller-scale Georgian wine production and the traditional use of qvevri — large clay vessels used for fermentation and ageing.
The family setting offers a more personal introduction to the role wine continues to play in rural life and hospitality in Kakheti.
You will taste three Georgian wines:
Rkatsiteli — one of Georgia’s best-known white grape varieties
Saperavi — one of Georgia’s most important red grape varieties
Manavi Mtsvane — a white wine associated with Kakheti
Together with the first tasting in Badiauri, the total has now reached four tastings.
Duration: 1 hour
Wine tastings: 5 included
The final major stop of the Kakheti group tour is KTW Winery.
After visiting the smaller family winery, this stop introduces a larger-scale Georgian wine producer and gives you another perspective on the country’s wine industry.
During the visit, taste five different Georgian wines and compare additional styles after the family-winery experience.
You will also have the opportunity to try chacha, Georgia’s traditional grape spirit.
These five tastings bring the day’s final total to 9 included wine tastings.
End point: Avlabari Metro Station, Tbilisi
Scheduled end time: 19:00
After the final winery visit, travel back to Tbilisi with the group.
The tour finishes at Avlabari Metro Station, the same location where the day began.
By the end of the experience, you will have visited Kakheti’s cultural and wine destinations, explored two different winery formats and completed nine included wine tastings — all within an organized group day tour from Tbilisi.
The tour operates in all weather conditions. Therefore, please dress according to the weather.
No one can enter a church in shorts; women must cover their heads.
Comfortable shoes.
A scarf or a hat - if you are a woman.
Cash.
Yes. This is a full-day group tour that starts and finishes at Avlabari Metro Station in Tbilisi. You travel with a guide and other participants to Kakheti and return to the same meeting point in the evening.
The tour includes 9 wine tastings in total: 1 tasting in Badiauri, 3 tastings at a local family winery and 5 tastings at KTW Winery.
No. Lunch in Sighnaghi is optional and paid separately. The traditional bread and cheese tasting in Badiauri is also optional and costs 3 GEL per person.
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