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Kakheti Highlights: David Gareji & Signagi Tour
4.9
85 Ratings
Signagi
Embark on a journey through South Kakheti in Georgia and explore monasteries, convents, and cityscapes. Discover the Mars-like landscapes of Kakheti desert, visit the legendary cave monastery of David Gareji, and experience the beauty of Bodbe convent and Signagi city.
Embark on a journey through South Kakheti in Georgia and explore monasteries, convents, and cityscapes. Discover the Mars-like landscapes of Kakheti desert, visit the legendary cave monastery of David Gareji, and experience the beauty of Bodbe convent and Signagi city.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bodbe Monastery of St. Nino - This enchanting Georgian monastery is a renowned pilgrimage destination dedicated to St. Nino. Orthodox believers from around the globe visit to pay respects at St. Nino’s tomb and experience the rejuvenating waters of the St. Nino spring.
- David Gareja Monastery - Explore this stunning 6th-century monastery…
- Bodbe Monastery of St. Nino - This enchanting Georgian monastery is a renowned pilgrimage destination dedicated to St. Nino. Orthodox believers from around the globe visit to pay respects at St. Nino’s tomb and experience the rejuvenating waters of the St. Nino spring.
- David Gareja Monastery - Explore this stunning 6th-century monastery nestled amidst untouched, Mars-like landscapes. Visitors can trek to the Rainbow Mountains or wander around the monastery’s surroundings.
- Signagi - Wander through the charming streets of Signagi, celebrated as the City of Love for its romantic ambiance. The delightful terraces of vibrant houses are set against Georgia’s largest valley, culminating in the magnificent Caucasian mountains.
- Signagi City Walls - Savor traditional wines within a family marani on the ancient city walls, offering a breathtaking view of the Alazani Valley.
- Badiauri - Pause for a snack of fresh Kakheti bread and cheese in this village known for its traditional bread bakers.
- Kapatadze Lake - Admire the tranquil beauty of Georgia’s only semi-desert as you visit a salt lake along the route.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation in a comfortable private car with air-conditioning
- Professional and knowledgeable guide
- Fresh bread tasting
- Wine tasting
- Highlights of Kakheti - David Gareji monastery and Signagi city of love
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation in a comfortable private car with air-conditioning
- Professional and knowledgeable guide
- Fresh bread tasting
- Wine tasting
- Highlights of Kakheti - David Gareji monastery and Signagi city of love
What's Not Included
- Churchkhela master class (extra cost, optional)
- Additional Wine Tasting (extra cost, optional)
- Churchkhela master class (extra cost, optional)
- Additional Wine Tasting (extra cost, optional)
Additional Information
Experience the highlights of Southern Kakheti with a private day tour from Tbilisi. Explore the Mars-like Rainbow Mountains, uncover the mysteries of the renowned David Gareji monastery, and take in the untouched beauty of the Gareji semi-desert and salt lakes. Visit the delightful town of Signagi, famously known as the City of Love, and discover why…
Experience the highlights of Southern Kakheti with a private day tour from Tbilisi. Explore the Mars-like Rainbow Mountains, uncover the mysteries of the renowned David Gareji monastery, and take in the untouched beauty of the Gareji semi-desert and salt lakes. Visit the delightful town of Signagi, famously known as the City of Love, and discover why the Bodbe convent draws pilgrims from around the globe. Enhance your journey with optional activities such as wine tasting, bread baking, or cheese tasting for an added touch of local flavor.
Eager to discover Kakheti’s hidden treasures? Let’s embark on this adventure!
- To walk around the Rainbow Mountains comfortable shoes are recommended
- Additional to one wine tasting you can request further wine tastings, these have to be paid extra
- It´s possible to arrange a lunch at the winery at an extra fee
- It´s possible to arrange zip line and quad bikes or horse back riding at an extra cost
Location
Bodbe Monastery of St. Nino
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(85 Ratings)
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Nadiah_a
Sep 15, 2024
Our guide Zezva made the trip amazing! - The Kakheti region is stunning and although the natural landscape was beautiful the star of our trip was our guide Zezva.
Zezva is passionate, knowledgable and just simply wonderful. We learnt not only about Kakheti region but about Georgia and Georgians from him. He also was really considerate and gave us time for photos, rest, and exploring - overall really letting us take it all in our own pace.
I can’t compliment him enough he was amazing and really made our trip memorable. Thank you Zezva for being an excellent ambassador for your country!
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Animesh_s
Dec 13, 2023
Great day with our guide Zezva - This was the second tour we did with this tour company.The tour coordinator Maria confirmed the guide details a day prior along with his contact number and pick up time.
On the day of the tour, we were picked up by tour guide Zezva in a big Toyota car (we were 4 adults and 1 child).Zezva spoke very good english and was extremely patient throughout the day considering we were with a small 2.5 year old child.
We started off our tour with a visit to KTW (Kakheti Traditionak Wine) factory and tried abt 6-7 types of wines.Initially we were offered 2-3 white wines and later abt the same number for red wines.I quite liked No.26 (red wine).Lastly we were also offered the famous Cha Cha which was extremely strong.Post this we were taken to a small traditional bakery shop to try Georgian bread which was quite nice.It was baked in a Tandoor (Indian version) and had salt mixed so you could eat it without any add-on’s.Post this we visited the monastery which had scenic views to capture pictures in its surroundings.After this we visited the town of Signagi from where we bought few local souvenirs (hand bags and carpets at reasonable bargains considering the off season).The tour ideally contains visits to 3 wine factories, however as we werent interested in visiting more wine factories after KTW, Zezva and the tour company were extremely accommodative to customise the tour.We wanted to visit the Funicular and the Chronicles of Georgia back in Tbilisi as it was our last day of trip and we hadn't covered that.We came back from Kakehti during the day itself so that we could capture few nice shots at the Chronicles before the sun sets. Overall a great day with Zezva and the tour company (Thanks to Maria too).I highly recommend their tour company for further sightseeing tours.
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Julie_s
Aug 1, 2023
Gorgeous country and fun tour - The sites we saw were gorgeous. Our guide was amazing. His English was great and he explained everything very well. There were some fun unexpected surprises along the way. This was a fabulous fabulous tour.
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Sinem_e
May 21, 2023
Great guide - Our guide, Data was the highlight of the tour. He made us feel as if we are exploring the area with one of our local friends. Totally recommend the tour with him
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529tinal555
Mar 9, 2023
Great Comprehensive Tour! - We had only 4 days in Georgia and so happy that we booked this tour. Irakli , our guide has so much knowledge of the country and told us lots of personal stories that gave us a glimpse of Georgian life in the past and present. We got to try homemade sweets, brandy, wine and cheese along with the beautiful sights in Kakheti. Gareji was simply magical. The perfect tour for the curious traveler as Irakli was a bank of knowledge. I wish I hadn’t been so jet lagged and sleepy so I could ask more questions. Highly recommend! The day went by so fast.
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Sophiejstevens
Sep 2, 2022
Highly recommended - We had a private tour from George which was one of the best tours we have ever done.
George was a great tour guide - a safe driver, knowledgeable but not overbearing and even took the extra effort to make a special stop to see some old Soviet buildings after we said we were interested in Soviet architecture.
The day is an excellent mix - we had the chance to try baking our own Georgian bread, did a wine tasting and saw the monastery. The wine tasting is particularly good - with a stunning location and the opportunity for one of the winemakers to talk us through the wines we were tasting and the winemaking process more generally.
We highly recommend to others!
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Nxdat
Jun 1, 2022
Wine and history in Kakheti - This was our second day with Zurab, so we already knew it was going to be a great day, but even then our expectations were blown away. We got to understand a lot about Georgian history and mythology, and Zurab's incredible sense of timing meant that we never felt rushed and got to see everything in detail. Thank you very much also to Maria for building such a great team! We can't wait to come back to Georgia!
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Jacek_p
May 6, 2022
Right guide make perfect trip - For any private tour the most important part is to have the right guide. We were travelling with David - very passionate and knowledgeable young man, who made this day a wonderful experience. We appreciated his communicativeness, good spirit and knowledge. He helped us understand a lot about Georgia, far beyond the program of this trip. In this trip he perfectly navigated the itinerary helping us get to the right place at the right time.
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Max
Jan 26, 2022
Worth every penny - Levan is a great guide. He speaks english fluently and can answer any questions you might have. David Gareja is an impressive work, which is visited at the time when the light hits it just right. Sighnaghi might just have the most lovely view in the world. I highly recommend taking the wine tasting option, which has you tasting excellent wines in one of the highest buildings in Sighnaghi. Getting to know some of the uniques wines of Georgia while enjoying the fantastic view was the highlight of my entire stay in Georgia.
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O1205aycarlag
Dec 31, 2021
A must see for short or long trips in Georgia - Irakli is a walking encyclopaedia whilst being able to offer personal anecdotes about living in Georgia. We visited the David Gareji monastery, drove through the Khaketi desert and had an unforgettable wine tasting and lunch nearby. Finished a huge day of past and modern history in beautiful Signagi, surrounded by the Caucaus mountains. A must do! Thank you Irakli 🤩
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