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Kakheti, Georgia

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Kakheti, Georgia

LAA

Kakheti, Georgia

LAA

Kakheti, Georgia

LAA

Kakheti, Georgia

LAA

Telavi

REGION

Kakheti, Georgia

ALTITUDE

~550 m

TOP SIGHTS

Batonis Tsikhe fortress · The 900-year-old plane tree · Tsinandali Estate · Alaverdi Cathedral · Kakheti wine cellars

BEST TIME TO VISIT

September–October for rtveli; May–June for green vineyards

HOW TO GET

90 km / 1.5 hrs from Tbilisi via the Gombori Pass

TIME NEEDED

Half a day to 1 day

Telavi is where Georgian wine country does its business. It is a real town rather than a showpiece: a market that fills before dawn, a broad boulevard shaded by planes, and the royal residence of Batonis Tsikhe, from which King Erekle II ruled the kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti in the eighteenth century.

The town's most photographed resident is a plane tree said to be around nine hundred years old, its trunk wide enough that a dozen people cannot join hands around it.

Telavi makes the natural base for exploring Kakheti. Tsinandali, the estate of Prince Alexander Chavchavadze with Georgia's first European-style winery, is fifteen minutes away; the eleventh-century cathedral of Alaverdi rises from the vineyards to the north.

NEARBY LOCATIONS

Explore this destination with ORIENTO

4 Days – East and South

A four-day tour balancing the eastern wine region of Kakheti with a southern highland day at Dashbashi Canyon.

Departure from

Tbilisi

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151

4 Days

6 Days – Full Circle

A six-day circuit taking in the ancient heart, the high Caucasus, the wine region and the southern cave cities at a comfortable pace.

Departure from

Tbilisi

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247

6 Days

4 Days – Kakheti and Vardzia

A four-day tour combining a deep dive into the Kakheti wine region with the cave city of Vardzia in the south.

Departure from

Tbilisi

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155

4 Days

David Gareja and Kakheti Loop from Tbilisi (3 Days)

A richer Kakheti-focused tour taking in the remote desert monastery of David Gareja and a full loop through the region’s monasteries and towns.

Departure from

Tbilisi

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€

90

3 Days

5 Days – Grand Classic

A five-day grand tour covering the capital, the southern cave cities and the eastern wine region, with each day themed around a distinct part of Georgia.

Departure from

Tbilisi

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€

163

5 Days

Full Kakheti Wine Loop from Tbilisi (3 Days)

A deeper dive into Kakheti with an overnight in Telavi, allowing a full loop of the region’s monasteries, wineries and the former royal capital.

Departure from

Tbilisi

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€

89

3 Days

5 Days – Eastern Georgia Deep Dive

A five-day tour devoted to eastern Georgia: the desert monastery of David Gareja, the full circuit of Kakheti’s monasteries and wineries, and the ancient capital.

Departure from

Tbilisi

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142

5 Days

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