Kakheti One-Day Cycling Loop
Telavi Tsinandali and the forest road of Shuamta in one active day.
- days
- 1 / 0 nights
- Total distance
- 58 km
- Total driving
- 01:15
- Car needed
- Economy class
- Season
- April–October
- Difficulty
- Moderate
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A cycling-focused Kakheti circuit with cultural stops; the car is used only to transfer riders and bicycles.
Day-by-day plan
Telavi → Tsinandali → New Shuamta → Old Shuamta → Telavi.
Stops on this route
Telavi and Batonis Tsikhe
Kakheti's capital on its terrace above the Alazani: Erekle II's palace-fortress, a 900-year-old plane tree, and the Caucasus across the valley.
3 h
Tsinandali Estate
Alexander Chavchavadze's palace, an English-style park and the cellar where Georgian wine was first bottled the European way, 8 km from Telavi.
2 h
Akhali Shuamta
The convent a queen built after leaving her king: a 16th-century brick church, and on her tombstone the oldest surviving Bagrationi coat of arms.
0.5 h
Dzveli Shuamta
Three stone churches of the 5th and 7th centuries in the Gombori forest above Telavi — the monks long gone, the clearing left to trees and quiet.
1 hTips
- Check brakes and carry water before departure.
- Use the support car on the steepest climbs if needed.
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Pickup locations
Car Rental at Tbilisi Airport — 51 km (straight line)
Booking and enquiries
The easiest way to reach these places is by car — you pick the route and the stops.