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
The capital of Kakheti on a terrace above the Alazani Valley, with King Erekle II's residence and a nine-century-old plane tree.
3 h
Tsinandali Estate
The Chavchavadze family house, a landscaped English-style park and the first European-style winery in Georgia.
2 h
Akhali Shuamta
A working 16th-century nunnery founded on a queen's vow, two kilometres from the old churches of Dzveli Shuamta.
0.5 h
Dzveli Shuamta
Three early Christian churches standing together in Gombori forest, a short way before Telavi — quiet and very old.
1 hTips
- Check brakes and carry water before departure.
- Use the support car on the steepest climbs if needed.
Booking and enquiries
The easiest way to reach these places is by car — you pick the route and the stops.