Kakhetian Table and Cellar
Three culinary days from the market to bread, churchkhela and qvevri wine.
- days
- 3 / 2 nights
- Total distance
- 360 km
- Total driving
- 7:20
- Car needed
- Economy class
- Season
- All year
- Difficulty
- Easy
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Markets, family tables, small cellars and cultural stops in one paced itinerary.
Day-by-day plan
Day 1: Sighnaghi → Bodbe. Day 2: Gurjaani → Telavi → family cooking class. Day 3: Tsinandali → Kvareli wine tunnel.
Stops on this route
Sighnaghi
A small walled town on a ridge above the Alazani Valley, with the most photographed view in Kakheti.
3 h
Bodbe Monastery
The burial place of St Nino beside Sighnaghi — one of Kakheti's most visited shrines, with a cypress avenue and valley views.
2 h
Gurjaani Kvelatsminda
The only two-domed church in Georgia, built in the 8th or 9th century on a wooded slope above Gurjaani.
1 h
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
Khareba Wine Tunnel
Kilometres of tunnel cut into the Caucasus foothills at Kvareli, holding wine at a steady 12-14°C all year.
1.5 hTips
- Book cooking classes ahead.
- The driver must not drink.
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Guides
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Pickup locations
Car Rental at Tbilisi Airport — 81 km (straight line)
Booking and enquiries
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