Kakheti Wine Day
Bodbe Sighnaghi and Tsinandali in one full day.
- days
- 1 / 0 nights
- Total distance
- 285 km
- Total driving
- 05:20
- Car needed
- Economy class
- Season
- April–October
- Difficulty
- Easy
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A long but balanced day from Tbilisi focused on Kakheti's landscape history and wine culture.
Day-by-day plan
Tbilisi → Bodbe → Sighnaghi → Tsinandali → Tbilisi.
Stops on this route
Bodbe Monastery
St Nino's resting place above the Alazani Valley: a low basilica among cypresses, a working convent, and a steep path down to her spring.
2 h
Sighnaghi
King Erekle's walled refuge on a ridge at 790 metres: towers, cobbled lanes and the whole Alazani Valley laid out below the Caucasus.
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 hTips
- The driver must not drink during tastings.
- Check Tsinandali opening hours.
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Pickup locations
Car Rental at Tbilisi Airport — 82 km (straight line)
Booking and enquiries
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