Blessed Kakheti - a budget trip through the Alazani Valley, the kingdom of the most delicious wines

Alazani Valley — This is not only a warm meeting with hospitable people, grape plantations, but also a world of majestic ancient monuments of history, art, nature. I will tell you the history of each place we visit, about mentality and life Kakhetians, and I will also share little wine secrets and myths. I will immerse you in pristine nature. I will help you get a comprehensive idea of Kakheti and the Alazani Valley, through which we will travel, and of course, spend the day with interest in this sunny region.

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You will see:
•    Ancient temples, fortresses and wine production.
•    Alazazan Valley.
•    The mountain serpentine of the Gombori pass and the panorama of the Caucasian mountains.
•    Ujarma — as a monument to the history of the 4th century fortress and the reign of the great king Vakhtang Gorgasali.
•    New Shuamta — a 16th-century convent with its unique artifacts for world Christianity.
•    Telavi — a cozy provincial town with its light, airy streets and 940-year-old Plane Tree.
•    Batonis-tsikhe with which the formation of the Eastern Kingdom and the reign of King Erekle the Second began.
•    Filming locations of the comedy "Mimino" — as a bonus of my profession as a film director, as a gift to you.
•    Gremi Castle — the history of the birth of the Kakheti kingdom and its first capital, fortress and city.
•    The workshops of the oldest winery, the buildings of which date back to 1533.
•    Kindzmarauli Corporation.
•    Tsinandali Estate — the history of the princely family of Chavchavadze, the founder of Georgia’s European path.
•    Park and enoteca with 16,500 thousand bottles of wine, the first of which dates back to 1841.
Find out:
•    About the inhabitants and historical symbols of Kakheti and its main wine enclave — Alazani Valley.
•    About the intricacies of winemaking at a very interesting professional tasting.
•    About the significance and history of the fortresses of Ujarma and Gremi.
•    About the artifacts of the Christian world in Shuamta.
•    About the second capital of the Kakheti and Kakheti-Kartli kingdoms — Telavi.
•    About “little Kakh” — outstanding king of Kartli and Kakheti — Erekle the Second.
•    About the princely family of Chavchavadze and their role in the history of Georgia.
•    About “European” method of producing Georgian wine.
•    About the park, enoteca and estate in Tsinandali.
•    About the correct and real recipe for preparing a Georgian delicacy — churchkhela.
•    About the traditional wine-making culture of producing Georgian sparkling wines, brandy and cheese.
•    About the cellars and storage facilities of the most ancient winery in Georgia.

Included in the price:
•    Comfortable car.
•    Drinking water.
•    Excursion support.
•    Tour guide at the estate-museum and enoteca of Alexander Chavchavadze.
•    Tour guide to the Gremi Castle Museum.
•    Tour guide to the workshops of the Kindzmarauli Corporation.
Not included in the price:
•    Meals during the excursion (if you want, of course).
•    Your personal purchases of souvenirs, church utensils.
•    Purchasing wine.
•    Entrance tickets to museums, estates, enoteca.
•    Entrance tickets to the wine museum.
•    Tastings, as packages are of different prices. Which one do you choose? then you will pay.