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Grapevine has been cultivated in the fertile valleys of Georgia for about 8000 years. Archaeologists have found ancient wine presses and clay vessels, proving that viticulture has been practiced here at least since the 5th-4th millennia BC. This itinerary covers the most important vineyards with their culture and traditions. Visiting our wineries and savor the aromas of the Georgian wine, makes you feel essence of strength and integrity of our wine.

1 day	Departure to Tbilisi
2 day	Tbilisi city tour – National Museum
3 day	Tbilisi – Bodbe Monastery – Sighnaghi Winery „Pheasant’s Tears”– Shumi Winery Company – Ikalto
4 day	Ikalto – Alaverdi Cathedral – Gremi – Kvareli Winery „Khareba”– Napareuli „Twins Old Cellar” – Ikalto
5 day	Ikalto – Tsinandali Museum – Gurjaani „Kakhetian traditional winemaking” – Tbilisi
6 day	Tbilisi – Mtskheta – Jvari Monastery * – Svetitskhoveli Cathedral * – Chardakhi “Iago’s Wine” – Gudauri
7 day	Gudauri – Jvari Pass – Kazbegi – Gergeti Trinity Church – Tbilisi
8 day	Departure from Tbilisi
	* (UNESCO)
NOTE	The agency reserves the right to make some necessary amendments to the program, depending on the organizational issues (this, of course, subject to a preliminary agreement with the group leader).

Accommodation
Upon request can be offered 3, 4 and 5* luxury and international brand hotels in Tbilisi, as well as many comfortable boutique, small hotels and guesthouses in regions.

Transport
Transportation –according to the program - by six-seat air-conditioned mini vans, 10-12-seat mini buses, or big and comfortable tourist buses, depending on the number of tourists in a group.

Guides
Throughout the travel tourists will enjoy services of professional Italian- French-, English-, German-, and Polish-speaking guides with the proper knowledge of history and culture.

Boarding
The tour price generally includes full board, although, on request, half board or a single-meal (hotel-served breakfast) package can be offered. Breakfast is included both in Tbilisi-based hotel's prices, as well as in the price-lists of small hotels and guesthouses located in provinces, where a dinner is also served. The lunch also includes mineral water, tea and/or coffee. Dinners are generally served at traditional Tbilisi-based restaurants offering a diversity of local cuisine or at a hotel/guesthouse restaurant.

Note
On the 7th day of the program, one-hour walking-tour to Gergeti Trinity Church (at 2170 m above sea level) is envisaged; on-site taxi service is offered at extra cost.