Kutaisi Wine Break
5 days
4-16 persons
all year
price from 520 euro
5 days
4-16 persons
all year
price from 520 euro
We would like to invite you to a unique 5-day #KutaisiWineBreak. We Georgians will be your hosts! We invite you to the legendary Hostel Kutaisi by Kote. To the mountains of the Lechkhumi region, where Mrs Manoni awaits us with cosmically delicious dishes and wines made by herself! To the traditional bio vineyard of Mr Gaioza Sopromadze in Imereti, who makes wines according to an 8,000-year-old Georgian tradition. To Racha, where you will be hosted by #HostelRacha. We will also visit local winemakers in the villages of Bugeuli and Abanoeti, which are the centre of Khvanchkara wine, one of the most expensive wines in Georgia! We can take groups of 6 or more people on the journey in our retro bus #Kavzukawhich will give this trip a unique atmosphere!
Anyone who has heard of Georgia, marvelled at its mountains, natural beauty, Georgian wine, delicious cuisine and would like to be hosted by Georgians by participating in a supra with Tamada! Our 5-day #KutaisiWineBreak guarantees you all this! In each of the regions visited you will experience the flavours of the local cuisine, to which we pay very close attention. None of these places is by chance. To be able to host you is a great joy for our whole Georgian team!
There will be Caucasian adventure off the main route and 'must see' attractions. From arrival to departure, you will be taken care of throughout the trip.
Become our guests!
Tamada statue on the Kolchian fountain in the centre of Kutaisi
Day 1
We will meet you at Kutaisi airport. Half an hour from the airport we will already be at our family guesthouse in Kutaisi. You will stay in the oldest district of Kutaisi - Gora. From our terrace you can admire the Bagrati Cathedral. There is a family atmosphere at our place. We have comfortable rooms and lots of warmth and love for all guests. We guarantee that you will feel at home. You will be welcomed with a glass of natural wine made by the host of the house - Lasha. During dinner you will get a taste of the regional dishes prepared by the hostess Mrs Ruso! The table will be piled high. There will be succulent shashliks, chinkali, khachapuri and much more!
Day 2
We will take you on a tour of the picturesque area of Kutaisi, to Prometheus Cave, the Monastery and Martvili Canyon. We will then drive to the city of Baghdati, where winemaker Mr Gaioz Sopromadze will be waiting for us. We have been working together since 2015. Mr Gaioz will tell you about his passion, the wine tradition in Georgia, which is more than 8,000 years old!
Prometheus Cave
Martvili Canyon
At the winemaker Mr Gaioza Sopromadze
You will taste 3 varieties of Imeretin wine from qvevri. We will all sit together for dinner, which will be prepared for us by the Sopromadze family. The table will be generously set with regional dishes. The winemaker himself will be Tamada and will extend his stories in toasts while we feast together! As soon as you wish you can purchase bottled wine on site from the winemaker.
On the way back, we can additionally go for a swim in the wild sulphur springs, which we discovered in 2015 and promoted to the whole tourist world. We will then return to Kutaisi.
Day 3
The next day will be another adventure! We will take you on a jeep tour into the mountains to the Lechkhumi region. We will drive through the picturesque valley of the Rioni River, enjoying the mountain scenery and wildlife. We will stop at the village of Tvishi for a wine tasting of the same name. The village is a microzone of Tvishi wine, a lightly sparkling white wine that you will taste in an intimate winery. Tvishi was Roosevelt's favourite wine!
We will be in the charming village of Lailashi, from where fabulous views of the Lechkhum Mountains and the Lajanura Dam open up.
Views from Lailshi village
Dinner
Cellar treasures
Mrs Manoni
Ms Manoni and her group
On this day we will be hosted by Ms Manoni in her unique boutique-restaurant, which is located in the village of Gvirishi nestled among the Lechkhumis mountains. On the way, we will see the huge Gvirishi waterfall!
Ms Manoni is incredibly committed to promoting the Lechkhumi region. She has awakened the whole village to action! People from all over the world come to visit her. Ms Manoni is popularising the local Zanduri species of wheat. There are only 20 natural species of wheat unmodified by man in the whole world and Zanduri is one of them!
Ms Manoni also produces her own wine, liqueurs, honey, cultivates regional traditions and promotes them internationally - she has even visited America!
In her small museum, we will be able to see how grains were worked and wine made in the past. Listening to her fascinating stories will take us back in time. A real festival of flavours awaits us, during which we will have the opportunity to taste Ms Manoni's wines and liqueurs and share in a delicious dinner. Later in the evening we will return to Kutaisi.
Day 4
We will be heading to the Georgian Switzerland, namely the beautiful Racha region! Racha is famous for one of the most expensive wines in Georgia Khvanchkara, which we will taste!
We will stop at the most beautiful lake in Georgia - Shaori and in the town of Ambrolauri at a huge monument to... a bottle of wine 😉 We will not take you to a standard factory but to the microzone of Kchvankhara wine, the village of Bugeuli, Abanoeti, where a unique variety of its strains grow.
At Shaori Lake
Bugeuli village,
Racha Hostel
At the bio winemakers you will taste natural wine made by the traditional freezing method. In summer, the tasting will take place on grapey mountain glades!
We will feast over a dinner prepared together at Hostel Racha, which is our next project run together with our friends Szota and Mamuka. In a wooden cottage surrounded by a beautiful garden, we will relax while tasting delicious wine from our hosts.
Nowhere will you relax like you do here 🙂
Day 5
After breakfast, we will head to the Green Bazaar in Kutaisi, where you will be able to stock up on local spices (chmeli suneli, Svaneti salt, Adjika), tea, churchele, dried fruit, tklapi. You will also be in for a little culinary surprise at the bazaar!
We will then take you to the airport.
Green Bazaar in Kutaisi
Price:
- Group from 4-9 people: EUR 600 per person
- Group of 10-16 people: 520 euro per person
The price includes:
- Programme and organisation of the tour.
- Ride with a professional driver.
- Fuel for the whole route.
- Comfortable car dhe size of the group.
- 4 nights accommodation in our family-run Hostel Kutaisi by Kote. Rooms for 2 and 3 people.
- 4 breakfasts
- Homemade, hearty dinner on the first day
- Wine tasting and dinner at the home of winemaker Gaioza Sopromadze
- Wine tasting and dinner at Mrs Manoni's
- Wine tasting in the village of Tvishi
- Wine tastings Kchvankhara and dinner at Racha Hostel
- Baking bread in a traditional Georgian oven.
- Assistance of a pilot (English, German, Polish -speaking)
- Transfers to and from the airport.
Price not included:
- Travel insurance
- Admission tickets:
- Prometheus Cave 23 gel
- Martvili Canyon 17.25 gel admission, 15 gel pontoon crossing.
Informations:
- The tour begins and ends in Kutaisi.
- The order of tours cannot be changed.
- In monasteries it is obligatory to wear proper clothing - a headscarf for ladies, covered legs, men - long pants. In most monasteries scarves are available on site.
- If you follow a special diet let us know in advance. Georgian cuisine is full of vegan or vegetarian dishes.
- Groups of 6 or more will be transported in our legendary retro bus #Kavzuka - By bus through Georgia!
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If you are interested in this tour write to us and book your individual deadline!