01Telavi
A Kakheti base for market mornings, royal history and nearby Tsinandali.
Food & wine
Around 2 hours from Tbilisi
Eastern Georgia · wine country
Explore Kakheti, Georgia’s wine region.
Kakheti is more than one wine-country day trip. Base yourself in Telavi for markets and the Alazani Valley, choose Sighnaghi for a compact hilltown stay, turn toward Lagodekhi for forest trails, or cross the Abano Pass to remote Tusheti in summer.
Check the regional tourism sourceChoose a base in Kakheti
Wine country, forest or high mountains?
Telavi is the broadest base for a working market, royal history and separate outings to Tsinandali and Alaverdi. Sighnaghi suits travellers who want fortress walls, valley views and time in the old town after day visitors leave.
Lagodekhi changes the emphasis from wine to the protected landscape, with outings ranging from a short nature path to a demanding multi-day trek. Tusheti, on the far side of the Abano Pass, is a summer-only mountain region of tower villages and long hikes that needs several days of its own.
Where to stay
Places to visit in Kakheti.
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02Sighnaghi
Fortress walls, art and valley views reward a night in Kakheti's hilltop town.
A separate Kakheti base from Telavi
03Lagodekhi
A Kakheti hiking base with a short nature path, a waterfall day and a demanding high-country trek.
Mountains & outdoors
Kakheti · eastern Caucasus foothills
04Tusheti
A summer-only mountain region of stone tower villages, high pastures and long hikes, reached by the Abano Pass road.
Mountains & outdoors
Kakheti · beyond the Abano Pass
A starting point
Things to do in Kakheti.
Browse Telavi Food Market
Start with the region's everyday food culture: produce, cheeses, churchkhela and the movement of a working market.
Telavi · Town centreVisit Tsinandali Estate
The Chavchavadze house, gardens and historic cellar bring Kakheti's wine story into a specific place.
Telavi · Tsinandali · nearby villageVisit Alaverdi Monastery
A monumental cathedral in the Kakheti plain adds a quieter, older dimension to a Telavi stay.
Telavi · Alazani Valley · separate road outingExplore Gremi's fortified complex
A former Kakhetian capital preserves a church, tower and fortified remains.
Telavi · Gremi · separate Kakheti road outingWalk Sighnaghi's walls and streets
A hilltown walk pairs the surviving fortress walls with wide views over the Alazani Valley.
Sighnaghi · Fortress walls · old townVisit Bodbe Monastery
A nearby monastery and pilgrimage site offers a quieter counterpart to Sighnaghi's walls and lanes.
Sighnaghi · Bodbe · nearby villageVisit the David Gareja cave monasteries
Rock-cut monasteries and medieval frescoes stand in the semi-desert near the Azerbaijan border.
Sighnaghi · Udabno semi-desert · long road outingClimb to Keselo Fortress above Omalo
Restored defensive towers on the ridge above Omalo look across Tusheti's valleys.
Tusheti · Upper Omalo · in the village