Tbilisi Trip Overview
Indulge yourself with our luxury signature day trip and enjoy various cultural ,,architectural and gastronomic discoveries with us, explore the ancient capital of Georgia-Mtskheta with a private guide and immerse yourself in different activities in the picturesque XIX century Georgian Chateau Mukhrani-take a relaxing walk in vineyards of the estate, visit ancient wine-cellars of the Chateau and learn more about Georgian wine and history of the estate from a local sommelier, taste four different premium wines with traditional appetizers and enjoy a special lunch cooked with organic ingredients in the Chateau park, explore antique ruins at Dzalisi and admire 2000-year-old art of ceramic paintings in the pagan temple.
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Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Starts: Tbilisi, Georgia
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Tbilisi, Georgia, Georgia
Indulge yourself with our luxury signature day trip and enjoy various cultural ,,architectural and gastronomic discoveries with us, explore the ancient capital of Georgia-Mtskheta with a private guide and immerse yourself in different activities in the picturesque XIX century Georgian Chateau Mukhrani-take a relaxing walk in vineyards of the estate, visit ancient wine-cellars of the Chateau and learn more about Georgian wine and history of the estate from a local sommelier, taste four different premium wines with traditional appetizers and enjoy a special lunch cooked with organic ingredients in the Chateau park, explore antique ruins at Dzalisi and admire 2000-year-old art of ceramic paintings in the pagan temple.
Stop At: Mtskheta, Mtskheta, Mtskheta-Mtianeti Region
Meet your private guide and a driver at 9:00 at your hotel and get ready for amazing and luxury experiences tailored for you!
The first point of interest-a small historic town of Mtskheta is a paradise for art, history and culture lovers-hundreds of historic buildings, architectural edifices are speechless witnesses of town’s many rises and falls. Established in the 4th century B.C as the capital of united Georgia, Mtskheta has many pre- Christian and Christian cultural monuments including Bridge of Pompeii, ancient pagan acropolis of Georgian kings,5th century Antioch basilica etc.
Our pleasant and leisure walk in several small cobbled streets of the town will give you the chance to see different sites as well as enjoy shopping locally made traditional gifts: woolen dolls, carpets, kilims as well as renown wine ice-cream, spices and candle-looking candies-Churchkhela
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Arsukidze, Mtskheta 3300 Georgia
One of the important cultural and spiritual sites of Georgia -“Svetitskhoveli (11th c.)- “Life-Giving Pillar” is a beauty of the town of Mtskheta
.According to the legend, the first church (4th c) here was built on the burial site of Christ’s robe. As the church was being constructed, the wooden pillar rose into the air and magic chrism started to flow from it, healing all the diseases which gave name to the church
Our private guide will take you inside the cathedral and bring ancient stories and legends back to life, showing amazing frescoes and explain what makes Georgian painting so unique. Have you ever seen a swine-faced man painted in the church? Let our guides lead you to the fantasy of myths and folk-lore
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Jvari Church, Mtskheta Georgia
Overlooking the convergence of Georgia’s two most important rivers, Jvari church is one of the important UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Georgia. Built in the VI century, the church gave rise to the development of totally different architectural style-Cross-cupola churches. Impressive and monumental shape, stunning stonework with fascinating and realistic engravings of saints ,angels as well as political figures of the VI century Georgia make this site both unique and unforgettable.
Our private expert guide will take us around the church and give us an excellent review about the period of its construction as well as explain the magic of renown Georgian stonework art
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Chateau Mukhrani, Tsereteli akakis gamz. 116, Mukhrani 3309 Georgia
Les us welcome you in the historic estate,castle,palace at chateau Mukhrani !
The estate was built by the French architects and surrounding gardens were designed by a Versailles gardener for the Princes of Mukhrani in 1873.Forgotten during the Soviet Union,the palace was restored in 2002 and nowadays its ancient wine-cellar stores 60,000 barrels of wine
On reaching the estate we will be greeted by a chateau sommelier who will take us around the gardens,vineyards,here we can see some horses owned by the chateau,Than we proceed to historic wine-cellar situated in the basement of the palace and will be explained the whole wine making process beginning from harvesting to bottling
Our wine-tasting will be held in Chateau Mukhrani grand hall where we taste 4 different premium wines.Our sommelier will tell us all the details about their vineyards and wines after which we can enjoy our al-fresco lunch in the chateau park with delicious dishes cooked by a chief with organically grown products
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Dzalisi, Georgia
A short but very scenic drive through pastoral landscapes of Kartli region will take us to the outskirts of the village of Dzalisi,first mentioned by Claudeus Ptolemy around two thousand years ago.Here, while walking through different ruins of ancient palaces ,pagan temples, bath-houses and even swimming-pools we became eye-witnesses of 2700-year-old life scenes and get amazed by beautiful ceramic paintings of pagan gods and goddesses on the floors of main temple.
Dzalisi pagan town walk is the last attraction we visit today
Duration: 40 minutes
