Private Tour
Kakheti Gems: Rainbow Mountains, Gareji & Signagi Private Tour
Overview
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See the best of Southern Kakheti on a private day trip from Tbilisi. Walk on the Mars-like Rainbow mountains, discover the secrets of the legendary David Gareji monastery and enjoy the pristine landscapes of Gareji semi-desert and salt lakes. Proceed to the charming town of Signagi, known as the City of Love and learn why the Bodbe convent attracts pilgrims from all over the world. An optional stop for wine tasting, bread baking or cheese tasting add a special flavor to this day trip.
Ready to uncover Kakheti’s hidden gems? Let’s go!
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
To walk around the Rainbow Mountains comfortable shoes are recommended
Additional to one wine tasting you can request further wine tastings, these have to be paid extra
It´s possible to arrange a lunch at the winery at an extra fee
It´s possible to arrange zip line and quad bikes or horse back riding at an extra cost
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Bodbe Monastery of St. Nino
The most charming monastery of Georgia is a also a famous pilgrimage site dedicated to St. Nino. Orthodox believers from all over the world come here to visit the tomb of St. Nino and immerse into the healing waters of St. Nino spring.
David Gareja Monastery
Discover the beautiful monastery from VI century located in the middle of pristine mars-like landscapes. You can walk to the Rainbow Mountains or explore the area around the monastery
What‘s Included
Fresh bread tasting
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transportation in a comfortable private car with air-conditioning
Wine tasting
Professional and knowledgeable guide
Additional Wine Tasting (extra cost, optional)
Lunch with wine tasting at a private winery
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Private One Day Tour
Private Tour: Enjoy the Best of Kakheti in one day with a professional English speaking guide and private transfer door-to-door
Wine Tasting: A Wine Tasting in Signagi is included
Pickup included
Private tour w/ winery lunch
Natural winery: Enjoy lunch and wine tasting at a private boutique winery
Pickup included
Reviews
87 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Excellent experience
kareny118,,Jul 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great experiences with the professional and responsive customer service and the guided tour. Maria and and our guide Zezva have been attentive and accommodating. Enquiries pre-and post trip were replied promptly. Pleasure to meet Zezva as a professional guide and as a person. Overall, we enjoyed a well organised guide tour.
Fabulous trip whatever the weather
D4042CVsarar,,Apr 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The weather wasn't with us for this tour - thick fog almost as soon as we left Tbilisi - but the company and discussions we had with our guide Irakli made up for the lack of a view. In fact his personal history with the monastery and insights into the past were so atmospheric the weather provided a perfect backdrop to the day. He also explained simply about all aspects of Georgian culture throughout the day, and was never insistent about how long we should spend anywhere or even how long the day should be. Hope you manage to get a trip with Irakli too....
Our guide Zezva made the trip amazing!
Nadiah A,,Sep 15, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00The Kakheti region is stunning and although the natural landscape was beautiful the star of our trip was our guide Zezva. Zezva is passionate, knowledgable and just simply wonderful. We learnt not only about Kakheti region but about Georgia and Georgians from him. He also was really considerate and gave us time for photos, rest, and exploring - overall really letting us take it all in our own pace. I can’t compliment him enough he was amazing and really made our trip memorable. Thank you Zezva for being an excellent ambassador for your country!
Great day with our guide Zezva
Animesh S,,Dec 13, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00This was the second tour we did with this tour company.The tour coordinator Maria confirmed the guide details a day prior along with his contact number and pick up time. On the day of the tour, we were picked up by tour guide Zezva in a big Toyota car (we were 4 adults and 1 child).Zezva spoke very good english and was extremely patient throughout the day considering we were with a small 2.5 year old child. We started off our tour with a visit to KTW (Kakheti Traditionak Wine) factory and tried abt 6-7 types of wines.Initially we were offered 2-3 white wines and later abt the same number for red wines.I quite liked No.26 (red wine).Lastly we were also offered the famous Cha Cha which was extremely strong.Post this we were taken to a small traditional bakery shop to try Georgian bread which was quite nice.It was baked in a Tandoor (Indian version) and had salt mixed so you could eat it without any add-on’s.Post this we visited the monastery which had scenic views to capture pictures in its surroundings.After this we visited the town of Signagi from where we bought few local souvenirs (hand bags and carpets at reasonable bargains considering the off season).The tour ideally contains visits to 3 wine factories, however as we werent interested in visiting more wine factories after KTW, Zezva and the tour company were extremely accommodative to customise the tour.We wanted to visit the Funicular and the Chronicles of Georgia back in Tbilisi as it was our last day of trip and we hadn't covered that.We came back from Kakehti during the day itself so that we could capture few nice shots at the Chronicles before the sun sets. Overall a great day with Zezva and the tour company (Thanks to Maria too).I highly recommend their tour company for further sightseeing tours.
Gorgeous country and fun tour
Julie S,,Aug 1, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00The sites we saw were gorgeous. Our guide was amazing. His English was great and he explained everything very well. There were some fun unexpected surprises along the way. This was a fabulous fabulous tour.
Great guide
Sinem E,,May 21, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide, Data was the highlight of the tour. He made us feel as if we are exploring the area with one of our local friends. Totally recommend the tour with him
Great Comprehensive Tour!
529tinal555,,Mar 9, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had only 4 days in Georgia and so happy that we booked this tour. Irakli , our guide has so much knowledge of the country and told us lots of personal stories that gave us a glimpse of Georgian life in the past and present. We got to try homemade sweets, brandy, wine and cheese along with the beautiful sights in Kakheti. Gareji was simply magical. The perfect tour for the curious traveler as Irakli was a bank of knowledge. I wish I hadn’t been so jet lagged and sleepy so I could ask more questions. Highly recommend! The day went by so fast.
Highly recommended
sophiejstevens,,Sep 2, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a private tour from George which was one of the best tours we have ever done. George was a great tour guide - a safe driver, knowledgeable but not overbearing and even took the extra effort to make a special stop to see some old Soviet buildings after we said we were interested in Soviet architecture. The day is an excellent mix - we had the chance to try baking our own Georgian bread, did a wine tasting and saw the monastery. The wine tasting is particularly good - with a stunning location and the opportunity for one of the winemakers to talk us through the wines we were tasting and the winemaking process more generally. We highly recommend to others!
Wine and history in Kakheti
nxdat,,Jun 1, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was our second day with Zurab, so we already knew it was going to be a great day, but even then our expectations were blown away. We got to understand a lot about Georgian history and mythology, and Zurab's incredible sense of timing meant that we never felt rushed and got to see everything in detail. Thank you very much also to Maria for building such a great team! We can't wait to come back to Georgia!
Right guide make perfect trip
Jacek P,,May 6, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00For any private tour the most important part is to have the right guide. We were travelling with David - very passionate and knowledgeable young man, who made this day a wonderful experience. We appreciated his communicativeness, good spirit and knowledge. He helped us understand a lot about Georgia, far beyond the program of this trip. In this trip he perfectly navigated the itinerary helping us get to the right place at the right time.
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