David Gareja, Lavra cave monastery Bodbe Monastery and Signaghi City of love
Tour itinerary:
The tour starts from Tbilisi. Our guide and driver will meet you at your hotel. Drive to semi-desert area near Gareja. On the way stop at a local supermarket to take some snacks. Arrive in David Gareja Monastery and start walking up to explore the Lavra Cave Monastery, founded in the 6th century.Then go on a lovely trip to Signagi, one of the most beautiful towns in the area, with unusually peculiar architecture, charming houses, cobblestone streets, defensive walls, and spectacular views of the Caucasus range. Sighnaghi was nicknamed ‘the city of love’ for all the weddings it hosts. Sighnaghi is an incredibly romantic little town to explore on foot. Just 2 km from Signaghi, you will find Bodbe Monastery. The area around the monastery is covered by wonderful flowers, bushes, and vineyards.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 7-9 hours
Posted By : RainerE37
Our guide Levan or Leo to foreigners like us, was the best. He is kind, considerate, informative with a wide knowledge of Georgia plus it's religious history, and peppered with amusing anecdotes. He is also a good driver. The monasteries we visited were fascinating, and Signagi where we stopped for wine tasting and lunch was charming. Interesting also , the bread baked in a fire pit, but less so the cheese seller. A fantastic day, would absolutely recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 06:45:57 
Posted By : valeriepM2476YA
Our trip was absolutely fantastic! Our guide Levan was wonderful; extremely knowledgeable of the city/sites and even took us to his parents for lunch in a village. It was a rainy day, but Levan really brightened it with his enthusiasm. Would absolutely recommend!
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Posted On : 2023-09-13 01:18:54
Posted By : 922robt
A fabulous day all under Levan’s superb guiding expertise. Picked up at our hotel and driven to some quite stunning sights as the tour indicates. Hidden extras - lovely local cheese and bread at the road side and the highlight a fantastic meal with homemade wine at his family house. This was a memorable experience. At the end taken to a wine sellae to taste many red and white wines plus a shot of cha cha.
Worth every GB£. Thanks Levan!
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Posted On : 2023-08-17 05:11:18
Posted By : sergiotP5729OY
Very nice and interesting places. Levan was a very professional and kind guide and a safe driver as well!
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Posted On : 2023-07-06 03:35:34
Posted By : JessicaYL_L
Levan brought us to the East Tbilisi, he is a thoughtful guy and told us a lot about how special of East Tbilisi, the beautiful scenery, the wine yards and the religious of Georgia. On the way, he bought the delicious bread and cheese which was really delicious. We definitely enjoyed the trip and will introduce this local tour to our friends.
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Posted On : 2023-02-01 21:54:26 
Posted By : LiziChikovani
Was lucky enough to travel to Tbilisi from Vienna with friends right before the pandemic, we were picked up at the hotel by our amazing guide Nikusha and our lovely driver Dato, felt really safe and welcome, visited David Gareji monastery and drove around the region of Kakheti, tasted delicious different types of wine and Georgian cuisine. Overall the day turned out to be eventful and amazing, they were very polite and caring! Thank you again for this beautiful experience! Definitely recommend to everyone!
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Posted On : 2020-07-11 16:45:57
Posted By : mattshap717
What an amazing tour this was! I had one of the best days I have ever had on a vacation during this tour with Alex and Leonard. They were so knowledgeable about all the sights, and even more importantly, they were so much fun to spend time with. I enjoyed every moment of the tour and was sad when it was over. They were willing to customize the itinerary based on whatever I wanted to do, and they imposed no strict time limit. It really was a fantastic tour, seeing amazing sights, eating amazing food, all with amazing people. These are not sights to be missed, and there could not be any better guides out there to help you see them. I strongly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2020-03-09 15:46:01
Posted By : danyathetreveler
I want to say thanks for helping me and my friends organize this wonderful tour. Guide Anri and Driver Nikusha made this truly unforgettable. They showed us the true beauty of Georgia, which you will not see on regular tourist routes, showed how Georgian bread is made and treated to delicious Georgian wine, which was not planned at all. My friends and I were maximally satisfied with the trip and we want to definitely return. I sincerely recommend this tour to everyone!
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Posted On : 2020-01-08 07:24:36
Posted By : AliceF2421
A great day! Henry was my tour guide who shared lots of information about the area and about Georgia, and Alex (the driver) added interesting details. The overview listed here is different than what we did - for which I was thankful! They picked me up, and we stopped at KTW, a winery for tasting. Then, we drove to David Gareja. Henry gave information about the Orthodox faith and the history and legends of the area (cool mineral deposits viewed from David Gareja). The walking was minimal (from the overview, I thought it would be lots more). Then, on our way to Signagi, we stopped to see bread being made, and I was able to put bread in the oven (not as nicely as the women did, but it was fun). Alex offered to have us stop at a restaurant for food, but the bread and churchkhela was enough for me. Then, we drove to the St. George Monastery, where Saint Nino is buried, and then we went on to Signagi and walked along the fortress walls. We then made our way back to Tbilisi, and I was dropped off. This included many more activities than I thought would be included, and I was grateful for this experience. Enjoy your adventure with them!
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Posted On : 2019-12-29 13:43:57
Posted By : 883elenkat
i took this tour just for fun with friends, i am from Georgia as well, we spent an amazing time with the excellent Driver, Much appreciated, he was so kind and nice, also he was able even to gave the local guests really good recommendations, he can speak an English and Russian fluently, as for the places i'ts amazing, must to visit all of them, there is many places in one tour but driver is so flexible to get the best directions with an easy ways, keep it up!!!
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Posted On : 2019-12-24 06:49:24
