
David Gareja & Sighnaghi — Day Trip
This day pairs Georgia's wildest monastery with its most romantic town. You'll head into the semi-desert near the Azerbaijan border to David Gareja, a 6th-century complex of cells and chapels cut into striped hillsides where eagles circle overhead. Then it's east to Kakheti, the wine country, where walled Sighnaghi looks out over the vast Alazani Valley to the Caucasus. You'll wander its cobbled streets and visit nearby Bodbe, resting place of St Nino. Some walking on uneven ground is part of the day, rewarded with big landscapes, deep history and excellent local wine.

