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Steam over the Abanotubani sulphur-bath domes in Tbilisi in winter
Bodbe convent with its bell tower and cypress trees above the Alazani valley, near Sighnaghi
Sighnaghi's red-roofed houses on a wooded hilltop above the Alazani Valley, Kakheti
The Chavchavadze house and park at the Tsinandali estate in Kakheti
Gudauri ski resort with cable cars and snowy Caucasus mountains
Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) with Gergeti Trinity Church and Mount Kazbek
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Georgia in Winter — 6-Day Private Tour: Tbilisi, Kakheti & Gudauri Snow

Tbilisi · Bodbe · Sighnaghi · Tsinandali · Gudauri Ski Resort · Kazbegi

  • 6 days
  • Private, 1–8 travellers
  • Easy
  • Late December–March

Overview

A six-day private winter tour: Tbilisi's Old Town and sulphur-bath quarter, a day in the Kakheti wine cellars with a night in Sighnaghi, then two nights in the snow at Gudauri (2,200 m) to ski, take a lesson, snowshoe or fly tandem. No high passes are promised, and our vehicle has winter tyres and chains. Wineries in Kakheti work all winter, and a cold day suits a Tsinandali degustation and a family-cellar tasting by the stove. The snow days are flexible: if the Jvari Pass is open, you can spend one of them in Stepantsminda and at Gergeti Trinity Church in snow instead. If heavy snow closes the Gudauri road, we switch the snow days to Borjomi and Bakuriani. Driving days are short except day 4, about 4 hours from Sighnaghi to Gudauri. It suits skiers and non-skiers travelling together. Five nights, breakfasts, two tastings and one dinner are included; ski passes, rental and lessons are paid on the spot.

Itinerary

6 stops: Tbilisi, Bodbe, Sighnaghi, Tsinandali, Gudauri Ski Resort, Kazbegi

1

Day 1Arrival in Tbilisi

Airport pickup at any hour.

  1. Airport pickup and hotel check-in

  2. Evening Old Town walk if you land before 16:00

  3. Overnight: Tbilisi (hotel, breakfast)

    • TbilisiDays 1–2: the Old Town, the cable car to Narikala and the brick domes of the Abanotubani bath quarter, where a private bath room is a warm end to a winter day.

      Days 1–2: the Old Town, the cable car to Narikala and the brick domes of the Abanotubani bath quarter, where a private bath room is a warm end to a winter day.

      Tbilisi, Georgia's capital, spreads along the Mtkvari river gorge between Narikala fortress and the Mtatsminda ridge. It is where most trips begin and end, and it deserves 2–3 days of its own. Walk the Old Town from the domed sulphur baths of Abanotubani up to Narikala, cross the Bridge of Peace, spend a morning with the gold of the Georgian National Museum and eat your way through the city's wine bars and khinkali houses. Every day trip in this area starts from here.

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Day 2Tbilisi in winter

A walking day in the city.

  1. Old Town walk and the cable car to Narikala

  2. Lunch (not included)

  3. Georgian National Museum or the Dry Bridge market

  4. Evening: optional private sulphur-bath room (not included)

  5. Overnight: Tbilisi (hotel, breakfast)

3

Day 3Kakheti wine cellars

About 2 hours from Tbilisi to Sighnaghi; via the Sagarejo road if the Gombori Pass is icy.

  1. Drive to Bodbe and Sighnaghi

    • BodbeDay 3: Bodbe convent, burial place of St Nino, 2 km from Sighnaghi, quiet in winter.

      Day 3: Bodbe convent, burial place of St Nino, 2 km from Sighnaghi, quiet in winter.

      Bodbe is a working convent 2 km from Sighnaghi in Kakheti, about 115 km (2 h) from Tbilisi, and the burial place of St Nino, who brought Christianity to Georgia in the 4th century. Her tomb lies in a small basilica first built between the 9th and 11th centuries, set among cypress trees and flower gardens with a wide view over the Alazani valley to the Caucasus. From the convent a long, steep path of steps leads down to St Nino's Spring, where pilgrims collect water and bathe.

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    • SighnaghiDay 3: Sighnaghi's walls above the Alazani Valley with the snowy Caucasus opposite, a family-cellar tasting and dinner. Night in Sighnaghi.

      Day 3: Sighnaghi's walls above the Alazani Valley with the snowy Caucasus opposite, a family-cellar tasting and dinner. Night in Sighnaghi.

      Sighnaghi is a small walled town at about 790 m on a ridge above the Alazani Valley in Kakheti, about 113 km (2 h) east of Tbilisi. Its 18th-century defensive wall with towers looks across the vineyards to the Greater Caucasus. You walk a section of the wall, see Niko Pirosmani's paintings in the Sighnaghi Museum, taste qvevri wine in the town's cellars, and visit Bodbe convent, the burial place of St Nino, 2 km away. It works as a half-day stop or a relaxed overnight in wine country.

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  2. Lunch (not included)

  3. Tsinandali house-museum and degustation

    • TsinandaliDay 3: the house-museum and park of the Chavchavadze family, with a degustation in the estate's cellar.

      Day 3: the house-museum and park of the Chavchavadze family, with a degustation in the estate's cellar.

      Tsinandali is the 19th-century country estate of Prince Alexander Chavchavadze, about 10 km south-east of Telavi in Kakheti, with a house museum, a large landscaped park and one of Georgia's oldest wineries. A visit takes 1.5–2 hours: tour the family house, walk the park under old plane trees and cedars, go down to the enoteca, whose collection starts in 1814, and taste the estate's wines. In early September the estate hosts the Tsinandali Festival of classical music.

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  4. Family-cellar tasting near Sighnaghi

  5. Dinner (included)

  6. Overnight: Sighnaghi (hotel, breakfast and dinner)

4

Day 4Up to Gudauri

About 4 hours of driving via Tbilisi and Ananuri, with winter tyres and chains.

  1. Drive towards Tbilisi and up the Military Highway

  2. Ananuri fortress; lunch on the way (not included)

  3. Check in at Gudauri; ski rental fitting or snowshoes

    • Gudauri Ski ResortDays 4–5: two nights in Gudauri, Georgia's largest ski resort, for skiing, lessons, snowshoeing or a tandem paragliding flight.

      Days 4–5: two nights in Gudauri, Georgia's largest ski resort, for skiing, lessons, snowshoeing or a tandem paragliding flight.

      Gudauri is Georgia's largest ski resort, on the Georgian Military Highway about 120 km north of Tbilisi, just below the Jvari Pass. The resort village sits at about 2,200 m, and its lifts, including gondolas, run from about 1,990 m to 3,279 m, serving wide open pistes above the tree line and large freeride slopes. The ski season usually runs from late December to mid-April. In summer the same slopes are used for hiking and tandem paragliding, and Gudauri is a common stop on the way to Kazbegi.

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  4. Afternoon on the snow

  5. Overnight: Gudauri (hotel, breakfast)

5

Day 5Snow day

Your choice of activity; Kazbegi only if the Jvari Pass is open.

    • KazbegiDay 5 option: Stepantsminda and Gergeti Trinity Church in snow, about 1 hour from Gudauri, only if the Jvari Pass is open.

      Day 5 option: Stepantsminda and Gergeti Trinity Church in snow, about 1 hour from Gudauri, only if the Jvari Pass is open.

      Stepantsminda, still widely called Kazbegi, is the mountain town at about 1,740 m on the Georgian Military Highway, 152 km north of Tbilisi (3–3.5 h) and 15 km from the Russian border. Above it the 14th-century Gergeti Trinity Church stands at 2,170 m with Mount Kazbek (5,054 m) behind. It is the base for walks to Gergeti, the Gveleti waterfall and the Dariali gorge, and by 4x4 for the Truso and Juta valleys. Come as a long day trip, or stay a night or two to walk in the morning light.

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  2. Ski lesson, snowshoe walk or tandem paragliding (all optional, not included)

  3. Or: Stepantsminda and Gergeti in snow if the pass is open

  4. Overnight: Gudauri (hotel, breakfast)

6

Day 6Back to Tbilisi and departure

Gudauri to Tbilisi airport about 2.5 hours in good conditions.

  1. Morning on the snow or a slow breakfast

  2. Check-out and transfer to Tbilisi airport

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What's Included

  • Private AWD vehicle or minivan with winter tyres and chains, fuel and parking
  • English-speaking driver-guide throughout (Russian-speaking on request)
  • Tbilisi airport pickup on arrival and drop-off on departure
  • 5 nights in standard hotels (Tbilisi 2, Sighnaghi 1, Gudauri 2), twin/double rooms, breakfast included
  • One dinner in Sighnaghi
  • Tsinandali degustation and a family-cellar tasting
  • Bottled water

  • Lunch and the dinners on days 1, 2, 4 and 5 (about 25–40 GEL per person for lunch)
  • Drinks
  • Gudauri lift pass (about 70 GEL a day, 2025/26 price; the new season's price is published in December), ski rental and lessons
  • Tandem paragliding and private sulphur-bath room
  • Single room supplement
  • Tips (optional)
  • Travel insurance (mandatory for visitors to Georgia from 1 January 2026)
  • Flights

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Good to know

Best Time to Visit
Late December–March (ski season)
Physical Requirements
Suitable for most fitness levels. Involves some walking on mostly flat terrain with minimal elevation changes.
Cancellation Policy
Nothing to pay now. Your quote includes the cancellation terms before you pay anything.
Flights
leave at least 6 hours between leaving Gudauri and your flight on day 6; the road can close for a few hours after heavy snow.
Plan B
if the Military Highway is closed on day 4, we take you to Borjomi and Bakuriani for the snow days instead.
What to bring
ski or snow clothing, gloves, hat, sunglasses and sunscreen for Gudauri; warm layers for Tbilisi evenings.
Skiing
Gudauri suits beginners to good intermediates; we can book an English-speaking ski instructor for any level.
Paragliding
tandem flights run only in calm weather; if day 5 is windy, a flight on the morning of day 6 is sometimes possible.
Categories:
Round trip (6–14 days)
Winter
Wine & food

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