Itinerary for 8-Day Snow & Wine Tour
DAY 1: ARRIVAL, TBILISI to GUDAURI
The driver will meet you at Tbilisi International Airport and transfer you to Gudauri Ski Resort, via the MPlus shop/ rental office in Tbilisi where you will be kitted out with your ski rental gear. The drive to Gudauri takes you along the Georgian military highway high into the Caucasus mountains. It’s a 3-hour drive with stops at the Jinvali reservoir and the 13th century Ananuri castle. On arrival if there’s time, you be able to drop your luggage off at our cosy guesthouse and hit the slopes straight away. Your base will be a family-run local guesthouse in Old Gudauri close to the ski lifts.
Overnight in Guesthouse Gudauri
Meals included - Dinner
DAY 2: GUDAURI PISTE EXPLORATION
Armed with your unlimited ski pass you can spend the day exploring the resorts many slopes, cafés and restaurants. The newly opened Kobi ski lift now allows visitors to ski on the far side of cross pass and is a must visit slope for the unparalleled views of Mount Kazbek and the Caucasus Range along the Russian border. For the kids there are ski schools, magic carpets and snow tubing. From beginners to experts there is something for everyone here. Ski touring, heli-skiing, snowmobile riding and snowshoe trekking are all optional extras today.
Overnight in Guesthouse Gudauri
Meals included - Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 3: GUDAURI SKIING
Today is free for you to explore the resort again, hit the slopes, relax in the cafés, and enjoy the delicious cuisine Georgia has to offer or book one of the many alternative activities for the day.
Overnight in Guesthouse Gudauri
Meals included - Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 4: GUDAURI SKIING
Today you will have the option to spend time in the resort skiing or taking part in one of the many other available activities. For the adventurous there’ll be the possibility to try heli skiing. For those of you who have never tried it before it’s a great opportunity to try as the prices in the Caucasus a way lower than the Alps. For the experienced it offers a unique opportunity to hit the most amazing peaks in the Caucasus covered in pristine untouched powder with a guaranteed 2,500m of descent.
Overnight in Guesthouse Gudauri
Meals included - Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 5: GUDAURI SKIING
Your final day in Gudauri is here, giving you the opportunity to enjoy all the activities the resort has to offer for the last time before you head to the wine region.
Overnight in Guesthouse Gudauri
Meals included - Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 6: GUDAURI to KAKHETI & TELAVI
Say goodbye to your mountain retreat and head for the plains of Kakheti and the cradle of wine. Georgia is the birthplace of wine; the remains of Georgian traditional wine making have been found to date back 8000 years. On your arrival in Kakheti you will visit Alaverdi Monastery where the monks make their own distinct wine, before heading on to Twins Wine Cellar for dinner and a wine degustation. After dinner the transport will get you into Telavi, a half hour drive away, for your overnight in the centre of this beautiful old capital of the wine region.
Overnight in Hotel Old Telavi
Meals included - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 7: TELAVI to TBILISI
You’ll set off after a hearty breakfast toward Tbilisi through forests and rolling hills via the Gombori Pass. Arriving around lunchtime, the afternoon will be yours to explore this magnificent city on the crossroads of East and West. Your hotel is a two-minute walk from the centre of Old Tbilisi across the Mtkvari river, you can meander the old streets, visit Narikala Fortress and walk along the ramparts to the Mother of Georgia Statue offering superb views over the whole of Tbilisi. For your last night you will enjoy a traditional Supra with Georgian dancing for entertainment.
Overnight in Hotel in Tbilisi
Meals included - Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 8: DEPARTURE
After a wonderful breakfast, you are picked up and transferred to the Tbilisi Airport. Say goodbye to Georgia or continue to another great Georgian ski experience like cat-skiing in Bakhmaro or Adjara!
Meal included - Breakfast