{"platform":"Experiences.ge","version":"1.0","currency":"EUR","generatedAt":"2026-06-11T16:25:42.419Z","experiences":[{"slug":"rtveli-harvest-community-week","title":"Rtveli Harvest Community Week","tagline":"Seven days inside the Kakhetian vintage, from vine to qvevri","category":"wine-qvevri","regions":["Kakheti"],"seasons":["Autumn"],"seasonLabel":"September – October","styles":["Immersive","Celebration"],"durationDays":7,"groupSize":"8 – 14 guests","physicalLevel":"Moderate","priceFrom":1450,"departures":["14 Sep 2026","28 Sep 2026","05 Oct 2026"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1543418219-44e30b057fea","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1510812431401-41d2bd2722f3","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568213816046-0ee1c42bd559","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1556910103-1c02745aae4d","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1547595628-c61a29f496f0"],"summary":"Join a Kakhetian family estate for rtveli, the autumn grape harvest, and take part in every stage of qvevri winemaking — picking, pressing, sealing the vessels — closing the week with a harvest supra under the vines.","intro":"Rtveli is not a festival staged for visitors; it is the working heart of the Kakhetian year, and for one week you are part of it. Based in a restored townhouse in Telavi, you spend your mornings in the rows alongside the family and neighbours of Okro Qvevri Estate, picking rkatsiteli and saperavi by hand. Afternoons move to the marani, where grapes are pressed and the juice goes into buried clay qvevri, the same method Georgians have used across some 8,000 documented vintages. Evenings belong to the table: long suppers, toasts led by a tamada, and amber wines drawn from last year’s vessels. Between harvest days there is time for Sighnaghi’s walled terraces, Alaverdi Cathedral, and quiet tastings with winemakers who rarely open their cellars. The week ends as every rtveli should — with a full harvest supra, polyphonic song included.","anchorEventSlug":"rtveli","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Arrival in Telavi","description":"Private transfer from Tbilisi over the Gombori Pass into Kakheti. Settle into a restored nineteenth-century townhouse in Telavi, then walk the old town beneath its 900-year-old plane tree. A first dinner at the estate introduces the family, the wines, and the week’s rhythm."},{"day":2,"title":"First Morning in the Rows","description":"An early start in the rkatsiteli rows at Okro Qvevri Estate, picking alongside the household and their neighbours. A field breakfast of fresh bread, cheese, and tomatoes arrives mid-morning. After lunch, the day’s harvest is weighed, sorted, and crushed, and you taste juice straight from the press."},{"day":3,"title":"Into the Qvevri","description":"The marani takes over: must, skins, stems, and pips go together into buried clay qvevri, the technique inscribed by UNESCO and practised here for millennia. The winemaker explains fermentation, punching down, and the long winter the wine spends underground. Evening tasting of amber wines at varying ages."},{"day":4,"title":"Alaverdi and the Monks’ Cellar","description":"A rest day from picking. Drive to Alaverdi Cathedral, an eleventh-century landmark on the Alazani plain, where monastic winemaking continues in a working cellar. Continue to Telavi Amber Cellars for a comparative tasting of skin-contact styles, then an unhurried supper back in town."},{"day":5,"title":"Saperavi Harvest Day","description":"Back in the vineyard for saperavi, Kakheti’s deep-skinned red grape, picked later and handled differently from the whites. Afternoon in the marani sealing earlier qvevri with stone lids and beeswax. As the light goes, the family lights the tone oven and bakes shotis puri for dinner."},{"day":6,"title":"Sighnaghi and the Harvest Supra","description":"Morning in Sighnaghi, the walled hill town overlooking the Alazani Valley toward the Caucasus, with time for its small museum and ramparts. Return for the closing harvest supra at Keto Supra House: a long table, a practised tamada, polyphonic singing, and the week’s work in every glass."},{"day":7,"title":"Departure via the Gombori Pass","description":"A slow breakfast and a final walk through the vines, with time to arrange shipping for any wines reserved during the week. Private transfer back over the Gombori Pass to Tbilisi, arriving by early afternoon for onward flights or extended stays in the capital."}],"included":["Six nights in a restored Telavi townhouse, twin or double","All meals from dinner on day one to breakfast on day seven, with estate wines","Full participation in the rtveli harvest and qvevri cellar work at Okro Qvevri Estate","Guided tastings at Telavi Amber Cellars and Alaverdi Cathedral’s monastic cellar","Closing harvest supra with tamada and polyphonic singers at Keto Supra House","Private transfers from and to Tbilisi, and all ground transport in Kakheti","English-speaking host throughout the week"],"notIncluded":["International flights to and from Tbilisi","Personal travel and medical insurance","Visa fees where applicable","Wine purchases and shipping beyond scheduled tastings","Gratuities for hosts, drivers, and singers","Pre- or post-tour accommodation in Tbilisi"],"venueSlugs":["okro-qvevri-estate","telavi-amber-cellars","keto-supra-house"],"hostSlug":"levan-tsiklauri","relatedSlugs":["natural-wine-georgia-insider","regional-taste-of-georgia","new-georgian-wine-discovery-weekend"],"featured":true,"categoryName":"Wine & Qvevri","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/rtveli-harvest-community-week"},{"slug":"natural-wine-georgia-insider","title":"Natural Wine Georgia Insider","tagline":"Five days with the growers shaping Georgia’s low-intervention movement","category":"wine-qvevri","regions":["Kakheti","Kartli"],"seasons":["Spring","Summer","Autumn"],"seasonLabel":"May – October","styles":["Immersive","Editorial"],"durationDays":5,"groupSize":"6 – 10 guests","physicalLevel":"Gentle","priceFrom":1250,"departures":["18 May 2026","15 Jun 2026","21 Sep 2026","12 Oct 2026"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1547595628-c61a29f496f0","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504279577054-acfeccf8fc52","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568213816046-0ee1c42bd559","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528823872057-9c018a7a7553"],"summary":"A working tour of Georgia’s natural wine scene across Kakheti and Kartli — small growers, zero-sulphur cellars, and the qvevri tradition that made the country a reference point for low-intervention winemaking worldwide.","intro":"Georgia did not adopt natural wine; the rest of the world caught up with Georgia. This five-day itinerary moves between Tbilisi, Kakheti, and the cooler valleys of Kartli to meet the growers behind that recognition — families working a few hectares of old vines, fermenting in buried qvevri, bottling without filtration or additions. The pace is deliberate. Each day centres on one or two cellars, with time to walk the vineyards, taste from the vessel, and ask the questions that matter over lunch at the winemaker’s own table. You will taste amber rkatsiteli with eight months on skins, chinuri grown at altitude, and saperavi made the way it was before the Soviet planned economy standardised everything. Departures in May align with the Zero Compromise fair in Tbilisi, where the entire scene gathers in one room.","anchorEventSlug":"zero-compromise","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Tbilisi Orientation Tasting","description":"Arrive in Tbilisi and check into a boutique hotel near the old town. In the late afternoon, a structured tasting at Tbilisi Wine Atelier maps the country’s grapes, regions, and the logic of qvevri fermentation. Dinner follows at a natural wine bar in Sololaki, glasses chosen by the sommelier."},{"day":2,"title":"Kartli’s High Valleys","description":"Drive west into Kartli, stopping at the cave city of Uplistsikhe en route. At the Kartli Natural Wine Collective, taste chinuri and goruli mtsvane grown at altitude, where acidity stays bright and the wines lean taut and mineral. Lunch with the growers, then return through orchard country to Tbilisi."},{"day":3,"title":"Over the Gombori to Kakheti","description":"Cross the forested Gombori Pass into Kakheti and settle in near Telavi. The afternoon belongs to Okro Qvevri Estate: a vineyard walk among old rkatsiteli vines, a cellar session tasting from the qvevri itself, and a discussion of skin contact, oxidation, and how amber wine actually ages."},{"day":4,"title":"Zero-Sulphur Cellars and Supra","description":"A day among Kakheti’s most uncompromising producers, comparing wines made entirely without additions against conventionally corrected counterparts. Visit a cooper and a qvevri maker to understand the vessels themselves. The evening closes with a small supra, a tamada keeping the toasts honest and unhurried."},{"day":5,"title":"Final Tasting and Departure","description":"Return to Tbilisi by mid-morning. A closing session at Tbilisi Wine Atelier revisits the week’s wines blind, sharpening what five days of cellar visits have built. Assistance with export paperwork and shipping for any allocations reserved, then transfers to the airport or onward accommodation."}],"included":["Four nights’ accommodation: two in a boutique Tbilisi hotel, two in a Telavi guesthouse","All tastings and cellar visits, with an average of twelve growers across the itinerary","Daily breakfast, three winemaker lunches, and two hosted dinners with wine pairings","Guided visit to Uplistsikhe cave city with entrance fees","Closing blind-tasting session at Tbilisi Wine Atelier","All ground transport in a private vehicle with driver","Sommelier-trained English-speaking host throughout"],"notIncluded":["International flights to and from Tbilisi","Personal travel and medical insurance","Meals not specified in the itinerary","Wine purchases, allocations, and international shipping costs","Gratuities for hosts and drivers","Single room supplement where requested"],"venueSlugs":["kartli-natural-wine-collective","okro-qvevri-estate","tbilisi-wine-atelier"],"hostSlug":"nino-kapanadze","relatedSlugs":["rtveli-harvest-community-week","new-georgian-wine-discovery-weekend","regional-taste-of-georgia"],"categoryName":"Wine & Qvevri","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/natural-wine-georgia-insider"},{"slug":"new-georgian-wine-discovery-weekend","title":"New Georgian Wine Discovery Weekend","tagline":"A three-day introduction to qvevri wine, from Tbilisi to Sighnaghi","category":"wine-qvevri","regions":["Tbilisi","Kakheti"],"seasons":["Year-round"],"seasonLabel":"Year-round","styles":["Editorial"],"durationDays":3,"groupSize":"2 – 8 guests","physicalLevel":"Gentle","priceFrom":690,"departures":["Every Friday, on request"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1506377247377-2a5b3b417ebb","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1565008576549-57569a49371d","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1474722883778-792e7990302f","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568213816046-0ee1c42bd559"],"summary":"A compact weekend built around Georgia’s essential wine story: a guided tasting in Tbilisi, a full day in Kakheti among qvevri cellars, and lunch on a terrace above the Alazani Valley in Sighnaghi.","intro":"For travellers with limited time and a serious interest, this weekend distils Georgian wine to its essentials without rushing any of it. It begins in Tbilisi on Friday evening with a structured tasting that explains why this small country claims the longest unbroken winemaking tradition on record — roughly 8,000 vintages — and what qvevri fermentation actually does to a wine. Saturday is spent in Kakheti: a morning cellar visit near Telavi, lunch and amber wine on a terrace in Sighnaghi overlooking the Alazani Valley and the high Caucasus beyond, and an afternoon walk through the walled town. Sunday returns you to Tbilisi with a morning in the old town, from the sulphur domes of Abanotubani up toward Narikala fortress, before a farewell glass and onward travel. It runs every weekend of the year; the wines change with the seasons.","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Friday: Tbilisi Tasting Evening","description":"Arrive independently in Tbilisi and meet your host in the early evening at Tbilisi Wine Atelier. A two-hour guided tasting covers six wines across qvevri and European styles, mapping grape, region, and method. Dinner afterwards at a wine-focused restaurant in the old town, pairings included."},{"day":2,"title":"Saturday: Kakheti and Sighnaghi","description":"Depart early over the Gombori Pass. A morning cellar visit near Telavi includes a walk through the marani and a tasting drawn from buried qvevri. Continue to Sighnaghi for a long lunch at a terrace marani above the Alazani Valley, then explore the town’s walls and lanes before returning to Tbilisi."},{"day":3,"title":"Sunday: Old Town and Farewell","description":"A guided morning walk through old Tbilisi: the brick domes of the Abanotubani sulphur baths, the climb toward Narikala fortress, and the balconied lanes of Kala. The weekend closes with a farewell glass of amber wine and recommendations for bottles to carry home. Independent departure from midday."}],"included":["Two nights in a four-star hotel in central Tbilisi, twin or double","Guided six-wine tasting at Tbilisi Wine Atelier on Friday evening","Full-day Kakheti excursion with private vehicle and driver","Cellar visit and qvevri tasting near Telavi","Terrace lunch with wine pairings at a Sighnaghi marani","Guided old town walk on Sunday morning","English-speaking wine host throughout"],"notIncluded":["International flights and arrival transfers","Personal travel and medical insurance","Saturday and Sunday dinners","Wine purchases beyond scheduled tastings","Gratuities for hosts and drivers","Late checkout or additional hotel nights"],"venueSlugs":["tbilisi-wine-atelier","sighnaghi-terrace-marani"],"hostSlug":"nino-kapanadze","relatedSlugs":["natural-wine-georgia-insider","rtveli-harvest-community-week","creative-tbilisi-insider"],"categoryName":"Wine & Qvevri","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/new-georgian-wine-discovery-weekend"},{"slug":"georgia-wine-trade-mission-winexpo","title":"Georgia Wine Trade Mission — WinExpo","tagline":"Four working days for buyers and importers around WinExpo Georgia","category":"business-missions","regions":["Tbilisi"],"seasons":["Summer"],"seasonLabel":"June","styles":["Trade"],"durationDays":4,"groupSize":"10 – 20 delegates","physicalLevel":"Gentle","priceFrom":1890,"departures":["09 Jun 2026"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1540575467063-178a50c2df87","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1505373877841-8d25f7d46678","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528823872057-9c018a7a7553","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1511578314322-379afb476865"],"summary":"A structured trade mission timed to WinExpo Georgia: pre-arranged buyer meetings on the fair floor, technical cellar visits in Kakheti, and a masterclass on qvevri appellations — built for importers, distributors, and sommeliers buying at scale.","intro":"Georgian wine exports have grown steadily for a decade, yet the supply side remains fragmented: hundreds of small producers, uneven export readiness, and limited representation abroad. This mission exists to close that gap efficiently. Over four days anchored to WinExpo Georgia at Expo Georgia in Tbilisi, delegates receive a pre-qualified meeting schedule matched to their portfolio needs, with interpreters and a commercial facilitator on hand throughout. The fair days are bracketed by substance: a technical masterclass on Georgia’s appellation system and qvevri production methods, and a field day in Kakheti visiting two export-ready cellars to inspect production, logistics, and quality control at source. Evenings are working dinners with producers and trade officials. The objective is concrete — delegates should leave with a shortlist of suppliers, sample allocations in hand, and the context to negotiate terms with confidence.","anchorEventSlug":"winexpo-georgia","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Arrival and Market Briefing","description":"Airport transfers and check-in at a business hotel near Expo Georgia. In the late afternoon, a market briefing covers Georgian wine export volumes, pricing bands, regulatory requirements, and logistics from Poti and Batumi. A welcome dinner introduces delegates to producers, the national wine agency, and the facilitation team."},{"day":2,"title":"WinExpo Floor and Buyer Meetings","description":"A full day at WinExpo Georgia in the Expo Georgia pavilion. Each delegate works through a pre-arranged schedule of twenty-minute supplier meetings matched in advance to their portfolio, with interpreters available. A hosted lunch convenes the delegation to compare notes. The evening is free for independent follow-ups."},{"day":3,"title":"Qvevri Appellations Masterclass","description":"Morning masterclass on Georgia’s protected appellations — Tsinandali, Mukuzani, Kindzmarauli among them — and the technical realities of qvevri production at commercial volume, with a comparative tasting of eighteen wines. Afternoon return to the fair for second-round meetings and sample requests, followed by a producers’ dinner."},{"day":4,"title":"Kakheti Cellar Inspections","description":"A field day in Kakheti visiting Telavi Amber Cellars and Okro Qvevri Estate: production walk-throughs, bottling and labelling capacity, export documentation, and frank conversations about volumes and lead times. A working lunch at the estate closes the mission before the return transfer to Tbilisi and evening flights."}],"included":["Three nights in a business-class hotel near Expo Georgia, single occupancy","WinExpo Georgia trade accreditation and pre-arranged buyer meeting schedule","Qvevri appellations masterclass with an eighteen-wine comparative tasting","Full-day Kakheti cellar inspection programme with technical interpreter","Two working dinners with producers and trade officials","Airport transfers and all scheduled ground transport","Commercial facilitator and interpreters throughout the mission"],"notIncluded":["International flights to and from Tbilisi","Personal travel and medical insurance","Meals outside the scheduled programme","Sample shipping and courier costs","Independent meetings arranged outside the mission schedule","Gratuities and personal expenses"],"venueSlugs":["expo-georgia-pavilion","telavi-amber-cellars","okro-qvevri-estate"],"hostSlug":"nino-kapanadze","relatedSlugs":["natural-wine-georgia-insider","rtveli-harvest-community-week","tsinandali-classical-wine-country"],"categoryName":"Business Missions","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/georgia-wine-trade-mission-winexpo"},{"slug":"tsinandali-classical-wine-country","title":"Tsinandali Classical & Wine Country","tagline":"Festival evenings at the Tsinandali Estate, private cellars by day","category":"premium-private","regions":["Kakheti"],"seasons":["Autumn"],"seasonLabel":"September","styles":["Tailor-made","Editorial"],"durationDays":5,"groupSize":"Private, 2 – 6 guests","physicalLevel":"Gentle","priceFrom":3900,"departures":["Tailored around the Tsinandali Festival programme, September 2026"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1465847899084-d164df4dedc6","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1507924538820-ede94a04019d","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1474722883778-792e7990302f","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1414235077428-338989a2e8c0"],"summary":"A private September itinerary pairing box seats at the Tsinandali Festival with closed-door cellar dinners, the Chavchavadze estate’s historic gardens, and the option of helicopter transfers between Tbilisi and Kakheti.","intro":"Each September, the Tsinandali Festival brings orchestras and soloists of international standing to a purpose-built amphitheatre set among the vineyards of Prince Alexander Chavchavadze’s nineteenth-century estate — the place where Georgian winemaking first met European bottling, and where the country’s oldest enoteca still holds vintages from 1839. This itinerary is built privately around the festival programme you choose. Evenings are spent in reserved box seats; days unfold at their own pace through Kakheti’s quieter corners — a closed-door dinner in the barrel halls of Telavi Amber Cellars, a slow afternoon in the estate gardens, a supra arranged in a private home with a tamada and singers engaged for your table alone. Accommodation is at the estate’s own hotel, steps from the amphitheatre. Helicopter transfers from Tbilisi, additional concert evenings, and extensions to Sighnaghi or the capital are arranged on request.","anchorEventSlug":"tsinandali-festival","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Arrival at the Estate","description":"Private transfer from Tbilisi — by road over the Gombori Pass, or by helicopter on request — to the Tsinandali Estate. Check in at the estate hotel, then a first walk through the Chavchavadze gardens and the historic house museum. Dinner on the terrace precedes your first evening concert in the amphitheatre."},{"day":2,"title":"The Historic Enoteca and Festival Evening","description":"A private morning visit to the estate’s enoteca, among the oldest wine libraries in the region, holding vintages back to 1839. After lunch, time at leisure — the spa, the gardens, or a vineyard walk with the estate agronomist. Pre-concert champagne in your box, then the evening’s headline performance."},{"day":3,"title":"Private Cellar Dinner in Telavi","description":"A gentle day among Telavi’s old streets and the views from Batonis Tsikhe fortress. In the evening, Telavi Amber Cellars opens privately for your party: a tasting of library amber wines in the barrel hall, followed by a candlelit dinner built around the cellar’s rarest qvevri vintages."},{"day":4,"title":"Supra at a Private House","description":"Morning excursion to Alaverdi Cathedral and the vineyards beneath the Caucasus wall. The afternoon is unhurried. At dusk, Keto Supra House hosts a private supra for your table alone — a tamada to lead the toasts, polyphonic singers, and dishes prepared over the fire in the old manner."},{"day":5,"title":"Closing Morning and Return","description":"A final breakfast overlooking the vineyards and time for a last garden walk or a closing visit to the festival’s morning recital where the programme allows. Private transfer to Tbilisi by early afternoon, with assistance for onward flights, capital extensions, or shipping of wines acquired during the stay."}],"included":["Four nights at the Tsinandali Estate hotel in a deluxe vineyard-view room","Reserved box seats for two evening performances of the Tsinandali Festival","Private dinner and library tasting at Telavi Amber Cellars","Exclusive supra with tamada and polyphonic singers at Keto Supra House","Private guided visits to the Chavchavadze house museum and historic enoteca","All meals with paired wines as set out in the itinerary","Private chauffeured transfers throughout, Tbilisi to Tbilisi","Dedicated host and concierge on call for the duration"],"notIncluded":["International flights to and from Tbilisi","Helicopter transfers, available on request at supplement","Personal travel and medical insurance","Additional concert tickets beyond the two reserved evenings","Spa treatments and personal expenses at the estate","Gratuities, at guests’ discretion"],"venueSlugs":["tsinandali-estate-amphitheatre","telavi-amber-cellars","keto-supra-house"],"hostSlug":"mariam-janelidze","relatedSlugs":["rtveli-harvest-community-week","regional-taste-of-georgia","black-sea-jazz-batumi-experience"],"featured":true,"categoryName":"Premium & Private","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/tsinandali-classical-wine-country"},{"slug":"tbilisi-open-air-weekender","title":"Tbilisi Open Air Weekender","tagline":"Georgia’s biggest festival, with the city as the after-party","category":"music-festival","regions":["Tbilisi"],"seasons":["Summer"],"seasonLabel":"June","styles":["Celebration","Active"],"durationDays":4,"groupSize":"4 – 16 guests","physicalLevel":"Gentle","priceFrom":790,"departures":["25 Jun 2026"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1470229722913-7c0e2dbbafd3","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1429962714451-bb934ecdc4ec","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1514525253161-7a46d19cd819","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1565008576549-57569a49371d"],"summary":"Four days built around Tbilisi Open Air, the country’s largest music festival, balanced with daytime hours in the old town, the Dry Bridge market, and the courtyards of Fabrika — festival passes, transfers, and a local host included.","intro":"Tbilisi Open Air has grown from a student gathering into the largest music festival in the Caucasus, drawing international headliners and the best of the Georgian scene to a hillside site above the city for three nights each June. This weekender handles the practical side — passes, late-night transfers, a well-located hotel — and fills the daylight hours with the city itself. Mornings start slowly; afternoons take in the balconied lanes of the old town, the antique sprawl of the Dry Bridge market, the studios and courtyards around Fabrika, and the brick domes of the Abanotubani sulphur baths for those who want to reset before the evening. Your host knows both the festival site and the city’s late hours, which bars stay open and which khinkali houses serve after two in the morning. The group stays small enough to move easily and large enough to feel like a festival crew.","anchorEventSlug":"tbilisi-open-air","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Arrival and First Festival Night","description":"Airport transfers and check-in at a design hotel within walking distance of Rustaveli Avenue. An early dinner in the old town sets the base, then transfer to the festival site for the opening night. Return transfers run on demand until the last stage closes."},{"day":2,"title":"Old Town, Baths, and Headliners","description":"A late breakfast, then an unhurried walk from Abanotubani’s sulphur domes up toward Narikala fortress, with the cable car down across the Mtkvari. Optional hour in a private bath room to recover properly. Early evening transfer to the festival for the night’s headline acts."},{"day":3,"title":"Dry Bridge, Fabrika, Final Night","description":"Morning at the Dry Bridge market among Soviet cameras, medals, and household archaeology, followed by lunch and studio visits around Fabrika’s courtyards. Afternoon free for a nap or the hotel pool. The festival’s closing night runs late; transfers operate until the site empties."},{"day":4,"title":"Slow Morning and Departure","description":"Checkout is late by arrangement. A recovery brunch of khachapuri and strong coffee near the hotel, a last walk along the Mtkvari embankment for those still standing, and airport transfers timed to afternoon and evening flights. Extensions in Tbilisi or Kakheti can be added on request."}],"included":["Three nights in a central design hotel, twin or double, with late checkout on departure day","Three-day Tbilisi Open Air festival pass","All festival transfers, including on-demand late-night returns","Guided old town walk and Dry Bridge market visit","Welcome dinner and farewell brunch","Airport transfers on arrival and departure","Local host on call throughout the weekend"],"notIncluded":["International flights to and from Tbilisi","Personal travel and medical insurance","Food and drink at the festival site","Lunches and dinners not specified","Sulphur bath entrance and treatments","Gratuities and personal expenses"],"venueSlugs":["left-bank-studio-collective","tbilisi-polyphony-hall"],"hostSlug":"mariam-janelidze","relatedSlugs":["black-sea-jazz-batumi-experience","creative-tbilisi-insider","new-georgian-wine-discovery-weekend"],"featured":true,"categoryName":"Music & Festival","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/tbilisi-open-air-weekender"},{"slug":"black-sea-jazz-batumi-experience","title":"Black Sea Jazz & Batumi Experience","tagline":"Festival nights on the Black Sea, subtropical days in Adjara","category":"music-festival","regions":["Adjara"],"seasons":["Summer"],"seasonLabel":"July","styles":["Celebration","Editorial"],"durationDays":5,"groupSize":"4 – 12 guests","physicalLevel":"Gentle","priceFrom":980,"departures":["22 Jul 2026"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1415201364774-f6f0bb35f28f","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1507525428034-b723cf961d3e","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1493225457124-a3eb161ffa5f","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1505118380757-91f5f5632de0"],"summary":"Five July days in Batumi around the Black Sea Jazz Festival: reserved festival seats by night, and by day the Botanical Garden’s subtropical terraces, mountain Adjara’s stone bridges, and long seafood lunches on the coast.","intro":"Batumi in July runs on two clocks. By day the city moves slowly — swimmers on the stone beach, fishermen on the pier, the smell of Adjarian khachapuri drifting from bakeries near the old port. By night, during festival week, the Black Sea Jazz Festival brings international names to a seaside stage where the music carries out over the water. This itinerary holds both. Reserved seats cover the festival’s key evenings, while daytime excursions take the measure of Adjara: the Batumi Botanical Garden, a hundred-hectare cascade of subtropical terraces above the sea founded in 1912; the arched Ottoman-era stone bridges and waterfalls of the mountain interior; and the region’s distinct table, where the supra meets the sea. The hotel sits on the boulevard, close enough to walk home from the late sets. The pace is deliberately loose — this is a festival holiday, not a forced march.","anchorEventSlug":"black-sea-jazz","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Arrival on the Boulevard","description":"Fly into Batumi or transfer from Tbilisi, and check into a boulevard hotel facing the sea. An evening walk takes in the old port district and the Piazza, ending with a seafood dinner at Adjarian Coast Kitchen and a first late glass as the city warms up for festival week."},{"day":2,"title":"Botanical Garden and Opening Night","description":"A morning among the subtropical terraces of the Batumi Botanical Garden, where camellias, citrus, and Himalayan cedar descend in tiers to the sea at Green Cape. Afternoon free for the beach or the pool. Evening at the festival’s opening concerts, reserved seats close to the stage."},{"day":3,"title":"Mountain Adjara Excursion","description":"Inland along the Adjaristsqali valley to mountain Adjara: the Ottoman-era stone arch bridge at Makhuntseti, its waterfall pool, and a village lunch of borano, sinori, and mountain honey with a family above the river. Return by late afternoon, with the evening free or at the festival’s club sessions."},{"day":4,"title":"Adjarian Table and Headline Evening","description":"A late morning cooking session at Adjarian Coast Kitchen, shaping the boat-formed Adjarian khachapuri and learning the coastal repertoire that sets this region apart from the rest of Georgia. Lunch is what you have made. The festival’s headline night follows, with a reserved table at the after-session."},{"day":5,"title":"Last Swim and Departure","description":"A slow final morning: a swim from the stone beach, coffee on the boulevard, and time in the old town for last purchases of Adjarian honey and mountain tea. Transfers to Batumi airport, or the scenic road and rail connections back to Tbilisi for onward flights and extensions."}],"included":["Four nights in a seafront boulevard hotel, twin or double","Reserved seats for three evenings of the Black Sea Jazz Festival","Guided morning in the Batumi Botanical Garden with entrance fees","Full-day mountain Adjara excursion with village lunch","Adjarian cooking session and lunch at Adjarian Coast Kitchen","Welcome dinner and daily breakfast","All scheduled transfers within Adjara and airport transfers"],"notIncluded":["Flights to Batumi or Tbilisi, international and domestic","Personal travel and medical insurance","Dinners not specified in the itinerary","Drinks at festival venues and club sessions","Gratuities for hosts and drivers","Tbilisi connections beyond scheduled departure transfers"],"venueSlugs":["adjarian-coast-kitchen"],"hostSlug":"mariam-janelidze","relatedSlugs":["tbilisi-open-air-weekender","tsinandali-classical-wine-country","regional-taste-of-georgia"],"categoryName":"Music & Festival","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/black-sea-jazz-batumi-experience"},{"slug":"creative-tbilisi-insider","title":"Creative Tbilisi Insider","tagline":"Studios, galleries, and the architecture of a city remaking itself","category":"creative-tbilisi","regions":["Tbilisi"],"seasons":["Year-round"],"seasonLabel":"Year-round","styles":["Editorial","Immersive"],"durationDays":4,"groupSize":"2 – 10 guests","physicalLevel":"Gentle","priceFrom":890,"departures":["First Thursday of each month, 2026"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1513364776144-60967b0f800f","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1460661419201-fd4cecdf8a8b","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1467269204594-9661b134dd2b","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1565008576549-57569a49371d"],"summary":"Four days inside Tbilisi’s creative life: working artist studios, contemporary galleries, Soviet modernist architecture from the Chronicle of Georgia to the brutalist Bank of Georgia tower, and evenings in the city’s natural wine bars.","intro":"Tbilisi’s creative scene operates at an unusual frequency — too small to be an industry, too serious to be a curiosity. Painters, ceramicists, and fashion designers work out of converted Soviet workshops; galleries open in courtyard basements; the architecture itself swings between Persian balconies, Stalinist avenues, and some of the boldest late-Soviet modernism anywhere. This itinerary moves through it with people who belong to it. You visit working studios at the Left Bank collective, meet gallerists ahead of public hours, and walk the modernist landmarks — the colossal Chronicle of Georgia above the Tbilisi Sea, the cantilevered former Ministry of Highways — with an architectural historian. Afternoons leave room for the Dry Bridge market and the lanes of Sololaki; evenings settle into the natural wine bars where the scene actually gathers. Departures run monthly year-round, and the itinerary flexes around openings, studio schedules, and what the city happens to be doing that week.","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Sololaki and the Gallery Circuit","description":"Arrive and check into a boutique hotel in Sololaki. An afternoon walk reads the neighbourhood’s art nouveau entrances and carved balconies, then two contemporary galleries open privately before evening hours. Dinner at a natural wine bar where your host introduces the week’s recurring characters."},{"day":2,"title":"Studios of the Left Bank","description":"A morning across the river at the Left Bank Studio Collective, visiting three working studios — a painter, a ceramicist, and a textile designer — with time to talk and, where it suits, to buy directly. Lunch at Fabrika, then the afternoon among its courtyard workshops and concept stores."},{"day":3,"title":"Soviet Modernism and the Chronicle","description":"A half-day architecture drive with a specialist guide: the Chronicle of Georgia’s vast bronze columns above the Tbilisi Sea, the former Ministry of Highways cantilevered over its hillside, and the mosaics and bus pavilions of the late-Soviet decades. Evening tasting of amber wines at Tbilisi Wine Atelier."},{"day":4,"title":"Dry Bridge and a Closing Table","description":"A final morning at the Dry Bridge market, hunting Soviet porcelain, film cameras, and the occasional genuine find, with your host advising on what is worth carrying home. A closing lunch at Dezerter Market Kitchen draws the threads together before afternoon departures or onward extensions."}],"included":["Three nights in a boutique hotel in Sololaki, twin or double","Three private studio visits at the Left Bank Studio Collective","Out-of-hours access to two contemporary galleries","Half-day Soviet modernist architecture tour with specialist guide","Guided amber wine tasting at Tbilisi Wine Atelier","Welcome dinner and closing lunch at Dezerter Market Kitchen","English-speaking host from the city’s creative community throughout"],"notIncluded":["International flights and airport transfers","Personal travel and medical insurance","Artwork purchases, framing, and shipping","Meals not specified in the itinerary","Gratuities for hosts and guides","Single room supplement where requested"],"venueSlugs":["left-bank-studio-collective","tbilisi-wine-atelier","dezerter-market-kitchen"],"hostSlug":"mariam-janelidze","relatedSlugs":["tbilisi-open-air-weekender","new-georgian-wine-discovery-weekend","living-heritage-georgia"],"featured":true,"categoryName":"Creative Tbilisi","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/creative-tbilisi-insider"},{"slug":"living-heritage-georgia","title":"Living Heritage Georgia","tagline":"Eight days through Georgia’s living traditions, from Mtskheta to Ushguli","category":"cultural-heritage","regions":["Multi-region"],"seasons":["Spring","Summer","Autumn"],"seasonLabel":"April – October","styles":["Immersive"],"durationDays":8,"groupSize":"6 – 12 guests","physicalLevel":"Moderate","priceFrom":1590,"departures":["20 Apr 2026","18 May 2026","14 Sep 2026","12 Oct 2026"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1565008576549-57569a49371d","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1467269204594-9661b134dd2b","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1483728642387-6c3bdd6c93e5","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1509440159596-0249088772ff"],"summary":"An eight-day arc through Georgia’s UNESCO-listed heritage as it is actually lived: the cathedrals of Mtskheta, polyphonic singing learned from its keepers, and the medieval tower houses of Mestia and Ushguli in Upper Svaneti.","intro":"Georgia’s heritage is unusual in how much of it remains in use. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta is not a monument with a rope line; it is the working centre of Georgian Orthodoxy. Polyphonic singing, recognised by UNESCO as a masterpiece of intangible heritage, is still how village men mark a good table. The stone towers of Upper Svaneti still belong to the families who built them. This itinerary moves through that living fabric over eight days and three distinct landscapes. It opens in Tbilisi and Mtskheta, where Jvari Monastery looks down on the meeting of two rivers and seventeen centuries of Christianity. It pauses for an evening of polyphony sung close enough to feel. Then it climbs into Svaneti — to Mestia’s museums and tower houses, and on to Ushguli, the highest continuously inhabited village in Europe, beneath the wall of Mount Shkhara. Spring and autumn departures coincide with the Art Gene folk festival circuit.","anchorEventSlug":"art-gene-festival","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Tbilisi: First Reading of the City","description":"Arrive and settle into a hotel in the old town. An orientation walk traces the city’s layers — the Abanotubani sulphur baths, the climb to Narikala fortress, the synagogue, mosque, and basilicas packed into a few hundred metres of Kala. A welcome dinner introduces the group and the route ahead."},{"day":2,"title":"Mtskheta: Svetitskhoveli and Jvari","description":"A short drive to Mtskheta, Georgia’s ancient capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Stand under the eleventh-century vaults of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, then climb to Jvari Monastery for its sixth-century geometry and the view over the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi. Lunch with the Mtskheta Heritage Guild follows."},{"day":3,"title":"An Evening of Polyphony","description":"A morning at the Dry Bridge market and the National Museum’s gold of Colchis. In the late afternoon, a workshop at Tbilisi Polyphony Hall: a master ensemble demonstrates the three-voice structure of Georgian song, then teaches the group a simple chakrulo line. Dinner is a supra where the songs return naturally."},{"day":4,"title":"The Long Road to Svaneti","description":"A travel day west along the Rioni valley and up the Enguri gorge, the reservoir’s improbable green below and the peaks of the High Caucasus closing in. Arrive in Mestia by evening and settle into a family-run lodge beneath the town’s medieval defensive towers. Dinner is Svan: kubdari, tashmijabi, local wine."},{"day":5,"title":"Mestia’s Towers and Museums","description":"A day in Mestia. Climb a twelfth-century tower house with the Svaneti Tower House Museum and learn how families lived, fought, and wintered within these stone keeps. The Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography holds icons and manuscripts mountain villages guarded for a thousand years. An optional walk reaches the Koruldi meadows viewpoint."},{"day":6,"title":"Ushguli Beneath Shkhara","description":"A four-wheel-drive journey up the Enguri headwaters to Ushguli, the UNESCO-listed cluster of villages at 2,100 metres, the highest continuously inhabited settlement in Europe. Walk among its towers to the Lamaria church, Mount Shkhara filling the head of the valley. Lunch in a village house before returning to Mestia."},{"day":7,"title":"Return and Kakhetian Farewell","description":"Fly from Mestia’s mountain airstrip to Tbilisi, weather permitting, or return by road through Zugdidi. The evening gathers the journey at Keto Supra House: a farewell supra with a tamada, the polyphonic lines learned on day three, and toasts to the places now behind you."},{"day":8,"title":"Departure from Tbilisi","description":"A final morning at leisure — a last walk through the old town, the Dry Bridge market for those still hunting, or simply coffee on a Sololaki balcony. Airport transfers run throughout the day, and extensions to Kakheti’s wine country or Batumi can be arranged in advance."}],"included":["Seven nights’ accommodation: four in Tbilisi hotels, three in a family-run Mestia lodge","All breakfasts, four lunches, and four dinners including two supras","Polyphonic singing workshop with a master ensemble at Tbilisi Polyphony Hall","Guided visits to Mtskheta, Svetitskhoveli, and Jvari with the Mtskheta Heritage Guild","Tower house visit and museum entries in Mestia, and the full-day Ushguli excursion by 4x4","Domestic flight or road transfer between Svaneti and Tbilisi","All ground transport and an English-speaking cultural host throughout"],"notIncluded":["International flights to and from Tbilisi","Personal travel and medical insurance","Meals not specified in the itinerary","Optional walks requiring a local mountain guide beyond the set programme","Gratuities for hosts, drivers, and singers","Single room supplement, limited in Svaneti"],"venueSlugs":["mtskheta-heritage-guild","svaneti-tower-house-museum","tbilisi-polyphony-hall","keto-supra-house"],"hostSlug":"giorgi-beridze","relatedSlugs":["regional-taste-of-georgia","run-the-caucasus","creative-tbilisi-insider"],"featured":true,"categoryName":"Cultural Heritage","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/living-heritage-georgia"},{"slug":"run-the-caucasus","title":"Run the Caucasus","tagline":"Five days of guided trail running under the Greater Caucasus","category":"outdoor-adventure","regions":["Kazbegi","Svaneti"],"seasons":["Summer"],"seasonLabel":"June – September","styles":["Active"],"durationDays":5,"groupSize":"6 – 12 guests","physicalLevel":"Demanding","priceFrom":1150,"departures":["15 Jun 2026","13 Jul 2026","10 Aug 2026","07 Sep 2026"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551632811-561732d1e306","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1454496522488-7a8e488e8606","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1563284223-333497472e88","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1464822759023-fed622ff2c3b"],"summary":"A guided trail running camp across two High Caucasus regions: the Juta valley, Gergeti Trinity, and the Chaukhi massif from Kazbegi, then the Koruldi lakes above Mestia in Svaneti — for runners comfortable with sustained mountain distance.","intro":"The Greater Caucasus offers what trail runners increasingly travel for: serious vertical, empty single-track, and villages where the day ends with real food rather than a freeze-dried pouch. This camp covers two of its finest running regions in five days. From a base in Stepantsminda beneath Mount Kazbek, the first runs climb to the Gergeti Trinity Church and traverse into the Juta valley under the rock teeth of the Chaukhi massif — terrain between 1,700 and 3,300 metres, with route options split by pace group each day. The camp then transfers west to Mestia in Svaneti, where the signature run climbs to the Koruldi lakes, alpine tarns that hold the reflection of Ushba on a still morning. Daily distances run 15 to 28 kilometres with 800 to 1,600 metres of gain; certified mountain guides lead every group, and a support vehicle meets the route where the roads allow. September departures coincide with the Kazbegi trail festival.","anchorEventSlug":"kazbegi-trail-festival","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Arrival and Shakeout Run","description":"Transfer from Tbilisi up the Georgian Military Highway, pausing at the Ananuri fortress and the Jvari Pass. Settle into the Kazbegi Alpine Station in Stepantsminda, then a 6-kilometre shakeout run along the Tergi river to loosen travel legs. Evening briefing covers pacing, altitude, weather, and the week’s routes."},{"day":2,"title":"Gergeti Trinity and the Glacier Trail","description":"The classic opener: a sustained climb from Stepantsminda to the fourteenth-century Gergeti Trinity Church at 2,170 metres, continuing on the glacier trail toward Mount Kazbek for the stronger group. Eighteen to twenty-four kilometres with up to 1,400 metres of gain. Recovery supper and an early night."},{"day":3,"title":"Juta and the Chaukhi Massif","description":"Drive to the road-end village of Juta at 2,165 metres, then run up the valley beneath the granite towers of the Chaukhi massif, cresting the Chaukhi pass at 3,338 metres for those moving well. Descent options vary by group. A late lunch in Juta precedes the return to Stepantsminda."},{"day":4,"title":"Transfer to Mestia, Evening Leg-Stretcher","description":"A travel day west to Svaneti, broken by lunch and a short riverside run en route. Arrive at the Mestia Mountain Lodge beneath the town’s medieval towers by late afternoon, with a 5-kilometre evening leg-stretcher through the lanes and meadows above town. Svan dinner of kubdari and mountain herbs."},{"day":5,"title":"Koruldi Lakes and Farewell","description":"The final run climbs from Mestia to the cross viewpoint and on to the Koruldi lakes at 2,740 metres, Ushba and the Svaneti wall reflected on a calm morning — up to 22 kilometres and 1,500 metres of gain. A farewell lunch in Mestia closes the camp before flights or road transfers to Tbilisi."}],"included":["Four nights’ accommodation: three at the Kazbegi Alpine Station, one at Mestia Mountain Lodge","All meals from dinner on day one to lunch on day five, built for recovery","Certified mountain running guides with two pace groups daily","Support vehicle on all road-accessible sections with water, food, and spare kit","All transfers including the Kazbegi to Svaneti leg and return to Tbilisi","Daily route briefings, GPX files, and altitude acclimatisation guidance","Trail permits and protected area fees"],"notIncluded":["International flights to and from Tbilisi","Personal travel insurance with mountain sports and helicopter evacuation cover, which is mandatory","Personal running kit, poles, and hydration equipment","Massage and physiotherapy, available locally at extra cost","Alcoholic drinks","Gratuities for guides and drivers"],"venueSlugs":["kazbegi-alpine-station","mestia-mountain-lodge"],"hostSlug":"giorgi-beridze","relatedSlugs":["gudauri-freeride-mountain-culture-week","living-heritage-georgia","regional-taste-of-georgia"],"categoryName":"Outdoor & Adventure","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/run-the-caucasus"},{"slug":"gudauri-freeride-mountain-culture-week","title":"Gudauri Freeride & Mountain Culture Week","tagline":"Off-piste days above 3,000 metres, Caucasian hospitality below","category":"outdoor-adventure","regions":["Gudauri"],"seasons":["Winter"],"seasonLabel":"December – March","styles":["Active","Immersive"],"durationDays":7,"groupSize":"4 – 8 guests","physicalLevel":"Demanding","priceFrom":1490,"departures":["14 Dec 2026","11 Jan 2027 (provisional)","08 Feb 2027 (provisional)"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551524559-8af4e6624178","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517466787929-bc90951d0974","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1605540436563-5bca919ae766","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1519681393784-d120267933ba"],"summary":"Seven days of guided freeride in Gudauri’s high bowls — lift-accessed off-piste, ski touring options, and a day toward Kazbegi — paired with the food, wine, and table culture of the mountain Caucasus each evening.","intro":"Gudauri sits on a treeless shoulder of the Greater Caucasus at 2,200 metres, its lifts reaching past 3,200, with open bowls and long natural fall lines that hold snow from December into April. What it lacks in trees it returns in space: lift-accessed off-piste that would be tracked out by nine in the Alps stays untouched here for days. This week is built around that terrain. Certified mountain guides lead small groups through the bowls of Kudebi and Sadzele, the Chrdili flanks, and — conditions allowing — a day trip down the Georgian Military Highway toward Stepantsminda for views of Mount Kazbek and a descent under the Gergeti slopes. Avalanche equipment, daily snowpack briefings, and a maximum of four riders per guide are standard. Evenings restore the balance: a chalet table of Georgian cooking, qvevri wines brought up from Kakheti, a banya night, and one proper supra. December departures open the season alongside Gudauri’s first lift days.","anchorEventSlug":"gudauri-season-opening","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Arrival and Avalanche Briefing","description":"Transfer from Tbilisi up the Georgian Military Highway past the Ananuri fortress to Gudauri, checking into the Ridge Chalet at 2,200 metres. Equipment fitting and a thorough avalanche safety briefing follow: transceiver drills, terrain assessment, and the protocol the week will run on. Dinner introduces the guide team."},{"day":2,"title":"Reading the Resort","description":"A first full day on the mountain, riding the lift system to the Sadzele summit above 3,200 metres and skiing the marked terrain hard to calibrate groups and legs. Short off-piste excursions test snow and technique. Evening review of the snowpack bulletin sets the plan for the freeride days ahead."},{"day":3,"title":"The Kudebi and Sadzele Bowls","description":"The first committed freeride day: lift-accessed lines off Kudebi and the Sadzele shoulder, open bowls of 600 to 900 vertical metres with regrouping points fixed by the guides. Lunch at a mountain hut. Afternoon laps continue while legs and conditions hold. Banya and an early dinner close the day."},{"day":4,"title":"Chrdili Flanks and Supra Night","description":"Guided lines on the Chrdili side, where north-facing aspects keep cold snow long after a storm, with a short bootpack opening longer, quieter descents. A gentler afternoon option stays on-piste. The evening is the week’s supra: a tamada, qvevri wine from Kakheti, and toasts that take their time."},{"day":5,"title":"Toward Kazbegi","description":"Conditions allowing, a day trip north over the Jvari Pass toward Stepantsminda: a guided descent on the Gergeti slopes beneath Mount Kazbek and the silhouette of Gergeti Trinity Church, with lunch in a village house below. If the pass is closed, a ski touring alternative runs from Kobi."},{"day":6,"title":"Riders’ Choice Day","description":"The final full day returns to whatever the week has shown to be best — fresh lines after new snow, a longer tour for the keen, or honest piste laps for tired legs, decided with the guides over breakfast. A farewell dinner at the chalet gathers the week’s footage and stories."},{"day":7,"title":"Departure to Tbilisi","description":"A last breakfast at altitude and, for early risers, an optional first-lift hour on the corduroy before checkout. Transfer down the Georgian Military Highway to Tbilisi by early afternoon, with time for the old town or the sulphur baths before evening flights. Kakheti wine extensions can be added."}],"included":["Six nights at the Gudauri Ridge Chalet on a half-board basis, twin or double","Five guided days with certified mountain guides, maximum four riders per guide","Avalanche safety kit — transceiver, shovel, probe, and airbag pack — for the week","Six-day Gudauri lift pass","Kazbegi day excursion or ski touring alternative, conditions depending","Supra evening with tamada and Kakhetian qvevri wines, plus one banya session","Transfers from and to Tbilisi and all programme transport"],"notIncluded":["International flights to and from Tbilisi","Personal insurance with off-piste and helicopter evacuation cover, which is mandatory","Ski or snowboard equipment hire, arranged locally on request","Lunches on mountain days","Heli-ski supplements, bookable by the drop subject to conditions","Gratuities for guides and chalet staff"],"venueSlugs":["gudauri-ridge-chalet","kazbegi-alpine-station"],"hostSlug":"giorgi-beridze","relatedSlugs":["run-the-caucasus","living-heritage-georgia","regional-taste-of-georgia"],"categoryName":"Outdoor & Adventure","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/gudauri-freeride-mountain-culture-week"},{"slug":"regional-taste-of-georgia","title":"Regional Taste of Georgia","tagline":"Six days through Georgia’s regional kitchens, market to supra","category":"food-gastronomy","regions":["Multi-region"],"seasons":["Year-round"],"seasonLabel":"Year-round","styles":["Immersive","Editorial"],"durationDays":6,"groupSize":"6 – 12 guests","physicalLevel":"Gentle","priceFrom":1290,"departures":["Monthly departures, first Monday"],"heroImage":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1488459716781-31db52582fe9","gallery":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1466637574441-749b8f19452f","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555939594-58d7cb561ad1","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1509440159596-0249088772ff","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1556910103-1c02745aae4d"],"summary":"A six-day eating itinerary across three regions: the Dezerter Bazaar and khinkali masterclasses in Tbilisi, bread ovens and the supra ritual in Kakheti, and the distinct dairy-rich table of the Adjarian coast.","intro":"Georgian food is usually flattened abroad into two dishes — khinkali and khachapuri — when in truth it is a family of regional cuisines, each shaped by altitude, trade routes, and what the land allows. This itinerary takes the regions on their own terms. It opens in Tbilisi at the Dezerter Bazaar, the city’s great working market, buying with a chef before cooking what was bought: khinkali pleated by hand, Imeretian khachapuri rolled and fired. It moves east to Kakheti for the wine country table — shotis puri pulled from the tone oven, mtsvadi over vine cuttings, and a full supra where the tamada’s toasts give the meal its architecture, with qvevri wines from a tradition of some 8,000 vintages. It ends on the Adjarian coast, where Ottoman and mountain influences produce a table unlike anywhere else in the country. October departures align with Tbilisoba, the capital’s harvest festival, when the whole city cooks outdoors.","anchorEventSlug":"tbilisoba","itinerary":[{"day":1,"title":"Tbilisi: First Table","description":"Arrive and check into a hotel in the old town. An evening food walk moves through Sololaki and the lanes below Narikala — a bakery still firing tone bread, a cellar bar pouring amber wine — ending with a relaxed first dinner that maps the regions the week will visit, dish by dish."},{"day":2,"title":"Dezerter Bazaar and Khinkali Masterclass","description":"Morning at the Dezerter Bazaar with a chef from Dezerter Market Kitchen, moving through the spice rows, the cheese women, and the herb sellers, buying for the day’s class. Then the masterclass itself: khinkali pleated by hand until the folds hold, and Imeretian khachapuri. Lunch is what the group has made."},{"day":3,"title":"Into Kakheti: Bread, Fire, and Wine","description":"Drive east over the Gombori Pass into wine country. At a village bakery, watch shotis puri slapped against the walls of a blazing tone oven and pull your own loaf. The afternoon pairs Kakhetian dishes with amber qvevri wines at a Telavi cellar, and the evening stays long at the table."},{"day":4,"title":"The Supra at Keto’s House","description":"A morning in Sighnaghi and a terrace lunch above the Alazani Valley. The day builds toward its centrepiece: a full supra at Keto Supra House, guests joining the cooking through the afternoon — mtsvadi over vine cuttings, badrijani, pkhali — before the tamada takes the table through its proper sequence of toasts."},{"day":5,"title":"The Adjarian Coast","description":"Fly or drive west to Batumi and a different Georgia: subtropical, dairy-rich, Ottoman-inflected. At Adjarian Coast Kitchen, shape the boat-formed Adjarian khachapuri and cook borano and sinori with a coastal family. Dinner is fish from the morning boats, eaten close enough to hear the sea."},{"day":6,"title":"Market Morning and Departure","description":"A final morning at Batumi’s fish market and spice stalls, with guidance on what travels — mountain tea, Adjarian honey, dried spice blends — and a last boulevard coffee. Transfers to Batumi airport, or return connections to Tbilisi for evening flights and onward extensions."}],"included":["Five nights’ accommodation: two in Tbilisi, two in Kakheti, one on the Batumi seafront","All breakfasts, four lunches, and four dinners with regional wine pairings","Guided Dezerter Bazaar visit and khinkali and khachapuri masterclass","Tone bread baking session at a Kakhetian village bakery","Full supra with tamada and qvevri wines at Keto Supra House","Adjarian cooking session at Adjarian Coast Kitchen in Batumi","All ground transport, the Tbilisi to Batumi leg, and an English-speaking culinary host"],"notIncluded":["International flights to and from Georgia","Personal travel and medical insurance","Meals not specified in the itinerary","Drinks beyond paired wines at hosted meals","Market purchases and food souvenirs","Gratuities for hosts, chefs, and drivers"],"venueSlugs":["dezerter-market-kitchen","keto-supra-house","adjarian-coast-kitchen","sighnaghi-terrace-marani"],"hostSlug":"levan-tsiklauri","relatedSlugs":["rtveli-harvest-community-week","natural-wine-georgia-insider","living-heritage-georgia"],"featured":true,"categoryName":"Food & Gastronomy","url":"https://experiences.ge/experiences/regional-taste-of-georgia"}],"events":[{"slug":"orthodox-easter-georgia","name":"Orthodox Easter in Georgia","month":4,"dateLabel":"10 – 13 April 2026","location":"Churches and family tables nationwide","region":"Multi-region"},{"slug":"new-wine-festival","name":"New Wine Festival","month":5,"dateLabel":"9 May 2026","location":"Mtatsminda Park, Tbilisi","region":"Tbilisi"},{"slug":"zero-compromise","name":"Zero Compromise Natural Wine Fair","month":5,"dateLabel":"7 May 2026","location":"Tbilisi","region":"Tbilisi"},{"slug":"tbilisi-open-air","name":"Tbilisi Open Air","month":6,"dateLabel":"19 – 21 June 2026","location":"Lisi Wonderland, Tbilisi","region":"Tbilisi"},{"slug":"winexpo-georgia","name":"WinExpo Georgia","month":6,"dateLabel":"12 – 14 June 2026","location":"Expo Georgia, Tbilisi","region":"Tbilisi"},{"slug":"art-gene-festival","name":"Art-Gene Festival","month":7,"dateLabel":"10 – 19 July 2026","location":"Open Air Museum of Ethnography, Tbilisi","region":"Tbilisi"},{"slug":"black-sea-jazz","name":"Black Sea Jazz Festival","month":7,"dateLabel":"23 – 26 July 2026","location":"Batumi","region":"Adjara"},{"slug":"kazbegi-trail-festival","name":"Kazbegi Alpine Trail Weekend","month":8,"dateLabel":"14 – 16 August 2026","location":"Stepantsminda, Kazbegi","region":"Kazbegi"},{"slug":"tsinandali-festival","name":"Tsinandali Festival","month":9,"dateLabel":"3 – 13 September 2026","location":"Tsinandali Estate, Kakheti","region":"Kakheti"},{"slug":"rtveli","name":"Rtveli — The Vintage","month":9,"dateLabel":"Late September – mid October","location":"Family marani across Kakheti","region":"Kakheti"},{"slug":"tbilisoba","name":"Tbilisoba","month":10,"dateLabel":"3 – 4 October 2026","location":"Old Town and Rike Park, Tbilisi","region":"Tbilisi"},{"slug":"gudauri-season-opening","name":"Gudauri Season Opening","month":12,"dateLabel":"12 December 2026","location":"Gudauri Resort","region":"Gudauri"}]}