Silk Road & Wine Road — 9 Days: Baku to Tbilisi through Sheki and Kakheti
Overview
Overland from the Caspian to the Caucasus: Baku and Gobustan, the Silk Road towns of Shamakhi and Sheki, the Lagodekhi border crossing, and then Georgia’s Kakheti wine province — Signagi, Alaverdi, a supra in a family cellar — before finishing in Tbilisi with a day to Kazbegi. One guide for each country, hand-over at the border, and the oldest wine culture in the world at the end of the road.
Highlights
Is this trip for you?
- Travellers who want two countries without a flight
- Wine people — Kakheti is the finale
- Anyone continuing to Armenia (add our 5-day Highlights from Tbilisi)
- You want Svaneti or the Black Sea
- You dislike border crossings on foot with your luggage
Our honest opinion
- The Sheki → Signagi day is the best single day on the Caucasus road
- Two guides, two cuisines, one trip
- The Lagodekhi border can take an hour at weekends
- Day 3 is long
Add Armenia: Tbilisi → Haghpat → Dilijan → Yerevan is a 2-day extension we run constantly.
The trip in numbers
Your route
Line style shows how you travel each leg: solid = train, dotted = car, dashed = flight.
Day by day
Airport pickup; the Old City and the Flame Towers at night.
Petroglyphs, mud volcanoes, Yanar Dag and the Ateshgah temple.
The Juma mosque, Lahic’s coppersmiths, Kish church; caravanserai night in Sheki.
The Khan’s palace, then the border on foot and your Georgian guide; Bodbe convent and the walled town of Signagi.
Qvevri wineries of the Alazani valley, Alaverdi cathedral, Gremi, and a supra dinner on the estate.
Tsinandali estate in the morning; Tbilisi on foot in the afternoon — Narikala, the baths, the old town.
Ananuri, the Jvari pass and Gergeti Trinity church; back by evening.
Jvari and Svetitskhoveli; free afternoon; farewell dinner with wine.
Airport transfer.
What’s included
What’s not included
Where you’ll stay
Or equivalent, depending on season. Hotels are inside or beside the historic centres wherever the town has one.
Traveller reviews
What guests wrote
“Baku to Tbilisi overland with two guides, two cuisines and the Lagodekhi border crossed on foot with our suitcases — which sounds dreadful and took twenty minutes. The Azerbaijan half is fascinating; the Georgian half is delicious. Finishing with a day in Kazbegi was the perfect last chapter. Both guides (Elvin and Mariam) were outstanding.”
“Two very different countries in one well-planned trip. The Sheki–Signagi day was my favourite: palace in the morning, border at lunch, a Georgian winery by afternoon. Hotels good throughout. Slightly expensive for two people; cheaper in a group of four.”
Good to know
Most nationalities enter Uzbekistan visa-free for 30–90 days. If your passport needs an e-visa, it takes 2–3 working days online — we check your case and guide you at booking.
The local currency is the Uzbek som (UZS). Visa and Mastercard work in city hotels, restaurants and supermarkets; keep some cash for bazaars, taxis and tips. ATMs dispense som and sometimes USD.
April–June and September–November are warm and clear — ideal for walking the old cities. July–August afternoons exceed 35°C; winter departures run at reduced prices.
Uzbekistan uses European plug types C and F, 220V. Travellers from the UK, US and Asia need a standard Euro adapter — one per device is enough, hotels have plenty of sockets.
Everyday dress is relaxed across all four cities. Inside mosques and madrasas, shoulders and knees should be covered; headscarves for women are only needed in a few active mosques — your guide will tell you when.
Your included eSIM is activated on arrival, so you’re online from the airport. Hotel Wi-Fi is reliable in all four cities; your coordinator stays reachable on WhatsApp or Telegram throughout.
Free cancellation up to 30 days before departure. 50% refund up to 15 days before; after that the booking is non-refundable, but you can move to another date once for free.
Medical insurance for the tour days is included. We still recommend personal travel insurance covering cancellation and baggage — we can suggest trusted providers.
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