The World’s 8 Best Temple & Wine Tours

1.Tatev & Shaki Waterfall Guided Group Tour with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 266 reviews · 13 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $48Our pick

From Yerevan, travel south in a Wi-Fi-equipped vehicle to ride the 6-kilometer Wings of Tatev cable car, visit Tatev Monastery and Shaki Waterfall, and taste local wines in Areni. Guides such as Anastasiya, Nektar, Gayane, and Nare have led this bilingual tour. Lunch and the cable-car ticket cost extra.

“Everything was perfect. We enjoyed it very much. I highly recommend to take this tour (yearning tour).”

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2.Monastery Winery Tour and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 195 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $66

Leave Ohrid for Monastery Winery, where Simon and the team explain the wine-making process before serving a tasting of Macedonian wines, rakija, and gin with local meats and cheeses. Enjoy the terrace or lounge, visit the nearby monastery chapel if you wish, and return to Ohrid after roughly three to four hours.

“Excellent trip, very well worth the money, really informative host and food and drink excellent . Simon was a great guide and the Waitress was very knowledgeable on Wine and everyone was so friendly”

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3.Group Tour: Shaki waterfall, Tatev monastery & ropeway, Hin Areni winery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 185 reviews · 13 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $73

Leave Yerevan at 8:30 am for a 13 to 14-hour trip through southern Armenia. Taste local wine at Hin Areni, stop at Shaki Waterfall, ride the Wings of Tatev ropeway, and explore Tatev Monastery. English and Russian guide service, transport, water, pastries, insurance, and ropeway tickets are included. Lunch costs extra.

“A very interesting and informative tour. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about Armenia and its history. The Tatev monastery complex and the ropeway was the highlight of the day. The only downside is that its a long 14hour day, but its worth the time, highly recommended.”

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4.Best of Moldova: Cricova Winery & Old Orhei Tour including Curchi Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 176 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $160

Spend about eight hours visiting Curchi Monastery, Old Orhei’s cave monastery and archaeological sites, then exploring Cricova’s vast underground wine city. Pickup in Chisinau, transport, entrance fees, an English-speaking guide, and wine tasting are included. Guides such as Slava, Nicolai, Valerii, and Ecaterina have made this a personal, informative day out, though the winery portion can feel long.

“Overall, we enjoyed the tour very much mainly to our guide Valeri who is very knowledgeable and can give you a good overview of past and present Moldova. However, there are a couple of points that could be improved. We were four during the tour and the transport was in a regular car. It was a bit crowded and uncomfortable for an entire day. The tour at Cricova was in Russian as no English tours were available. We were warned about this with the promise our guide will translate, but the translation was basic. We enjoy wines very much so we would have been keen to get the specifics of…”

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5.Full-Day Trip Barcelona to Montserrat Monastery & Cava Winery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 158 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $216

Start early from Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter and ride by private minibus to Montserrat. Explore the basilica, Black Madonna, market, museum, or nearby viewpoints before visiting a family-run cava winery. A 4x4 vineyard ride, tastings, homemade lunch, and a small group of 15 or fewer make this a full, well-paced day outside the city.

“What a wonderful tour! Jordi was incredibly knowledgeable. Monserrat is truly magical and we absolutely loved the wine tasting experience. The winery owner was so kind and we were lucky enough to have a delicious meal prepared by his wife. Such a memorable experience!”

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6.Private tour to Hin Areni winery, Tatev monastery & ropeway, Khndzoresk caves

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · 13 to 14 hours (approx.)

You’ll travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle from Yerevan to Hin Areni Winery, Tatev Monastery, the Wings of Tatev cableway, and Khndzoresk’s caves and swinging bridge. An English or Russian-speaking guide can explain the region’s history, while drivers such as Ashot, Arakel, Hayk, or Ashod handle the long mountain roads.

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7.Kakheti: Signagi, Bodbe Monastery, Telavi, Wine Tour. Private tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $111

Travel privately from Tbilisi through Kakheti with an English-speaking guide such as Nino or Vako. Visit Bodbe Monastery, walk Sighnaghi’s old streets, make khinkali, taste shoti bread and churchkhela, and sample five to six wines, cognac, and chacha in Telavi.

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8.Kakheti-Sighnaghi Day Trip with wine tasting and Bodbe Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $39Cheapest good one

Travel from Tbilisi into Kakheti for a wine tasting in Patardzeuli, a visit to Bodbe Monastery and St. Nino’s Spring, and two hours in Sighnaghi. English-speaking guide David is specifically praised for clear explanations, with hotel pickup, drop-off, four wines, and chacha included.

“David was an amazing host for the tour. Everything was very professionally organized. He took us to different tours where we tasted wine, tried the zip line , went to different monasteries and churches. And he was very good at explaining cannot recommend it enough”

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