2-Day Private Tour to Ancient Caves and Fortresses of Georgia from Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Georgia
Trip Type: Overnight Tours
Duration: 2 days
Enjoy nature and cultural heritage of Javakheti and Kartli regions during this 2 days tour. Have sightseeing in J. Stalin’s house-museum in Gori, explore ancient Uplistsikhe cave town, taste mineral waters in Borjomi town and take a walk inside Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. Visit Rabat fortress in Akhaltsikhe and travel to Vardzia caves built as a defensive gate to the country. During these 2 days you’ll have guided excursions, travel by comfortable vehicle, have overnight in 3-star hotel located in the city center and taste Georgian cuisine during lunches and dinner.
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Enjoy nature and cultural heritage of Javakheti and Kartli regions during this 2 days tour. Have sightseeing in J. Stalin’s house-museum in Gori, explore ancient Uplistsikhe cave town, taste mineral waters in Borjomi town and take a walk inside Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. Visit Rabat fortress in Akhaltsikhe and travel to Vardzia caves built as a defensive gate to the country. During these 2 days you’ll have guided excursions, travel by comfortable vehicle, have overnight in 3-star hotel located in the city center and taste Georgian cuisine during lunches and dinner.
Day 1: Tbilisi – Gori – Uplistsikhe – Borjomi – Akhaltsikhe
Meet your guide and driver at your specified pickup location in Tbilisi and drive towards South Caucasus. You’ll start your tour with visit to J. Stalin’s house-museum dedicated to the life of the leader of Soviet Union. Museum consists of the house, where Stalin was born and spent the first 4 years of his life, an exposition building where the leader’s personal items are presented and Stalin’s personal train carriage with interior.
After informative visit to the museum drive to ancient rock-hewn cave town of Uplistsikhe dating back to 1st millennium BC. The town is identified as one of the oldest settlements in Georgia and is remarkable for the combination of Anatolian and Iranian cultures. The museum includes rock streets and squares, halls, secret tunnels, remains of ancient churches and museum building where valuable items excavated in Uplistsikhe are presented.
Take a lunch break in one of the restaurants located nearby and continue to Javakheti region.
Your next stop is Borjomi – a town famous for its mineral sparkling waters. The artesian springs are fed by waters coming from glaciers and it rises to the surface without pumping. Here you can taste Borjomi mineral water and walk through Borjomi-Kharagauli national park – one of the largest protected areas in Europe.
Continue your way and arrive in Akhaltsikhe town and have dinner at the local restaurant with traditional dishes. After dinner check-in at the hotel and take a rest.
Overnight: Hotel Lomsia or Hotel Gino Wellness Rabath in Akhaltsikhe
Day 2: Akhaltsikhe – Vardzia – Tsalka – Tbilisi
After breakfast at the hotel explore Rabati fortress and museum. The museum presents major part of the cultural heritage of Javakheti region, such as old manuscripts, archaeological exhibits, ethnographic material, collection of old carpets, rugs, and etc. Rabati also includes a castle, 18th c., a mosque and ruins of Islamic school.
Continue your way via Mtkvari river gorge, enjoy the views of hilly landscape rich with old fortresses and reach Vardzia – a cave city dating back to 12th-13th cc. Vardzia is carved in the slopes of the Erusheti Mountain, stretches along the 500 meters wide cliff and consists of 19 tiers. Georgian Queen Tamar is credited for establishing a monastery in Vardzia during her reign in the 12th c. During its rise in the 12th c. the cave city contained numerous apartments, throne room and a large church with bell tower.
After excursion enjoy a picnic lunch with hot trout barbeque near the site and drive back to Tbilisi via Tsalka passing the lakes Saghamo, Paravani and Tsalka.
Your journey to Javakheti region ends with a drop off at your place of stay in Tbilisi in the evening.
Meet your guide and driver at your specified pickup location in Tbilisi and drive towards South Caucasus. You’ll start your tour with visit to J. Stalin’s house-museum dedicated to the life of the leader of Soviet Union. Museum consists of the house, where Stalin was born and spent the first 4 years of his life, an exposition building where the leader’s personal items are presented and Stalin’s personal train carriage with interior.
After informative visit to the museum drive to ancient rock-hewn cave town of Uplistsikhe dating back to 1st millennium BC. The town is identified as one of the oldest settlements in Georgia and is remarkable for the combination of Anatolian and Iranian cultures. The museum includes rock streets and squares, halls, secret tunnels, remains of ancient churches and museum building where valuable items excavated in Uplistsikhe are presented.
Take a lunch break in one of the restaurants located nearby and continue to Javakheti region.
Your next stop is Borjomi – a town famous for its mineral sparkling waters. The artesian springs are fed by waters coming from glaciers and it rises to the surface without pumping. Here you can taste Borjomi mineral water and walk through Borjomi-Kharagauli national park – one of the largest protected areas in Europe.
Continue your way and arrive in Akhaltsikhe town and have dinner at the local restaurant with traditional dishes. After dinner check-in at the hotel and take a rest.
Overnight: Hotel Lomsia or Hotel Gino Wellness Rabath in Akhaltsikhe
Day 2: Akhaltsikhe – Vardzia – Tsalka – Tbilisi
After breakfast at the hotel explore Rabati fortress and museum. The museum presents major part of the cultural heritage of Javakheti region, such as old manuscripts, archaeological exhibits, ethnographic material, collection of old carpets, rugs, and etc. Rabati also includes a castle, 18th c., a mosque and ruins of Islamic school.
Continue your way via Mtkvari river gorge, enjoy the views of hilly landscape rich with old fortresses and reach Vardzia – a cave city dating back to 12th-13th cc. Vardzia is carved in the slopes of the Erusheti Mountain, stretches along the 500 meters wide cliff and consists of 19 tiers. Georgian Queen Tamar is credited for establishing a monastery in Vardzia during her reign in the 12th c. During its rise in the 12th c. the cave city contained numerous apartments, throne room and a large church with bell tower.
After excursion enjoy a picnic lunch with hot trout barbeque near the site and drive back to Tbilisi via Tsalka passing the lakes Saghamo, Paravani and Tsalka.
Your journey to Javakheti region ends with a drop off at your place of stay in Tbilisi in the evening.
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