Legendary Places of Georgia: Explore Vardzia, Borjomi, Rabat in Group Tour

Consequently, your knowledge will expand beyond the designated landmarks in the itinerary as you’ll also discover the towns en route, familiarise yourself with Georgia’s fabled and enigmatic spots, appreciate the stunning landscapes, and unearth key historical events of Georgia which will facilitate a deeper comprehension of our nation.

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Borjomi Central Park - Picturesque Borjomi
    A road through a fantastically beautiful gorge will lead you to Borjomi: you will walk around the city center, visit a park where Emperor Nicholas II and his family rest every year, see a monument to Prometheus and a pretty waterfall, and also climb the cable car to the plateau from which they open stunning views of the surroundings. Of course, we’ll talk about the famous “mineral water”, which is mined in the valley of the same name located in the territory of the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. I will tell you about the results of archaeological excavations that shed light on the history of local mineral water, and right from the source you can taste the world famous water.

  • Rabati - Medieval fortress Rabat
    You will get acquainted with one of the most expressive and colorful monuments of Georgia, literally absorbing the energy of both cultures: the fortress was the most important transit point between the Christian and Muslim worlds. You will examine the halls of the palace, decorated in the old Georgian style, and the impressive size of the fortress itself and the richness of decoration should not leave you indifferent. I will tell you about the foundation of Rabat, its name and explain the significance of Akhaltsikhe in the history of Georgia.

  • Vardzia - Cave Vardzia
    The ancient complex of Vardzia is not just carved into the rock premises. This cave fortress is a monastery built not far from Tbilisi in the 12th century. The extraordinary city has 13 levels and more than 500 rooms: churches, chapels, residential cells, pantries, baths, refectories, treasuries, libraries. The rooms go 50 meters in depth and rise to a height of eight floors, in addition, secret passages that connected the premises, the remains of the water supply and irrigation system are preserved. During the tour you will explore every corner of Vardzia and find out what purpose the rock city was built and what functions it performed throughout the history of its existence. And on the way to the ancient complex you will see a wonderful panorama of the perfectly preserved Khertvisi fortress.

What's Included
  • Comfortable service
  • Highly qualified guide
What's Not Included
  • ticket price to: Borjomi park - $2, Rabati - $6, Vardzia-$6.
  • Sportswear is recommended
Location
3 Vakhtang Gorgasali St
Vakhtang Gorgasali Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Neha_s
Jul 2, 2024
Good day tour to keep your occupied for whole day - The trip is well planned with plenty of time to spend at each location. One point to highlight, they should clearly mention that there would be some hiking or steep stairs to climb at Vardzia. Rest everything was perfect.
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Jarom_ai
Apr 8, 2024
Recommended for visiting - We had a great time in beautiful locations in Georgia. I liked the sights. The tour was purchased through the Urba Travel agency. I would also like to note the approach and professionalism of the manager of the above travel agency, Karim.
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V3536xkmarys
Apr 7, 2024
Unforgettable journey! - Amazing excursion! Comfortable Mercedes minivan. The guide in Lebanon is a special love! A professional in his field, he presented all the information in an interesting way, joked sparklingly and answered all questions. It was great! Time flew by. We recommend it from the bottom of our hearts!
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Companion612823
Dec 21, 2023
Amazing Experience - I had a great experience! The places is amazing. The tour guide( Beso) is professional. He is knowledgeable. He is so kind and takes care of us. He drives safe and it makes me feel secure the whole trip. Job well done Beso!
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_r6469ss
Nov 27, 2023
An incredible trip to Vardzia and back - This is our first trip to Georgia and we chose this excursion because of the most interesting points for us - Borjomi and Vardzia. The route is long, it was about 550 km, but for ordinary tourist passengers it is not difficult. It was more difficult for our guide, Vissarion, he is both the driver and our nanny and assistant. An interesting storyteller, multilingual, managed to tell and explain everything in both English and Russian. He himself walked with us, not to say that it was a simple route through the Vardzia caves. Everything was very interesting and informative. The Akhaltsikhe fortress is, of course, a remake and we didn’t get any special impressions there. Just a beautiful place. The only thing I would like to draw your attention to is one inaccuracy in the description of the tour, which was included when booking - it was indicated that you need to take food and water with you, and that there will be no stops for food. Vissarion also stopped for the toilet, and he himself organized lunch for us in Vardzia, and the lunch turned out to be excellent, tasty and not expensive. So we also got a gastronomic tour. Highly recommend
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Rebeccasc9389yf
Nov 26, 2023
Great places with excellent guide - Epic adventure to see some amazing places all in one day. Peso was an excellent guide and has a lot of knowledge to share. Would definitely recommend this tours as it’s much easier than organising travel to each place yourself.
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401eats
Nov 26, 2023
Vardzia - Great tour.
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Voyager49077803680
Nov 6, 2023
highly recommend it - It was a very fun and joyful tour from start to finish. Our guide Georgi was very cheerful and cheered us up the entire time, while he gave us relevant information about the places we were visiting. I highly recommend it.
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H8009sgmariannar
Jun 28, 2024
Very tiring but worth it - Unfortunately I was on a tour with only Russians, besides two very nice Chinese girls - obviously not the organisers’ fault, but I wish they told me and gave me alternative options. Besides 3 of them, the other Russians were all incredibly rude and unfriendly. It would have been nice if the guide grouped us English speakers together on the bus, instead I was made to sit in front of those two really rude Russian women that treated my seat as their own, one even put her bare foot on it - really disgusting. I would highly recommend going to the agency’s office few days before and check on your group so you can change the date in case. The Russians I’ve met in the UK are all lovely but, after a week in Georgia, I feel like there are two different kinds of Russians, at least in my experience. The tour itself is fantastic, you get to see very nice and interesting places. There’s no time to visit both the park and go on the cable car - I wish I chose the cable car since the park itself is quite bland; very good for hiking I guess but not great for a one-hour long visit. The caves are fascinating and the highlight of the tour - they’re exhausting though, there’s loads of up and down on narrow and irregular stairs and tunnels, and definitely require to be in very good physical shape. My legs hurt for 2 days afterwards, and I’m used to walk a lot. I totalled 58 flights of stairs at the end of the day! We had to wait for ages many times for the one slower person, which was annoying since it was boiling hot and with very little shade - definitely wear sunscreen. The restaurant we stopped at was incredibly overpriced (20GEL for a Khachapuri Adjaruli, in Tbilisi you pay 4-7GEL) and really not good, I couldn’t eat any of the food. But it’s the only option in the area - I would recommend bringing a packed lunch. Our guide was very knowledgeable and a really kind man.
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1896martin
May 28, 2024
Good tour to the south of Georgia - Long journey, but very entertaining thanks to the guide. Varzia in particular was an absolute highlight. The other two stops are only of limited interest
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