From Tbilisi: Vardzia, Rabati Castle & Borjomi Tour with Guide
Description
Visit Borjomi, Rabati Castle, and Vardzia on a full-day guided tour from Tbilisi. Drink healing water in Borjomi Central Park, and learn about Georgian history from your guide throughout the day.
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Itinerary
Visit Borjomi Central Park and try the area's mineral water, famous for its healing properties, under the park's blue dome. Enjoy free time to take the cable car or engage in other optional activities (at your own expense), like horse riding, rafting, or a quadricycle tour.
Next, head to Rabati Castle, a small castle at the highest point in the city of Akhaltsikhe. Hear about the extensive history of the castle, which slowly fell to ruin after being taken by the Russian Imperial Army in the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829 before being completely renovated in 2011-2012.
Later, continue to Vardzia, a cave monastery complex carved in rock in the 12th-13th centuries. Marvel at one of Georgia's most picturesque monuments, which began construction as a fortress but was designated a fortified monastery by Queen Tamar. Visit the Assumption of Mary Church, one of the monastery's 15 churches. Admire a beautiful mural depicting Giorgi III, Queen Tamar, and other nobles from the time of the monastery's construction. After discovering some of the monastery's 600 storage facilities, refectories, shacks, pantries, backup storages, 25 wine cellars, and 185 wine jars, you'll return to Tbilisi. A stop is made during the day for lunch at a restaurant, at your own expense.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(10)
It was a long but nice tour. It included quite picturesque sights and unique places. The guide was very informative, polite, and helpful throughout the tour. Highly recommended.
The guide George is very friendly and explains a lot. Vardzia is very special, but the other two places were disappointing and it is a very long trip.
This excursion involves a lot of travel 15 hours plus!! However is was a good experience. Our guide George gave a detailed and informative tour throughout. It's a long journey but there where plenty of toilet stops. The restaurant stop was also good.
Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the experience and that George provided an informative and enjoyable tour. Regarding the long travel time — sometimes traffic and road conditions can cause delays that are unfortunately beyond our control, but we always do our best to make the journey as comfortable as possible with regular stops and a good lunch break. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again on another tour!
I put 3 stars because the guide Tio was not professional, first he didn’t use the loudspeaker to speak in the car (which I requested), his voice is low and we couldn’t hear well. He is also not too informative about the location we visited. Then the driver was super rude to us, he shouted many times during the trip towards a guest who put her feet on the seat. He doesn’t need to shout, maybe he was very stressful. The place we visited was great.
"We sincerely apologize for the incident you experienced. Your comment is invaluable as it helps us improve our service and eliminate similar problems, ensuring other tourists do not have a negative experience. We have reviewed your feedback and the issue has been resolved. We hope to see you again on one of our tours. Thank you. 🧡🤝
I had an absolutely fantastic experience! I highly recommend it to everyone, and I can't wait to return for even more amazing tours!
Thank you so much for your lovely review! It was a pleasure having you on my tour, and I would be very happy to welcome you again in the future! <3
This tour was amazing the service was great and all that places that we seen was very beautiful thanks for all employees.
English: “Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! ❤️ I’m thrilled that you enjoyed the tour and the beautiful places. Reviews like yours help other travelers know what to expect and plan their trips better, and we really appreciate it. We always aim to provide the best experience for our guests. ❤️
The tour operator was stingy enough to book a vehicle which could just legally fit everyone with two people having to share the 1.5 seats on the front row, which made the car very packed and the experience very uncomfortable. Also, this tour is more suitable for people who could understand Russian. The explanations made in Russian were much more detailed than those made in English.
Thank you very much for sharing your feedback ❤️🇬🇪. We are sorry that some aspects of the tour were not as comfortable as expected. Please know that we follow all vehicle capacity standards, and every car used meets the required safety and size standards. We truly appreciate your comments, as they help us improve our services and ensure a better experience for all our guests.
The tour company that planned everything were so helpful and available when you need them.Nothing short of amazing..I totally had a blast..Totally enjoyed myself❤️
Hi friend! ❤️🇬🇪 Greetings from Georgia! It’s wonderful to hear that everything was so easy and helpful for you throughout the planning, and that you had such an amazing time. Your sweet words truly mean a lot. We’re so happy you enjoyed yourself, and we hope to welcome you again for another beautiful adventure!
The wife and I took this tour, as it's the easiest way to reach the cave city. Pick-up was smooth, they arrived on time, but appeared to overbook as people were moved from the van to a car. The guide George was great, approachable and knowledgeable. It's a very long day. Although they advised a 7pm return, don't plan on getting back until after 10pm. The highlight is the caves. The Bojomi stop is a bit of a waste of time, as by 8pm you are ready to go home. The driver of our twenty seater bus was on his phone and texting while driving, which is common in Georgia, but with a bus load of people, we thought it was very ordinary. Pack your own lunch and snacks.
Very good company, travel agent Avtandil is a very friendly person, the availability of information is there, Dashbashi Canyon liked.
