Martvili Canyon, Prometheus Cave, Kutaisi. from Tbilisi. (group tour)
Description
Early in the morning, at 7: o'clock we will start the journey to western Georgia 220 km. We are crossing Rikotski Pass and Kutaisi is waiting for us soon. We are in the Kolkheti lowlands, covered with many legends. Here the Argonauts under the command of Jason stole the golden fleece, here in the surrounding mountains Prometheus was riding on a rock, here is the land of the eminent warriors of antiquity, here amazing events took place.
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In the Bagrati temple we will personally see all the beauty and unique charm of the impressive Georgian architecture of a thousand years ago.
Underworld of Colchis In the end, you will visit Kumistavi, where the colorful cave world of Colchis in all its glory will appear before you. On a 1,700-meter walking trail through the grottoes, you will see stalactites and stalagmites, underground waterfalls, rivers, and a lake. And in the famous Prometheus Cave (Amirani), let us recall the legend of a chained mythological hero who angered the gods. Ticket price; The ticket is $9. Boat $7 per person
700 m long stone paved circular route starts from Martvili Canyon visitor center and crosses the Dadiani historical trail. There are 2 bridges, 3 platform views and historical 30 steps stair constructed by large limestone boulders. Visitors can enjoy 300 meter boat tour on river Abasha and beautiful views of mountain river canyon. Ticket price $ 5 Boat trip $ 7
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- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(20)
The whole tour was fantastic. Shout out to the guide and driver . He was very friendly and knowledgeable. Thank you very much ,guys 😊 ☺️
Thank you very much for joining us on the excursion. The Armenia tour is a bit long but very interesting. Many UNESCO monuments in the capital of Armenia, Yerevan. Visit all of this in one day, which is Our best guides.
Thank you for the team's high speed and gathering. Special thanks to the indispensable Nodari🙏 The most enjoyable and memorable trip to Tbilisi💞 I recommend your campaign to everyone 💪
Большое спасибо за то, что путешествовали с нами и получили удовольствие от нашей экскурсии. Мартвили — очень веселая и занимательная экскурсия. Исследуйте каньоны и отправляйтесь в пещеру. Сделайте много фотографий и снимков на память.Мы всегда ждем вас с большой любовью. Мы всегда ждем вас с большой любовью.
I recently took this trip and overall, it was a wonderful experience with Ushba tour & travel. One guy i could not get his name but he helped me a lot in replanning my trip due to rain. I am really thankful to him. The destinations were beautiful, the itinerary was well-planned, and the logistics were smooth from start to finish. The transportation was comfortable, luxurious and on time, and we got to see some truly stunning sights that I’ll remember for years to come. However, the tour guide Georgi didn’t quite match the energy or enthusiasm I’ve experienced on other tours. While they were knowledgeable and professional, their delivery felt a bit flat at times and lacked the personal touch that can make a good tour great. It would have been nice to see a bit more engagement or storytelling to bring the history and culture to life. That said, the places we visited more than made up for it, and I’d still recommend this trip—especially if you're comfortable exploring a bit on your own during downtime.
Welcome, we have reviewed your review and are glad that you liked our tours. Both the Kazbegi and Martvili excursions. I would like to tell you that the Martvili excursion is covered with a little history. The guide has less to say in Martvili Canyon. The guides themselves say this. They feel uncomfortable. Good swans always tell us not to let them into Martveli Canyon. There is less history there.
Excursion to Martvili Canyon October 23, 2023 We would like to express our gratitude to guide Georgiy! He made our trip easy, positive, fun and unforgettable! Super jokes, humor and care for all tourists. Very positive and cheerful, doesn’t get tired and always tells something interesting! I wish there were more of them young, active and cheerful! Thanks a lot! We really enjoyed it! The excursion itself and the views of the canyon and cave are also very impressively beautiful! The organizers and the bus are great! The driver is very careful! Thanks a lot!
Добро пожаловать из Грузии. Спасибо, что путешествовали с нами. Мы заботимся о наших гостях. Оставайтесь с нами и проведите незабываемые дни. Спасибо нашей команде гидов, которые подарили вам прекрасные дни. Особая благодарность гидам Гиорги
We went on an excursion on October 23, 2023 with guide Georgiy to Martvili. I really liked it, he was positive, cheerful, talked interestingly all the way, treated me to drinks and maintained a good atmosphere. Everyone saw what they wanted. Also the driver was very calm and friendly. I highly recommend it.☺️
Добро пожаловать из Грузии. Спасибо, что путешествовали с нами. Мы заботимся о наших гостях. Оставайтесь с нами и проведите незабываемые дни. Спасибо нашей команде гидов, которые подарили вам прекрасные дни. Особая благодарность гидам Гиорги
Amazing place. Super guide. If it was too late, I advise you not to go. I would like to express my gratitude to Karim who organized the tour. You can also consult him while choosing a tour.
LEGENDARY PLACES OF GEORGIA: VARDZIA, BORJOMI, RABAT.( Group Tour) All stops were incredibly beautiful and different. Especially Vardzia with such an amazing history and views, made us travel through the centuries. Our guide George was very cheerful and informative. Whole trip was well organized and gave us lot of pleasure Response pending
The canyon and the cave are interesting places to visit, but the whole excursion was terribly organized. The "guide" told us nothing about the places we have visited, he just kept on being the dj on the bus or he just slept... The tickets for the cave were not pre-booked and we have wasted 1 hour waiting for our turn to get tickets and enter the cave. Needless to say that the "guide" has never accompanied the group at the places of interest. We were not given the opportunity to pre-order our meals, so we had to wait for an hour to get our lunch. Punctuality was another problem and due to it, the whole excursion lasted more than expected (07:00-23:30). The minivan seats were uncomfortable, even for a short woman as i am. If i could have booked this excursion from another operator, i would have done it...
Спасибо, что понравилась наша экскурсия, мы компания и команда гидов заботимся о вас, что доставляет нам огромное удовольствие, спасибо гиду
There was nothing other than terrible experience for us. Such a huge disappointment. The tour guide spoke only in Russian the whole time and said only few words in English for name sake. He did not give any instructions on where we are headed or about the location. It felt as if the guide was on his private tour. It was just 16 hours of journey in that car with this guy shouting in Russian the whole time. We booked other tours as well from Viator and had good experience but this one was the worst thing ever. The timing mentioned was from 7-9pm, We left the place around 7:20 and we came at midnight 11:30 and we did not even cover all the place. The whole purpose of us booking this tour was to experience the boat ride in martivilli canyon and in Prometheus cave and it was closed in both the location. It is their responsibility to check whether it is open or not before taking the tourists all the way down there. We were just pushed in small mini van with people sitting down and stuff and took us to boring small waterfalls charging us 30 GEL each. The guide was just chitchatting with any Russian on the way and did not care about the timings and was not bothered about the tour. He did not even introduced himself so we do not know his name. Viator needs to take proper action towards this guy so that the tourists will not have go through this horrible experience.
I'm sorry you're unhappy. It's because the weather was bad and the law was closed. I want to tell you that our guides speak English well and they also spoke to you in English, but that's because you can't look into the canyon, that's why I stayed Turkish.
Was an amazing tour. But the tour guide was a little dull! The guide didn't speak English properly. Even thou we requested for an English guide. He was rude to some elderly folks in the tour. He slept most of the way. If it wasn't for the beautiful location, I would have put 1 rating.
Thank you for traveling in our company, thank you guide Giga
This was a tough experience. We arrived at the meeting point at 7 in the morning where we were greeted with the blunt words „there‘s no tour today“ - even though we had booked and confirmed the night prior. Nice. In classic Georgian manner the guys of the agency did not really bother giving anymore information. However, we could tell that they tried to make some arrangements, which is why we waited around for about 20 minutes only to be abruptly asked to follow some other guy who then took us to a square nearby and ushered us into a van with little to no explanation to what was happening. Is this our tour? Is this the tour to the cave and canyon? We didn‘t quite know. Quick disclaimer here: The tour we were on turned out to be of some other agency. However, as Ushba Travel made us go on this trip they still get this review and the bad rating. After some while the van finally started moving. Some guy who appeared to be the guide was beginning his announcements - all in Russian. After a couple of minutes we asked wether the tour would be in English or Russian and well, it turned out that the tout actually would have been in Russian but the guide agreed on explaining a few things for us in English. throughout the tour he actually spoke English with us but beside of some jokes on us there wasn’t really a lot of informative things coming from the guide. After hours of driving it turned out that the guide didn’t really like to give any information about our Stopps, how long they gonna take and what’s the plan for the rest of the day. So after all this lack of safety we actually saw the caves and the canyons but the whole experience was overshadowed by the manners of our guide and how he pushed us through the trip. Asking for the time we should arrive back in Tbilisi he said that it would be around 2am which was hours after the planned arrival and way to late which made it a good 17 hour trip in a small bus and just made the tour a super exhausting time. The planned stop for a traditional Georgian dinner was late at 7pm and since this wasn’t really said at any point everyone was starving already. This should definitely be communicated ahead or noted on the tour so that everyone could at least grab up a snack somewhere. At to top it all of, the guide spent most of the day with slowly getting drunk. After all of this we would not do the tour again and even though that the places we saw we’re beautiful and interesting it was just not worth the money and time on the road and we can’t recommend to do this tour to anyone.
