Want to see the non-touristic Tbilisi? Join our Tbilisi Soviet Tour and explore the most edgy residential neighborhoods, brutalist Soviet architecture and take unique pictures of the other side of Tbilisi. You will see an abandoned cable car station hidden in central Tbilisi, visit the underground printing house of Stalin, enjoy the surreal views of Nutsubidze Plato, see the Palace of Rituals and stop at the giant monument of Chronicles.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $180.
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
Visit the most surreal museum of Georgia - the Underground Printing House of J.Stalin, located in the basement of an old private house and meet the director of the museum - a dedicated communist
See the Georgian "Stonehenge" - a brutalist monument by Tsereteli dedicated to Georgian history. The unfinished monument lies on a hill overlooking the concrete Soviet blocks settlements and the water reservoir of Tbilisi, known as Tbilisi Sea
Discover the most surreal buildings of Soviet period - from concrete block houses to giant monument dedicated to Georgian history and a Soviet puzzle building, that defies the laws of architecture. This is the perfect opportunity to see a different side of Tbilisi, go on urban exploration and take amazing photos!
Please share the details of your hotel or holiday apartment for the pick up (private tour only)
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Soviet Tbilisi Tour - Off the beaten path lasts about 6 hours. The itinerary has 3 stops.
Prices start at $69 per person for this Tbilisi experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $180. There are 3 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, with 7 departures a day between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Please share the details of your hotel or holiday apartment for the pick up (private tour only) Pickup points include Hotel Zeg.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 65 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Real Georgia Tours.
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If you want to get under the surface of this beautiful welcoming country this is the tour for you. Away from the cosmopolitan bustle of Tbilisi, you get to hear about and see the reality of life in Soviet and post Soviet Georgia. You will hear fascinating stories, meet extraordinary people and learn about the reality of modern life here. Book now.
the tour gives a great overview, it's also a good way to go round the city! David is a great guide who can make everyone at ease :)
Great international travel crowd! Be prepared for Georgian, Russian and multinational history, culture & architecture - amazing group leader who was teacher, father, mentor - no stupid question was not seriously answered!! Sky Bridge was an amazing experience: as a claustrophobic I wasn’t going to do it - but then I couldn’t miss it! The lift attendant is a female war hero: how could I fail to go up a stupid lift! Thanks for the ice cream up top - I won the war! Tell your friends about amazing Georgia!
This tour will show you what it used to be like in Georgia with brutality monuments and housing with Viator guide David who if you want very much about history and condition of now in the country, much fine guide with good car As always at Viator, bang for your buck!
Giorgi is a great tour guide. With a wealth of knowledge, personal experiences, and a knack for good stories, he ensured that we thoroughly enjoyed the Soviet tour. We saw places that we would have missed without Giorgi. Many thanks and a high recommendation for everyone who wants to experience Georgian history from a special perspective.
Amazing tour with a great guide! We have seen a lot of unique places, learned a lot and my teenager daughters said they really liked the tour!
This tour takes you outside the usual "old town" tourist area and really shows you so much more of this large city. And the company is fantastic. Both our guides, David and Girogi were very knowledgable and kept the tour very engaged and interesting. I would absolutely recommend Real Georgia Tours.
This tour was easily one of the most interesting tours I did in Georgia. And the guide Zezva was brilliant. I saw sites I would never have seen on my own, armed with insights which further enhanced my understanding of this chapter in the country's history. Nothing was too much for Zezva -- he even included a couple of additional places when I mentioned I had read about them. And he did all this with warmth and a genuine desire to share his city with us. Thank you, Zezva. ❤️
David gave us a tour. What a friendly guy! Thanks for the amazing tour, with lots of information, and very different sites.
If you are looking for a genenuinely interesting warts and all tour, which gives an insight into soviet georgian architecture history and culture you would not get from a normal tou, then I would recommend this. Temo our guide was brilliant. We loved it, especially the surprise at the end.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Tbilisi Tour - Off the beaten path | 6 hours | 5.0 (65) | $69 | |
 Soviet Tour - Hidden Tbilisi | 3–4 hours | 5.0 (7) | $99 | View |
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