Tbilisi Trip Overview
Georgia is a great destination for everyone interested in our Soviet past. During your tour, you can discover an amazing heritage of Soviet architecture and learn about the greatest Russian political figures who changed the world in the 20th century. You will visit the few Soviet towns that are still full of reminders of the Communist era.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Tbilisi, Georgia
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Tbilisi, Georgia, Georgia
Georgia is a great destination for everyone interested in our Soviet past. During your tour, you can discover an amazing heritage of Soviet architecture and learn about the greatest Russian political figures who changed the world in the 20th century. You will visit the few Soviet towns that are still full of reminders of the Communist era.
Itinerary
Day 1: Stalin museum and old cable cars in Chiatura
Stop At: The Chronicle Of Georgia, Vanati Street Opposite the Military school, Tbilisi 0177 Georgia
The Chronicle of Georgia, also called History Memorial of Georgia is one of the hidden gems of Tbilisi.
Not at all a popular tourist spot, but definitely one of the impressive sites I have discovered lately. Located near the Tbilisi sea (it’s a water reservoir actually) this place not only tells the history of Georgia but gives really spectacular views to surrounding vicinity. And impresses of its size.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Stalin Museum, 32 Stalin Avenue Stalin Park, Gori 1400 Georgia
Opened in 1957 in his hometown, the Stalin museum in Gori has barely changed since retelling the life of the ruthless dictator through a heavily-censored Soviet lens.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cableways Chiatura, Chiatura 5500 Georgia
The city of Chiatura, Georgia has founded among otherwise uninvitingly steep valleys and deep gorges thanks to a healthy vein of manganese that was ripe for the mining. However the treacherous terrain was too difficult and inefficient for mine workers to traverse on foot, so the Soviet government installed a precarious network of dangling cable cars that are still in use today despite a troublesome lack of maintenance.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Chiatura, Georgia
We walk around town, will see local market, abandoned houses, soviet architecture. And enjoy lunch in the soviet style restaurant.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tskaltubo, Georgia
The abandoned sanatoriums of Tskaltubo, a town in the west part of Georgia is one of the most interesting places to visit in Georgia. The place is distinguished by its natural springs emanating from limestone massifs deep beneath the ground. In Soviet Georgia, Tskaltubo was a famous spa resort. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the sanatorium lost its function. Vines, bushes, and weeds found their ways through the pillared hallways into the bathing rooms. Later in 1992, a bloody conflict broke out between government forces and separatists who fought for the independence of Abkhazia, a disputed autonomous republic in northwestern Georgia. After the fall of Sukhumi, the capital city of Abkhazia, thousands of Georgians were forced to flee the city. The IDPs found the deserted corridors of the Tskaltubo sanatorium as a shelter.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: One night in a guest house in Tskhaltubo
Day 2: Soviet Sanatoriums in Tskhaltubo and Kutaisi
Stop At: Tskaltubo, Tskaltubo, Kutaisi, Imereti Region
You will have the opportunity to visit the radon baths, take a walk in the park, climb in abandoned sanatoriums.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Kutaisi Market, Phallashvili Street, Kutaisi 4600 Georgia
You can buy here local goods, feels the flavor or just take nice photos.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Car Factory Railway Station, Kutaisi, Georgia
One more old cable car! We can ride use it!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kutaisi, Kutaisi, Imereti Region
A short walk around the old town, lunch, and way to Tbilisi. But we can leave you there if you want to see more or your flight from Kutaisi airport.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
