Tbilisi Trip Overview
Travel to the ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, which is identified by archaeologists as one of the oldest urban settlements in Georgia.
Visit to the Joseph Stalin Museum in Gori, Georgia dedicated to the life of Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, who was born in Gori. The Museum retains its Soviet-era characteristics.
Tour is private, just you/your group will have it.
Travel comfortably by private car with hotel pickup and drop-off.
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Duration: 6 to 7 hours
Starts: Tbilisi, Georgia
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Travel to the ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, which is identified by archaeologists as one of the oldest urban settlements in Georgia.
Visit to the Joseph Stalin Museum in Gori, Georgia dedicated to the life of Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, who was born in Gori. The Museum retains its Soviet-era characteristics.
Tour is private, just you/your group will have it.
Travel comfortably by private car with hotel pickup and drop-off.
Stop At: Stalin Museum, 32 Stalin Avenue Stalin Park, Gori 1400 Georgia
Stalin museum is dedicated to the life of Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, who was born in Gori. The Museum retains its Soviet-era characteristics, Stalin’s Original house and Stalin’s railway carriage.) In Case Of Free Time In Gori (Optional) Discover The City Gori which has been populated since the early Bronze Age. According to medieval Georgian chronicles, the town of Gori was founded by King David IV. The fortress of Gori (Goris-Tsikhe) appears to have been in use already in the 7th century, and archaeological evidence indicates the existence of an urban community in Classical_Antiquity. In the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, the town came under aerial attack by the Russian Air Force from the outset of the conflict. Military targets and residential districts of Gori were hit by the airstrikes, resulting in civilian injuries and deaths. (Check Exclusions section for info on admission fee)
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gori Fortress, Gori Georgia
our next stop will be Gori fortress where you can see and enjoy views to the whole town.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Uplistsiche Cave Town, Kvakhvreli 15 km Eastwards to Town Gori, Gori 1423 Georgia
This fascinating and once enormous cave city sits 10km east of Gori above the north side of the Mtkvari River, with expansive views along the Mtkvari valley. Between the 6th century BC and 1st century AD, Uplistsikhe developed into one of the chief political and religious centres of pre-Christian Kartli, with temples dedicated principally to the sun goddess. Uplistsikhe developed into one of the chief political and religious centres of pre-Christian Kartli, with temples dedicated principally to the sun goddess. After the Arabs occupied Tbilisi in AD 645, Uplistsikhe became the residence of the Christian kings of Kartli and an important trade centre on a main caravan road from Asia to Europe. At its peak it housed 20,000 people. Its importance declined after King David the Builder retook Tbilisi in 1122 and it was irrevocably destroyed by the Mongols in 1240. What you visit today is the 40,000-sq-metre Shida Qalaqi (Inner City), less than half of the original whole. Almost everything here has been uncovered by archaeologists since 1957. (Check Exclusions section for info on admission fee)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
