Tbilisi Trip Overview
Discover UNESCO World Heritage treasures in Georgia on this private full-day Mtskheta tour from Tbilisi. Explore the historic town of Mtskheta with a private guide and discover UNESCO–listed attractions including 6th-century Jvari Monastery and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Then we will go to Gori, where we will visit the Joseph Stalin Museum and Gori Fortress, a strong fortification on a hill, from where a pleasant view of the city opens. Have lunch in Gori restaurant and then we will go to Uplistsikhe, where we will visit the fortress-city carved in the rock of the II-I millennium BC, which is the oldest of its kind in Georgia.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Tbilisi, Georgia
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Discover UNESCO World Heritage treasures in Georgia on this private full-day Mtskheta tour from Tbilisi. Explore the historic town of Mtskheta with a private guide and discover UNESCO–listed attractions including 6th-century Jvari Monastery and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Then we will go to Gori, where we will visit the Joseph Stalin Museum and Gori Fortress, a strong fortification on a hill, from where a pleasant view of the city opens. Have lunch in Gori restaurant and then we will go to Uplistsikhe, where we will visit the fortress-city carved in the rock of the II-I millennium BC, which is the oldest of its kind in Georgia.
Stop At: Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Arsukidze, Mtskheta 3300 Georgia
Mtskheta The ancient capital of Georgia, Mtskheta, has always been the religious center of the country. The city was founded in the I century BC, it was declared the capital from the III century BC. At the V century AF The church of Svetitskhoveli rises in the center of the city, this church has always been and remains the Christian center of Orthodox Georgia, where Georgian kings and representatives of the royal family of Bagrationi were crowned and buried.According to the legends, the great sanctity of the Georgian Church, the Heaton of the Lord, is kept at the base of Svetitskhoveli.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Jvari Church, Mtskheta Georgia
Near Mtskheta is one of the oldest monasteries in the country, called Jvari (VI century). From the area near the church is a charming view of the city.The cultural monuments of this region are protected by UNESCO and belong to the world heritage.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Stalin Museum, 32 Stalin Avenue Stalin Park, Gori 1400 Georgia
Gori is one of the important cities on the Silk Road, during the tour you will see museum of the Joseph Stalin. 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.
The museum has three sections, all located in the town’s central square. It was officially dedicated to Stalin in 1957. With the downfall of the Soviet Union and independence movement of Georgia, the museum was closed in 1989, but has since been reopened, and is a popular tourist attraction.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gori Fortress, Gori Georgia
You will see Gori Fortress, a strong fortification on a hill, from where a pleasant view of the city opens. The fortress survived for many centuries and destructions, today only the fortress walls remain.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Nacharmagevi, Tskhinvali Hwy ს10, Gori, Georgia
Throughout the tour travelers will have opportunity to taste the Georgian traditional lunch.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Uplistsikhe Complex Road, Kvakhvreli, Georgia
The city Uplistsikhe emerged at the end of II – at the beginning of I millennium BC. it included more than 700 caves and cave structures, but only 150 have survived. Several hundreds of various structures were carved into the rocks, including temples, public buildings and residential buildings, wells and gutters, city gates, streets and fortifications of the city were equipped.. Uplistsikhe was on the Silk Road.
Duration: 2 hours
