Kutaisi Tour from Tbilisi – 2 Days

If you’d like to get a taste of western Georgia while you’re staying in Tbilisi, this 2 day trip to Kutaisi, Prometheus caves, Martvili Canyon and Katskhi Pillar is for you. On the way you will also visit Gori – the birthplace and museum of Stalin, Cave city of Uplistikhe and Ubisa monastery known for its 1000-year-old murals.

With this 2 day tour, you will experience a mix of different activities and experiences that we’ve tested to be much fun throughout our experience. This trip, as well as all of our other trips, is KARTVELI TOURS FUN CERTIFIED.

Day 1

Tbilisi - Stalin Museum - Uplistsikhe - Ubisa Monastery - Kutaisi Overnight

Your tour will start from your address in Tbilisi, where you will be met by your guide and driver, who will lead you to your comfortable car to depart for Gori.

After about 1 hour of driving and hearing stories about Georgia, we will arrive in Gori, where we will have an in depth tour of the controversial Stalin Museum. Here you will see Stalin’s personal items, as well as hear stories about his childhood days, which made him the man the world would know him as. We will also take a look at his death mask, a truly eerie experience.

Once we’re done with the Stalin Museum, we will proceed to one of the most popular attractions in Georgia – the cave city of Uplistsikhe, dated back to the 4th century BC! We will have an in depth tour of the city and relive the experiences of the city dwellers from the ancient times.

We’ll be done with Uplistsikhe around lunchtime, so we will visit a local family for lunch cooked especially for us. Lunch at a local family is a truly great way to get to know the local culture and people, to see how they live (This experience is optional – if you don’t want to include the lunches in the package, choose the “Guided Tour or Sightseeing Tour option”).

After the lunch, we will start driving towards Kutaisi on the way to which we will stop at the Ubisa Monastery – known for its history and unique murals which are 1000 years old!

Finally, we will arrive in Kutaisi in the evening and we will take you to your hotel, where you can rest and enjoy your free time.

Day 2

Kutaisi - Prometheus Caves - Martvili Canyon - Katskhi Pillar - Chiatura - Tbilisi

On the next day, once you’re done enjoying your breakfast, we will had to the Prometheus Caves where you will go underground to take a look at the stunning cave formations – stalactites and stalagmites, that formed here over millions of years and are now currently decorated with colorful lighting and adorned with classical music. We will spend around 2 hours here and at the end of the exploration, we will leave the caves with on a boat through an underground river – truly unforgettable!

Next, we’ll continue to the amazing Martvili Canyon, where we will take a look at beautiful waterfalls – once the personal vacationing place for the Georgian royalty – after which we will get on boats and row up the canyon to experience the beauty first-hand.

We’ll be done with Martvili at around lunch time, so we will visit a local restaurant for a well-deserved lunch. (This experience is optional – if you don’t want to include the lunches in the package, choose the “Guided Tour or Sightseeing Tour option”)

After lunch, we will had towards Tbilisi, on the way making a little detour to take a look at the Katskhi Pillar, a natural 40-meter column with a church on top! Hermit monks have lived on top of this pillar throughout centuries!

Finally, we will return to Tbilisi in the evening and we will drop you off at your requested address to conclude the 2 day trip to Western Georgia.

Note: An Extra a day trip in Kutaisi can be organized upon request. If you’d like to spend an additional day in Kutaisi and surroundings, please specify so in the Booking Form Comments and we’ll send you all the details and possible tours.