Private Tour: Highlights of Tbilisi

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What you'll see and do

1. Tbilisi Holy Trinity Cathedral

   The Holy Trinity (Tsminda Sameba) Cathedral is listed among the largest Orthodox churches in the World. Constructed between 1995 and 2004, the cathedral rises on Elia Hill, on the left bank of Mtkvari River and keeps traditional Georgian architectural style. The complex includes nine chapels, various supplementary buildings, and enchanting gardens. The Cathedral is the highest one not only in Georgia but in whole Caucasus region. The height from the ground to the top of the cross is 105.5 meters.

   20 minutes here · Admission included

2. Jan Shardeni Street

   Shardeni Street is one of the most popular and beautiful streets in Tbilisi. Nowadays, popular restaurants, open cafes and bars, nightclubs and galleries are located on this street. Shardeni is the best place to visit to explore Tbilisi’s nightlife. Furthermore, many exhibitions, celebrations and concerts are organized here.

   30 minutes here

3. Metekhi Bridge is the oldest bridge in Tbilisi, which stands on the site where the first wooden bridge over Mtkvari in Tbilisi was built in 1821.

   10 minutes here

4. Monument of King Vakhtang Gorgasali

   The monument to Vakhtang Gorgasali, the king who in the fifth century stood at the head of Iberia, an ancient state on the territory of part of modern Georgia, is located near the Metekhi church, built in the 13th century.

   10 minutes here

5. Metekhi Cathedral

   Metekhi Church (13th century) with the equestrian statue of the city’s royal founder standing above the steep cliffs of the Mtkvari River is one of the classic images of Old Tbilisi. The church has been destroyed many times by the enemy. During the Tsarist regime there was a prison there and in Soviet times Metekhi was used as a theatre. In was only in the late 1980s that the church was reconstructed again.

   20 minutes here · Admission included

6. Narikala Fortress

   The Holy Mountain Mtatsminda hosts the fragments of ancient Narikala fortress. The date of construction of the fortress is the 4 th century AD, i.e. it has been there from the city's beginning. Later the fortress was extended and expanded several times. In the 7 th - 8 th centuries it was done by Arabs. Historians assert that Narikala standing on the Silk Road was the most fortified and impregnable of all in Tbilisi. In 1827 the fortress was destroyed by the earthquake and since then the citadel has not been restored completely.

   30 minutes here · Admission included

7. Abanotubani

   “A great sense of freedom and well-being permeated me. All my tiredness had gone and I felt strong enough to lift a mountain” – Alexandre Dumas, after a visit to the Sulphur Baths in 1858. Fed by naturally hot mineral waters (47°C), the sulphur baths have been an essential part of Tbilisi life for centuries. The brick-domed underground baths were built in the 17th century and produce 3 million litres of water every day. To make your visit to the baths complete, make sure to take the invigorating massage.

   20 minutes here · Admission included

8. Jumah Mosque

   Jumah mosque is situated in one of the oldest districts of the city – Kalaubani. It was built in 1723 by the Ottomans, but later it has been destructed several times. Its present-day appearance the mosque got in 1911 by the initiative of the Kazan Tartars.

   15 minutes here · Admission included

9. Anchiskhati Basilica

   In the Old Town there is the ancient acting St. Mary Church constructed during the reign of Dacha Udzharmeli, the successor of Vakhtang Gorgasali, in the 4 th century. The beautiful rectangular building of the church was build under the influence of ancient Palestinian architecture. The doors of Anchiskhati church are decorated with traditional Georgian cross similar to the one made by St. Nino. On the western facade of the temple there is a stone medallion with the cross which has survived since the earliest version. The upper parts and arches were reconstructed in the 17 th - 19 th centuries.

   20 minutes here · Admission included

10. Sioni Cathedral Church

    Sioni or Zion Cathedral in the name of the Assumption of the Mother of God is one of the most known monuments in the Old Town . The beginning of its construction is dated the 5 th – 6 th centuries and the completion - the first half of the 7 th century. The Cathedral is named in the honor of Jerusalem Zion. Today Sioni is the residence of the Catholicos - the Patriarch of Georgian Christian church.

    20 minutes here · Admission included

11. The Bridge of Peace

    Relatively newly constructed the Bridge of Peace is definitely the attraction one wouldn’t want to miss in Tbilisi. It is a pedestrian glass and steel bridge in a bow-shaped design that sits over the Mtkvari (Kura) river in Georgian capital. It was officially opened in May 2010. The bridge was brought to Georgia from Italy in 200 unassembled components. The bridge is 156 meters long and has more than 10 000 LED bulbs built-in, that are switched on daily 90 minutes before the sunset.

    15 minutes here · Admission included

12. Rike Park

    Rike Park is located in the very center of Tbilisi and is popular among locals and tourists. It stands out among other parks in that, if you look at it from above, it has the shape of a map of Georgia. The park is located on the left bank of the Mtkvari River.

    30 minutes here · Admission included

13. Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater

    One of old Tbilisi's most emblematic structures is also one of its newest, a higgledy-piggledy clock tower, built by puppet master Rezo Gabriadze during a renovation of his theatre in 2010.

    10 minutes here · Admission not included

14. Open Air Museum of Ethnography

    A huge outdoor museum sprawling over 50 hectares on the hill above Vake Park. It consists of over 70 buildings and more than 8000 implements and artefacts from traditional Georgian life. The museum is divided into ten zones, each depicting a different aspect of Georgian ethnology. The buildings have been brought from all over Georgia and painstakingly re-errected.

    50 minutes here · Admission included

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Languages

en

Ticket

Mobile Only

Runs on

Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Group size

Up to 15 travelers per booking

Operated by

Uopera tours

Know before you go

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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