Tbilisi: Vardzia Caves, Rabati Castle and Borjomi Day Trip

Explore southwest Georgia on a day trip from Tbilisi. Visit Borjomi, Rabati Castle, Khertvisi Fortress, and the Vardzia cave monastery.
Begin your adventure with a pickup from your hotel. Head to Borjomi, a picturesque resort town in southcentral Georgia, located on the edge of the Borjom-Kharagauli National Park. Discover the town's famous mineral water, Georgia's number one export, and explore the most extensive ecologically themed amusement park in the Caucasus.

Next, visit Rabati, a city established in the 9th century. From the 13th to the end of the 14th centuries, it was the capital city of the south Georgian Kingdom.

Continue to Khertvisi Fortress, one of the oldest fortresses in Georgia, first built in the 2nd century BC. Learn about the church built in 985 and the present walls constructed in 1354. Hear the legend of how Khertvisi was destroyed by Alexander the Great.

Finally, explore Vardzia, a cave monastery site. Discover the caves stretching along the cliff for some five hundred meters and in up to nineteen tiers. Learn about the main period of construction in the second half of the twelfth century and how the site was largely abandoned after the Ottoman takeover in the sixteenth century.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.