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3-Day Vardzia, Tmogvi, Gelsunda, Nijgori, & Saro Excursion From Tbilisi

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    History, Sightseeing, Cave

  • Duration

    3 Days

  • Activity Level

    Hard

  • Language

    English, French, Georgian, German, Indonesian

Description

Explore Vardzia, Tmogvi, Gelsunda, Nijgori and Saro on a 3-day trip. Starting from Tbilisi(the capital and the largest city of Georgia), the initial transfer is at Vardzia, including multiple stops. Go trekking about 3 km to Zeda Tmogvi and 5 km to the fortress ruins in Tmogvi, a ruined fortress and medieval town in the southern Georgian region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, from there go for a 7 Km journey to the Gelsunda caves, to Khertvisi and the fortress, where Alexander the Great passed. The trip ends with a short excursion to Saro and nearby seeings.

Highlights
  • Borjomi and Akhaltsikhe visits along with the cave town,
  • Go trekking to the fortress ruins in Tmogvi and Zeda Tmogvi
  • Travel to the Gelsunda caves
  • Explore the village Nijgori, to see ruins of a mosque and a church from 12 century
  • Day 1- Transfer from Tbilisi to Vardzia expand_more

    • Transfer from Tbilisi to Vardzia with stops in Borjomi and Akhaltsikhe, visiting the cave town, trekking about 5 km to the fortress ruins in Tmogvi.

    Overnight in tents or caves in Tmogvi.

  • Day 2- Trek to village Nijgori expand_more

    • Trek to Zeda Tmogvi about 3 km with your Georgia tour guide.

    • From there, move to the Gelsunda caves 7 km, to Khertvisi and the fortress.

    • Take another km to the village Nijgori, where old settlements, ruins of a mosque and a church from 12 century are close by

    • night near the village in the canyon, or in a cave with a nice view.

  • Day 3- Saro excursion and transfer to Tbilisi expand_more

    • Take a short excursion to Saro, with another beautiful church and stonewalls, and Toloshi.

    • Transfer to Tbilisi on another road, passing Paravani lake.

What's Included

  • Guided Tour

  • English speaking guide from Georgia

What's Excluded

  • Food

  • Accommodation

  • Transport

  • Camping equipment

Know before you go

  • The tour is possible from April until the end of October.

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 4USD 240 Per Group

This is a group tour

Starting From

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USD 240 / group