Kutaisi to Borjomi, Rabati & Vardzia: Historic Tour

Join our guaranteed departure group tour from Kutaisi to Borjomi, Rabati, and Vardzia. Immerse yourself in the history, culture, and legends of Javakheti region in southern Georgia. Experience the natural beauty and taste the famous mineral water of Borjomi, explore the medieval castle of Rabati, and discover the ancient city of caves in Vardzia. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the ancient wonders of Georgia.

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Borjomi Central Park - Borjomi is a place where the most famous Georgian mineral water - Borjomi comes from. At Borjomi central park we are able to taste mineral water from springs.
  • Rabati Castle - After walking in the park we are heading to Rabati castle. We explore medieval castle with local guide who tells us about history and structure of…
What's Included
  • Guiding service in English
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Meals
  • Borjomi Central Park - 5 GEL per person
  • Rabati Castle - 17 GEL per person
  • Vardzia - 16 GEL entrance fee + 2 GEL for a local minibus
Additional Information

Join us on a guaranteed departure group tour from Kutaisi to Borjomi, Rabati, and Vardzia, where history, culture, and breathtaking views await. Enjoy the charming landscapes of southern Georgia’s Javakheti region.
In Borjomi Park, treat yourself to the refreshing taste of mineral water straight from the springs of Borjomi. Wander through the captivating…

Location
Budget Georgia
Shota Rustaveli Avenue
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Glenn_h
Oct 2, 2024
Must see when you visit Georgia - Vardzia and the Rabati castle are must sees when you visit Georgia. With this tour operator you get a lot of info about it and its history. Highly recommended.
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Atanera13
Sep 11, 2024
Great tour to explore this part of Giorgia - That was my highlight of the trip, particularly Vardzia. It's so beautiful. We generally enjoyed the trip and it was nice mix of various views and history. We would like maybe have a bit of more time in Borjomi. Our guide was great, friendly, helpful and knowledgeable.
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Triavianti_l
Jul 20, 2024
Must visit places - Borjomi water is unforgetable taste I’ve ever tried, Rabati castle has beatiful garden I’ve ever seen. Vardzia is definitely a whole new experience, a lot of history behind it and it’s amazing landscape. Definitely worth it!
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362antoniam
Jun 14, 2024
Scenery to die for - Saba was a wonderful guide and driver. We were picked up in Borjomi after our previous day hiking tour and got to enjoy tasting the Borjomi waters followed by a drive that will live in my memories forever - the drive from Borjomi to Vardzia is one of the most beautiful drives I've experienced in traveling around the world. Vardzia is incredible and Saba was very knowledgeable. He also made our lunch in Vardzia seamless - having us preorder and then calling to make sure the food would be ready when we got back from touring Vardzia. He's also a fantastic photo taker! His driving was impeccable and the whole experience was just fantastic. Budget Georgia is the best tour organizer I've had the pleasure of using anywhere.
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Andreaschristodoulid
May 6, 2024
Great tour - Great tour with amazing views, our tour guide George was Great!! Vardzia the highlight. Definitely rexommend it!!
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Julia_g
Apr 28, 2024
Amazing way to explore - This trip was really so excellent! My group was small, only 4 people, which was neat. Vardzia was definitely the highlight - I could've spent another hour there easily! This site is so stunning & historically interesting and really feels unique to Georgia. Giorgi made sure we were able to explore the site as we wanted to which was so cool, we went through some of the tunnels which was incredible. Borjomi is probably better in late spring/summer but Rabati was cool too. The guides and drivers went above and beyond, going out of their way to help us get back to our hotels since it was late at night (my hotel was further away and they still worked with me). The tour guides were interesting. My only complaint is if you are in the back of the car, you can't really hear sometimes, but this was a small thing. As a solo female traveller, this was an amazing, easy & safe way to see Georgia and was the highlight of my trip! I definitely want to come back and do another tour with them.
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Kylematthew_f
Nov 29, 2023
Unforgettable experience - Unforgettable experience. The guide, Giorgi K, was so friendly and welcoming. The 9 of us plus him felt like friends right away. It was a great and fun environment. We saw some truly beautiful sights and he gave just the right of information. He was lively the whole time and very smiley and helpful. Best person for the job for sure. I also want to note that I read reviews that said the driver wasn't safe, which scared me before booking, but I had the complete opposite experience and we were in rain and snow. He was careful and only.passed when necessary. I was comfortable and confident with our team.
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Norbert_k
May 2, 2024
Vardzia is a must - Exzellent guide/driver Saba. This tour is quite long, but Vardzia is an absolute highlight, Borjomi is very pleasant and Rabati is on the way.
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Aidaz394
Sep 19, 2024
Rude and ignorant guide - I loved all the other tours by Budget Georgia, however, this time I was extremely disappointed in the guide Zurab. After founding out I was speaking Russian he completely changed his attitude to toxic, as a matter of fact he was rude to me the entire with me even though I'm not Russian nor I'm from Russia. Regardless, this isn't professional and appropriate. He is heavily prejudiced and thus his historical insights are quite subjective and rather emotional. I reported it to the company to avoid this type of behavior for future yet they ignored me. On multiple occasions he made me very comfortable by dismissing what I was saying and plainly ignoring at some times.
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Giulia_m
Dec 29, 2023
The trip was cancelled... - The trip was cancelled just a few hours before. Another tour was suggested which I did, and it was enjoyable, however I found the service very disappointing.
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).