Ancient Mtskheta Tour: Explore Georgia's Old Capital & Chronicle of Georgia in Half-a-Day
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51 Ratings
T'bilisi

Take a journey to Mtskheta, Georgia’s historic capital. Explore significant landmarks such as the Jvari Church, Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, and the Georgian Stonehenge, also known as the Chronicle of Georgia. The excursion lasts for 4 hours, during which you’ll witness the most impactful historical and cultural locations.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tbilisi - Door-to-door service
  • Jvari Church - The journey will start in Mtskheta Cross Monastery - Jvari - The monastery is located on a hill near Mtskheta, that opens up a breathtaking view of the ancient city and its natural beauty.
  • Svetitskhoveli Cathedral - After marvelling Jvari you’ll continue your road and visit - Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (11th century). Location was chosen precisely because of the legend that says that the robe of Jesus is buried in the place where the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral was built and it is considered one of the holiest places in Georgia.
  • Antioquia Church - Oldest Basilica V-VI cc
  • The Chronicle Of Georgia - The Chronicle of Georgia is one of the highlights of Tbilisi. 16 massive pillars show the history of Georgia and its rulers as well as the scenes from the Bible. From there opens a great view of the city and the Tbilisi sea.
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Private tour: includes hotel pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
  • The group tour can be conducted by a guide in two languages at the same time - English and Russian
  • Please note that access to our churches, temples, and monuments is pedestrian-only. Vehicles cannot enter these areas. Regardless of age, prepare for a short walk to these sites.
Location
Europe Square
Group tours start from Europe Square. If you want us to pick you up from your hotel or apartment, you will have to pay extra.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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427teklac
Jun 13, 2024
Informative, interesting tour with friendly, knowledgeable local guide - We loved our day trip with Khatuna! She picked us up at our hotel and drove us around in her car with water bottles provided. She was a great conversationalist and provided interesting information about Georgian culture and history as well as the sites. It was quite hot on the day we went, and she took this into consideration and was very responsive when we wanted to sit down for a bit and get ice cream. On the way back to Tbilisi, she suggested a great restaurant to us for lunch and dropped us off there.
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Wanderer31677520523
Apr 29, 2024
Nice half day tour - Mtskheta is a must visit city. The old capital has rustic feels, not so many tourist, and of course, the cathedral felt very grand and holy. Our tour guide was also amazing, very well versed on the history of the sites. Finally, we agree with our tour guide on why his favorite spot is the Chronicles of Georgia statues. Amazing structures of huge metallic pillars!
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382anuchitp
Apr 19, 2024
Great trip toMtskheta - Mtskheta is beyond awesome!!! Church and monastery were great, and we all love the market just right in front of Svetitskhoveli. The whole experience was brought to the best by our guide, Khato. Super friendly and fun to hang around, resourceful with all the little stories here and there, and very helpful with the elderly in our group. She made the trip even more fun by helping us bargaining the price and all during our walk through the market, which is a big plus!!! :)
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Stay97727
Jan 24, 2024
Fun tour to the Chronicles and Mtskheta - I took this as a private tour, and had a great time! Khatuna is a fantastic guide, very informative and frienfdly. She also takes really good photos, so don't be afraid to ask her to take some pics of you! This tour offers great views, both of nature and man-made structures, as well as interesting information and history. Definitely recommended.
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Marlene_l
Dec 20, 2023
Excellent Guide and Interesting Excursion - Khatuna was a wonderful guide - very engaging and responsive to our requests. We appreciated her energy and vast knowledge about the tour sites. We highly recommend this tour!
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Junlw1614
Sep 10, 2023
Exceptional service, highly recommend! - Originally there were 3 tours I joined with Friendly, 2 unfortunately had to be cancelled due to the sickness and weather. Customer Service was great: prompt response (I got answers almost within hour), helpful and very understanding. My tour guide Guram arrived on time and he shared a lot knowledges, history and experience about Tbilisi and Mtskheta. Compared to the huge group on the tour bus, the private tour with friendly is definitely good value! I hope to join back the other two next time when I visit Georgia again!
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Eleonora_d
Aug 16, 2023
Recommended half day tour - Khatuna was a very good guide and we enjoyed this tour very much. She gave us lots of information on the different places we visited, gave us free time to take pictures and gladly answered all our questions. She also drove very safely. This is a nice little tour to see Georgia's old capital and the impressive Chronicles of Georgia monument. We recommend it!
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Kristi_w
Aug 7, 2023
Awesome tour, exceptional guide - Aleksi our guide was very personable and knowledgeable about the history of Georgia. He was obviously proud of his heritage and presented it with honesty and conviction. On a personal note, we left a personal item in his car and he made a special effort to return it in spite of the inconvenience. We would recommend him and this tour to anyone.
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Tim_w
Jul 16, 2023
Amazing tour, incredible guide. - This was one of the best tours I have ever been on! Our tour guide, Khatuna was amazing. Her energy, cheerfulness, knowledge, and excellent English and Russian was impressive. We all loved learning about the history and culture of Tbilisi, Georgia, and the people of the region. I highly recommend this tour. Our guide even gave us great restaurant recommendations in the city afterward.
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853yangl
Jun 18, 2023
Perfect tour to know the history and culture of Georgia - I really enjoyed the tour. The route is well-organized, even though it rains suddenly my guide chose a perfect place for having supper while waiting for the rain to stop. During the trip we talked about so many subjects and that truly deepens my understanding of Georgia. I would highly recommend the tour.
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