Legendary Places of Georgia: Explore Vardzia, Borjomi, Rabat in Group Tour

Consequently, your knowledge will expand beyond the designated landmarks in the itinerary as you’ll also discover the towns en route, familiarise yourself with Georgia’s fabled and enigmatic spots, appreciate the stunning landscapes, and unearth key historical events of Georgia which will facilitate a deeper comprehension of our nation.

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Borjomi Central Park - Picturesque Borjomi
    A road through a fantastically beautiful gorge will lead you to Borjomi: you will walk around the city center, visit a park where Emperor Nicholas II and his family rest every year, see a monument to Prometheus and a pretty waterfall, and also climb the cable car to the plateau from which they open…
What's Included
  • Comfortable service
  • Highly qualified guide
What's Not Included
  • ticket price to: Borjomi park - $2, Rabati - $6, Vardzia-$6.
  • Sportswear is recommended
Location
3 Vakhtang Gorgasali St
Vakhtang Gorgasali Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sunshine37941069314
Oct 29, 2024
Great experience. Totally recommend - An amazing trip. An incredibly informative tour guide -Paata- with a good sense of humour. We learnt a lot about Georgia: the people, language, history and cuisine. We especially enjoyed the tour of Vardzia. It was also nice that the guide gave attention to the elderly ladies in the group providing them with options. The food that we preordered in a restaurant before going to the cave city was very tasty and of course the view of Vardzia.
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Prakrithn2024
Oct 4, 2024
Great tour and experience with a fantastic and knowledgeable guide - Our group tour started early in the morning at 7:30 AM and our excellent guide Paata was perfectly on time. The tour itself is fantastic and Paata kept us laughing and entertained throughout the journey especially during the longer stretches between legs. The lunch arranged after the fantastic climb through Vardzia was incredible especially since the cave system was both fun and exciting to climb through. In case you can't climb a lot, I would recommend you rest below and not buy a ticket for the bus journey to the base of the caves. Paata was considerate and asked everyone if they could climb and did not take anything for granted. The highlight of this tour is Vardzia while Borjomi is very underwhelming. I would recommend that you request only a five or ten minute stop at Borjomi to taste the spring water instead of taking the cable car or park tour as those doesn't offer anything special and are expensive. Pros: Paata was a hilarious and knowledgeable guide, the Vardzia leg was beautiful and an incredible experience, food was fantastic, bus journey was comfortable. Cons: Borjomi offers nothing special and I would recommend skipping it if possible. Thank you Ushba for a great experience.
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Jeanie
Aug 31, 2024
Wonderful view of historical places in Georgia - Timur was our guide. Very informative on each area we visited. Kept everything on time and everyone engaged. Excellent.
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Neha_s
Jul 2, 2024
Good day tour to keep your occupied for whole day - The trip is well planned with plenty of time to spend at each location. One point to highlight, they should clearly mention that there would be some hiking or steep stairs to climb at Vardzia. Rest everything was perfect.
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Jarom_ai
Apr 8, 2024
Recommended for visiting - We had a great time in beautiful locations in Georgia. I liked the sights. The tour was purchased through the Urba Travel agency. I would also like to note the approach and professionalism of the manager of the above travel agency, Karim.
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V3536xkmarys
Apr 7, 2024
Unforgettable journey! - Amazing excursion! Comfortable Mercedes minivan. The guide in Lebanon is a special love! A professional in his field, he presented all the information in an interesting way, joked sparklingly and answered all questions. It was great! Time flew by. We recommend it from the bottom of our hearts!
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Companion612823
Dec 21, 2023
Amazing Experience - I had a great experience! The places is amazing. The tour guide( Beso) is professional. He is knowledgeable. He is so kind and takes care of us. He drives safe and it makes me feel secure the whole trip. Job well done Beso!
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H8009sgmariannar
Jun 28, 2024
Very tiring but worth it - Unfortunately I was on a tour with only Russians, besides two very nice Chinese girls - obviously not the organisers’ fault, but I wish they told me and gave me alternative options. Besides 3 of them, the other Russians were all incredibly rude and unfriendly. It would have been nice if the guide grouped us English speakers together on the bus, instead I was made to sit in front of those two really rude Russian women that treated my seat as their own, one even put her bare foot on it - really disgusting. I would highly recommend going to the agency’s office few days before and check on your group so you can change the date in case. The Russians I’ve met in the UK are all lovely but, after a week in Georgia, I feel like there are two different kinds of Russians, at least in my experience. The tour itself is fantastic, you get to see very nice and interesting places. There’s no time to visit both the park and go on the cable car - I wish I chose the cable car since the park itself is quite bland; very good for hiking I guess but not great for a one-hour long visit. The caves are fascinating and the highlight of the tour - they’re exhausting though, there’s loads of up and down on narrow and irregular stairs and tunnels, and definitely require to be in very good physical shape. My legs hurt for 2 days afterwards, and I’m used to walk a lot. I totalled 58 flights of stairs at the end of the day! We had to wait for ages many times for the one slower person, which was annoying since it was boiling hot and with very little shade - definitely wear sunscreen. The restaurant we stopped at was incredibly overpriced (20GEL for a Khachapuri Adjaruli, in Tbilisi you pay 4-7GEL) and really not good, I couldn’t eat any of the food. But it’s the only option in the area - I would recommend bringing a packed lunch. Our guide was very knowledgeable and a really kind man.
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1896martin
May 28, 2024
Good tour to the south of Georgia - Long journey, but very entertaining thanks to the guide. Varzia in particular was an absolute highlight. The other two stops are only of limited interest
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Connector37080543593
Dec 2, 2024
Not worth the 13 hours spent. Best part of the trip was sleeping during the drives. - Sights were not too exciting. Most of the attractions in Borjomi were closed so there wasn’t much to do there. The tour guide was not engaging and most of the time was speaking in Russian , and when in English could hardly be heard. Rabat castle really had nothing interesting, and required extra fee to visit.
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