Private Tour: Highlights of Tbilisi

5 hours Private tour

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About this activity

Tour of the main attractions of Tbilisi with photo stops. You will see and visit the Tsminda Sameba Cathedral, Shardeni Street, Monument of King Vakhtang Gorgasali, Metekhi Cathedral, Narikala Fortress, Abanotubani, Jumah Mosque, Anchiskhati Basilica, Sioni Cathedral Church, The Bridge of Peace, Rike Park, Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater, Open Air Museum of Ethnography, etc.

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At a glance

Duration: 5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Uopera tours

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Entrance fees to all the sights as per itinerary
Included: Cable car ride to Narikala fortress
Included: Professional English-speaking tour guide
Included: Tourist-class vehicle according to program

Not included

Not included: Personal expenses

Itinerary

Tbilisi Holy Trinity Cathedral

20 min Admission included

The Holy Trinity (Tsminda Sameba) Cathedral is listed among the largest Orthodox churches in the World. Constructed between 1995 and 2004, the cathedral rises on Elia Hill, on the left bank of Mtkvari River and keeps traditional Georgian architectural style. The complex includes nine chapels, various supplementary buildings, and enchanting gardens. The Cathedral is the highest one not only in Georgia but in whole Caucasus region. The height from the ground to the top of the cross is 105.5 meters.
Jan Shardeni Street

30 min

Shardeni Street is one of the most popular and beautiful streets in Tbilisi. Nowadays, popular restaurants, open cafes and bars, nightclubs and galleries are located on this street. Shardeni is the best place to visit to explore Tbilisi’s nightlife. Furthermore, many exhibitions, celebrations and concerts are organized here.
Stop 3

10 min

Metekhi Bridge is the oldest bridge in Tbilisi, which stands on the site where the first wooden bridge over Mtkvari in Tbilisi was built in 1821.
Monument of King Vakhtang Gorgasali

10 min

The monument to Vakhtang Gorgasali, the king who in the fifth century stood at the head of Iberia, an ancient state on the territory of part of modern Georgia, is located near the Metekhi church, built in the 13th century.
Metekhi Cathedral

20 min Admission included

Metekhi Church (13th century) with the equestrian statue of the city’s royal founder standing above the steep cliffs of the Mtkvari River is one of the classic images of Old Tbilisi. The church has been destroyed many times by the enemy. During the Tsarist regime there was a prison there and in Soviet times Metekhi was used as a theatre. In was only in the late 1980s that the church was reconstructed again.
Narikala Fortress

30 min Admission included

The Holy Mountain Mtatsminda hosts the fragments of ancient Narikala fortress. The date of construction of the fortress is the 4 th century AD, i.e. it has been there from the city's beginning. Later the fortress was extended and expanded several times. In the 7 th - 8 th centuries it was done by Arabs. Historians assert that Narikala standing on the Silk Road was the most fortified and impregnable of all in Tbilisi. In 1827 the fortress was destroyed by the earthquake and since then the citadel has not been restored completely.
Abanotubani

20 min Admission included

“A great sense of freedom and well-being permeated me. All my tiredness had gone and I felt strong enough to lift a mountain” – Alexandre Dumas, after a visit to the Sulphur Baths in 1858. Fed by naturally hot mineral waters (47°C), the sulphur baths have been an essential part of Tbilisi life for centuries. The brick-domed underground baths were built in the 17th century and produce 3 million litres of water every day. To make your visit to the baths complete, make sure to take the invigorating massage.
Jumah Mosque

15 min Admission included

Jumah mosque is situated in one of the oldest districts of the city – Kalaubani. It was built in 1723 by the Ottomans, but later it has been destructed several times. Its present-day appearance the mosque got in 1911 by the initiative of the Kazan Tartars.
Anchiskhati Basilica

20 min Admission included

In the Old Town there is the ancient acting St. Mary Church constructed during the reign of Dacha Udzharmeli, the successor of Vakhtang Gorgasali, in the 4 th century. The beautiful rectangular building of the church was build under the influence of ancient Palestinian architecture. The doors of Anchiskhati church are decorated with traditional Georgian cross similar to the one made by St. Nino. On the western facade of the temple there is a stone medallion with the cross which has survived since the earliest version. The upper parts and arches were reconstructed in the 17 th - 19 th centuries.
Sioni Cathedral Church

20 min Admission included

Sioni or Zion Cathedral in the name of the Assumption of the Mother of God is one of the most known monuments in the Old Town . The beginning of its construction is dated the 5 th – 6 th centuries and the completion - the first half of the 7 th century. The Cathedral is named in the honor of Jerusalem Zion. Today Sioni is the residence of the Catholicos - the Patriarch of Georgian Christian church.
The Bridge of Peace

15 min Admission included

Relatively newly constructed the Bridge of Peace is definitely the attraction one wouldn’t want to miss in Tbilisi. It is a pedestrian glass and steel bridge in a bow-shaped design that sits over the Mtkvari (Kura) river in Georgian capital. It was officially opened in May 2010. The bridge was brought to Georgia from Italy in 200 unassembled components. The bridge is 156 meters long and has more than 10 000 LED bulbs built-in, that are switched on daily 90 minutes before the sunset.
Rike Park

30 min Admission included

Rike Park is located in the very center of Tbilisi and is popular among locals and tourists. It stands out among other parks in that, if you look at it from above, it has the shape of a map of Georgia. The park is located on the left bank of the Mtkvari River.
Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater

10 min Admission not included

One of old Tbilisi's most emblematic structures is also one of its newest, a higgledy-piggledy clock tower, built by puppet master Rezo Gabriadze during a renovation of his theatre in 2010.
Open Air Museum of Ethnography

50 min Admission included

A huge outdoor museum sprawling over 50 hectares on the hill above Vake Park. It consists of over 70 buildings and more than 8000 implements and artefacts from traditional Georgian life. The museum is divided into ten zones, each depicting a different aspect of Georgian ethnology. The buildings have been brought from all over Georgia and painstakingly re-errected.