We’re going to Vardzia and Rabati Fortress!

The excursion is led by the amazing Giorgi — the most intelligent and dignified Georgian we know! A professional historian with 15 years of experience as a guide, he works with major tour companies across Georgia and the CIS, offering tours throughout the country.

We’ll visit the restored Rabati Fortress in Akhaltsikhe, home to a historical-ethnographic museum that features ancient weapons, tools, and household items discovered in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, as well as medieval manuscripts and ethnographic materials.

Then we’ll head to Samtskhe-Javakheti to explore Vardzia, one of Georgia’s greatest cultural landmarks — a massive cave monastery complex carved into the cliffs. Founded in the 12th–13th centuries during the reign of Queen Tamar, Vardzia was included in UNESCO’s Tentative List in 2007. The complex includes more than 600 rock-hewn structures: churches, chapels, cells, refectories, storerooms, and even tunnels.

We’ll also visit many other fascinating and off-the-beaten-path places in southern Georgia — fortresses and other landmarks.

Lunch at a good café (not included in the price).