Georgia, the Caucasus · VARDZIA & RABATI FORTRESS TOURS
A cave monastery carved thirteen storeys into a cliff, and a rebuilt fortress with a mosque, a church and a synagogue inside one wall. The 15 below usually run as one long day south, with Borjomi in between.
One long day from Tbilisi to taste Borjomi water, explore Rabati Fortress, and walk the Queen Tamar caves at Vardzia.
“it was fantastic. Our guide , Robert, was excellent. He explained us the history of each place. he is very knowledgeable and a great guy. Time management was the best as it is a 14 hour trip. Would highly recommend it!”
Air-conditioned day trip from Tbilisi to Vardzia caves, Rabati fortress and Borjomi park, with live guide commentary and extra tickets.
“Very good experience. The tour was better than expected. The minibus was modern, clean and property maintained. Driver was very professional. Our guide, Giorgi, was professional and nice. He did more than expected to make out experience unforgettable. Thank you.”
One-day Kutaisi tour to Surami, Borjomi, Rabati Castle and Vardzia caves, with Nazuki tasting, mineral water, and an English guide.
“This trip was absolutely fantastic! The sites (Borjomi, Rabati Castle, and Vardzia) were all truly impressive and full of history. Our guide was super friendly and knowledgeable, sharing fascinating stories throughout. The driver was punctual and professional from start to finish. I highly recommend this company and this tour for anyone wanting to see these highlights in a compact, one‑day adventure. Thank you for such a well‑organized and memorable experience!”
Full-day small-group tour from Kutaisi to Borjomi, Rabati Castle, and Vardzia caves with English guide and mineral water.
“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…”
A long day tour from Tbilisi to Vardzia, Rabati Castle, and Borjomi, with cave churches, fortress views, mineral water, and a guide.
“Despite a rocky start, this was a great tour. This is a very long road trip but my guide was just great. Incredibly informative and very knowledgeable, I started to feel bad about taking all of her time from the other tourists. The only thing that worked against this tour was having a combined English and Russian group, just because that made our tour guide split her attention. Otherwise, this was perfect.”
Full-day trip from Tbilisi to Borjomi mineral springs, Rabath Fortress, and Vardzia cave city with English or Russian guides.
“It was amazing. We went all the places listed in the itinerary. It just a long trip”
Full day from Tbilisi to Borjomi, Rabati, and Vardzia, with mineral water tasting and a medieval cave fortress visit.
“The guide was horrible. Roni as he called himself shouted to the driver during the whole journey or he shouted into his mobile or they listened to music at full volume. It seemed As if it was their trip and all the other passengers who paid for it were just burden on their back. The worst guide of my life.”
One guided day from Tbilisi to Borjomi, Rabati Fortress, and Vardzia, with mineral-water history and rock-cut churches.
“We had an amazing experience throughout the whole journey. Every stop left us impressed and full of “wow” moments. A big part of that was thanks to our wonderful guide, Jimmy. He was warm, energetic, and incredibly passionate about sharing the history and stories of each location. His enthusiasm made the trip even more special for all of us. This tour absolutely deserves five stars — and Jimmy deserves six!”
Private day trip from Tbilisi to Vardzia, Rabati Castle and Borjomi Park with an English guide, pickup, WiFi, and mineral-water breaks.
“A long day out of Tbilisi to visit several interesting and varied cultural locations. Our guide, Edward, was outstanding; he provided us with a treasure trove of Information on everything Georgian.”
Vardzia’s 12th-century cave rooms with a guide, then Borjomi National Park and mineral water. A full-day trip from Tbilisi.
“It was a nice trip but you have to know that the trip takes 15h and not 11h as mentioned in the description.”
Borjomi, Rabati and Vardzia from Tbilisi: hotel pickup, English guide, cave-city views, and mineral water, with entry fees extra.
“Nice place to visit but I’d avoid going with this travel agency for sure. Non competent driver/guid. We were about to have accidents 2 times. We were two couples in this tour, we were all stressed during the road because of bad driving. We are also not sure if the driver was actually a guid , he didn’t tell us facts/stories about each attraction we visited. It was a strange not to have a professional guide for this price. He allowed other tour sales persons to keep coming and try to upsell us some non sense trip within our trip (ex electric car tour and 4x4 tour ..etc) Of course…”
A full-day Vardzia and Rabati adventure from Tbilisi, with Paravani Lake, Khertvisi fortress, and a qvevri beer stop.
“Had an amazing experience. David was a great guide who was knowledgeable and very friendly. The itinerary was well thought out and nothing was boring. Highly recommend”
A private day trip from Tbilisi to Borjomi, Rabati Castle, and Vardzia cave-city, with onboard WiFi and Georgian wine.
“Superbe trip accros Georgia with our very kind guide Romeo! It definitely is a long drive so get prepared but the views are definitely worth it!”
Full-day Georgian highlights from Tbilisi: mineral water in Borjomi, Rabati Castle, and Vardzia cave monastery with guide.
“This excursion involves a lot of travel 15 hours plus!! However is was a good experience. Our guide George gave a detailed and informative tour throughout. It's a long journey but there where plenty of toilet stops. The restaurant stop was also good.”
One-day tour from Tbilisi to Vardzia caves, Rabati Castle, and Borjomi Park, with pickup, guide service, and scenic stops.
“Amazing Christian ruins. Caves man nade. Church was partuculary impressive. Frescos were still visible after hundreds of years. Our tour guide did an amazing job of reviewing history of the caves.”
The mountains, the wine belt, the old stones and the water — pick the kind of day you want.
