Kutaisi, Motsameta, Gelati Prometheus - Caves

Kutaisi, Motsameta, Gelati Prometheus - Caves

Spend your day in most spectacular sights Kutaisi's. There are ancient monasteries and shelters on the hills, while mysterious caves open its underground halls to impress.

from $ 38.00

Kutaisi, Motsameta, Gelati Prometheus - Caves

from $ 38.00

Spend your day in most spectacular sights Kutaisi's. There are ancient monasteries and shelters on the hills, while mysterious caves open its underground halls to impress.

Key details

Covid-19 precautions Special health and safety measures apply.
Departures: Daily 08:30 h
Mobile Ticket Accepted
Support call: + 995 514 21 77 22
Instant Confirmation
Languages Offered Audio guide 14 languages

Experience

Highlights

Tour start every Wednesday at 08:30,
Start point: str. Kote Abkhazi 44 (Office: WST & Tours&Tickets)
Head out of the city and explore some of Georgia's most interesting historic sites. This guided tour takes you to multiple locations in a single day and returns you to Tbilisi in the evening. You'll visit Motsameta Monastery, Gelati Monastery, Prometheus caves, and the ancient city of Kutaisi city.

Description

On our tour to Kutaisi you will have an opportunity to visit several UNESCO World Heritage Sites around one of the oldest cities in Georgia and explore one of Georgia’s natural wonders providing visitors with access to underground waterfalls, cave pearls, rivers and lakes.
We will visit:
Kutaisi city - one of the most beautiful and ancient Georgian cities, the land of Argonauts, situated in West Georgia on the banks of the picturesque Rioni River. ( Without stops)
Motsameta Monastery. It is located 6km out of Kutaisi, off the Gelati road. Take the turning marked by a photo of the church and follow this track for a couple of kilometres. This little monastery has a spectacular setting on a cliff-top promontory above a bend of the Tskhaltsitela River. Situated dizzily high above the ravine of the Tskhaltsitela River, the monastery offers awe-inspiring views of the river and the surrounding countryside from any number of buildings and points on the grounds. Extremely isolated and seldom visited by tourists.
Gelati Monastery. This perfectly restored outstanding monument of Georgian architecture was the centre of spiritual and scientific life of the Middle Ages, the tomb of Georgian rulers, the cult place for pilgrims. It is located 1 km from the city of Kutaisi and is under UNESCO protection as an object of cultural and historical legacy. In fact Gelati is a rich historical architectural complex comprising the ancient monastery, the bell tower, the church and the academy set up in 1106 by the great ruler of Georgia David the Builder. Thus, Gelati was not only the spiritual centre of the country but also the largest centre of culture, history and science. David the Builder, who wanted to create a large educational centre in his country, gathered the best Georgian scientists in the academy. In Gelati there was a big and rich library, the teachers and scientists in the academy were the most educated people of the time.
Prometheus cave - is the biggest cave in Georgia. Although only one tenth is open for tourists. These caves belong to Imereti Protected Areas, and are quite close – you can easily visit both in one day. Driving through dense forests of West Georgian mountains, you’ll suddenly run into a tourist center of Prometheus cave. There is a worldwide known legend of Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods, for which he was punished and chained to Khvamli Mountain, which can be seen from Prometheus Cave, one of the most adventurous places in Georgia. We may not believe in legends, but we definitely believe in a beauty of Prometheus cave. Here you can find a very special form of stalactites, stalagmites, petrified stone waterfalls and hanging curtains, underground River and lakes – all this on a nice 1.4km walk in mysterious and cool atmosphere and short boat trip if interested.

Itinerary

1. Kutaisi city

2. Motsameta Monastery.

3. Gelati Monastery.

4. Prometheus cave

Know Before You Book

Explore more of Georgia while still keeping Tbilisi as your base
Save time and money: Visit multiple sightes in a single day trip
Get insights into Georgian history and culture from your guide
Departs and returns to a central meeting point in Tbilisi
Entrance tickets to museums, parks, botanical gardens, caves - not included in tour.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation up to 2 days to tour departure.
One day before departure tour, amount is not refundable
The company reserves the right to change date, time, directions of tour - if ticket was booked less than 12 hours before departure tour