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The 10 most popular Vardzia Cave City Tours from Tbilisi. Here's what they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.
A long, well-paced day trip from Tbilisi to Vardzia, Rabati Fortress, and Borjomi, with guide commentary and air-conditioned comfort.
“It was a long but very beautiful and worthwhile day excursion - our guide was very kind and knowledgeable, providing so much information and answering questions. Rabati was stunning, Vardzia simply amazing! Thank you!”
A long day that links three Georgian icons: Vardzia’s cave churches, Rabati’s fortress mix of faiths, and Borjomi mineral water.
“Not worth it at all. 1- very long trip 17 hours 2- Vardzia is not really easy to walk in with all the stairs that are not safe 3- we reached Rabadi fortress at 7:15 pm (it closes at 8 pm) 4- Itinerary is not as mentioned 5- tour was supposed to start at 7am…”
Full-day group tour from Tbilisi to Borjomi, Rabati Fortress, and Vardzia cave city, with mineral water and cable-car views.
“Best part: The places we visited are amazing. The tour guide was always explaining the historical facts. Worse part: The tour company mixed Russian and English speaker, the tour guide had a though time talking in 2 language. Bad organization, it wasn't created any interaction with the participants of the tour.”
Private day trip from Tbilisi to Vardzia, Rabati Castle, and Borjomi with an English guide, Wi‑Fi, air-con, and scenic stops.
“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.”
Tbilisi day trip to Paravani Lake, Vardzia, Khertvisi, Atskuri qvevri beer, and Rabati Castle. Long drive, great value, English guide.
“Absolutely phenomenal experience on our Vardzia tour with Irakli from Wonderful Travel! From start to finish, Irakli was the perfect guide — incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and completely flexible to our pace and interests. He never rushed us, allowing plenty of time to soak in each spot — whether it was the well-known highlights or the…”
Private day trip from Tbilisi to Borjomi, Rabati Castle, and Vardzia cave city, with onboard WiFi, Georgian wine, and cable car.
“Amazing and must do trip. Paati was our driver, extremely patient and very knowledgeable person. Do this tour, other cheap ones are bus tours and you'll miss the beautiful Georian road trip otherwise”
Tbilisi day trip to Borjomi, Rabati Castle, and Vardzia: mineral water under the blue dome, cave churches, and an early start.
“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.”
Tbilisi one-day tour to Vardzia, Rabati Castle and Borjomi Park. Cave churches, multi-faith walls, mineral-water break.
“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.”
Private 2-day escape from Tbilisi to Borjomi and Vardzia, with scenic stops, UNESCO caves, and flexible breaks.
“The overall experience was amazing, everything was very well organized and our guide Georgi is a very good guy and we got many informations regarding the places we visited”
Guided 14-hour trip from Tbilisi to Vardzia, Rabati Castle, and Borjomi mineral springs with English guide and air-conditioned van.
“We had such a great tour with Timur ! We visited all destinations and it was such a great experience ! He explained all the facts about the places clearly and also a lot of side facts on the way to them 😊 it was very interesting and informative for us both and our family.…”
