Mtskheta & Uplistsikhe – 1 Day Trip
This is an example of a standard day trip to ancient capital of Mtskheta & Uplistsikhe cave town.
This tour is described here for the convenience of independent travelers who choose to travel by a car without assistance of a travel company or a guide. All times are specified based on our experience of traveling with tourists to these locations. Durations and locations can be changed upon your preferences and desires.
Locations and times are chosen and optimized for a day trip starting and returning to the capital – Tbilisi.
09:30 – Departure from Hotel to Mtskheta
10:15 – Sightseeing in Mtskheta : Svetitskhoveli Cathedral – the main patriarchal cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church, the mother church of Georgia, the place of enthronement (enthronement) of the Catholicos-Patriarchs of Georgia, the burial place of many medieval Georgian kings, their family members and patriarchs, a monument of Georgian architecture of the 11th century. It has been the religious center of Christian Georgia for centuries. King Mirian, who converted to Christianity in the 4th century, built the first church here on the advice of Saint Nino, which has not reached us.
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12:00 – Sightseeing at Jvari Monastery – is a sixth-century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, eastern Georgia. Jvari is a rare case of an Early Medieval Georgian church that has survived to the present day almost unchanged. The church became the founder of its type, the Jvari type of church architecture, prevalent in Georgia and Armenia. Built atop of Jvari Mount , the monastery is an example of harmonious connection with the natural environment, characteristic to medieval Georgian architecture
12:45 – Departure to Uplistsikhe
14:30 – Sightseeing in Uplistsikhe – Ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, Built on a high rocky left bank of the Mtkvari River. It contains various structures dating from the Early Iron Age to the Late Middle Ages, and is notable for the unique combination of various styles of rock-cut cultures from Anatolia and Iran, as well as the co-existence of pagan and Christian architecture. Lunch in Uplistsikhe or Gori
17:00 – Departure to Tbilisi
19:00 – Arriving in Tbilisi
