Tour to Katskhi Pillar and Chiatura

Monastery Mgvimevi - The Mghvimevi Monastery is a Georgian Orthodox monastery located in the Imereti region of western Georgia, partially carved into rock. Its main attraction is a 13th-century two-nave basilica dedicated to the Nativity of the Mother of God. The complex also features a small hall church, a bell tower, and a circuit wall. It functions as a nunnery and is adorned with ornamental architectural sculptures on the exterior of the churches. The Mghvimevi complex is listed as one of Georgia’s Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.

Cableways Chiatura - Chiatura is a manganese mining town in western Georgia’s Imereti region. The earliest cable cars, built in 1954, are still operational. These cableways were constructed to connect various parts of the town to the mines located atop the cliffs.

Katskhi - Katskhi Monastery is a medieval monastery in Georgia, constructed by the Baguashi family between 988 and 1014. The church is notable for its hexagonal design and rich ornamentation. Closed by the Soviet government in 1924, the monastery was revived in 1990 and is now managed by the Eparchy of Sachkhere and Chiatura of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Katskhi Pillar - The Katskhi Pillar is a natural limestone monolith near Chiatura, standing approximately 40 meters (130 ft) high and overlooking the Katskhura river valley. The rock, with visible church ruins on its top surface measuring around 150 m2, is revered by locals as the Pillar of Life and a symbol of the True Cross, surrounded by legends. It remained unexplored by researchers until 1944 and was systematically studied from 1999 to 2009. These studies revealed the ruins were of an early medieval hermitage dating from the 9th or 10th century. A Georgian inscription, paleographically dated to the 13th century, indicates the hermitage was still active at that time. Religious activities associated with the pillar were revived in the 1990s, and the monastery building was restored under a state-funded program by 2009.

Zeda Sazano - Samtsvera Waterfall, also known as the Georgian Niagara Falls, is located in the Zestaponi region, in the canyon of the Dzusa River, at 170 meters above sea level.

Tour to Martvili and Okatse Canyons, Nokalakevi and Prometheus Cave

Martvili Canyon - Martvili Canyon is a natural attraction featuring waterfalls in a secluded river canyon, offering boat tours and walking routes. It was once a bathing place for the Dadiani royal family. Visitors can enjoy the scenic waterfalls and take a boat trip in the deep green river.

Okatse Canyon - Okatse Canyon Natural Monument is an erosion canyon of the Okatse River, located in Khoni Municipality, Imereti region of Georgia, near the village of Zeda Gordi at 520 meters above sea level. The monument is a 2-kilometer segment of a 14-kilometer-long Okatse River. Erosion of the river valley created a canyon 3–6 meters wide, and in some places 15–20 meters wide. The canyon depth varies from 20 to 100 meters. It features several waterfalls, including the Kinchkha Waterfall Natural Monument, and several small lakes, one of which, Oskapo, is 60 meters long. In some areas, the canyon walls nearly merge, forming natural caverns, one named Boga, from which the canyon bottom is visible. Below Boga, the canyon depth reaches 100 meters. Geologists have identified a tectonic plume rising from the Earth’s crust here.

Nokalakevi - Nokalakevi, also known as Archaeopolis (Ancient Greek for “ancient town”) and Tsikhegoji (Georgian for “Fortress of Kuji”), and according to some sources “Djikha Kvinji” in Mingrelian, is a village and archaeological site in the Senaki municipality, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, Georgia. Located by the Tekhuri River, on the northern edge of the Colchian plain in Samegrelo, western Georgia, lie the ruins of Nokalakevi. Occupying approximately 20 hectares, the site was known to early Byzantine historians as Archæopolis, and to neighboring Georgian (Kartlian) chroniclers as Tsikhegoji, or the fortress of Kuji — a Colchian ruler or eristavi.

Prometheus Cave - Prometheus Cave Natural Monument, also known as Kumistavi Cave, is a karst cave with a total length of 11 km, of which 1060 meters are open to visitors. The cave has a total of 22 halls, six of which are currently open to tourists.

Tour to Sataplia Nature Reserve

Sataplia Cave and Nature Reserve - Sataplia Strict Nature Reserve is located 10 km from the town of Kutaisi in the Imereti region of Georgia. The visitor center is located in the village of Lower Alvani, Akhmeta Municipality, on the slopes of the extinct volcano, Mount Sataplia. The name Sataplia can be freely translated as “honey place” (in Georgian, თაფლი, tapli means honey), and indeed, bees used to inhabit small holes and caves, with honey harvested by the local population. Sataplia Strict Nature Reserve is part of the Imereti Caves Protected Areas, which also includes Sataplia Managed Reserve and Prometheus Cave Natural Monument.

Vani Archaeological Museum - The Vani Archaeological Museum is located in the Imereti Region, Vani Municipality, near the city of Vani. It was established on September 25, 1985, on the initiative of the head of the Vani Archaeological Expedition, Academician Otar Lortkipanidze. Today, the museum is named after Otar Lortkipanidze. The materials preserved in the Vani Museum cover the period from the 8th century BC to the 1st century AD. The museum houses unique samples of goldsmithing, silver and bronze wares, examples of numismatics, and more.

Ubisa Monastery - Ubisa is a small village and a medieval monastic complex in Georgia, particularly in the Imereti region. The monastic complex of Ubisa includes a 9th-century St. George’s Monastery founded by St. Gregory of Khandzta, a 4-floor tower (AD 1141), fragments of a 12th-century defensive wall, and several other buildings and structures. The monastery houses a unique cycle of murals from the late 14th century, created by Damiane, apparently influenced by art from the Byzantine Palaiologan period (1261-1453). The monastery is also renowned for its honey, produced by the monks.

• Private transportation
• On-board WiFi
• Bottled water
• In-vehicle air conditioning

• Lunches and hotel in Kutaisi

• Ladies need to wear head scarves and dresses in Georgian orthodox churches. Short trousers for men are also forbidden. Scarves and dresses can also be found near church entrances for men and women to enter churches.

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