Tbilisi Tour: Discover the City's Raw Authenticity

Unveil the raw and authentic side of Tbilisi on a unique tour that explores the city’s crowded neighborhoods, Soviet remnants, and unvarnished reality. Discover a side of Tbilisi that’s honest, raw, and unapologetically real.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Ministry of Highways Building of the Georgian SSR - A remarkable example of Brutalist architecture. A visit to the iconic Ministry of Highways building of the Georgian SSR is a highlight of this unique experience. This architectural gem exemplifies the Brutalist style that was prominent during the Soviet era. Its commanding presence and…
What's Included
  • Expert local guide
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Convenient hotel pick-up for private tours
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This isn’t your typical tour of charming balconies and tourist sites. Instead, immerse yourself in the real, unvarnished Tbilisi, where the locals live and work. This tour takes you off the beaten track and into the raw and authentic heart of the city.
We’ll take you through crowded, sometimes dimly lit neighbourhoods that buzz with life, where remnants…

Location
The building of the Ministry of Highways of the Georgian SSR
Yuriya Gagarina, 29A
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Geraldinelucie
May 10, 2025
Tibilisi from another perspective - we went on a tour to discover tibilisis hidded faces beyond the wooden balconies. Alex was an excellent tour guide with a lot of knowledge and answers to all of our questions. What i really appreciated was his differentiated views on things that he was talking about. Highly recommend this tour!
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Damon_m
Apr 14, 2025
Great Tour of the main (Brutalist) sites - Excellent tour with the incredibly personable (and knowledgeable) Khatuna. A really enjoyable way to spend a few hours catching up with the Soviet’s architectural legacy of Tblisi, which is just what we wanted.
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George_m
Apr 9, 2025
Unique experience - Pretty cool driving/walking tour through some architecture gems and Soviet landmarks. Alex was very knowledgeable and informative on this mini day trip. One highlight was visiting with the elevator operator lady at Skybridge.
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Ridhima_b
Dec 24, 2024
Excellent tour, don’t miss - Our guide was Khatua, and she was wonderful. She picked us from the hotel in her car, and took us to all the stops. She very patient with us as we took photos and took our time in each stop. She made the whole day fun with her jokes and information. If you want to see soviet architecture, then don’t miss out on this tour.
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Margaretk2012
Nov 20, 2024
So much fun! - We really enjoyed our tour! Khatuna is a natural tour guide- she gave us so much additional info in that she answered all of our questions that came up randomly and were not even always related to the exact subject of the tour [brutalism architecture]. She was friendly, helpful and took us to so many cool places that we never would have made it to on our own! I would 100% recommend this tour to anyone visiting Tbilisi and it really was such a unique highlight of my time there. So fun to get off the beaten path and explore things you wouldn't get on the tourist track.
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Andrew_t
Oct 9, 2024
An incredible experience... - An incredible experience that I would recommend to anyone. Our guide, Xato, was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and accomodating to any specific requests we had. I normally am not a "tour person", and I prefer to experience things myself without any guide. This tour changed my perspective entirely, and made me realise the value of a well informed, prepared, friendly, and professional tour guide. I would wholeheartedly recommend this tour to anybody on the fence about booking it.
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Lloyd555
Oct 8, 2024
Off the tourist track - An excellent overview of some of Georgia's lesser known but historically important sites, including walking up and through typical Soviet built blocks of flats, the disused Architecture Museum which integrated former city water tanks, high on a hill with great views of the city, the horizontal skyscraper now housing the Bank of Georgia, and ending with the Chronicles of Georgia Monument, again high on another hill and overlooking the big lake/reservoir. All of these were enthusiastically shown and explained in relation to Georgian history and current politics by Alex, our guide who was very knowledgeable and patiently answered all our questions. Highly recommended to everyone who wants an insight into Georgian heritage.
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Raul_a
Sep 22, 2024
Quite a unique and amazing tour - Alex was a great guide! He was very friendly and knowledgeable. The stops in this tour are extremely interesting, and it's definitely worth it if you're going to Tbilisi. It's nice to know the more real, day-to-day aspects of the city, know more about the lives of the people and also to trek off the beaten path.
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Denise_a
Sep 17, 2024
Not your average Tbilisi tour! - Very cool tour, many opportunities to see Tbilisi region from different angles, physically and intellectually. We appreciated Aleks’s knowledge about a wide variety of topics throughout the tour. Comfortable accommodations getting to and fro, and willingness to adjust pace when needed (travelled with retired parents who were able to comfortably sit out the archeology stop). Thank you!
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Fi_h_london
Sep 15, 2024
Great tour for architecture fans - Really unique tour away from the typical tourist sights. If you are interested in architecture, social history and the brutalist style this is a great option. My guide Jonah was knowledgeable professional and really easy to chat with through the afternoon. Ana in the office was very helpful with the bookings and helping work around my schedule. Lots of great photos and spots I’d not have found without the tour!
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From $50
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).