Vardzia Caves, Rabati Castle, and Borjomi Park: One-Day Tour from Tbilisi

Embark on a one-day tour from Tbilisi to Vardzia, a magnificent ancient cave town. Explore nature, visit the restored Rabati fortress, and discover the rich history of the South Caucasus.

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Friendly.ge - We will begin our tour in Tbilisi. Guide and driver in the morning will pick you up from the hotel anywhere in Tbilisi.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Embarking on a day-long journey from Tbilisi to Vardzia provides a quintessential Georgian experience that you’re sure not to forget. As you travel to this remarkable ancient town sculpted out of stone, treasure the beauty of the surrounding nature. Also on your route, marvel at the fully reinstated Rabati fortress located in the city of Akhaltsikhe….

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Nino
Oct 6, 2025
Really beautiful tour - Today I had a great tour to the magnificent caves of Vardzia, the historic Rabati Fortress and the beautiful town of Borjomi. I had a really nice day
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586sung
Jun 24, 2025
Visiting Vardzia - You will remember your visit to Vardzia well. If you come to Georgia, I definitely recommend a visit. You will see how Georgians lived and defended themselves from enemies in the Middle Ages.
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Jorge_g
Jul 7, 2024
Christian inspired Caves - 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.
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Ajar826
May 21, 2023
Varzia Caves (primary), Rabat, Barjomi - This was a fantastic all day trip! Our guide (from friendly.ge) was super knowledgeable about the history of each site, very engaging, and personable. Don't miss the amazing chapel in the Varzia caves. This was a great introduction to the region. :)
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Racheldaisy2014
Jul 16, 2022
Private tour to Vardzia - I visited Vardzia on a private day tour with Khatuna as my guide and had a wonderful time. Alex was very responsive and easy to communicate with over email when I was booking the trip and Khatuna contacted me over Whatsapp ahead of time to confirm and so I had a way to communicate with her if needed, and let me know the color and license number of her car so I could more easily find her, all communication details which I appreciated especially as a solo female traveller. Vardzia is of course amazing, the drive is long but I really enjoyed seeing rural Georgia along the way. Very pretty scenery. Khatuna was great company for the long day and I learned so much from her about Georgia and its people, both past and present. I would highly recommend Friendly.ge as a company, their level of professionalism in terms of reliability and communication is definitely a higher standard than the norm in Georgia from what I observed and I would happily use their services again. Thank you Khatuna and Alex!
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Yaroslavkamensky
Jan 7, 2020
Excellent trip to Vardzia and Rabati - We were very pleased with the trip to Wardzia and Rabati. Since we were staying in Borjomi, our guide, Alexi, met us there this morning in the hotel lobby. Alexi is a very pleasant and friendly man. On the way, he told us in detail and interestingly about the history of the places we were going to and much more about the history and modernity of Georgia. At our request, he told us how to cook khachapuri and chkmeruli, for which he has a special thanks! Alexi helped us navigate Vardzia, showed us the most interesting caves and guided us through the rock-cut passages. We climbed up to the very top floor of this cave town, offering breathtaking views. After that, we went to Akhaltsikhe, where the Rabati fortress is located. It was December 31, and the entrance to the interior of the fortress was closed earlier than usual. But Alexi led us up the fortress wall, which allowed us to see the structures inside. After that, he took us, at our request, to a nice restaurant where the locals cook well and where they go. We drove back to Tbilisi. Alexi dropped us off on the way to the supermarket, and in Tbilisi he took us to the apartment we had booked. Alexi's a great conversationalist, well-versed in Georgian history, and we talked all the way. I want to express our gratitude to him for this wonderful day on the eve of the New Year! I would also like to point out that the car was very comfortable and Alexi drove it very carefully.
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Bob
Jan 8, 2019
The medieval spirit - Here you can feel the spirit of the medieval and holiness....And the highest level of art...It's just amazing place
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Marianne_v
Nov 23, 2019
great - We greatly enjoyed this tour, the guide was friendly and gave us a lot of information there was enough time to see all the sights in hard-to-reach places we always received help from our guide
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From $79
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).