# Vardzia Cave City — Day Trip

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- Canonical: https://gtour.ge/tour/vardzia-cave-city/
- Author: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze
- Published: 2016-12-15
- Updated: 2026-10-27
- Language: en
- Russian edition: https://gtour.ge/ru/tour/vardzia-cave-city/

€245 per person12 hoursPrivate · car & English-speaking guideBased on two travellers

A 12th-century city of six hundred rooms carved into a cliff — Georgia's answer to Cappadocia, without the crowds.

The route

[Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/)[Borjomi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/borjomi/)

Why this tour

- —Vardzia: tunnels, chapels, the Church of the Dormition and its frescoes

- —Rabati fortress at [Akhaltsikhe](https://gtour.ge/georgia/akhaltsikhe/), restored walls, mosque and palace

- —Khertvisi fortress on the way, one of the oldest in Georgia

- —Lunch in a Meskhetian village, with the region's own wine

- —Long day, long views: the Kura valley all the way

Itinerary

07:30Leave [Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/) west; Rabati fortress at [Akhaltsikhe](https://gtour.ge/georgia/akhaltsikhe/) (1 hour).

MiddayKhertvisi; Vardzia — 2 hours inside the cave city; lunch nearby.

AfternoonReturn via [Borjomi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/borjomi/) (short stop at the park) — [Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/) by about 19:30.

Included

- ✓ Private car with driver

- ✓ English-speaking guide

- ✓ All entrances

Not included

- — Lunch

Good to know

- · A long day; the 2-day Vardzia, Rabati & [Borjomi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/borjomi/) tour is the relaxed version

- · Vardzia involves stairs and tunnels; not for those with mobility limits

- · Spring and autumn are ideal

Questions

**Is one day enough?**
To see Vardzia and Rabati, yes. To enjoy [Borjomi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/borjomi/) and [Bakuriani](https://gtour.ge/georgia/bakuriani/) too, take two days.

Prices are per person for two travelling together, in euros; solo travellers and larger groups are quoted on request. Every departure is private and adjusted to you. Hotels, wineries and restaurants on our routes are [verified by GTour](/verified/).