Overview
Discover Georgia's oldest city on a day tour from Batumi to Kutaisi. Start with a stroll through the historic Royal District, exploring ancient streets and captivating architecture of abandoned sannatoriums of Tskaltubo. The day finises with tasting Georgian wine sorts and Chacha. Join us for a day of history, culture, and culinary delights in Kutaisi!
Why travelers book this
What's Included
- Guiding service in English
- Wine tasting & Georgian dinner
- Air-conditioned vehicle
What's Not Included
Not specified by supplier.
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting point, pickup options and start time are confirmed on Viator before checkout.
Itinerary
Stop 1
Tour starts from the central square of Kutaisi. Here guide tells about history of Georgia and Kutaisi. After taking pictures at fountain group continues down to central park where are located statue of sister āIshkhnelebiā and memorial of ā9 Aprilā. Afterwards we pass by Kutaisi city hall, Opera house and visit āMon Plasirā arch. Then we pass by the first gymnasium and visit white bridge, then go through park of love and visit Golden marquee palace. Then we go to central grocery market called āMtsvane Bazariā.
Stop 2
We explore abandoned soviet sanatoriums in Tskaltubo. Firstly, we visit Spring #6, where the guide tells about Soviet occupation. Afterwards we walk to the Spring #8 that has the most unusual architecture among Tskaltubo springs. The following place is Spring #5. The next stop is Sanatorium Gelati, specially built for children and there is an old playground and a beautiful viewpoint over the inner construction. After "Gelati" we walk to sanatorium "Medea", following with "Druzhba". The last sequence of the tour is the train station of Tskaltubo.
Stop 3
The last activity of the tour is wine tasting in the local wine bar - Amber wine. Once we arrive there the host - Irakli tells us about the wines and other drinks in his bar. The table with glasses, wines and snacks is already settled up for us. We take seats and Irakli starts telling about the wine history, culture and winemaking techniques in Georgia. Then we start tasting wines one by one and doing food pairing with it. Once all 4 wines are over we finish with Chacha that is Georgian spirt drink and is made by grapes or wine distillation.
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adultās lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels