Tbilisi – Old City Walking Tour

Tbilisi is a city founded on two sides of the Kura (Mtkvari) river in the 5th century AD.
The history of the foundation of the city of Tbilisi goes back long before it began to be built as the capital of the Kingdom of Kartli. Artifacts and buildings found here date back to the 2nd century BC. people talk about the development of hot springs in ancient times. This place lay on the Silk Road and was the last fort to the capital of the then Iberia (Greek name) or Kartli, as the locals called this place. The fort was built in the 4th century and placed as a gateway to the capital and the ancient city of Mtskheta. The foundation of the city of Tbilisi (warm water) is associated with the name of King Vakhtang Gorgasali, who laid here the capital and fortress walls for two parts of the city, on the right bank a trading city, on the left the royal palace and courtiers.
The city developed over thousands of years, was the goal of conquest for many different peoples, became the center of the Transcaucasian market and goods of exchange. At its very foundation, a free economic duty-free zone was laid here, which led to a mixture of different confessions, peoples, cultures and languages. Each foreigner settling here brought new knowledge, culture, way of life. Everything perfectly reflected on the city and gives us a big book of history to tell the guests of Tbilisi.
On our tour, we will tell you about the foundation of this city, about the creation of the Kingdom of Kartli, about the development and international relations of our rulers, about the conquests and victories of this beautiful city. For more than 1500 years, the city has collected unique stories for the listener, developed its own culture of behavior and respect for the locality. We will plunge into the foundations of the city and touch modern buildings of the 21st century, everything is nearby, all together – the walls of the 4th century and the walls of the 21st century. We do not forget our foundation, and on it we continue to build our future.

We will visit many different places of interest, but we will note the most important ones.
We will rise to the Narikala fortress by cable car and walking tour.
We will walk along the fortress walls above the Botanical Garden, go around the fortress and, having hit it, we will find out how the upper citadel was used in different periods of reign.
After the fortress, we will discuss and begin to descend to the lower part of the city through small streets, skirting houses, a mosque, ancient courtyards. We will go down to the canyon that was cut by a small stream, which has provided clean drinking water to the old city since its foundation, we will go down to the warm springs and learn about the legend of the founding of our city. In the same place, leaving the canyon, we will look into the area of ​​sulfur baths, find out how the culture of baths influenced the city, what are the pluses, what are the minuses, but despite all this, the heart of our city.
after that we will go to explore the trading city, where different people mixed up, different speeches, different professions, different cultures left a mark on every building in the narrow streets. To immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the city, we will visit a caravanserai (trading house) founded in the 15th century; a wine museum hid in its cellars. We have the opportunity (if it’s not Monday) to visit the basement storage rooms of the 14th and 15th centuries.
After immersion in oenology, we will continue along the old temples, streets and visit the temple of Sioni, Anchiskhati, take a walk along the palace of the 17th century, we will reach the Puppet Theater of the great Georgian director, screenwriter Rezo Gabriadze. Let’s talk about Georgian cinema, theater, artists and create a complete picture of the cultural and commercial life of our beautiful city of Tbilisi.

Group tour every Wednesday at 12:00 – $15 per person

Children under 12 free of charge

From 12 to 18 years old – 50% discount

You can sign up for excursions with our guide by phone +995555373266