Day trips from Tbilisi
Day trips from Tbilisi reach many of Georgia's best-known places, so you can keep the same hotel and be back each evening. With a private driver the day runs at your pace: you set off when you're ready, the driver waits at every stop, and you're dropped back at your door.
The closest is Mtskheta, the old capital, with Jvari Monastery above the meeting of two rivers: an easy half day. Further out are the rock-cut town of Uplistsikhe and Gori, the cave monastery of David Gareja on the edge of the steppe, and the wine country of Kakheti. To the north, the Georgian Military Highway climbs past Ananuri to Kazbegi and Gergeti church under Mount Kazbek, or into the Truso valley. To the west, Borjomi and the cave city of Vardzia make one long day.
Each season has its trips: Kakheti at the grape harvest in September and October, Kazbegi and the mountain valleys in summer, a ski day at Gudauri or Bakuriani in winter. Mountain days start early.
Every tour has a fixed route, and the price is per car, not per person. Before you book, you see your driver, the car and the price. For two or three days in the mountains, see the longer trips below.
Day trips from 75 ₾ per car
One-day tours
Mtskheta and Jvari in a day
The old capital, a sixth-century monastery above the meeting of two rivers, and lunch by the water — an easy half day from Tbilisi.
From Tbilisi62 km · 1 h 40 min drivingViewfrom75 ₾
David Gareja cave monastery
Through Udabno and across the steppe to David Gareja, a sixth-century cave monastery on the Azerbaijan border.
From Tbilisi200 km · 4 h 50 min drivingViewfrom190 ₾
Mtskheta, Uplistsikhe and Gori
Jvari Monastery and Svetitskhoveli in Mtskheta, the rock-cut town of Uplistsikhe, and the fortress at Gori, in one day from Tbilisi.
From Tbilisi208 km · 4 h 15 min drivingViewfrom220 ₾
Gudauri ski day
A winter day at Georgia's largest ski resort, up the Georgian Military Highway past Ananuri, with lifts reaching around 3,300 metres.
From Tbilisi243 km · 4 h 40 min drivingViewfrom235 ₾
Truso valley
A day into the Truso valley near Kobi, past mineral springs, travertine and abandoned villages to the ruined Zakagori fortress.
From Tbilisi289 km · 6 h 30 min drivingViewfrom240 ₾
Kakheti Wine Tour: Sighnaghi, Bodbe, Telavi
Bodbe Monastery above the Alazani Valley, the walled town of Sighnaghi, and wine cellars around Telavi where qvevri wine is still made.
From Tbilisi309 km · 5 h 10 min drivingViewfrom245 ₾
Kazbegi (Stepantsminda) & Gergeti Day Trip
The Georgian Military Highway past Ananuri and the Jvari Pass to Stepantsminda, and a church at 2,170 metres below Mount Kazbek.
From Tbilisi326 km · 7 h drivingViewfrom250 ₾
Bakuriani day trip
A mountain resort at about 1,700 metres above Borjomi, with gentle family slopes in winter and quiet forest walks in summer.
From Tbilisi369 km · 6 h 10 min drivingViewfrom260 ₾
Borjomi, Rabati and the Vardzia cave city
The spa town of Borjomi, the Rabati fortress in Akhaltsikhe, and Queen Tamar's twelfth-century cave monastery at Vardzia.
From Tbilisi506 km · 9 h 10 min drivingViewfrom285 ₾
Longer trips from Tbilisi
In the city itself: Old Tbilisi: Half-Day Tour with a Driver
Places to go
1–2 daysSamtskhe-Javakheti
Borjomi
Mineral-water spa town in a forest gorge — the classic fresh-air escape.
2 h 35 min from TbilisiViewfrom245 ₾
2–4 daysSamtskhe-Javakheti
Bakuriani
The family ski resort in a pine forest, gentler and lower than Gudauri.
3 h 10 min from TbilisiViewfrom255 ₾
- 2–4 days
Khevi and Mtiuleti
Gudauri
Georgia's biggest ski resort, two hours from Tbilisi on the Military Highway.
2 h 40 min from TbilisiViewfrom215 ₾
- 1–2 days
Khevi and Mtiuleti
Kazbegi (Stepantsminda)
The Gergeti Trinity Church under Mount Kazbek (5,054 m), up the Military Highway.
3 h 25 min from TbilisiViewfrom245 ₾
1–2 daysKakheti
Telavi
The heart of Kakheti wine country, under the Tsivgombori range.
2 h from TbilisiViewfrom170 ₾
1–2 daysKakheti
Sighnaghi
The hilltop 'city of love' above the Alazani valley, ringed by walls.
2 h from TbilisiViewfrom190 ₾
1–2 daysSamtskhe-Javakheti
Vardzia
A twelfth-century cave city with hundreds of rooms carved into a cliff.
4 h 45 min from TbilisiViewfrom275 ₾
- 1 day
Kartli
Mtskheta
Georgia's ancient capital — Svetitskhoveli cathedral and the Jvari viewpoint.
40 min from TbilisiViewfrom65 ₾
1 dayKartli
Gori
A fortress hill, the much-debated Stalin museum, and the Uplistsikhe cave town ten minutes away.
1 h 30 min from TbilisiViewfrom145 ₾
- 1 day
Kakheti
David Gareja Monastery
A monastery cut into the rock of a semi-desert ridge on the Azerbaijani border, with centuries-old frescoes.
2 h from TbilisiViewfrom190 ₾
- 1 day
Khevi and Mtiuleti
Truso Valley
A wild valley of mineral springs, travertine terraces and empty stone villages beyond Kobi.
3 h 45 min from TbilisiView
Questions
- Is the price per person or per car?
- Per car, not per person. One fixed price covers the car, the driver, fuel and the drive back. A bigger group needs a bigger car, which has its own price, so choose a car with a seat for everyone.
- Can we change the stops?
- A tour's route is fixed, and its price covers that itinerary. If you want different stops, build your own route: the same drivers, and you see the price before you book.
- Will the driver pick us up at our hotel?
- Yes. The driver picks you up at your hotel or any address in Tbilisi and brings you back at the end of the day.
- What isn't included?
- Meals, entry tickets, wine tastings, cable cars and other activities are paid on the spot. The price covers the car, the driver, fuel, the planned stops and drinking water.
- Which day trips work in winter?
- Mtskheta, Uplistsikhe and Gori, David Gareja, Kakheti, and Borjomi with Vardzia run all year, and Gudauri and Bakuriani are ski days. In heavy snow the road to Kazbegi can close at short notice; if it does, we move the trip or refund it.
- Can I cancel?
- Yes, free of charge up to 24 hours before pickup. The full terms are in the cancellation policy.