Kutaisi: Chiatura Cable Cars & Katskhi Pillar Guided Tour
Overview
A journey from Kutaisi reveals the hidden gems of the Imereti region, including the Katskhi Pillar and the unique mining town of Chiatura. This tour offers a glimpse into both natural wonders and historical transport systems.
- 🗻 Visit the Katskhi Pillar, a remarkable 40-meter-high limestone monolith with a church atop it.
- 🚠 Explore Chiatura, known for its Soviet-era cable car system installed in the 1950s, which still serves as public transport for locals.
- 📸 Ride on a new gondola lift in Chiatura while spotting old cable cars, referred to as "flying coffins," hanging on abandoned lines.
- 🏛️ Discover Soviet monuments and mosaics scattered throughout Chiatura alongside typical Soviet residential buildings.
- ⛪ Continue to Mghvimevi convent, which is uniquely carved into rock.
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- Air-conditioned vehicle
- New Cable Car ride
- English speaking guide
- WiFi on board
- Lunch
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Katskhi PillarKatskhi pillar is a spectacular 40 m. high rock with a church on top. There is rarely a chance to go up, as monk is living there permanently, even his brothers only communicate with him by bring food and with the help of the rope. You can take breathtaking photos of the pillar on the way or from the parking lot. However, there is a church and monastery on the ground level. So it is not a very long visit, but definitely worth it.
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Cableways ChiaturaChiatura is very important industrial town in western Georgia, it is one of the main mines of manganese. It is also extremely famous for its rope cable cars, which was built in the 50s as a mean of transport for the mine workers. You will take a ride on one of the new lines.
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ChiaturaTogether with the guide you will take a walk in Chiatura, enjoying its specific architecture, you will walk to one of the Old cable car stations.
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Monastery MgvimeviVisit convent, which is carved in rock.
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KutaisiDrive back to Kutaisi