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Soviet past - Private day tour to Chiatura, Katskhi pillar and Chronicles
Tbilisi, Georgia, Europe
$209.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Discover the non-touristic Georgia on this full day trip to the macabre town of Chiatura - once a modern mining town with highest number of cable cars, it resembles a ghost town today with its abandoned mines, empty apartments and decaying Soviet architecture.
The time seems to stand still here and so you can take a ride in one of the last rusty cable cars, overlooking the factories, enjoy the panorama view from the half-abandoned concrete settlements on the hills and see a morbide dedication to Stalin here and there.
On our tour we also visit the country side of Imereti region, that builds a contrast to industrial Chiatura - the ancient holy pillar of Katskhi with a tiny church on top or the rock hew Mgvimevi convent with frescoes from XIV century.
The time seems to stand still here and so you can take a ride in one of the last rusty cable cars, overlooking the factories, enjoy the panorama view from the half-abandoned concrete settlements on the hills and see a morbide dedication to Stalin here and there.
On our tour we also visit the country side of Imereti region, that builds a contrast to industrial Chiatura - the ancient holy pillar of Katskhi with a tiny church on top or the rock hew Mgvimevi convent with frescoes from XIV century.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Private Tour incl. Chronicles
Chiatura + Katskhi + Chronicle: For fans of brutalism - a tour to Soviet mining town of Chiatura, the Chronicle of Georgia monument and Katskhi pillar
Pickup included
Chiatura + Katskhi + Chronicle: For fans of brutalism - a tour to Soviet mining town of Chiatura, the Chronicle of Georgia monument and Katskhi pillar
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Private tour with local guide, who knows the best locations.
- See the old cable cars of Chiatura and explore the abandoned areas in the ghost like town
- Visit the Mgvimevi monastery - the only one where the church is built inside a natural cave
- Katskhi sveti - a natural stone pilar with a church on top
- Perfect for photographers
- WiFi on board
- Bottled water
- Gratuities
- Lunch (we can recommend our favorite spots)
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Cableways ChiaturaThough the old cable cars have been suspended, the rusty cabins and the brutalist stations still make a great sight and photo setting. Visit some of the most interesting and unique cable car stations before they get forever destroyed.
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Katskhi PillarOne of a kind - the monastery that was built on a huge rock pillar. Until today, many legends surround this place and it still attracts pilgrims from all Georgia.
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Monastery MgvimeviAn unusual kind of monastery, where nature and architecture become one. Built in a cave in the late middle ages, the picturesque monastery looks like an alien among the concrete socialist surroundings.
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Chronicles Of GeorgiaThe must see for any lover of Soviet architecture - the giant monument overlooking the concrete suburbs is a perfect place to finish the tour.
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Soviet past - Private day tour to Chiatura, Katskhi pillar and Chronicles
Tbilisi, Georgia, Europe
$209.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!