Tours: Kutaisi and Imereti

By car from Tbilisi to Kutaisi it’s about 3–3.5 hours on the motorway. The tour leaves in the morning and returns by evening.

Bagrati Cathedral (UNESCO), Gelati Monastery, Prometheus Cave and Sataplia Cave with dinosaur footprints — a packed programme for one day.

Tickets to Prometheus Cave (₾40 for foreigners, boat +₾30) are paid separately. The guide will tell you the exact prices when you book.

Okatse Canyon — ₾15; Gelati Monastery and Bagrati Cathedral — free. Prometheus Cave — ₾40 for foreigners, a boat ride on the underground river — another ₾30. Payment on site in lari.

Lunch is not included — we stop at a café, average bill ₾25–40. The guide will tell you where to try Imeretian food and Imeretian khachapuri.

Gelati is a 12th-century UNESCO site with unique medieval frescoes, founded by King David the Builder. Entry is free; there is a dress code for the church.

Yes, with an early start from Tbilisi (07:00) the route can be done in a day — the sites are close to each other near Kutaisi. If you’d rather not rush, we make it a two-day tour with a night in Kutaisi and add Gelati.

Boat rides are paid on site (about ₾15–17.50 each) and depend on the weather and water level. Everything else — transfer, the guide and the entrance tickets in the programme — is included.

The Okatse hanging walkway is safe but runs above a drop — if you have a strong fear of heights, you can skip it and wait at the viewpoint. Martvili and Prometheus involve no heights.

The tour costs from ₾180 per person (group of up to 7). On top of that are entrance tickets on site: Martvili Canyon with a boat ₾17.5, Prometheus Cave ₾40 for foreigners (₾70 with the boat), Okatse Canyon ₾17.4. In total it comes to roughly ₾60–80 per person for all the sites plus ₾20–30 for lunch. Tickets aren’t included in the tour price, but we tell you the exact amounts in advance so you can bring cash in lari. Prepayment for the tour 10%, the balance on the day of the trip.

The best season is April to October, when the water in Martvili is emerald and the boats run reliably. Prometheus Cave is open all year (it’s always +14° inside), but boat routes in the canyons may close because of high water after rain and snowmelt. If you’re going in winter, mention it when booking — we’ll check which sites are open on your date and swap a stop if needed.

Yes. All the canyons are 30–60 minutes from Kutaisi, so it’s easy to add Gelati Monastery and Bagrati or have lunch in Kutaisi itself. The drive from Tbilisi is about 3.5–4 hours each way, so in one day we cover all the essentials. But if you’d rather not rush or want to continue to Batumi, we add an overnight stay and build the route on to the sea. Tell us your plans.