Tours: Mtskheta

An excursion to Mtskheta usually takes 3–4 hours, enough to see the main sights and enjoy some time walking around the town.

No, the excursion includes transport from Tbilisi to Mtskheta and back. You’ll get there comfortably with our guide, who arranges all the details of the trip.

Yes, the excursion is suitable for families with children. Let us know in advance that children are coming so we can take their needs into account and make it comfortable for the whole family.

No, entry to Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and Jvari Monastery is free. These are working churches — please cover shoulders and knees; women will find a headscarf useful.

Lunch is not included. If you like, we’ll stop at a café in Mtskheta — average bill ₾25–40, where you can try local khachapuri and lobiani.

Yes. Mtskheta is 20 minutes from Tbilisi and the excursion takes 3–4 hours, so it’s easy to combine in one day with Gori, Uplistsikhe or Jvari. Ask the guide.

Yes, both places are close together. A combined Mtskheta + Jvari excursion takes 5–6 hours.

By car only. There is no public transport to the monastery. Your guide will pick you up from hotel.

Entry to Jvari Monastery is free — it’s a working 6th-century church. Please dress modestly: shoulders and knees covered; women will find a headscarf useful.

Jvari stands on a hill above the confluence of the Kura and Aragvi rivers, with a panorama of ancient Mtskheta. It’s the very place from Lermontov’s poem “Mtsyri”.

The excursion takes about 4 hours. The monastery is 30 minutes from Tbilisi, so it’s easy to combine with Mtskheta in one trip.

From May to October: Kazbegi is on the third day, and the road to the mountains is usually open then. In winter we keep the third day flexible and swap it with Kakheti.