Tbilisi Group Walking Tour with Cable Car & Traditional Bakery

Departure: 10:00
Route: Avlabari → Old Tbilisi → Abanotubani → Meidan
Begin your Tbilisi group walking tour and head toward the historic Metekhi area.
During the first part of the walk, your guide will introduce the history of Tbilisi and explain how the different neighborhoods included in the route developed.

Duration: 15 minutes
Experience: Historic site and views over Old Tbilisi
Visit the Metekhi area on the left bank of the Mtkvari River, one of the historic viewpoints overlooking central Tbilisi.
The site is closely connected with the city’s medieval history and the tradition surrounding King Vakhtang Gorgasali.
From the elevated position, you can also see parts of the Old Town and the sulfur bath district across the river.

Duration: 5 minutes
Experience: Tbilisi foundation history and local legends
Stop beside the monument to King Vakhtang Gorgasali, one of the historical figures most closely associated with Tbilisi.
Your guide will explain the traditional story of the city’s foundation and the role Vakhtang played in the history of the Georgian kingdom of Kartli.
This is also a useful point from which to understand the relationship between Metekhi, the Mtkvari River and the Old Town.

Duration: 5 minutes
Experience: Modern European history
Continue toward the Rike and Europe Square area and stop briefly at the Berlin Wall Memorial.
The stop adds a more recent historical layer to a route that otherwise focuses largely on the older history of Tbilisi.

Duration: 5 minutes
Experience: Central city square and surrounding landmarks
Walk through Europe Square, one of the main connecting points between Avlabari, Rike Park and Old Tbilisi.
Your guide will provide context about the square before the group continues into Rike Park.

Duration: 5 minutes
Experience: Modern Tbilisi and riverside architecture
Walk through Rike Park beside the Mtkvari River.
The park provides a strong visual contrast with the historic neighborhoods surrounding it and is home to the lower station of the Tbilisi cable car.
From here, the group prepares for the ride toward the upper part of Old Tbilisi.

Duration: 10 minutes
Experience: Cable car ride and panoramic city views
Take the included cable car ride from Rike Park toward Narikala.
During the ascent, enjoy elevated views over the Mtkvari River, the Bridge of Peace, Old Tbilisi and the surrounding hills.
The cable car brings the group to the upper part of the historic center near Narikala Fortress and the Mother of Georgia monument.

Duration: 10 minutes
Experience: Monument and panoramic viewpoints
Visit the Mother of Georgia monument, known in Georgian as Kartlis Deda.
The monumental figure has become one of the symbols of Tbilisi and represents two traditional ideas of Georgian identity: hospitality toward guests and defense against enemies.
Take time to enjoy the views over the capital before continuing through the historic center.

Duration: 5 minutes
Experience: Contemporary architecture and river views
Continue toward the Bridge of Peace, the modern pedestrian bridge connecting the Old Town with Rike Park across the Mtkvari River.
Designed by Italian architect Michele De Lucchi, its glass-and-steel structure has become one of the most recognizable examples of contemporary architecture in central Tbilisi.
The bridge also provides open views along the river and toward the surrounding historic districts.

Duration: 5 minutes
Experience: Georgian Orthodox Church context
Pass the Patriarchate of Georgia and learn about the role of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the religious and cultural life of the country.
After the short stop, continue through the historic streets toward Anchiskhati Basilica.

Duration: 10 minutes
Experience: Early Christian architecture
Visit Anchiskhati Basilica, one of the oldest surviving churches in Tbilisi.
The basilica dates to the 6th century and provides an important example of early Georgian Christian architecture.
Its relatively simple exterior and interior contrast with many of the larger churches visited elsewhere in Georgia.

Duration: 10 minutes
Experience: Contemporary Tbilisi landmark
Continue to the distinctive Clock Tower beside the Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater.
Created by Georgian artist and theater director Rezo Gabriadze, the leaning tower has become one of the Old Town’s most photographed modern landmarks.
Every hour, a small angel appears near the top of the tower and strikes the bell.

Duration: 10 minutes
Experience: Georgian Orthodox history and architecture
Visit Sioni Cathedral, one of the historically important churches of Tbilisi.
The site has a long history beginning in the early Christian centuries, although the church has been damaged, rebuilt and altered many times.
Your guide will explain its significance in the religious history of the Georgian capital before the group continues toward the bakery stop.

Duration: 15 minutes
Experience: Georgian pie and traditional lemonade
Take a short break at a traditional Georgian bakery.
The tour includes a Georgian pie and traditional Georgian lemonade, giving you a small taste of local food as part of the walking route.
After the tasting, continue through the pedestrian streets of Old Tbilisi.

Duration: 5 minutes
Experience: Georgian supra and toastmaking tradition
Stop at the Tamada Statue and learn about one of Georgia’s best-known social traditions.
A tamada is the toastmaster who leads the sequence of toasts during a traditional Georgian supra, or feast.
Your guide will explain the role of the tamada and why toasting remains an important part of Georgian hospitality.

Duration: 5 minutes
Experience: Old Tbilisi pedestrian district
Walk through Shardeni Street, one of the best-known pedestrian areas in the historic center.
Today the street is lined with cafés, restaurants and galleries, while its narrow layout reflects the dense street pattern of Old Tbilisi.

Duration: 5 minutes
Experience: Historic sulfur bath district
Continue to Abanotubani, the historic sulfur bath district and one of the oldest parts of Tbilisi.
The naturally heated sulfur springs played an important role in the development and identity of the city, while the distinctive brick-domed bathhouses remain one of the most recognizable features of the neighborhood.
Your guide will explain the connection between the springs, the traditional foundation story of Tbilisi and the bath culture that developed here.

Duration: 5 minutes
Experience: Urban gorge and waterfall
Walk through the narrow Leghvtakhevi gorge behind the sulfur bath district to reach Leghvtakhevi Waterfall.
The short canyon walk creates a surprising natural contrast with the dense urban streets only a few minutes away.
Take time for photographs before walking toward the final point of the tour.

End point: Meidan Bazar, Old Tbilisi
Scheduled end time: 14:00
The Tbilisi group walking tour finishes at Meidan Bazar in the heart of Old Tbilisi.
By the end of the four-hour experience, you will have explored historic churches, modern architecture, panoramic viewpoints, the sulfur bath district and the Leghvtakhevi gorge, taken a cable car ride and sampled Georgian food with the group.