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A historic church with a red-tiled roof, surrounded by a river and hills. 1
A mountain town street with wooden buildings, a pedestrian crossing sign, and cars parked along the road. 2
A stone church with a bell tower and a smaller building with a cross on top. 3
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Free cancellation available
Price is S$25 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Mtskheta is the religious center of Georgia and the ancient capital of our country. A holy place for every Georgian. Often locals call this city the second or Georgian Jerusalem, and for good reason. There is a huge number of relics of the entire Christian world, and if you want to understand the soul of the Georgian people, you should definitely visit this city, because Georgians are considered one of the most religious

Activity location

  • Jvari Church
    • Mtskheta, Georgia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 3 Vakhtang Gorgasali St
    • 3 Vakhtang Gorgasali Street
    • 0105, T'bilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia

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Mtskheta - Jvari - Samtavro, the cradle of Georgian Christianity. (group tours)

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English
Starting time: 12:00
Price details
S$25.48 x 1 AdultS$25.48
Total
Price is S$25.48
Until Sun, 30 Aug

With a Russian/English guide

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

3rd option: Christianity with : The excursion will be conducted in two languages: Russian and English. Our guides will speak both languages.

Starting time: 12:00
Price details
S$25.48 x 1 AdultS$25.48
Total
Price is S$25.48
Until Sun, 30 Aug

Only with an English guide

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Christianity with English Guid: If you would like an English-speaking guide and tour conducted only in English

Starting time: 12:00
Price details
S$63.71 x 1 AdultS$63.71
Total
Price is S$63.71
Until Sun, 30 Aug

Только с русским гидом

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Христианство с русским гидом: Экскурсия будет проводиться только на русском языке.

Starting time: 12:00
Price details
S$63.71 x 1 AdultS$63.71
Total
Price is S$63.71
Until Sun, 30 Aug

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Inclusions
    Highly qualified guide
  • Exclusions
    Dinner

Know before you book

    • Specialized infant seats are available
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Jvari Church

  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
Our walk begins A. Pushkin, M. Lermontov, P. Tchaikovsky, A. Dumas-father, L. Tolstoy and many others. Turning off the path, you will pass through the places where the events described by Lermontov in the famous poem “Mtsyri” developed, and go up to the Jvari temple of the VI century - from here you will see an enchanting view of Mtskheta: “... where the merging noise, hugging, as if two sisters , the jets of Aragva and the Kura ... "

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Temples of Mtskheta You will visit Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (Pillar of Life-Giving) - the patriarchal cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Get acquainted with its history and significant events of the past. Here is the burial place of the shrines of Christianity - the tunic of Jesus Christ and the mantle of Elijah the Prophet, as well as the relics of St. Andrew the First-Called.

Samtavro's Convent

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Then stroll to the Samtavro temple, where the grave of the first Georgian Christian king Mirian and his wife, Queen Nana, is located, as well as the relics of the holy elder Gabriel Samtavrii. You will also see a blackberry bush, under which she lived and preached. Nina. The “Blackberry”, repeatedly cut down by barbarians and arising again and again, is considered miraculous.

Location

Activity location

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    Jvari Church
    • Mtskheta, Georgia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    3 Vakhtang Gorgasali St
    • 3 Vakhtang Gorgasali Street
    • 0105, T'bilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia

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