An independent day trip from Tbilisi to Gori and Uplistsikhe

An independent day trip from Tbilisi to Gori and Uplistsikhe

Uplistsikhe is located just 14km from downtown Gori, so it makes sense to combine an excursion to the cave town with a visit to Gori. Thought to have been founded during the Bronze Age, Uplistsikhe is a fascinating landscape of chambers and grottoes cut into the mountainside, not unlike David Gareja Monastery (see the next section). It was once a fully functioning ‘cave town’, with living quarters, churches and municipal services. Uplistsikhe is better set up for tourists than David Gareja, with information placards and rope walkways. You can still clamber around the maze of caves as you please, which is actually a lot of fun (if not a little dangerous). Uplistsikhe is open from 10am to 5pm daily and entrance costs 3 GEL per person.

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Pass By: Uplistsiche Cave Town, Kvakhvreli 15 km Eastwards to Town Gori, Gori Georgia

Aside from its dark history, Gori is quite a pretty town, with trellis-lined streets and a big central park. Climb to the top of Gori Castle for a nice view of the city and the Mtkvari River. Chinebuli, right opposite the Stalin Museum, serves decent food and comes recommended by the owner of our guesthouse in Gori.