Town Chiatura

Embark on a captivating full day trip that unveils the rustic charm of Chiatura, a fascinating town nestled in the heart of Georgia. Starting and concluding in the historical city of Kutaisi, this excursion promises an unforgettable blend of natural beauty, unique Soviet-era history, and cultural immersion.

Take a guided tour from Kutaisi to explore the hidden gems of the Imereti region. Visit the Katskhi Pillar, a 40-meter-high limestone monolith with a church on top. The next stop will be the mining town of Chiatura, once number 1 in manganese mining, and was renowned for its unique Soviet-era cable car system, which was installed in the 1950s to transport miners and residents up and down the steep hillsides. Believe it or not, until today cable cars are one of the main means of public transport for the locals. The old cable cars were changed to the new ones, but you will see some of the old cable cars, aka "flying coffins" hanging on the abandoned lines. You will take a ride on a new Chiatura gondola lift and feel like a local for some time. You will spot Soviet monuments and mosaics scattered around Chiatura, and also see typical soviet residential buildings. After a walk in Chiatura, continue to the Mghvimevi convent, which is carved in rock. In the evening return to Kutaisi.

This is a tour throughout which guests will visit Stalin's museum in his birth town of Gori where it will be possible to see the house he was born in, the wagon he was traveling with while he was the head of the Soviet Union and the museum which describes his Bolshevik life. Moreover, the main part of the tour includes the visit to a mining town of Chiatura which gives the real Soviet feeling and looks exactly it looked like 50 years ago. Also during the tour guests will be able to visit Katskhi pillar with a monastery on top of it which is one of the strangest natural structures in the whole country.

Visit ghosts of the past in the Cable Car City of Georgia. Experience history with a visit to a Soviet-era town, and get the chance to ride a Communist-era cable car, enjoy the stunning views, and feel the soviet spirit. During this tour visit Katskhi Pillar, which is a more than 40-meter-tall limestone pillar with an Orthodox monastery perched on top, built in the 6th to 8th centuries. We will visit the Mghimevi Monastery founded in the 13th century, which is one of the outstanding monuments in Georgia.

Discover the non-touristic Georgia on this full day trip to the macabre town of Chiatura – once a modern mining town with highest number of cable cars, it resembles a ghost town today with its abandoned mines, empty apartments and decaying Soviet architecture. The time seems to stand still here and so you can take a ride in one of the last rusty cable cars, overlooking the factories, enjoy the panorama view from the half-abandoned concrete settlements on the hills and see a morbide dedication to Stalin here and there. On our tour we also visit the country side of Imereti region, that builds a contrast to industrial Chiatura – the ancient holy pillar of Katskhi with a tiny church on top or the rock hew Mgvimevi convent with frescoes from XIV century.

If you wish to explore off the beaten path sights, this one day tour to Katskhi pillar and Chiatura from Tbilisi might be interesting. You will see a monastery on 40 m high hill, where monk Maxime has been living in solitude for 25 years. The Katskhi pillar will gift you breathtaking views, and you will feel the silence of this place. Plunge into the Soviet time visiting Chiatura. Look around the town riding communism-era cable cars.

This is 2-days trip to the beautiful western part of Georgia Here is the list of places we'll visit: Day 1 • Prometheus Cave; • Okatse Canyon; • Kinchkha Waterfall; • Hot Sulfur Spring; Day 2  • Martvili Canyon; • Possibility of swimming in the river in case there's nice weather, if not – on the way back we can visit Borjomi or Chiatura. Note: On Monday canyons and caves are not open. So, if you book it on Monday, we will visit them on Tuesday. On the first day, we'll visit not touristy places. Anyway, you will not miss any activity.

The tour is great for all photographers Our guides will show you the all interesting and important places in Chiatura. You will visit with us soviet time cable cars. (they are in use)

A region awaits you, not spoiled by excessive tourist attention, you will go to this beautiful natural region to see mountain panoramas of the north of Georgia, the monastery of a hermit monk on a stone pillar and These places will lead you to Katshi pillar,

This 4-days tour includes all possible places to visit. You'll have free day and you can do whatever you like to. Also we are flexible and we can put in or remove some places, according to your demands.

Georgia is a great destination for everyone interested in our Brutalist architecture. During your tour, you can discover an amazing heritage of Soviet architecture and learn about the greatest Russian political figures who changed the world in the 20th century. You will visit the few ex-Soviet towns that are still full of reminders of the Communist era.

Private full day tour to Katskhi Pillar and Chiatura includes visiting two-nave church of Mgvimevi built in a natural cave in the 13th century, mining town Chiatura with the oldest Soviet cable cars, Katskhi Monastery with a unique hexagonal design and ornamentation, Katskhi Pillar – a natural limestone monolith with the most sacred churches on top and the medieval monastic complex of Ubisa with some of the best frescoes in Georgia. Private tour includes tasting Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Bread) in the mountain village and tasting Tsitska wine that is part of the Imereti family of indigenous Georgian vines. Guests will also enjoy great landscapes of Jvari Pass and Rikoti Pass. Total drive 435 km (265 miles).

Private tour, Small & cozy places to eat and sleep, Less crowded sights, Flexible guides, Individually adjustable journey!

This is the life time experience tour for people who are interested in life of ordinary people under Soviet regime in Georgia. During these two days you will be able to travel through country on Soviet car, visit Gori the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, museum of Stalin, see the Soviet mines, houses of workers, old metal cable cars, hear the stories of people, stay in Soviet sanatorium for one night and see the effects of regime on present time Georgia.

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