Choose Kutaisi tours by the day you want
Kutaisi tours cover several different directions: Martvili and Okatse with Prometheus Cave, the spa architecture of Tskaltubo, and Katskhi with Chiatura and Mgvimevi. Choosing between them is a question of subject and available time. A four-hour architecture outing leaves a different shape to your day than a nine-hour circuit with several natural attractions and separate admissions.
Begin with your overnight base. Most options here leave Kutaisi, while the canyon and cave trip from Tbilisi begins in the capital. If you are staying on the coast, use the dedicated trips from Batumi comparison. For a vehicle reserved for your party, see private tours; for a day focused on the city streets, see walking tours.
Kutaisi tours
Choose the canyon trip from Kutaisi for an English-speaking guide and minibus, or the Tbilisi departure if you start there. Tskaltubo adds a guided look at the historic resort district.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide and Viator. Prices are indicative starting prices in euros (as of October 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Canyons and caves from Tbilisi
- Transportation service
- Guide service
This trip starts in Tbilisi. Check entrance arrangements before booking.
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Canyons and Prometheus Cave from Kutaisi
- Transportation by comfortable minibus or minivan
- English-speaking guide
- Free WiFi on board
Entrance fees are extra.
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Katskhi and Mgvimevi from Kutaisi
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- English-speaking driver/guide
- Visit to Mgvimevi Monastery
Optional entrance fees are extra.
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Tskaltubo historic resort district
- Comfortable round-trip transportation from Kutaisi
- Professional English/Russian-speaking guide
- Glass of wine on the sanatorium balcony
The Sanatorium Metallurgist ticket costs extra.
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The canyon circuit, Tskaltubo architecture trip and Katskhi outing start in Kutaisi; the longer Tbilisi departure includes its own transport and guide.
Martvili, Okatse and Prometheus in one outing
The nine-hour combination starts at Colchis Fountain in Kutaisi and includes a comfortable minibus or minivan, an English-speaking guide and onboard Wi-Fi. It suits a traveller who wants a day centred on contrasting natural sites rather than on the city. Martvili's Abasha gorge lies in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti; Okatse and Prometheus add a suspended visitor walkway and an underground walking visit.
Admission is extra, as are the optional boat rides and other optional activities. Compare the outing price with the complete day you intend to buy, especially if boating is important to you. Martvili boat operations depend on weather and the Prometheus boat passage depends on water levels. Keep the walking visits as the core of the decision and treat water activities as conditional additions.
The Okatse guide explains the forest and walkway element. Kinchkha Waterfall is a different destination from Okatse Canyon, so use the actual route to decide whether a waterfall visit belongs to your chosen day. Check the admission arrangements and visit times for your date rather than building the day around an old combined-ticket amount.
Tskaltubo for spa architecture
The four-hour Tskaltubo outing starts in Kutaisi and includes return transport, an English- or Russian-speaking guide, a visit through the historic spa district and a glass of wine. Its itinerary includes former spa buildings, the historic railway station and a sulfur spring. This is a useful alternative when architecture is the reason for travelling beyond the city.
Bath treatments, food and a separate building admission are extra. Treat the organised visit as its own programme: it gives you no general permission to enter abandoned properties independently. Our Tskaltubo page sets the mineral water park and spa architecture in context without promising access or structural safety across the town's buildings.
Katskhi, Chiatura and Mgvimevi
The seven-and-a-half-hour outing includes hotel pickup and drop-off, a vehicle, an English-speaking driver-guide, Katskhi Pillar and Mgvimevi Monastery. Scenic photo stops and free time are also included. Food, drinks and optional entrance fees cost extra. The route works for someone drawn to the pillar and the places on this eastern outing from Kutaisi.
Katskhi is a visit from below, with the church high on the monolith forming part of the view. Keep the excursion distinct from a climb. If a cable-car ride is essential to your plans, compare the specifically included cable-car tickets on the private Chiatura option rather than adding that service to every trip with Chiatura in its title.
Kutaisi day trip from Tbilisi
The full-day canyon and cave product begins at the bicycle monument on First Republic Square in Tbilisi. Its duration is 11 to 15 hours and it includes transport and guiding. That is the complete excursion duration, including its wider programme, rather than a road travel time between the two cities. Plan it as a long day from the capital.
This departure suits travellers who will return to their Tbilisi base after the outing. Travellers already staying in Kutaisi should compare the local departures instead. For a journey involving a flight, consult airport and arrival separately: this Tbilisi meeting point is not an airport pickup service. Admission and meals need their own place in the day's budget.
Small groups and private alternatives
Group format is a property of each excursion. The local canyon circuit specifies a minibus or minivan, while its inclusions make no universal promise about the size of every Kutaisi tour. On the sightseeing selection, the eight-hour Okatse, Kinchkha and Martvili outing explicitly includes a small-group format and a khachapuri tasting. Choose it for those specific features.
Private transport can make sense when you want your party to travel together on a defined route. Compare whether guiding, hotel pickup and admissions accompany that vehicle. The private page separates transport-only monastery and canyon drives from guided choices. For another region's monastery itinerary, Mtskheta monasteries belongs to a separate journey.
Questions before choosing a tour
Which outing takes less of the day?
The Tskaltubo architecture outing lasts four hours. Compare that with seven and a half hours for Katskhi and Mgvimevi and nine hours for the canyon and cave combination.
Which departure includes hotel collection?
The Katskhi and Mgvimevi outing includes hotel pickup and drop-off. The nine-hour canyon combination meets at Colchis Fountain. Departure arrangements differ by product.
Can a tour include both a canyon and a cave?
The Martvili, Okatse and Prometheus combination visits both kinds of attraction. Budget separately for admission and optional activities, with boat operations subject to conditions.