Day Trip: Discover History and Nature at Rainbow Mountains and David Gareja

This is a journey that brings together enthusiasts of history, politics, nature, and photography. In a span of just 7 hours, you’ll traverse the Georgian Sahara, Rainbow Mountains, David Gareji Lavra, and a lake. The tour concludes as we return to Tbilisi, wrapping up at 5 pm.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Traveler’s Meeting Point - is a free space where you can meet new exciting people, play board games, listen to good music or enjoy a glass of wine.
What's Included
  • Transportation service
  • Professional guide service
What's Not Included
  • Food and drink
Additional Information
  • The minimum age of a traveler is 5.
  • Dress code for a church - It’s not allowed for anyone to enter a church in shorts, and women need to cover their heads.
  • The tour operates in all weather conditions. Therefore, please dress according to the weather.
Location
M/S "Avlabari"
At 09:30, our guide meets you in front of Avlabari metro station with our company's branded flag.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Priyankacs44
Jun 8, 2025
Rainbow mountains & David Gareji complex tour - with Tota , our marvelous guideguide - The trek of thr rainbow mountains, David Gareji monastery and the kapatadze lake was mesmerizing. Huge thanks to Nocholas - Tota , our guide . He was just so helpful, knowledgeable and charming with his humor. Highly recommend Gamarjoba Georgia as your tour planners as they are sheer professionals, welcoming and I personally love the vibe of their office. Thank you 😊
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Mariaga181ys
Jun 2, 2025
Highly recommended - A very pleasant visit.Incredible landscapes completely away from the bustle of tourist crowds.Thanks to Nene ,our guide, for your patience and good humor 😊
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I1555valucasm
May 31, 2025
Fun and interesting day trip - Metro, our guide, was very friendly and taught us a lot about the monastery and Georgian culture. We drove through stunning scenery to get to each location where we were met with more breath taking views. I highly recommend this tour as it isn't crowded and provides a hassle free way to visit some famous and even lesser known sites. Good value for money.
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66nataliet
May 27, 2025
A beautiful and fascinating excursion to Georgia’s semi-desert of Kakheti - Highly recommend this tour! Ana was an excellent guide, timely and informative. The history behind the David Gareja monastery complex is fascinating and hiking around the Rainbow Mountains was gorgeous. Didi madloba for a wonderful tour!
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Sightseer10401214047
May 24, 2025
Great adventure - Great adventure! We saw beautiful landscapes and had a good time with our guide Neens 😎 I totally recommend taking this tour!
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Elaine_c
May 23, 2025
Great day out, fantastic guide - I don't usually do organised tours as I prefer to make my own way to places, however, getting to this location isn't easy with public transport. I was very happy I picked this tour, it was a really nice day out. Our guide was great, very informative and funny too. His knowledge of global geography is amazing!!!! We did a hike when we arrived at the monastery and that was really nice, then we walked through the monastery and to finish off we walked up the back of it towards the Armenian border. The views were fabulous!!!
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Z1720avsabrinap
May 22, 2025
Impressive and unique experience. - Well organized visit. Punctual and professional guide, available to answer all questions. The place is worth going there, landscape of singular beauty.
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Bray_adventurer
May 21, 2025
Great day tour - Great tour, lovely hike, amazing guide. I'd highly recommend tours with this company. Honestly the guide made the day, he was very knowledgeable and funny.
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Hannes_s
May 15, 2025
Gret vibe, great view - We had a tour with Ledo from Gamarjoba-Tours. Since we were the only ones to book the tour on this day, it felt like a private tour. First we got to a supermarket to get snacks. First stop was the salt lake, lovely view and enough time to really take it all in. After that, we went to Rainbow Mountains. At the monastery were nice and clean restrooms which we could use for 1 GEL. The guide was really considerate of us, often asked us if we needed to take a break and knew alot about the mountains. He didn't seem bored, but excited and showed us his favourite places. After that, up to the monastery we went. He was very knowledgeable about the history of the monastery and everything that belonged to it. Last stop was a cave no longer in use at the very top of the mountain. Phantastic view! After the tour we chilled a little at the office of Gamarjoba-Tours, where we were offered free WiFi and wine. Since Lado was very enthusiastic about it, he showed us a clip of classical Georgian dancing, which he offered live commentary for (not part of the tour but honorable mention. Don't be shy and ask your guide for their favourite thing about Georgia!). Overall, nice trip. You should bring sturdy shoes and a light bag, since climbing up and down the mountains was pretty exhausting.
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Marcoge8257va
May 5, 2025
Trekking in a rural landscape - Very well organized excursion accompanied by a prepared guide. We could appreciate the natural beauty of this part of Georgia as well as rural. The total trek was 8 km of medium difficulty. Very recommended. They call them mountains but they are actually hills.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).