Photos: Diliff, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Mostafameraji, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Diliff, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Mostafameraji, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Abanotubani, the sulphur bathhouse quarter
Your local guide
Levan Gogoladze
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Highlights
- Brick domes over the bathhouses
- A natural hot spring, still surfacing
- A district built around its water
- Steam and light through the domes
- The city's oldest working quarter
About this tour
This session covers Abanotubani, the bathhouse district built over natural hot sulphur springs. You see the domed rooftops from the street and the spring source that first drew people here. It moves between two or three points in the small quarter.
We walk slowly between the domes and the spring, since the district is compact and rewards a close look. I explain the history plainly and take questions as they arise.
It suits anyone curious about the city's oldest working district, and travellers who want history explained on the ground rather than in a museum.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Tbilisi before heading out.
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The domed bathhouse roofs 21 min
The camera holds on the brick domes that mark each bathhouse from the street above, and I explain how the domes let light and steam move through the building below.
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The natural hot spring source 21 min
I point the phone at a spot where hot spring water still surfaces in the open, and explain why this exact district grew up around it.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Tbilisi: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Khinkali and Sololaki, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Tbilisi time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Tbilisi, showing you The domed bathhouse roofs and The natural hot spring source live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Abanotubani live with my phone.
Times shown in Tbilisi time (GMT+4)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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