Photos: Marcin Konsek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Photo credits
Photos: Marcin Konsek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Sataplia's dinosaur footprints and karst caves
Your local guide
Vakho Kikacheishvili
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Highlights
- Dinosaur footprints millions of years old
- Karst caves with stalactites and pools
- Limestone shaped by water over time
- The region's ancient past, underfoot
- A pair to Prometheus Cave nearby
About this tour
This session covers Sataplia Nature Reserve, known for its fossilised dinosaur footprints and karst caves just outside Kutaisi. You see a row of footprints pressed into stone, then one of the reserve's cave chambers with its own stalactites and pools. It links the region's deep past to the ground still visible underfoot.
We spend the first part of the call on the footprints, since they need a close, steady camera to read properly, then move into the cave. I explain the timescales involved for both and answer questions as we go.
It suits anyone curious about the region's ancient past, and it pairs naturally with a Prometheus Cave session the same day.
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 Kutaisi before heading out.
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Dinosaur footprints in stone 15 min
The camera moves along a row of fossilised footprints pressed into rock, left by dinosaurs that walked this ground millions of years ago.
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Sataplia's karst cave chamber 15 min
We step into one of the reserve's karst caves, and I point out the stalactites and pools formed by water dissolving the limestone over time.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Kutaisi: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Khinkali and Gelati road, 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 Kutaisi, showing you Dinosaur footprints in stone and Sataplia's karst cave chamber 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.
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 show Sataplia 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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