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Live tours in Mtskheta

Explore Mtskheta, Georgia, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Jvari Monastery, Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and Samtavro Monastery on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

7 live tours From 18,00 €

Explore Mtskheta live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Old Mtskheta is worth asking about: the historic centre around Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Jvari Monastery A 6th-century monastery on the hilltop above the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Svetitskhoveli Cathedral An 11th-century cathedral said to hold Christ's robe, the centre of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
  • Samtavro Monastery A convent where King Mirian and Queen Nana, Georgia's first Christian rulers, are buried.
  • Armazi Archaeological Site The excavated ruins on Bagineti hill of Armazi, the fortified capital of ancient Iberia.
  • Zedazeni Monastery A 6th-century monastery reached by a forest track on the ridge above the town.
  • Shio-Mghvime Monastery A cave monastery complex built into a rocky gorge west of Mtskheta.
  • Confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi The spot where two differently coloured rivers join below Jvari, made famous by Lermontov's poem.
  • Old Mtskheta streets The small grid of lanes and stalls around Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.

Neighbourhoods

  • Old Mtskheta the historic centre around Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
  • Bagineti hill the hillside above town holding the ancient Iberian capital's ruins
  • Samtavro quarter the district around the convent and royal graves

Food to know

  • Khachapuri
  • Khinkali
  • Mtsvadi
  • Lobio
  • Churchkhela

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Good to know about Mtskheta

Do I need to be in Mtskheta to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Mtskheta, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.8 and 1.5 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Georgian, English, Russian and German; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.