Borjomi - Khertvisi - vardzia ( Lea Tours)

During this unforgettable itinerary our guests will visit to Borjomi Park with great nature and view, where they can taste the famous mineral water "Borjomi", then will go 14'th century ancient castle of Khertvisi and after they we will see the fairytale cave monastery Vardzia, Vardzia-Khertvisi has been submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Borjomi is a small town in the mountains. There are many beautiful places to visit there, but the most famous is the town because of mineral water Borjomi with unique healing qualities and taste. It’s been known for centuries, that this water was unique, but it really becomes famous during Russian reign in Georgia. Russian built here resort, palaces, and found out about mineral water itself. Borjomi water won its first gold medal in 1907 in Belgium. The water has been bottled since 1896.

We continue our way to Vardzia cave town (12th century). Then we visit Khertvisi Fortress (10th century) before moving to the magnificent Vardzia. Vardzia is one of the highlights of the trip and stretches over half a kilometer along the river Mtkvari, with 19 tiers. There used to be about 3000 caves here, but now there are just over 500. It has a church hewn out of rock with amazing 12th-century frescoes. The Complex also includes living quarters, small hall-type churches, and refectories, wine cellar, etc.