Alternative Tours in Tbilisi

I've taken a tour with my wife on our first day in Tbilisi. I knew, it was a risk - she doesn't like excursions, organised groups, walkings and listening. Although she got bored in an hour, it was great. It was, probably, my best hour in Tbilisi.

Anna, the guide, is unbelievably stunning. She was so inspiring. One of the best advantages of this tour - is that Anna is not a Georgian, but she's been living here for a while, so she just sharing her own outlook on life in Georgia, on Georgian traditions, people and other stuff. She is so IN Georgian culture!

And this is amazing, cause all of us have one-sided view on our own culture, so that we can't sometimes explain things seemed simple for us to foreigners. And this is where Anna comes on a stage with her ongoing interest to the foreign culture.

All those things I've heard from her during this hour simply turned my life upside down. They are so tiny, so slight and minor individually, but in common it turned out to be the best characteristics for Georgians at all. I couldn't find something like that in a Lonely planet guide, or while speaking with the locals. Nothing even close.

The day after the tour, my wife and I had a conversation about it. And she finally admitted, that the tour was great, even though she wasn't excited participating.

Her only claim was, that she wanted to go see the city be herself wherever she wanted and not walking in a organised group. Yes, it might be an issue for those, who are like my wife. If you like her position, then you should take this tour on your second day - you'll definitely discover a lot of new stuff there.

Thanks, Anna. Such a great city, such a great tour.

What an amazing experience. My sister and I were invited into Levan's grandmother's home - several floors up in a tower block just north of the centre of Tbilisi. They asked us to let them know which dishes we would like to make the day before, and they gathered all of the ingredients and had spent time preparing things so it was all ready. We made a feast fit for a king! Operating out of a small kitchen, which was fun and traditional! Levan had homemade qvervi wine as well as chacha and soft-drinks, and we sat and talked, and drank and ate the food for hours. Further members of Levan's family turned up, his mother, and his grandfather, and it was quite magical to meet three generations of Georgians, surrounded by incredible food and drink!

If you are visiting Tbilisi and are considering this "tour", don't hesitate, it was heartwarming, memorable, and I even made my first Georgian walnut paste last week to great success.

Thanks guys
Dan & Emma.

Me and my friend loved the Tbilisi free walking tour and think it's worth 5 stars!! Here's how I can describe my impressions. It all started near the pink cake-like building and let us dive into the soul of Tbilisi starting from it's 'serious ' religious part and then into the tamada 's world and futher entertainment. Anna is a born guide so passionate and well -informed! She seems to know the city from the inside with all it's moods and spirits. The tour with her had more of a walk with a good friend relaxed but packed with facts! Three hours is just enough to have a general impression but this tour made us want to explore the wonderful city more and definitely to come back!!!

Эти экскурсии проходят каждый день, в 12 можно просто подойти к площади свободы и присоединиться.
Девочка там очень много интересного нам рассказала, но я лично думаю что было бы ещё лучше на такую экскурсию в первый день пойти, а то будете знать половину инфо (если вы любопытные и без гида).
Плюсов много а минус один, и как вы думаете да это конечно не бесплатно, и дело не в этом а в том что когда начнет говорить что принимает пожертвования гостей она называет цену почти (говоря что обычно люди от 15 Лар дают с одного, но если больше будете давать не откажется конечно :) ), что как-то противоречит смысла таких экскурсии

Anna was so lovely, enthusiastic, knowledgable, funny, engaging and bubbly! She felt like a friend straight away and it was comfortable and fun exploring the city with her. She gave so many interesting historical insights and fun little stories and legends that we would never have known otherwise, it really is the best way to see the city and begin to feel at home! One of the best and most valuable experiences I've had in my world travels, feel in love with Tbilisi and the Georgians immediately. I'd recommend this tour to anyone, if you do one thing in Tbilisi make it the walking tour. And it's free!

We spend our last night in Georgia (our trip took two weeks) with Mariam and Levan and had a great time. Most Georgians are very hospitable, but because of the language barrier, having a more in depth conversation can be difficult. Mariam and Levan speak perfect English, so we really got the chance to discuss our observations and ask them about Georgian food, culture and history. We 'helped' with the cooking (meaning we mostly drank wine and cut some vegetables) so will hopefully be able to try some dishes at home.

Thanks again for a great night!

It was really magic day in magic places.
The Beka was more than local guide for us - we had a real friend for this trip.

We started early in Tbilisi, had a few stops to touch local culture, local cuisine, to have coffee break and the long way with talks.
We visited 3 impressing places, meet dinosaurs, walk glass Bridge, walk in long beautiful cave, had hiking in amazing Kanyon and finished with barbecue and long talks.
We also song songs together on our way in the car :-)

Highly recommended!

I booked this tour on my second day in Tbilisi and we saw almost went to every natural attraction within this tour which is done by one of the best tour guides I met beka 😊

He explained to us about the history of each place and helped us on some of the things while in Georgia.

I was surprised that I was invited to a small barbecue party he have arranged for our group which was really nice to sit together and chat.

If your looking to explore the nature of Georgia then this is the tour for you..

Mariam and Levan invite you into their home, they cook up the most delicious food for you and even travel to other regions of Georgia to get wine and ChaCha, which the Georgians drink themselves and which you can not buy in the supermarket.
About 5 min after you meet your two hosts, you feel as if you have known them for your entire life.
It was a fantastic and unique experience in Tbilisi and when I come back, I'll book dinner with them again. Yes- it was that nice and it was that good!!!!

The walking tour was definitely more than 5 stars, Anna was such an awesome guide. Though I felt like running instead of walking due to her fast pace w/c i really found amusing I actually loved it. You can really see the passion in her. She's willing to help and generous! when I asked her if she knows a store selling an adaptor she tale time to called the store and unfortunately there's none. Luckily she found one just right across our place where we ended our tour. Anna is a star!

Anna’s walking tour of Tbilisi was amazing! She was so fun, knowledgeable, and her English was great!!! I have already recommended her tour to multiple friends who are visiting Tbilisi as well. We went on another paid tour of another part of Georgia a couple of days after Anna’s tour and wished she was with us the whole time. Anna is a real gem. I wish I would have had even more money on me so that I could have given her a bigger tip. She was worth it for sure.

Anna made me to love Tbilisi. We were walking the Old city three days before the tour, but there is a huge difference.
Anna told us a lot about Georgian culture, habits, difference between now and then Georgia. It was very live tour, we were talking and joking a lot:)
Anna warmly welcomed us to ask any question about Tbilisi\Georgia and gave recommendations about food, souvenirs and entertaining places.
I recommend this tour for everyone, who will be in Tbilisi!

I had some amazing foods prepared by the hosts at their place. They are both very friendly, great cooks, and good storytellers about Georgia and Tbilisi. It is such a unique experience to socialize with the locals and get a much better sense of their story and this great city of Tbilisi. I think it is well worth treating yourself to this tour. The food and wine were delicious!!!!

I can’t put into words how much fun it was to walk around Tbilisi and be guided by Anna. Seriously, never before have I heard so many jokes and stories together with history of the city. She was super funny and we laughed while learning. The best tour ever done! And the walk was a good pace, I did not feel rushed or bored. I would go again, even if the route was the same. AMAZING

Ako our walking tour guide. He was just amazing and funny. Enjoyed the walk. Its a must do when in tbilisi. Its recommended to do it the first day of ur stay. Aka will give u lots of advices on the culture, place, food and the history of georgia. Highly Recommend the walking tour. Aka can speak really good english and he is really friendly. I would surely visit georgia again.

I had a wonderul opportunity to be invited by Marian and Levan for dinner.

We started at 4pm with dinner preparation to which I was able to learn how to make some of my favorite Georgian food - eggplant with walnuts, baje.

Had a delightful conversatiob with Mariam and Levan and I get a chance to drink from the horn.

What an amazing experience!!!

Levan and Mariam are such a lovely couple! We joined them for cooking and they taught us the secrets to perfect Georgian dishes. The food was exceptional and the company was even better. We had a great evening, learning about life and tradition in Georgia and just enjoying ourselves. A true authentic local experience. Don't miss out!

Passionate about Georgia, knowledgable and delivered the mini history lessons with humour. Exactly how all history should be taught! His love of Tbilisi was contagious and the fact that it was freezing added to the entire experience. Would definitely recommend as a must do on your first day in this gorgeously charismatic city!

Beka was very friendly, fun and shared a lot of stories around the places we visited. He's very flexible on time we spend in places, it makes it a nice day out without pressure trying to get to the different locations.
He's very easy going and passionate about what he does.
I really recommend his services!

This experience is probably the most since and authentic experience we had in Georgia. Great food, but mostly its really about the warm welcome that Mari and Levan gave to us. Highly recommended to those seeking for everyday experience in Tbilisi, and those who seek for great conversations.