David Gareja Monastery Tour with Cooking Class & Lunch
60 EUR
Walk through one of the most remarkable historic sites in Georgia – the David Gareja Cave Monastery before taking a cooking class with a local family and feasting on food from the Svaneti region!
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Available in
- English
"Wherever you go, go with all your heart"- Confucius
Hello there,
My name is Mari and i am licensed tour guide. I have been working as a tour guide since 2015. I spent last 2 years communicating with some amazing people and rediscovering my country.
Highlights
- Discover David Gareja Cave Monastery
- Meet the ecomigrants in the village of Udabno
- Enjoy local food from Svaneti and a cooking master class
Description
This tour takes you close to the border with Azerbaijan to see the remarkable David Gareja Cave Monastery. You’ll be blown away by the hundreds of cave structures that have been carved out of the mountainside. This Georgian Orthodox center was founded in the 6th century by one of the 13 Assyrian monks.
After Gareja Monastery we will visit the desert village of Udabno which is home to many ecomigrants. There you will take part in a cooking class to learn how to prepare food from the Svaneti region. You’ll then sit down with a local family to feast on the food you have prepared as well as other local dishes before heading back to Tbilisi.
What’s included & not included
- Friendly tour guide
- Transportation with comfortable and nonsmoking car
- lunch in local family
- masterclass in local family
- your personal expense
Meeting point
your hotel or your accommodation
Reviews from travellers (1)
No tour to see as much as possible in one day. but a tour where you learn a lot about Georgia, it's people and food. Thank you!
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Thank you to Mariam for her excellent knowledge and presentation, and to George for his safe driving.
I would wholeheartedly recommend this tour.
Edu & Ale
- Full refund if you cancel up to 72 hours before the tour
- No booking fees
- Pay by credit card or PayPal