Day tour to David Gareja from Tbilisi

Experience the mystical beauty of Georgia’s semi-desert with our specialized Day tour to David Gareja from Tbilisi. This direct journey takes you straight from the bustling capital to the ancient rock-hewn monastery complex on the border of Azerbaijan. It is a land of silence, spirituality, and breathtaking landscapes that look like another planet.

Why Choose Our Day tour to David Gareja from Tbilisi?

Our Day tour to David Gareja from Tbilisi focuses on the most iconic parts of the complex. We visit the Lavra Monastery, the only inhabited part of the complex today, and hike up to the Udabno caves to see the world-famous medieval frescoes. The route also offers incredible views of the Colorful Mountains, where the soil turns into vibrant shades of red and yellow. This is a non-stop, dedicated trip designed for those who want to maximize their time exploring one of Georgia’s most significant historical sites.

Ancient Christian monument David Gareja Monastery complex was founded in the 6th century, it is located near Sagarejo.

David Gareja

Along the way, desert and semi-desert, early medieval architecture, art

David Gareja The complex was founded in the 6th century by David (St. David Garejeli). One of the thirteen Assyrian monks who arrived in the country at the same time. His disciples Dodo and Luciane expanded the original lavra and founded two other monasteries known as Dodo’s Rka (literally, “the horn of Dodo”) and Natlismtsemeli (“the Baptist”). The monastery saw further development under the guidance of the 9th-century Georgian saint Ilarion. The convent was particularly patronized by the Georgian royal and noble families. The 12th-century Georgian king Demetre I, the author of the famous Georgian hymn “You are a vineyard”, chose Davit Gareja as his place of imprisonment after abdication.

Tbilisi

History

City was founded by Vakhtang Gorgasali in the 4^th century. The city is located in Eastern Georgia. The oldest architectural monument in Tbilisi is the 6^th century Christian church Anchiskhati. Christianity was spread in Georgia in 4^th-5^th centuries. Since the foundation of Tbilisi, there are ancient shrines of Hebrew, Islamic and Catholic confessions.

Battles for Tbilisi

Until the 19^th century, city was conquered many times. This is the obvious illustration of conquests chronology: As a result of the conquest of the 4^th and 6^th centuries the city was occupied by the Persians; In the beginning of the 7^th century Byzantines and Khazars with united powers had an attempt to conquer Tbilisi.

8^th century

In the first half of the 8^th century The Arabs occupied Tbilisi, but in the second half of the 8^th century Khazars raided the city. At the beginning of the second half of the 9^th century, The Arabs occupied the city with many battles; In the middle of the 11^th century, by the first time the Elders Council took over the city authorities.
By the end of the 60s of the 11^th century the Turk-Seljuks took over Tbilisi;

12th and later centuries

At the beginning of the 12^th century Tbilisi was liberated by King David IV Builder and from that time Tbilisi is a capital city of Georgia (before that Mtskheta was a capital of Georgia), as a result in the 12^th and the 13^th centuries the population of Tbilisi exceeded 70 000 inhabitants. In the 20s of the 13^th century, the Kvarezians took over Tbilisi. Within a few years Tbilisi was occupied by the Mongols;

14^th century

In the first quarter of the 14^th century Tbilisi was exempted from the invaders. By the end of the 14^th century Amir Timur took over Tbilisi (who has battled 8 times in Georgia); In the 15^th century the Persians took over and occupied Tbilisi 2 times.,

Fight for State Independence

Since 1802, fighting for restoration of state independence of Georgia has begun, which was achieved only in 1918 year. Georgia has restored state independence, but it soon was lost in 1921 year. After a great standoff, Georgia was able to re-establish the statehood in 1991 and the avant-garde of this 2-century battles and struggles was permanently Tbilisi.

For those who want to travel to cultural monuments in Georgia!

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