Travel guide

Kutaisi

Ancient capital and caves in the gorge

🗓️ Best time: May–October💰 Budget · ~$50/day📍 Georgia

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About Kutaisi

Georgia's second city and one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in Europe, with two UNESCO monasteries and the Prometheus caves and Okatse canyon within an hour. It is also where the budget flights land, which makes it an easy first stop.

⭐ Things to do in Kutaisi

Bagrati CathedralGelati Monastery (UNESCO)Prometheus CaveOkatse Canyon walkwayMartvili Canyon boat rideSataplia dinosaur footprintsThe green bazaar on TsereteliMotsameta monastery on its cliff

🍽️ What to eat in Kutaisi

Signature local dishes worth seeking out.

Kubdari meat breadAjika chilli pasteElarji cornmeal and cheeseLobio bean pot

✈️ Know before you go

🚕 Getting around

Cheap taxis in town; day tours or a driver for the canyons.

💡 Local tip

Kutaisi airport is the Wizz Air hub — flights from Europe are often a quarter of the Tbilisi price.

🛡️ Safety

Very safe for travellers; low crime. Avoid the South Ossetia and Abkhazia administrative boundaries.