Soviet Story - Private day trip to Chiatura, Stalin's museum and Katskhi pillar
Soviet Story - Private day trip to Chiatura, Stalin's museum and Katskhi pillar
This is a tour throughout which guests will visit Stalin's museum in his birth town of Gori where it will be possible to see the house he was born in, the wagon he was traveling with while he was the head of the Soviet Union and the museum which describes his Bolshevik life. Moreover, the main part of the tour includes the visit to a mining town of Chiatura which gives the real Soviet feeling and looks exactly it looked like 50 years ago. Also during the tour guests will be able to visit Katskhi pillar with a monastery on top of it which is one of the strangest natural structures in the whole country.
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Stalin Museum
At Stalin's museum in Gori guests will see Stalin's house where he was born, the wagon he was traveling with and the museum which describes his Bolshevik life.
45 minutesCableways Chiatura
Guests will be able to travel with a very old cable car in Chiatura and experience the life of an ex Soviet mining town.
15 minutesChiatura Local Museum
Guests will visit Chiatura museum which describes the life of miners and what the life was in this once lively mining town.
30 minutesKatskhi Pillar
Guests will enjoy the views on the natural pillar on top of which a monastery was built.
15 minutesChiatura
Guests will have a walk with a guide in Chiatura and will explore some abandoned buildings and places with good views.
1 hourChiatura
Guests will have a lunch in one of the family owned restaurants in Chiatura.
1 hourChiatura
Totally the drive will take nearly six hours.
6 hoursIncluded
- Lunch
- Entry/Admission - Chiatura Local Museum
- Entry/Admission - Stalin Museum
- Entry/Admission - Cableways Chiatura
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- Guests will be provided with face masks and sanitizers. All of our guides are vaccinated and cars are regularly sanitized.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.