Prometheus Cave

Located 280 kilometers from Tbilisi, “Prometheus” is a limestone cave formation made by a steady flow of water around 60–70 million years ago. These caves are formed 40 meters underground and have 22 halls in them. Visitors there can see six halls together with around 1.4 km of walking path.

13 different types of rock formations inside the halls make visitors feel like they appeared somewhere in Wonderland with Alice and went through a rabbit hole. If you wondered, we also have a rabbit hole in Georgia, and this is not a joke. In reality, in the municipality of Tsageri in Racha, there is a 16-meter-deep hole that falls into a 360-m3 cave, and it all begins in the roots of a beech tree. Doesn’t this sound like a fairy tale to you? To me, it absolutely does. More information about Tekenteri Cha can be found here.

These rocks have been forming for millions of years. As you know, rocks like stalactites are formed when water dissolves limestone and then redeposits calcium carbonate on the ceilings or floors of caves. When redepositing calcium carbonate drop by drop, it takes millions of years to create the stones that we have today, and it is definitely a wonder of our mother earth. In Prometheus Caves, during your walk, you can see the bizarre, unusual shapes of the stones. Some of them look like pearls, some look like icicles, some look like fountains, and some of them just have unearthly shapes. So this walk in the caves can give you thousands of ideas for your imagination and fantasy, especially when the rock formations are lit up in different colors. In the hall of love, you can even watch a light show with the famous composition of Gia Kancheli, Yellow Leaves. Rocks like stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, cave corals, pearls, and stone waterfalls that are additionally lit up mesmerize every visitor. The normal walking distance for every visitor is 1.4 km, but this is not all. At the end of the walking path, you can exit the tunnels through an underground river, and the color of the river is greenish blue.

Some incredible stories are connected with the Prometheus Caves. The scholars from the Institute of Geography discovered the caves in 1983. This was a project in which the Soviet government was looking for natural caves that would be used to protect the local population in case of a nuclear war. Soon it was remade into a tourist destination, but in the dark times of the 1990s, the caves were abandoned, and these are the times when another incredible story starts to happen. At the exit of the Prometheus Cave's main path, you may notice a metal statue of a man and his dog. This statue was erected there in 2012 and represents Giorgi Tkabladze. He was a guard at Prometheus Caves, and without receiving any salary, he guarded the caves for 23 years. Thanks to him, we can still enjoy the beauty of the caves today.

Visiting Prometheus caves isn’t difficult. It is just half an hour's drive from Kutaisi and just 10 minutes' drive from Tskaltubo. As of now, there is no public transportation going to Prometheus Caves, so you will need to hire a taxi. It is better if you use taxi applications, hire a taxi from your hotel, or contact us here.