What is Bagebi?
Bagebi is the hillside part of Vake that climbs south-west from Vake Park along the Tbilisi-Tskneti highway. By our reading of elevation data it sits at roughly 530 to 710 metres above sea level, some 50 to 230 metres higher than the park, with forest above it and the Vere gorge below. It mixes Soviet student hostels, towers along the highway, private houses on quiet side streets and two international schools, and asking prices sit well below those of central Vake.
Bagebi is not an official unit of its own. Tbilisi City Council's decision No 16-35 of 2014 joins it with central Vake in unit 5, "Vake, Bagebi", one of 4 units of Vake district; the highway beyond Bagebi belongs to unit 8, Tskneti. This page covers the highway corridor and its side streets, what flats, houses and plots cost, how residents get to the metro and the university, the schools, and the slope risks every buyer here should check. The rest of the district is covered in our Vake guide.
Map and boundaries
Bagebi runs along the Tbilisi-Tskneti highway above Vake Park, between the Vere gorge to the north and the forested slopes towards Turtle Lake to the south-east, ending near the Kaklebi summer-house settlement.
Open the mapThe official boundary of unit 5 climbs the Varazi gorge past the Kaklebi settlement to the Tbilisi-Tskneti highway, which it shares for a stretch with the Tskneti unit. Listing portals draw their own lines: ss.ge keeps "Bagebi", "Vake" and "Turtle lake" as separate sections, and files under Bagebi streets such as the Tskneti highway, Kaklebi Street, Almond Orchards Street, Uchaneishvili Street, Amaglobeli Street and Zurab Sakandelidze Street. Turtle Lake, about 1.9 km south-east in a straight line, is a neighbour, not part of Bagebi.
Who Bagebi suits
Suits
- Buyers who want a Vake address at a lower price per m².
- Families with children at New School or the German International School.
- Buyers of houses and plots who want the forest above and the city below.
Does not suit
- Buyers who want to walk to shops, cafes and the metro.
- Anyone uneasy about slopes and retaining walls.
- Drivers who dislike a single winding road at rush hour.
From grazing land to a university quarter
Georgian Wikipedia, citing a 1985 book on Tbilisi place names, says peasants from Tskneti once kept gardens and livestock pens here, and that the name probably comes from "baga", a feeding trough for tethered animals. The same source dates large-scale building to the early 1980s, when Tbilisi State University's high-rise student hostels went up on the slope.
A cable car built in the early 1980s carried students across the Vere gorge between the hostels and the university; it stopped in the 1990s and reopened in April 2021, after a rebuild, with 40-person cabins that cross in under 4 minutes. On 30 May 2024 a 260-metre, four-lane road bridge opened beside the old footbridge, giving Bagebi a 532-metre link from the highway to University Street. City Hall put its cost at GEL 36.4 million, and building ran from September 2021 to May 2024.
What flats, houses and plots cost
No analyst publishes a Bagebi figure. Galt & Taggart's Vake zone covers it along with central Vake, and the asking prices on ss.ge show how far Bagebi sits below that average.
| Indicator | Figure | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| New flats, Vake zone | USD 3,180 per m² | July 2026, white frame; USD 2,781 in 2025 |
| Rent, Vake zone | USD 15.1 per m² a month | July 2026, the highest of 12 zones |
| New flats, Vake district, asking | GEL 5,958 per m² | Geostat median, first quarter of 2026 |
| Flats listed in Bagebi | USD 1,690 to 2,890 per m² | 13 flats, median about USD 2,360 |
| Rents listed in Bagebi | USD 7 to 16 per m² a month | About 14 flats, median about USD 10 to 11 |
| Houses listed in Bagebi | USD 500,000 to 2,200,000 | 15 houses of 214 to 904 m², median about USD 1 million |
| Plots listed in Bagebi | USD 100 to 600 per m² | Plots of 434 to 3,500 m², median about USD 500 |
By our arithmetic the median Bagebi asking price is about 26% below Galt & Taggart's Vake average, though the two are not like for like: the bank measures new flats in white frame, while the ss.ge sample mixes new and resale flats. Examples from the listings: 62 m² at 16 Tskneti Highway for USD 130,000, about USD 2,100 per m²; 120 m² at 22a Tskneti Highway for USD 324,000, about USD 2,700; and 58 m² on Amaglobeli Street for USD 98,000, about USD 1,690. Houses on Uchaneishvili, Kaklebi and Almond Orchards streets asked USD 650,000 to 2.2 million, and most plots of about 1,000 m² on Almond Orchards and Kaklebi streets asked USD 450 to 600 per m².
Rent of about USD 10.5 per m² against a price of USD 2,360 gives an indicative gross yield of about 5.3% by our calculation, close to the 5.7% that Galt & Taggart's Vake zone figures imply. A Bagebi flat is cheaper to buy than one in central Vake, but it also lets for less. Other districts are compared in our page on rents by district.
New building on the highway
We found few new projects in Bagebi with public data. Bloom Bagebi by Highrise Group, a low-rise complex of 77 flats with three underground parking levels, was described as at the completion stage in June 2026. Metropol Bagebi by Metropol, 14 floors and 96 flats near the new bridge, was promoted in 2024 with handover in white frame planned for early 2025; we could not confirm that it was delivered. Housing Block Bagebi, 35 flats by the architects DM Studio and Wunderwerk, was completed in 2020 next to the former student campus and beside the forest.
Towers on the highway stand on steep plots, so ask for the building's permit, its completion certificate and the geological survey, and look at the retaining walls below it. Our developer checklist covers the rest.
Getting around
Bagebi has no metro, but the reopened cable car and the 2024 bridge make the State University terminus of Line 2 the nearest station: by our measurement the Bagebi cable car station is about 1 km from it in a straight line. The cable car runs from 8:00 to 20:00 and is covered by the city's 90-minute ticket.
The Tbilisi Transport Company's planner shows buses 307, 345, 351 and 359 ending at "Vake-Bagebi", buses 334 and 354 continuing up the highway to Tskneti, and minibus 450 between the Kaklebi settlement and Vake Park. Down the hill, the rebuilt Tsereteli and Cholokashvili streets connect the highway with Vake Park. Most trips use the highway, so check the morning trip from your exact address before you buy.
Schools and the university
- New School, International School of Georgia, 35 Tskneti Highway: an IB World School for ages 5 to 19 with almost 850 students, according to its own site; it moved to Bagebi in 2003.
- German International School Tbilisi, Tskneti Highway 63: grades 1 to 12 with the German International Abitur; its Bagebi campus opened in 2017.
- Tbilisi State University: its student hostels stand in Bagebi, and the cable car and bridge lead to the University Street campus.
- Public schools: we found no official record of a public school inside Bagebi, so check the nearest one for a specific address.
A school directory lists Buckswood International School further up the road in Tskneti, and the British International School and QSI are in Saburtalo district, not here.
Slopes, landslides and the highway
Bagebi's main risk is the ground. In May 2012 a landslide on Uchaneishvili Street damaged several houses. In March 2021 City Hall built a protective wall at a landslide-risk spot on the Bagebi-Tskneti road and closed it overnight. In January 2025 the mayor announced stabilisation works near the Kaklebi restaurant on the Tskneti highway, where the slope had shifted, with anchors, steel mesh and a reinforced-concrete retaining wall over about 8 months; we found no report of completion.
The deadly flood of June 2015 in the Vere valley began further upstream, with a landslide of about 1 million m³ between Tskneti and Akhaldaba that blocked the river; a 2018 conference paper citing UNDP gives 23 deaths, and its authors judged the catchment highly prone to landslides. We found no National Environmental Agency entry for Bagebi itself. Ask for the geological survey, look for cracks in walls and paving, and check which side of the building faces the slope.
Air and climate
No air monitoring point stands in Bagebi. The nearest are passive samplers in Vake Park and at Turtle Lake, and the nearest automatic station is on Kazbegi Avenue in Saburtalo, so we quote no readings. Bagebi is higher than central Vake and borders forest, but we found no measurement showing cleaner or cooler air, so treat that as a feeling, not a fact.
Letting in Bagebi
Asking rents of about USD 10 to 11 per m² are well below the Vake zone average of USD 15.1, which may suit tenants who want Vake schools and green space on a smaller budget. The university hostels and two international schools on the highway shape the area, but we found no survey of who rents here and no short-stay data. Our long-term tenants guide shows what renters in Tbilisi weigh up.
Pros and cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Vake district at about 26% below the zone average | Rents also lower, about USD 10 to 11 per m² |
| Cable car and bridge to the State University area | No metro; most trips use the highway |
| Two international schools on the highway | Recorded landslides in 2012, 2021 and 2025 |
| Houses and plots near the forest | Plots priced at USD 450 to 600 per m² |
| Higher ground above Vake Park | No air monitor in the area |
To be added by the team: photos for the team to take: the Tskneti highway with towers, the University-Bagebi cable car, the 2024 bridge, the student hostels, New School and the German International School from the street, houses on Almond Orchards Street, the retaining wall near Kaklebi and the view over Vake.
Checking a property in Bagebi step by step
Place it on the slope
Highway, side street or Kaklebi end.
Ask for the survey
Geological survey and retaining walls.
Check the permit
Permit and completion certificate.
Time the morning trip
By car and by cable car.
Compare with central Vake
Price and rent per m², side by side.
Visit after rain
Drainage, cracks and road access.
Frequently asked questions
Which district is Bagebi in?
Vake district; it shares unit 5, "Vake, Bagebi", with central Vake.
How much does a flat in Bagebi cost?
Listings on 21 October 2026 asked USD 1,690 to 2,890 per m², median about USD 2,360.
What is the rent in Bagebi?
Asking rents were about USD 10 to 11 per m² a month.
Is there a metro in Bagebi?
No. The cable car and bridge lead towards State University station, about 1 km away.
Which schools are in Bagebi?
New School and the German International School, both on the Tskneti highway.
Is Bagebi prone to landslides?
Landslides were recorded in 2012, 2021 and 2025; check each plot's survey.
Is Turtle Lake part of Bagebi?
No. It lies about 1.9 km south-east, above Vake Park.
What do houses in Bagebi cost?
Listed houses asked USD 500,000 to 2.2 million, median about USD 1 million.
Sources
- Tbilisi City Council decision No 16-35 on territorial units, 5 December 2014, Legislative Herald of Georgia (accessed 21 October 2026)
- Bagebi (Tbilisi), Georgian Wikipedia, citing T. Kvirkvelia, 1985 (accessed 21 October 2026)
- University-Bagebi ropeway, Georgia Today, 19 April 2021, and Tbilisi State University ropeway, The Gondola Project, 14 March 2017 (accessed 21 October 2026)
- Bagebi - University Street bridge opens, 1TV, 30 May 2024 (accessed 21 October 2026)
- Tbilisi residential real estate reports by Galt & Taggart: 2025 and July 2026 (accessed 21 October 2026)
- Residential real estate prices in Tbilisi, first quarter of 2026, 1TV, citing Geostat (accessed 21 October 2026)
- Flats for sale in Bagebi, with the rent, house and land sections, ss.ge (accessed 21 October 2026)
- Bloom Bagebi, 30 June 2026, and Metropol Bagebi, 2 August 2024, Entrepreneur Georgia; Housing Block Bagebi, ArchDaily (accessed 21 October 2026)
- Journey planner and fares, Tbilisi Transport Company; Tsereteli and Cholokashvili streets reopen, 1TV, 9 September 2025 (accessed 21 October 2026)
- About our school, New School, and German International School Tbilisi profile, University of Jena (accessed 21 October 2026)
- Landslide in Bagebi, Caucasian Knot, 19 May 2012; protective wall on the Bagebi-Tskneti road, 26 March 2021, and slope stabilisation on the Tskneti highway, 22 January 2025, Georgia Today (accessed 21 October 2026)
- The 2015 Tbilisi landslide and flood, P. Neumann and others, Debris Flows conference, 2018 (accessed 21 October 2026)
- Air quality management plan for the Tbilisi agglomeration, 2024-2026, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (accessed 21 October 2026)
- Bagebi, OpenStreetMap, and SRTM elevation data via OpenTopoData (accessed 21 October 2026)
Change log
- - Area guide published from the Tbilisi City Council decision on territorial units, Georgian Wikipedia, City Hall and 1TV notices on the cable car, bridge and streets, Galt & Taggart and Geostat data, ss.ge listings, school sources, landslide reporting and the air quality management plan.