Picturesque river valleys. The valley of the Tskaltsitela River in Georgia.

The Tskaltsitela River originates on the slopes of Mount Nakerala of the Racha Range, at an altitude of 1,080 m above sea level, and flows through the territories of Tkibul and Terjola municipalities. The lower reaches of the river are near the eastern border of Kutaisi.

The river was named during the Battle of Khresil: according to legend in 1757, during the battle of Khresil in the valley of what is now called Tskaltsitela, Georgian army led by King Solomon I, fought with the Ottoman army. From the blood of the killed and wounded the river was colored red (tskali in Georgian means water, and tsiteli means red). In fact, during floods, the red earth in Okribi is washed into the river almost along its entire perimeter, and the water turns red.

The Tskaltsitela Valley natural monument is an unusually beautiful canyon-shaped valley, covered with forests of Colchian trees. There are several natural monuments in the valley. Among these monuments are the cave of Jason and the cave of Sakazhia. The Tskaltsitela cave is a natural monument near the bridge, on the right bank of the river, at a height of 135 m above sea level.

Sakazhia Cave Natural Monument is located in the municipality of Terjola, in the vicinity of Godogani village. This cave is of great interest to archaeologists, paleobotanists and paleozoologists. It is located at an altitude of 204 m above sea level. The Sakazhia Cave is the first Paleolithic monument discovered in the Caucasus.

To the east of the valley Tskaltsitel, in the municipality of Terdjol, near the village Godogani there is a natural monument - Nagarevi cave (199 m above sea level). 15 km from the valley, in Terjolo municipality, in the vicinity of the village Navenahevi (320 m above sea level) is another remarkable natural monument - Navenahevi Cave.