Adjara
Georgia's Black Sea region around Batumi: beaches, the Batumi Botanical Garden, Gonio Fortress, Mtirala's Colchic forest and mountain villages inland.
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The Autonomous Republic of Adjara lies on Georgia's Black Sea coast and borders Turkey to the south. Batumi, a large port city, is its administrative centre.
Batumi has a botanical garden over 100 years old, and Gonio Fortress is among Adjara's ancient monuments. Mtirala National Park, 30 km from Batumi, is one of Georgia's rainiest places and is covered in Colchic forest. About 1 million raptors pass over Batumi each year on migration.
Inland, mountainous Adjara has villages, stone arch bridges and waterfalls. Makhuntseti has a medieval stone arch bridge and a waterfall, and in Khulo the main sights include Skhalta Monastery and Khikhani Fortress.
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Places to visit
Batumi
Batumi is Georgia's main Black Sea city and the capital of Adjara. Tourist places in Batumi include the seafront Boulevard…
Mountainous Adjara (Makhuntseti)
Mountainous Adjara begins about 30 km (40 min) inland from Batumi, where the Acharistskali river cuts through forested ridges towards Keda…
Batumi Botanical Garden
Batumi Botanical Garden covers 111 hectares of coastal hills at Mtsvane Kontskhi (Green Cape), about 9 km north of Batumi.
Gonio Fortress
Gonio (Apsaros) Fortress stands near the mouth of the Chorokhi river, about 12 km south of Batumi and a few minutes from the Black Sea…
Batumi Raptor Count (Sakhalvasho)
The hills behind Batumi form one of the world's great bottlenecks for migrating birds of prey: squeezed between the Black Sea and the…
Chorokhi Delta
The Chorokhi Delta is the mouth of the Chorokhi river on the Black Sea, about 5 km south of Batumi just past the airport…
Mtirala National Park
Mtirala National Park protects Colchic rainforest in the hills behind Chakvi, about 30 km (40 min) north-east of Batumi.
Tours that stop here
Private tours with a stop in this region, with a car and a driver-guide.
- Mountain Adjara Waterfalls & Old Bridges — Private Day Trip from Batumi$79 pp for 4
- Batumi Raptor Migration — 4-Day Private Georgia Birdwatching Tour$605 pp for 4
- Western Georgia in 6 Days — Canyons, Svaneti & Batumi, Private$875 pp for 4
- Grand Tour of Georgia — 10-Day Private Tour, Mountains to the Black Sea$1,365 pp for 4
- Georgia Jewish Heritage Tour — 7-Day Private Trip$1,175 pp for 4
- Georgia in 14 Days — Private Tour incl. Svaneti & Batumi$2,025 pp for 4
Good to know
Best time to visit
Batumi has snowless winters, while in the highlands winter lasts about five months. By the sea, early autumn, the “velvet season”, is warm but not too hot. In winter, Goderdzi in Khulo is a ski resort.
Getting there
Batumi is 350 km from Tbilisi and can be reached by air, road or rail. Batumi International Airport is about 7 km from the centre, and Georgian Railway runs trains to Batumi from Tbilisi and Kutaisi every day.
Food and wine
The boat-shaped Adjarian khachapuri is one of Georgia's most recognisable dishes. In the mountains, try kaymagi, borano and sinori. Keda is the centre of Adjarian winemaking, known for Tsolikouri and Chkhaveri.
Travel tips
Some hiking routes pass close to the border with Turkey, and those sections need a permit from the Border Police of Georgia. Mtirala National Park has marked trails of one to two days, and fires are allowed only in designated areas.
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