Parks & gardens
Batumi Botanical Garden
ბათუმის ბოტანიკური ბაღი
Large seaside botanical garden on the Green Cape, north of Batumi, opened in 1912.
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Trip ideas
Day trips from Batumi
Forts, waterfalls, forest and quieter beaches, all within about 20 km of the city.
Distances below are as the crow flies from central Batumi. Each place page has practical tips, its sources and a Georgian address to show your driver.
1. Batumi Botanical Garden
8 km from central Batumi (straight line) · Directions from Batumi
2. Gonio Fortress
10 km from central Batumi (straight line) · Directions from Batumi
Landmarks
Gonio Fortress
გონიოს ციხე
A Roman-era fortress 12 km south of Batumi, with 18 towers and a museum.
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3. Petra Fortress
16 km from central Batumi (straight line) · Directions from Batumi
Landmarks
Petra Fortress
პეტრას ციხე
Ruins of a 6th-century Byzantine fortress town by the sea at Tsikhisdziri, north of Batumi.
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4. Makhuntseti Waterfall
20 km from central Batumi (straight line) · Directions from Batumi
Parks & gardens
Makhuntseti Waterfall
მახუნცეთის ჩანჩქერი
50-metre waterfall above the Adjaristsqali river in Zeda Makhuntseti, Keda Municipality.
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5. Mtirala National Park
21 km from central Batumi (straight line) · Directions from Batumi
Parks & gardens
Mtirala National Park
მტირალას ეროვნული პარკი
Rainy Colchic forest park about 25 km from Batumi, with waterfall, lake and hiking trails.
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Beaches beyond the city
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Beaches
Green Cape Beach
მწვანე კონცხის პლაჟი
Beach at Green Cape (Mtsvane Kontskhi), next to the Batumi Botanical Garden.
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Beaches
Chakvi Beach
ჩაქვის პლაჟი
Long beach of small shingle and sand in Chakvi, about 12 km north of Batumi.
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Beaches
Kvariati Beach
კვარიათის პლაჟი
Shingle beach in Kvariati, 3 km from the Turkish border, known for diving.
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Beaches
Sarpi Beach
სარფის პლაჟი
Shingle beach in Sarpi, by the Georgian–Turkish border, with clear water.