Adjara works as two regions in one. On the coast there is Batumi, beaches and humid subtropics that stay green even in winter. An hour inland the mountain part begins: passes, waterfalls and villages the asphalt never reaches.
What to see
Batumi — the seafront, the botanical garden, Gonio fortress nearby.
Kobuleti and Chakvi — a quiet shoreline and the tea plantations where Georgian tea began.
Makhuntseti waterfall and Queen Tamar’s bridge — the standard mountain stop, 30 km from Batumi.
The Khulo–Tago cable car — 1,900 metres across a gorge with no intermediate pylons.
The Goderdzi pass and Beshumi plateau — high country at two thousand metres, open in summer.
Mtirala National Park — around 4,500 mm of rain a year.
Getting there
Batumi has an airport; from Tbilisi it is about five hours by train or six by road. Inland public transport is thin, and the mountain part is easier to see with a driver.
When to go
June to September for the sea, May to October for the mountains. The coast is rainy in autumn and winter, which is exactly when the mountains are emptiest.
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