Martvili is a small town, known for sitting a few kilometres from the canyon. That is what people come for; the town itself keeps a monastery founded in the early Middle Ages, but it does not need a trip of its own.
About an hour by car from Kutaisi and roughly the same from Zugdidi. Public transport is awkward: you still need a ride from the town to the canyon.
May to October. The water is cold all year; in summer people swim downstream.
If none of the options above fit, describe what you want. We will build a route around it and work out the price.
Turquoise water in a limestone cut, a boat under an overhanging cliff, a bridged path along the wall. The place photographs so well that half the visitors leave disappointed: they expected half a day of hiking and got an hour’s walk. Here is how not to be one of them.
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