The best excursions from Batumi in Georgia, where to go, prices

If you are bored with rest in Georgia and you decide to go to the sights of popular tourist cities and their environs, then we have selected the best excursions from Batumi, where you should definitely go and see everything with your own eyes. We will find out the prices, where to visit on our own by car, where to go on a tour for a few days from Moscow or take sightseeing tours?

Bus excursions from Batumi

Group excursions from Batumi are very popular. Events are held in comfortable minibuses capable of climbing the mountains. On the Tripster.ru website, popular among travelers, you can choose the program you like directly without intermediaries and contact the guide. As a rule, you will be answered within a few hours.

Examples of excursions:

• "Only mountains and wine are better than mountains!"

The tour lasts 6 hours. During this time, you will have time to visit authentic settlements in the mountains of Adjara, gorges, the Gvara fortress of the 5th - 6th centuries and 3 waterfalls. You can swim in the mountain river. Finally, a traditional lunch with wine. The cost is 6200 rubles for one person or 4130 rubles for each, if there are more tourists. Watch the program.

• «Machakhela Gorge - 700 meters above sea level ”.

Duration - 6 hours. Visit to the nature reserve on the border with Turkey. Mountain landscapes and rivers with suspension bridges, waterfalls and magical elephants. You can visit the ethnographic museum in the mountains and get acquainted with the history of Adjara, its traditions and culture. Cost - 8250 rubles for a group of 1 to 6 people. Watch the program.

Excursion to Svaneti and Trabzon from Batumi, cost

• "Georgian exoticism".

Excursion from Batumi to Svaneti is designed for 6 nights. Travel to Mestia, Ushguli village and back Batumi. The tour includes a large excursion around Batumi, moving to Mestia and climbing the highest dam in the world, the Inguri hydroelectric power station. In the land of the Svans, you will visit the Chalaadi Glacier, the towers in the village of Ushguli and taste the unique Svan cuisine. The cost of such an excursion across Georgia from Batumi is 58555 rubles for two guests.

• "Turkey, Trabzon - excursion + shopping".

The distance from Batumi to the Turkish city is just over 200 kilometers. The whole journey takes 15 hours, including border crossing and excursion program. Tourists have time to visit the Panagia-Sumela mountain monastery, Ataturk's Palace, try Turkish cuisine and stroll the streets of the town. Those interested in shopping - Uzun Sokak shopping street. Cost - from 2800 rubles.

Walking sightseeing programs around the city

To better understand Batumi and Adjara, it is worth ordering a sightseeing tour of the city.

• "The Soul of the Old City".

Duration - 3 hours. An atmospheric excursion around Batumi with a Russian-speaking guide, which will open the city from a completely different side. Cognitive program about the historical roots of the city associated with Italy, visiting the Alexander Garden and Lake Nurigel. As well as the streets of the old city, temples, synagogues and a story about the traditions of local residents. Cost - 2050 rubles for a group of 1 to 3 people. Information and prices.

• “Batumi is a city of contrasts”.

4-hour excursion with a visit to the sights of old and new Batumi. The contrast of quiet streets and modern highways. A story about the inhabitants of the city and interesting facts related to history and traditions. In conclusion - a cup of coffee with oriental sweets in the cafe where the film "Love and Doves" was filmed. Part of the excursion is carried out by car. Cost - 5360 rubles for a group of 1 to 6 people. Prices for excursions to Batumi with children are individual. As a rule, children under 14 years old attend excursions free of charge. Information about the trip.

Excursion tours in Georgia from Moscow

In addition to the one-day sightseeing program, you can arrange a tour to Georgia from Moscow for several days, the cost of such a weekend trip starts from 15 705 rubles for two adults and includes a rich program.

As a rule, these are tours for the weekend or for a week of rest without air travel. Agencies offering tours will select your flight, accommodation level and additional services as you wish. You may want to book individual excursions from Batumi to Georgia.

The most popular tours from Moscow:

• "Georgia: Weekend in Sunny Batumi".

In a matter of days you will have time to see the main attractions of Adjara. You will visit ancient temples, walk along the streets and the most beautiful embankment of Batumi. You will climb Mount Sameba, visit the canyons and waterfalls of Martvili, the Botanical Garden. A Russian-speaking guide will answer your questions and tell you about the history of these places. Cost - from 15 705 rubles for two guests.

• "Georgia: Summer tango" Two pearls - Tbilisi and Batumi ".

(8 days, hotel 3 *). Cost - from 71,716 rubles for two. Tour for 7 nights. You will be met and accommodated in Tbilisi. Next, you will visit Mtskheta and Batumi, and then return to Tbilisi. Flight from Moscow is paid separately. You will see the temples and fortresses of Tbilisi and the city - museum of Mtskheta. Relax on the best beaches of Adjara. Accompaniment of a Russian-speaking guide. The tour includes accommodation in a 3 * hotel with breakfast.

What to see in Batumi by car?

You can rent a car right at the airport upon arrival or online in advance. If your goal is a beach vacation in Batumi, then it is worth visiting the suburban beaches of Gonio and Kvariati. Better yet, stay in the vicinity of one of the best beaches in Adjara. For example, in Ureki or Kobuleti. And, of course, visit the sulfur baths in the Gantiadi area.

If you prefer to travel by car with the whole family, then the question will arise - what to see in Batumi and the surrounding area on your own by car? If you are interested in shopping, then definitely - Trabzon.

Traveling to Trabzon by car will take two and a half hours plus crossing the border. Tourists recommend visiting the city itself, mountain monasteries in the vicinity and the shopping districts of Trabzon.

As for car rental, with the rental prices and where it is better to book interesting options, we have considered all the nuances in a separate article.

On an excursion on your own, it is worth going to the 20-meter Makhuntseti waterfall, to the mountainous region of Rachu and to the Mtirala National Park near the village of Chakvistavi.

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If we are going to have a rest in Georgia on our own, we advise you to study our section, where all the answers to questions about planning a trip are collected.