01Batumi
Old streets, a long seaside boulevard and a garden outing give this Black Sea city more than a beach story.
Black Sea coast
Georgia's Black Sea coast
Black Sea coast · subtropical hills
Explore Ajara, Georgia’s Black Sea coast.
Ajara pairs a lively seaside city with quieter beaches and green hills that rise quickly behind the shore. Stay in Batumi for old streets, the boulevard and museums, or choose Kobuleti for a long beach, protected wetlands and a slower pace.
Check the regional tourism sourceChoose a base in Ajara
Batumi or Kobuleti?
Batumi is the broadest base, with an old-town walk, the seaside boulevard, the botanical garden and Gonio fortress to the south. Inland, Mtirala National Park and Makhuntseti Waterfall show the wetter, wooded side of the region.
Kobuleti suits a slower beach stay, with wetland trails, Petra fortress and Khino's waterfall and monastery in the hills. Ureki's dark sand, just over the border in Guria, is a separate trip north along the coast.
Where to stay
Places to visit in Ajara.
A starting point
Things to do in Ajara.
Walk the streets of Old Batumi
Take the older blocks at walking pace and notice balconies, courtyards and the architectural layers of a port city.
Batumi · Old Batumi · city centreExplore Batumi Botanical Garden
Give the subtropical garden its own half-day for wooded paths, plant collections and coastal outlooks.
Batumi · Green Cape · outside the centreExplore Gonio-Apsaros Fortress
Fortress walls and archaeology reveal the coast's Roman and later history.
Batumi · Gonio · separate road outingHike in Mtirala National Park
Misty Colchic rainforest, a lake and waterfalls lie a short drive from the coast.
Batumi · Chakvistavi · 30 km from BatumiSee Makhuntseti Waterfall and Queen Tamar's bridge
A tall waterfall and a medieval stone bridge make an easy outing into the Ajaran hills.
Batumi · Upper Makhuntseti · Adjara mountainsExplore Kobuleti's protected wetlands
A marked wetland visit offers a different coastal landscape of sphagnum and bird habitat.
Kobuleti · Ispani · protected area outside the beach stripSee Petra Fortress above the sea
The cliffside ruins add a Byzantine-era story and a wide Black Sea view to a Kobuleti stay.
Kobuleti · Tsikhisdziri · separate coastal outingSpend a day on Ureki's dark-sand beach
A small resort south of Kobuleti is known for its dark, magnetic sand.
Kobuleti · Ureki · separate coastal outing