Top 5 most beautiful resorts Batumi offers to lovers of maritime tourism

Beautiful mountain and sea landscapes, nature reserves and parks, excellent cuisine and traditions, attract both Georgian and foreign tourists to Adjara.

If the main purpose of your visit is maritime tourism, then Adjara is a place that offers many beautiful, unforgettable and picturesque marine resorts.

Subtropical climate, warm sea, amazing sea and mountain view, create uniquely pleasant environment for relaxation. The length of the coastline is 21 kilometers, and the average sea water temperature is + 21-29 degrees.

Cultivated with unique plants, Batumi Boulevard has been one of the most distinctive places for seaside vacations for more than a century. The following are distinguished from the well-equipped resort places on the territory of Batumi:

• Makhinjauri

Makhinjauri resort is located in Adjara. If the blue sea, sunny beaches and quiet vacation fascinate you, then you should visit Makhinjauri. Here the endless sea landscapes and the green environment combine to make this place even more charming. Makhinjauri is a climatic-balneological resort. Its main healing factor is thalassotherapy (treatment with sea air and swimming in the sea). Mineral springs are also here, which are used to treat various diseases. The infrastructure of the resort is developed. There are cultural, educational and healthcare institutions in the settlement.

Makhinjauri is famous for its "sulfur baths". The treatment complex was established after one of the vacationers discovered thermal springs (the complex is currently being rehabilitated).

Hills, hidden in the greenery overlook small, pebble beach of Makhinjauri.

From Makhinjauri you can easily get to the city of Batumi and the Green Cape.

• Mtsvane Kontskhi

Mtsvane Kontskhi (Green Cape) - a settlement in the city of Batumi (Mtsvane Kontskhi district). Green Cape is one of the most beautiful seaside resorts in Georgia, which is located 9 km from Batumi and is located at an altitude of 70-92 meters above sea level. Mtsvane Kontskhi is one of the distinguished tourist objects of Batumi, because the Batumi Botanical Garden is located on the Green Cape.

• Gonio

Gonio - 12 km from Batumi, near the Georgian-Turkish border and the river Chorokhi.

The beaches in Gonio are wide and convenient, there are also promenades, walking paths.

The sea water in Gonio is very clean and calm, the beaches are very close to the mountains, which has a positive effect on the microclimate and makes the rest here aesthetically pleasing.

Gonio-Apsaros Fortress, one of the main historical sights of Georgia, is located right here, where you can visit the museum and learn a lot about the history of these places.

- Turists here are surrounded by mountains, beautiful nature, warm sea, transparent water and quiet bay, and for lovers of diving - deep-sea. Currently there is a well-maintained infrastructure suitable for the resort area in Gonio-Kvariati.

The beaches are well-arranged, there are many cafes, bars, shops. In recent years, numerous hotels and family hotels have been built in Gonio-Kvariati, some of which are located by the sea, some of which are located on the mountain slopes.

• Kvariati

Settlement in the city of Batumi, Gonio-Kvariati district. It is located on the banks of the river Kvariati, in the Kakhabari plain, 10 m above sea level.

Kvariati is one of the most popular Black Sea resorts in Georgia. The beach is 1 km long. Its northern part joins Gonio beach, and its southern part is separated from Sarpi beach by a rock. Kvariati  is popular with its rich underwater world, where a diving center operates. Most of the hotels are located 100 m from the beach, some of them are located on a mountain slope.

• Sarpi

Sarpi - a village in Georgia, in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Khelvachauri Municipality, community center (village Sarpi). Located on the banks of the river Tobash. The village is connected to the city of Poti by E70, S2 road of  international importance. Sarpi is located on the border of Georgia and Turkey, there is a customs checkpoint in the village. The resort infrastructure has developed over the last decade.

Border resort town-Sarpi is located 20 km from Batumi. The territory of Turkey can already be seen from here.

The mountain ridges here are as close to the sea as possible. The beach is not so big, but it is the only place in Adjara where you can jump off a cliff into the sea.

Sarpi - this is a place where the old Georgian ethnos-Laz live, who still preserve their ancient culture and language.

Here you can visit the waterfall named after Andrew the First-Called.

There is a border checkpoint in Sarpi, after which you can get to Turkey on foot or by car.