Mtirala National Park

Mtirala National Park (also know as მტირალას ეროვნული პარკი in Georgian) is a 281.3 km² park situated in the southwest of Georgia (not far from Turkey), in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. This place is said to be the most humid place not only in Georgia, but also, in the whole Europe (it was one of the wettest areas of the former Soviet Union too). How do I arrive to Mtirala National Park?   Mtirala National Park isn't very good communicated with other places rather than Batumi. Car: Mtirala National Park can be reached from places such as Kobuleti (aprox. 50 minutes), Batumi (aprox. 55 minutes), Ozurgeti (aprox. 1 hour 10 minutes), Poti (aprox. 1 hour 20 minutes) in the Kolkheti National Park, Machakhela National Park (aprox. 1 hour...

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Posted in: Adjara,Europe,Georgia,National Park

Zugdidi

Zugdidi (ზუგდიდი in Georgian, ზუგიდი in Mingrelian, Зугдиди in Russian, Жәыргьыҭ in Abkhazian) is a 41,494 inhabitants city by the small river Chkhoushi, in the western part of Georgia. It's the capital and biggest town of the administrative region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, the 6th largest city of Georgia and the capital of Mingrelia. The city is also the main and almost only way to visit the region and de facto territory of Abkhazia.  How do I arrive to Zugdidi?   Zugdidi is well connected with other towns in Georgia and the only way to enter Abkhazia from Georgia. Train: there are trains that arrive to Zugdidi from Kutaisi and from Tbilisi (aprox. 9 hours). Bus: there are marshutkas from places like Kutaisi (every 30...

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Posted in: Europe,Georgia