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Mountains, nature and outdoor activities

What mountains and rivers Georgia has, where to go hiking, how to get to Kazbegi and Svaneti and what wildlife and plants you may come across.

  • What mountains are in Georgia, and which is the highest?

    The Greater Caucasus runs across northern Georgia and the Lesser Caucasus across the south, and the country's highest peak is Shkhara in Svaneti, at about 5,200 metres.

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  • Travertines on the Jvari (Cross) Pass: what are they?

    The Jvari Pass travertines are a natural monument in Kazbegi Municipality, in the Bidara River valley next to the Kobi-Gudauri road, at 2,197 meters above sea level.

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  • Goderdzi Petrified Forest: what is it?

    Goderdzi Petrified Forest is a natural monument in Ajara at 1,600 to 2,100 meters, where about 90 species of heat-loving plants were replaced by opal, chalcedony and quartz.

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  • Goderdzi Alpine Botanical Garden: what is there?

    Goderdzi Alpine Botanical Garden in Khulo municipality, Ajara, lies at 1,960 meters, covers almost 10 hectares and has 15 sections.

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  • Mount Laila in Svaneti: what is known about it?

    Laila (Lahili) is a mountain in Svaneti, 4,009 meters above sea level, the highest point of the Svaneti Range and the source of the Lailchala River.

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  • Arkhoti Valley: where is it and how do you get there?

    Arkhoti Valley lies in Khevsureti (Mtskheta-Mtianeti region) along the Arkhotitskali River (Asa), and it can be reached only by off-road vehicle, on horseback or on foot.

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  • Gomismta: what is this place in Guria?

    Gomismta (Gomi Mountain) is a climatic resort in Guria at 2,100 to 2,755 meters above sea level, about 33 km from Ozurgeti, known as the Resort in Clouds.

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  • What are the Sairme Pillars?

    The Sairme Pillars are a natural monument in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region (town of Tsageri), visible from the main road between Racha and Lechkhumi.

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  • Where is Muradi Cave?

    Muradi Cave is located between Racha and Imereti, in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region (town of Ambrolauri).

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  • What is Sakazhia Cave known for?

    Sakazhia Cave is known as the first Paleolithic monument in Transcaucasia where primitive people lived.

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  • What is there to see at Tsutskhvati Cave?

    Tsutskhvati Cave, known locally as "Maghara", lies in Tkibuli municipality of Imereti near the village of Tsutskhvati at 260–340 metres above sea level and is a thirteen-floor complex.

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  • What is Iazoni Cave near Kutaisi?

    Iazoni Cave near Kutaisi, by the Tskaltsitela Canyon, is named after Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, by local legend, and is about 40 metres long.

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  • Where is Ice Lake?

    Ice Lake is in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region in the Mestia area, near the village of Nakra next to the Chube Khevi area, at 3,200 metres above sea level.

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  • Where is Lake Okro?

    Lake Okro, or Golden Lake, is in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region near the city of Poti, close to the Maltakva settlement.

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  • Where is Lake Tsashkibuli?

    Lake Tsashkibuli lies on the Egrisi ridge in Samegrelo, in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region near the town of Chkhorotsku, at 2,556 metres above sea level.

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  • What is there at Ilia Lake in Kvareli?

    Ilia Lake near the town of Kvareli in Kakheti is an artificial irrigation lake 900 metres long, 400 metres wide and 20 metres deep, at 430 metres above sea level.

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