Sights, tickets and tours
How to reach Georgia's best-known places, what entry costs, how the cable cars work, which museums are worth it and how to choose a tour.
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Which excursions are worth taking from Batumi, and where can you book them?
The most popular trips from Batumi are a city tour, Makhuntseti waterfall and Queen Tamar's arched bridge, Gonio fortress, the Botanical Garden and mountain Adjara: Machakhela National Park, Mtirala or the Goderdzi Pass.
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How much is a boat trip in Batumi and Tbilisi?
A short group boat ride along the Batumi coast or on the Kura in Tbilisi usually costs 20 to 50 GEL per person and lasts 20-40 minutes.
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Why is Batumi's 6 May Park called that, and what is there to see?
6 May Park is named after the events of 6 May 2004, when the Adjara crisis ended and the autonomy's leader Aslan Abashidze left the republic.
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How much is the Tbilisi funicular, and how do you get to it?
A one-way ride on the funicular up Mount Mtatsminda in Tbilisi costs about 10-12 GEL, paid with a separate Mtatsminda Park card that costs 2 GEL; the regular transport card does not work.
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The Chronicle of Georgia in Tbilisi: how to get there and what to see?
The Chronicle of Georgia is a monument by the sculptor Zurab Tsereteli on a hill by the Tbilisi Sea: 16 huge columns 30-35 metres tall with reliefs of kings, saints and scenes from the life of Christ.
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Where is Griboyedov buried in Tbilisi, and what links Russian writers to Georgia?
Alexander Griboyedov is buried in Tbilisi in a grotto by St David's Church on Mount Mtatsminda, next to the Pantheon of Georgian writers and public figures.
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Which museums are worth visiting in Tbilisi?
In Tbilisi, visit the Georgian National Museum on Rustaveli Avenue with its Colchian gold, the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts, the National Gallery with paintings by Pirosmani, and the Open Air Ethnographic Museum.