Batumi Botanical Garden
A garden of 108 hectares on the Black Sea coast at the Green Cape, 9 km north of Batumi. One of the largest botanical gardens of the former Soviet Union, it holds thousands of plants from around the world on terraced slopes that look over the sea.
- Where
- Batumi, Adjara, Georgia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 41.6927, 41.7198
Get the Batumi Botanical Garden stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Batumi Botanical Garden. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Adjara volume with your photos and a note.
Near Batumi Botanical Garden
Ali and Nino 7.6 km
Two tall steel figures, a man and a woman, on the Batumi shore by the sculptor Tamara Kvesitadze, put up in 2010. They move slowly toward each other, pass through one another and part again, a picture of love across cultures named after a famous novel.
Alphabetic Tower 7.8 km
A 130 metre tower on the Batumi seafront, shaped like the double helix of DNA. Two bands spiral up it carrying the 33 letters of the Georgian alphabet, each 4 metres tall and cast in aluminium.
Mtirala National Park 12 km
About 15,698 hectares of ancient rainforest between the Black Sea and the Adjara mountains, inland from Batumi. Its name means weeping, for all the rain it gets, and its relict forests became part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.
Gonio Fortress 18 km
A Roman fort at the mouth of the Chorokhi river on the Black Sea, 15 km south of Batumi and close to the Turkish border. Its great square of walls still stands, and old stories link the place to Medea and her brother Absyrtus.
Shemokmedi Monastery 37 km
A 15th century monastery in the village of Shemokmedi, in the hills of Guria. It was the seat of a bishop and the burial place of the Gurieli princes, and once kept treasures gathered from monasteries across Georgia.
Kolkheti National Park 47 km
Wetlands of 28,940 hectares on the Black Sea coastal plain of ancient Colchis, between the mouths of the Tikori and Supsa. Set up in 1998 and 1999, they are protected as wetlands of international importance and are a resting place for migrating birds.
Zarzma Monastery 78 km
The medieval Monastery of the Transfiguration in the village of Zarzma, in the forested valleys of southwest Georgia. Its church and tall bell tower stand on a slope above the river.
Nokalakevi 84 km
A village and archaeological site in Senaki municipality, known to the Greeks and Romans as Archaeopolis. The ruins of its walls, gates and churches are the remains of the ancient capital of Lazica.
More hidden gems in Adjara
Questions
Where is Batumi Botanical Garden?
Batumi Botanical Garden is in Batumi, Adjara, Georgia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ali and Nino (7.6 km), Alphabetic Tower (7.8 km), Mtirala National Park (12 km).
How do I get the Batumi Botanical Garden stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Batumi Botanical Garden and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Adjara volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Batumi Botanical Garden before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Adjara volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.