Kolkheti National Park
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.
- Where
- Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 42.1108, 41.6961
Get the Kolkheti National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kolkheti National Park. 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 Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kolkheti National Park
Shemokmedi Monastery 38 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.
Batumi Botanical Garden 47 km
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.
Dadiani Palace 47 km
The former seat of the Dadiani princes of Samegrelo in Zugdidi, built in the 17th century and remade in Neo Gothic style in the 19th. Now a museum set in a large park, it keeps one of the bronze death masks of Napoleon.
Nokalakevi 49 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.
Mtirala National Park 49 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.
Alphabetic Tower 51 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.
Ali and Nino 51 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.
Gonio Fortress 61 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.
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Questions
Where is Kolkheti National Park?
Kolkheti National Park is in Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shemokmedi Monastery (38 km), Batumi Botanical Garden (47 km), Dadiani Palace (47 km).
How do I get the Kolkheti National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kolkheti National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kolkheti National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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