Kobuleti Municipality, Georgia, is a district in Adjara, where the sea coast is located for 23 km, of which about 10 km are located directly on the territory of the city. You can describe the Kobuleti area quite simply – a densely built-up area by the sea and mysterious desert mountains with a chic nature reserve.
The resort includes only 2 parallel streets, each with a length of 9 km. The pearl of the city is a long coast with a sandy and pebble beach, for which tourists mostly come here. The main advantage of the resort town is the absence of a large number of people on the beach. Here you can always find a cozy place for privacy or just a relaxing holiday.
Despite the small flow of tourists, Kobuleti resort has a fairly well-developed infrastructure. In the town you can find a large number of hotels, guesthouses, various cafes and restaurants. Since Georgia is quite compact, it will not be difficult for guests of the country to visit a large number of attractions of the country by car, or even just go to neighboring Turkey. Most popular among travelers are the Botanical Garden and nearby Makhinjauri, where you can treat various diseases with mineral waters.
Kobuleti Beach
The real highlight of Kobuleti is the beach. Since it belongs directly to the city, its cleanliness is monitored by the city authorities. The coastline is carefully cleaned both early in the morning and during the day. Sometimes garbage is brought in by the sea at high tides.
Kobuleti beach is long and occupies the entire length of the village. Its surface is pebbly, in some places mixed with black sand. The waves here are small, the place is suitable for families with children. By the way, due to the size, there is a free place on the beach even during the peak of the high season.
Among the disadvantages of the coast, it is worth noting the lack of changing rooms, showers and toilets. The latter can be used in the adjacent cafes.
While on vacation in Kobuleti in Georgia, you can simply lie on a sun lounger (for a reasonable fee) under the warm rays of the sun, plunge into the clear sea, rent a small boat, yacht, catamaran or sea scooter. The evening program should include visiting local restaurants and various cafes, where you can taste the world-famous national cuisine of Georgia and delicious wine. The choice of food establishments in Kobuleti is quite wide.
How to spend your leisure time-attractions and entertainment Kobuleti
Tsitsinatela Park
This is a mandatory item in the list of places to see in Kobuleti. The name of the park translates as “Firefly” and this is not without reason. Every evening, the park is filled with people and a wide variety of lights and lights are turned on.
You should start your acquaintance with this place by visiting the observation wheel. Please keep in mind that you will not be able to exchange money on the territory of the park, due to the lack of exchangers. You should prepare your cash supply in advance. Interesting fact: there are no ticket offices in the park itself. Tickets for rides are sold at the ticket offices located at the entrance.
The Ferris wheel is a great opportunity to explore Kobuleti and the surrounding area from above. It is recommended to ride the Ferris wheel before dark, otherwise you will not be able to enjoy the beautiful views to your heart’s content.
Attractions
For fans of extreme entertainment, there is an attraction – “Free Fall”. You go up in a specially equipped cabin high up and then fall in free fall until a certain point. The feeling after such an attraction is unforgettable!
Another rather extreme and popular attraction among adults is the “Kamikaze”. Its essence lies in the fact that the booth with two people inside spins in all directions. It is almost impossible to resist the rush of emotions in this case.
The park also has a large number of attractions for children aged 2 and older. Kids will like the children’s railway, and older children will like a variety of carousels and swings.
Along the entire perimeter of the park there are a large number of places for recreation, planted with beautiful, tall palm trees and, of course, the usual green lawns, where you can have a great time with your family. During the time spent in the park, you will get a lot of impressions and emotions. If you doubt whether to visit the park-just look at its photo and all your doubts will be dispelled!
- Park opening hours: 17:00 — 00:00. In case of bad weather, the park is closed.
- Prices: children’s rides — GEL 2-5, family rides — GEL 3-15, extreme rides-GEL 7-20, card price-GEL 1.
- Website: http://tsitsinatela.com/.
Adjara — what you need to know about the region of Georgia
Local History Museum
Another place that will be interesting to see in Kobuleti is the “Kobuleti Museum of Local Lore”, opened by several enthusiasts in 2012. It is an exhibition hall where various archaeological finds of ancient times found in the city and its surroundings are presented.
In addition to archaeological fossils, the museum presents local tools, dishes, clothing and household items of the city’s indigenous inhabitants. The exhibits are located not in shop windows, but in a real small peasant’s house.
The treasure of the exhibition is the black wood exhibits made by the sculptor Vazhi Verulidze. Their photos have collected thousands of views on the Internet.
The museum is guided by its director, who shares information with everyone. Most of the exhibits are signed in Georgian and only occasionally there is an English dubbing.
- Адрес: დავით აღმაშენებლის ქუჩა 100, Кобулети, Грузия.
- The entrance fee to the museum is GEL 5.
- Opening hours of the attraction: from Tuesday to Sunday from 10: 00 to 18: 00, Monday is a day off.
Excursions
A holiday in Kobuleti is a wonderful opportunity to explore charismatic Georgia, with its majestic landscapes, smiling people and memorable sights.
The most popular excursions from the city are:
- Batumi. A trip to the capital of Adjara, during which you will visit the summer theater, a picturesque park, a beautiful botanical garden and finally enjoy a hearty dinner in one of the best restaurants in the city. For independent travelers, it will be useful to see a selection of the most interesting sights of Batumi.
- Trabzon. This sightseeing trip to Turkey will take 2 days. You will be able to see one of the oldest cities in Turkey, spend the night there and go on a shopping tour or to neighboring cities.
- Vardzia. The cave complex includes 300 rooms. This ancient monastery is unique, as it is completely cut out of the rocks. Here you will enjoy a wonderful evening around the campfire and dinner with a view of the waterfall. More details about the ancient cave city can be found here.
- Green Cape. You should definitely visit this place, as it is one of the most beautiful on the wide expanses of the Black Sea coast – the National Botsad.
Climate of Kobuleti
Thanks to the subtropical climate, rest here is comfortable almost at any time of the year. In summer, the air temperature will be in the range of 25-28 °C, and in winter, the thermometer will show the temperature in the region of +5 °C. In rare cases, the temperature may drop below.
Extreme rarity for a seaside town is not only snow, but also sweltering heat. Winter in the town is usually very mild.
Thanks to the proximity of the sea, you do not feel the sweltering heat. Every evening, a light mountain freshness descends on the city and complements it with the purest forest air. If you have a desire to go to the mountains, then be sure to bring warm clothes, as the weather in Kobuleti in the mountainous area changes with cosmic speed.
People usually open the bathing season in May, and close it at the end of October. The water temperature during the high tourist season is kept at +22…+27 °C.
Health resort
Mineral springs are located just 2 kilometers from Kobuleti. This mineral water is a medium-mineralized sodium chloride thermal water. Mineral water is recommended for the treatment of chronic diseases of the digestive tract, gallbladder, impaired metabolism, kidney, liver and other diseases.
The water is also suitable for taking baths. They help in the presence of diseases of the bone and joint systems, impaired blood circulation, central nervous system disorders, chronic pyelonephritis and other diseases.
It is noteworthy that 20 km from Kobuleti there is another health resort — Ureki. Its special feature is a beach with black magnetic sand. We will tell you about the peculiarities of treatment and recreation in Ureki here.
How to get to the resort
How to get from Batumi to Kobuleti? You can arrive by shuttle bus or high-speed train. There are 4 such trains per day during the tourist season. The exact schedule and ticket prices can be found on the website of the Georgian Railway. www.railway.ge (available in Russian).
- These trains are considered high-speed, with a journey time of 40 minutes. They go daily. The fare is about GEL 7. Children receive a 50% discount.
- A taxi ride will cost approximately GEL 60-70.
Kobuleti hotels and prices
Holidays in Georgia are considered quite budget-friendly and Kobuleti is no exception. The cost of staying in a hotel in a middle-class room starts from GEL 100. A 10-minute scooter ride to the beach will cost you GEL 50. A relatively cheap item at the resort is food.
Judging by the reviews and photos, the best hotels in the town include:
- Hotel Nobilis Hall (from GEL 150);
- Kent Hotel with its own beach (from GEL 165);
- Hotel Amigo (from GEL 80).
Meals in Kobuleti
If you plan not to think about where to eat, then you should choose a hotel with the “all inclusive” option, but most vacationers prefer to choose their own preferred food. Fortunately, the availability of restaurants and cafes allows you to do this.
Portions in Georgian establishments are quite large, lunch for two will cost about 30-40 GEL. Do not give preference to one institution. Everywhere they cook delicious and according to different recipes.
After visiting Georgia, you should definitely try real Georgian shish kebab, the famous khachapuri, delicious kharcho, juicy khinkali, and, of course, the world-famous wine.
The cost of fruit is more than acceptable. Potatoes, oranges and watermelons cost about 1 GEL per kg, a liter of milk — 4 GEL, local cheese — 12-15 GEL per kg.
The main feature of the cuisine is eco-friendly products, all products in the markets are grown and produced by local residents.
Time with interest can be spent not only on the coast, but also walking among the forests in silence and coolness. A little further from the coast, you will find numerous villages scattered in a chaotic order along the hills of local forests. Between these houses flows crystal clear stormy mountain rivers with large, medium and small waterfalls. Even in such picturesque places, you can find small restaurants, and the chef in such an institution is often an ordinary amateur. You will also remember your holiday in Georgia with delicious food.
Crystal-clear air, freshly picked fruits and vegetables, a mountain river, cold wine, freshly prepared meat – this is how charismatic Kobuleti (Georgia) can be briefly described.
