Batumi Botanical Garden

One location, many impressions

Batumi Botanical Garden lies 9 km from Batumi on Mtsvane Kontskhi (Green Cape), on a hillside above the sea. It was founded in 1912 by the botanist Andrey Krasnov and is today one of the largest botanical gardens of the former Soviet Union, covering more than 100 hectares. The garden is divided into phytogeographic sections: plants from East Asia, North and South America, Australia, the Mediterranean, the Himalayas and the humid subtropics of the Caucasus grow side by side — more than 5,000 species in all. Palm avenues, bamboo groves and eucalyptus trees run down to the sea. From its paths and viewpoints you can see the coast of Batumi and Kobuleti. Allow at least 2 hours for a visit, and bring comfortable shoes and water.