We’ll leave Batumi at 8–9 a.m. The return route goes through the Goderdzi Pass.
First of all, it’s absolutely beautiful: little houses on the slopes of alpine meadows, small beech groves, and wide-open spaces!
Second, there’s the petrified forest. Along the way, we’ll stop to admire the petrified tree trunks that are 6–14 million years old!
We’ll have a delicious lunch of kish on the road and drink fragrant herbal tea.

Our next stop is a fascinating mineral formation. We’ll try our luck and see if we can find some beautiful crystals. We might be lucky enough to spot some Caucasian agamas basking on the rocks.

We’ll drive through an incredibly beautiful canyon where the Vardzia Fortress is located.
Those who wish can take a walk through part of the fortress (admission is 15 lari and is not included in the tour price; time is limited to 1 hour). And those who have already been to the fortress can join us on a short walk through the surrounding area—it’s interesting there, too!
On this day, we’ll make a brief stop along the way at the fortresses of Khertvisi and Rabat.

We’ll arrive at the hotel, where a delicious dinner (paid separately) and a nature lecture by Alina await us.

We’ll have breakfast at the hotel and head to the lake to watch pelicans, and we’ll also see other waterbirds.
We’ll learn the basics of birdwatching. And those who are already experienced will add new species to their lists and take some great photos.
We’ll have a camera with a telephoto lens for identifying birds. And you can rent binoculars from our rental service.

Together, we’ll keep a field journal, recording our observations like real scientists. This is a unique opportunity to experience wildlife with professional guidance and in-depth knowledge.

We’ll stop by Lake Sagamo and have lunch there with a great view of the lake. And, of course, we’ll watch the birds.

On this day, we’ll also travel to Lake Paravani, the largest lake in Georgia by area. We’ll explore the birdlife there again. Then we’ll head toward a village with the amusing name “Poka.”

Let’s go on a short hike to look for obsidian and volcanic bombs. Our naturalist guide will tell us about the geology of Georgia in general and this region in particular. He’ll teach us how to tell rocks apart from minerals.

Total distance: 5 km.
Elevation gain: 250 m.

We're heading back to the same hotel to spend the night.
We'll have dinner, hang out, play a board game about birds if we have time, and then go to bed.

In the morning after breakfast, we’ll head toward Lake Tabatskuri.
There’s a nature reserve here, and it’s the only nesting site for turpan ducks (birds of the duck family) in Georgia.

We’ll watch the waterfowl and then continue on our way home.

We’ll have lunch at a café. We’ll have dinner at a food court along the way.
We’ll return to Batumi around 9 p.m.