Useful information

Citizens of the Europian Union and Eastern Europe as well as USA, Canada, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan and other countries are now able to enter and stay in Georgia for a year visa-free. To enter Georgia it is necessary that one has a passport, valid for at least 6 month from the date of entering the country.

Additional information about the visa regime: https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/ka

Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Hotline: (+995 322) 94 50 50 / (+995 322) 94 50 00

E-mail: consulinfo@mfa.gov.ge

Foreign consulates in Batumi: 
Azerbaijan – 62, Parnavaz Mepe st. Tel: +995 422 27 16 44 fax:+995 422 27 34 43
Estonia – 60,  Z. Gorgiladze st, Tel: +995 422 27 09 10
Turkey – 9, Ninoshvili st., Tel: +995 422 25 58 00 +995 422 27 47 89
Iran – 83, Parnavaz Mepe st., Tel: +995 422 22 86 01 +995 422 22 86 02  +995 422 22 86 03
Armenia – 31, D.Tavdadebuli st, Tel: +995 422 27 99 90 +995 422 21 63 02

ukraine- 4,saiatnova st. tel: +995 422 27 99 90

kazakhstan- 13, takaishvili st. Tel: +995 322 37 24 90

January 1,2 – New Year’s Day;

January 7 - Christmas

January 19 - Epiphany;

March 3 - Mother's Day;

March 8 - International Women's Day;

April 9 is the Day of the adoption of the Act on the Restoration of State Independence of Georgia, the Day of Remembrance of the National Unity of Georgia, Day of Civil Accord, and also the Day of Remembrance of those killed for the Motherland;

Easter Days - Good Friday, Big Saturday, Easter, Memorial Day for the Dead;

May 9 - Victory Day over fascism;

May 12 - St. Andrew's Day;

May 26 - Independence Day of Georgia;

August 28 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary;

October 14 - Svetitskhovloba;

November 23 - St. George’s Day.

Area codes of Georgia: 
Georgia +995; Batumi 422; Kobuleti 426; Tbilisi 322; Kutaisi 431.
Help Center: 118 08.

Internet:
There is a free public Wi-Fi available on the territory of Batumi Boulevard, at restaurants and cafes. There are also a number of Internet cafes around Batumi. 

Georgian Post:
Post code 6010 – 4, Melashvili st.
Post code 6004 – 90, Chavchavadze st. 

post code:86010- 26 may st. №23
Working hours: Monday-Friday 09:00-19: 00, Saturday 09:00-16: 00
Contacts: gpost.ge; (+995) 422 27 22 89/322 24 09 09

Internet cafes:
Address: 28, takaishvili st.
Working hours: 12: 00-09: 00 - daily

address: 108, farnavaz mefe st. working hours: 11:00-05:00-daily

Free internet in Batumi can be used in hotels, cafes, restaurants and public libraries (in the American corner). Guests are free to use the latest laptops and iPads available in the American corner.

(library has timely restoration)

American Corner:(closed of timely restoration)
Address: 21, Vazha Pshavela st.
Working hours: Monday-Friday 10: 00-19:00, Sunday 12: 00-16:00
Saturday day off

address-72, javakhishvili st.  contacts: (+0422) 24 78 19 (+0422) 24 60 19

Health insurance: 

There are few clinics in Adjara that cooperate with foreign insurance companies. Therefore, foreign visitors in most cases will have to pay for services on the site and prepare a document for their insurance agencies after the treatment.

The preferred option is to determine the specific insurance company with which the medical institution cooperates before arrival. Medical services in Georgia are financed only for persons with Georgian citizenship under certain state programs.

112 – Emergency response center: 
You can reach 112 free of charge during 24 hours from all fixed line and mobile networks, even if the number is disconnected from both sides or there is no SIM-card in the mobile phone. Calling policy is the same for the foreign citizens using roaming and any international calling operator. Calling an ambulance is not free of charge for foreigners, the cost is 50 GEL. 

Hospitals:
Center for Emergency Medical Care – Address: 154, Pushkin st., Tel: +995 422 27 03 03; 

«Medina» - Address: 237, Fridon Khalvashi st., Tel: +995 422 25 85 13 +995 422 22 22 00 Website: www.hc-medina.ge;

Batumi Referral Hospital - Address: 125, Bagrationi st., Tel: +995 577 27 88 51; +995 322 60 06 00

Seamen’s Medical Center - Address: 2, G.Tabidze St., Tel: +995 422 24 20 33;

Batumi International Hospital - Address: 14, General Abashidze St., Tel: +995 422 21 33 33

Batumi republic hospital- address: 2, i. javakhishvili st, Tel:+995 577 55 51 80

Adjara is a very warm region! And the reason for this is not only the hospitality of the locals. Winter is moderately cold, and summer is long and warm. The climate is divided into two predominant climate regions - humid subtropical and dry mountain. The average January temperature in the coastal zone is +6.5 °C), in August +24.5 °C. The average temperature in the high-mountainous Adjara in January is + 1°C, and in July + 19 °C.

The winter in Batumi is snowless, in the mountains the winter can last 5 months.

The state language is Georgian. More than 5 million people speak Georgian. The Georgian language has its own alphabet, and it is one of 13 unique world scripts. The Georgian language belongs to the Kartvelian language group of the Iberian-Caucasian languages.

Georgian alphabet:

ა ბ გ დ ე ვ ზ თ ი კ ლ მ ნ ო პ ჟ რ ს ტ უ ფ ქ ღ ყ შ ჩ ც ძ წ ჭ ხ ჯ ჰ

There are 10 tourist information centers in Ajara. In the tourist information centers of Batumi, you can get complete information about the sights of Ajara, accommodation, catering facilities and planned events.

Here you will find printed material that you can use for free and make it easier to choose your desired destination or tourist facility. You have at your disposal: the Batumi tourist map, which is accompanied by the Batumi transport map, the Batumi-Ajara tourist guide in Georgian, Russian and English languages, equipped with complete information about recreation in our region, and the routes of different directions of mountainous Adjara.

Addresses and phone numbers of tourist information centers:

Batumi, Gogebashvili st. (area around the ropeway); +995 577 90 90 93 / 0422 29 44 10;
Batumi, Ninoshvili st. No. 2 (central entrance to the boulevard); +995 577 90 90 91 / 0422 29 44 12;
Batumi International Airport 0422 29 44 33;
Batumi Central 0422 29 44 15;
Sarpi customs checkpoint +995 577 90 90 72;
Kobuleti, Agmashenebeli st. No. 139/141, 0422 29 44 22;
Keda, Agmashenebeli st. No. 1a, +995 577 90 90 86;
Shuakhevi, Rustaveli st. No. 22, +995 577 90 90 88;
Khulo, M. Abashidze st. No. 29, +995 577 90 90 15;
Khelvachauri, the center of the village of Achariskali, the area opposite the temple, +995 577 90 90 55.

When crossing the border, you must have:
• Driving license of the vehicle 
• A document confirming the registration of the car
• Vehicle certificate

Car registered abroad:

When a motor vehicle registered in a foreign country enters the territory of Georgia, an owner/driver of the motor vehicle registered in a foreign country is obliged to insure his/her civil liability for the motor vehicle in his/her ownership, during the full period of his/her stay in Georgia, which shall be not less than 15 calendar days.
Compulsory insurance can be purchased at the Compulsory Insurance Center by the insurer through an insurance agent with the help of an insurance broker, or using electronic equipment.

Compulsory Insurance Center
Contact Information
Tel: (+995) 322 30 11 11, Website: www.tpl.ge

Car registered in Georgia: 

In the case of crossing the Sarpi customs, if your car is registered in your name (otherwise, the attested POA in Turkish language is required), you will need 3-month insurance on the Turkish side. It will be issued on the spot. The cost is 220-250 TRY.

Sarpi Checkpoint: 
Tel: (+995) 422 29 92 99

Tourist Information Center in Sarpi:
Tel: (+995) 577 90 90 74

National currency – Georgian Lari (GEL) 
All payments are made in GEL. Cash is the most frequently used method of payment in Georgia (especially in municipalities and villages). Credit card can be used in urban areas. You can also exchange currency at banks and currency exchange points. Approximate rate for 2019: 1 euro - 3.06 GEL / 1 USD -2.75 GEL. To find out the exchange rate, visit the website of the National Bank of Georgia: www.nbg.ge

Communication: 
You can get a SIM-card for free in Tourist Information Centers or purchase it in the offices of mobile operators. To obtain a card, you will need an ID card or passport. The cost of a SIM card varies from 1 to 2 GEL. Calling from a mobile to a fixed line phone, dial 0, then the city code (422), then the 6 last digits. The cost of 1 minute is about 24 tetri. Balance can be replenished by Pay Boxes. 

Parking: 
Parking in Batumi is on a fee paid basis. Pay for parking and leave the car in Batumi, on any parking for 24 hours. You can pay parking fee at any bank, online, by Pay Boxes, at parking meters. For payment you must specify vehicle’s number and serial number. 
Parking rates:

1 day - 10 GEL;
7 days - 20 GEL;
30 days - 30 GEL;
182 days - 45 GEL;
365 days - 60 GEL.

Penalties: 

Penalty for not paying bus fare - 20 GEL;

Driving while intoxicated - deprivation of driving license for 6 months;

Smoking in public places - 50 GEL, for a repeated violation - 100 GEL;

Smoking in public transport - 500 GEL; for a repeated violation-1000 GEL

Smoking in the sea, railway and air transport - 500 GEL, for a repeated violation - 1000 GEL;

Smoking is prohibited in public places, public institutions, restaurants and cafes - 100 GEL;

Environmental pollution - 100-120 GEL.