The road

Machakhela Gorge is located to the south from Batumi close to the confluence of Machakhela and Chorokhi rivers. The gorge is primarily known for its gunmaking traditions - manufacturing of Machakhela guns and heirloom daggers. There are also lots of cultural and historical monuments, as well as national parks in Machakhela Gorge.

Facts

• Location: Municipality of Khelvachauri
• Start/end of the route: Batumi / Zeda Chkhutuneti village
• Distance from Batumi: 47 km
• Duration: one day/several days
• Route type: car
• Route difficulty: easy
• Road type: asphalt and country road (17 km)

Things to see

• Machakhela gun monument
• Gvara fortress
• World War II gun in Skurdidi village
• Tskhemlara arch stone bridge
• Chkhutuneti waterfall
• Historical and ethnographic museum in Zeda Chkhutuneti

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