Georgia’s western city of Chiatura hosting tourism festival
Visitors will be invited to enjoy camping, sailing, cycling and rock climbing activities, as well as speleo tours within the event. Photo: Imereti Tours/Facebook page.
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Georgia’s western city of Chiatura is hosting this year’s edition of Adventure tourism festival, with visitors invited to enjoy camping, sailing, cycling and rock climbing activities.
Event organisers are also hosting speleo tours for those interested in exploring the location, and have noted the significance of the regional Kutaisi airport in bringing visitors to the area.
Photo from Imereti Tours' Facebook page
They have also noted Chiatura’s “unique landscape and magnificent examples of cultural heritage” in attracting visitors to the festival and the city known for its manganese deposits and role in industrial supply both during the Soviet era and currently.
Representative of united airports of Georgia noted the significance of the regional Kutaisi airport in bringing visitors to the area. Photo from united airports of Georgia's Facebook page
Popular Georgian music bands Tamada and Loudspeakers are in the line-up of the festival to perform for the guests during the event.
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Georgia’s western city of Chiatura will host a tourist festival between September 16-17, the Georgian National Tourism Agency said on Thursday. Visitors will be invited to enjoy camping, sailing, cycling and rock climbing activities, as well as speleo tours within the event.
Northern Georgia’s mountainous region of Svaneti has hosted 110 experienced and amateur hikers from eight countries on an international adventure event Highlander Georgia from Thursday till Saturday.
After major renovation, the Soviet-era ropeway has been officially opened in the manganese mining town of Chiatura in western Georgia today. Locals and visitors of Chiatura now have an opportunity to travel safely and comfortably by eco-friendly, new ropeway transport.
“Georgia has unique opportunity to be on world map of hikers”
The summer tourist season in northern Georgia’s mountainous region of Svaneti closed last month with the global long-distance hiking event Highlander Georgia, with the Austrian ambassador to the country Thomas Mühlmann saying the event gave a "unique opportunity for Georgia to be on the world map of hikers".