Photos: Sosotedrd, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Uwe Brodrecht, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Petar Milošević, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Sosotedrd, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Uwe Brodrecht, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Petar Milošević, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Batumi's Central Market, Adjarian cheese and hazelnuts
Your local guide
Ketevan Dumbadze
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Highlights
- Adjarian cheese, stall by stall
- Hazelnuts grown across Adjara's hills
- Citrus suited to the coastal climate
- A market's noise and colour
- What actually grows around Batumi
About this tour
This session follows Batumi's Central Market through its cheese, hazelnut and citrus stalls. You see Adjarian cheese explained first, then a corner piled with hazelnuts and citrus grown across the region's hills. It is a close look at what actually grows and gets made around Batumi.
We move slowly between stalls, stopping wherever there is something worth explaining, and I let the market's own noise come through rather than talking over it. Questions about specific products work well throughout.
It suits anyone curious about Adjarian food beyond a restaurant plate, and it pairs well with the khachapuri session for a fuller picture.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Batumi before heading out.
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Cheese stalls at the market 15 min
The camera moves along stalls of Adjarian cheese, and I explain what sets the region's cheese apart from Imeretian or Kakhetian varieties.
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Hazelnuts and citrus corner 15 min
We reach a corner piled with hazelnuts and citrus, both grown across Adjara's hills, and I explain how the region's climate suits them.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Batumi: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Khinkali and Gonio, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Tbilisi time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Batumi, showing you Cheese stalls at the market and Hazelnuts and citrus corner live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to buy or cook anything?
No. This is a conversation: the guide describes the dishes and where to find them, so you can try them yourself whenever suits you.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I show the market live with my phone.
Times shown in Tbilisi time (GMT+4)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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