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== South towards [[Turkey]] == | == South towards [[Turkey]] == | ||
| + | Just walk towards the south of Batumi and get on the big road to Turkey. Hitch a ride with anyone going to the border and cross it on foot. The wait won't be long if you're not from Georgia or Turkey. From there, go right and hitch along the coast. | ||
The road south enters Turkey at the [[Sarp-Sarpi border crossing]]. | The road south enters Turkey at the [[Sarp-Sarpi border crossing]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:12, 15 August 2011
Batumi is a city in Georgia on the Black Sea, an important port and border crossing to Turkey.
Hitchhiking out
Northeast to Samtredia
A good strategy for hitchhiking northeast is to take a marshrutka from the taxi stand at the eastern end of Chavchavadze St., where it joins the main coastal road, to the town of Kobuleti about 20 km north. Get off at the first (southernmost) stop in Kobuleti, follow the northeast road for a couple of hundred metres, and just after the railroad tracks there is an interection with a sign for Samtredia.
South towards Turkey
Just walk towards the south of Batumi and get on the big road to Turkey. Hitch a ride with anyone going to the border and cross it on foot. The wait won't be long if you're not from Georgia or Turkey. From there, go right and hitch along the coast.
The road south enters Turkey at the Sarp-Sarpi border crossing.
Sleeping
The cheapest sleeping is around the bazaar, where there are some cheap hotels and nearly every family rents out rooms. Even in high season a room for two people can be had for 20 lar.
