Borjomi Central Park & Mineral Springs
Long wooded park built around Borjomi's original mineral spring, with a cable car and open-air sulphur pools at its far end.
Borjomi Central Park & Mineral SpringsPhoto: Sergey Sebelev, CC BY-SA 4.0Borjomi Central Park, often called the Mineral Water Park, runs up the narrow valley of the Borjomula stream from the edge of the town centre. Its main draw is the spring pavilion near the entrance, where warm, salty, naturally carbonated water flows from taps and anyone can fill a bottle. The water emerges at about 38 to 41 °C and is pushed up from more than a kilometre underground by natural carbon dioxide. Paths follow the stream through tall forest past footbridges, cafés, benches and small fairground rides.
A cable car near the entrance climbs in about two minutes to a plateau with views over the town. At the far end of the park, about 3 km beyond the end of the paved path, are open-air sulphur pools fed by spring water at around 30 to 32 °C. The walk out takes 35 to 40 minutes on a forest track. There is a small entrance fee for the park and a separate one for the pools.
History
The park grew up around the springs that Russian soldiers cleaned out in 1829 and was laid out from the 1840s, when Viceroy Yevgeny Golovin developed Borjomi as a resort. The first spring was named Yekaterinsky after his daughter, whose recovery here made the water famous. The Romanovs, who owned Borjomi from the 1860s, added pavilions and in 1894 built a bottling plant inside the park, and the sulphur pools at the far end also date from the imperial era.
What to see and do
- Fill a bottle at the spring pavilion near the entrance
- Ride the cable car to the viewpoint above town
- Bathe in the open-air sulphur pools at the end of the park
- Walk the forest paths along the Borjomula stream
How to visit
Getting there
The park entrance is a short walk from central Borjomi, which is about 160 km from Tbilisi. The sulphur pools are a 35 to 40 minute walk beyond the end of the paved path.
When to go
All year; mornings and weekdays are quietest. Plan 2-4 hours here.
- Bring swimwear and a towel if you plan to use the sulphur pools
- The water is strongly mineralised, so drink it in moderation
- Wear proper shoes for the unpaved track to the pools
- Summer weekends are busy with day-trippers from Tbilisi
Borjomi Central Park & Mineral Springs: FAQ
Is Borjomi mineral water free in the park?
Filling a bottle at the spring is free, though you pay a small fee to enter the park. The water is warm and salty with a strong mineral taste.
How far are the sulphur pools from the park entrance?
They are at the far end of the park, about 3 km beyond the end of the paved path, or 35 to 40 minutes on foot. The open-air pools are about 30 to 32 °C.
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