Tour Code - NP-TBILISI
Tbilisi National Park
IUCN Categories: 1) National Park
Tbilisi National Park situated just 20 km away from Tbilisi city center, capital of Georgia offers you various activities during all seasons. In winter, it turns into a magic world, where the snowy Sabaduri Forest awaits you! The wood is well-known all over the world, since it was plotted in different media tools.
In summer it is one the best place to escape from the heat, arrange picnic and just rest.Tbilisi National Park offers you camping areas as well, in order to enjoy week-end in beautiful nature. In autumn colors change in Sabaduri Forest and you have feeling as if you are watching the beautiful painting. While in spring the flowers and trees are blossomed and you are able to enjoy flourishing nature.
The following trails are arranged on the park area: 3 bicycle routes (simple, medium, difficult), one pedestrian and a horse-riding trail - Zedazeni – Didveli – Mamkoda, as well as 2 picnic, 2 camping areas and fire places. The hiking trail goes through Saguramo Ridge, where you can find a beautiful landscape views, diverse vegetation, and Zedazeni Church of VII-VIII centuries.
Tbilisi National Park awaits you! It is the destination where you are able to feel beautiful nature and enjoy various activities.
- Flora - The diverse flora of Tbilisi National Park is represented by 675 species of grass and woody plants. In forest cover of the National Park mostly are found – ecosystems of Georgian Oak, beech, hornbeam, ordinary ash, Oriental hornbeam and crab-apple trees.
- Species from the “Red List” of Georgia - From rare and endangered species in Tbilisi National Park are spread: boxwood (Buxuscolchica), yew (Taxusbaccata), a bare elm (Ulmusglabra), a small elm (Ulmusglabra), walnut (Juglansregia), Pontus oak (Quercuspontica) and others.
- Endemic and relict species - Tbilisi National Park Dendroflora is also interesting in widespread Tertiaty Colchis flora representatives: Colchis holly, Colchis and Pastukhov ivy, Eastern Viburnum, ruscus , yew, the Caucasian rhododendron, cherry laurel and more.
- Fauna - Mammals spread in Tbilisi National Park are: fox, wolf, roe, hare, marten and weasel. From large predators there is a small number of lynx and brown bear. PrevouslySaguramoRsereve was famous for Red deer population.
In Tbilisi National Park you can meet different representatives of fauna: jay, blackbird and several species of woodpeckers. From birds of prey falcon species is common.
There are 12 species of reptiles in the park territory. The most common is Legless Lizard. There also are: grass snake, Caspian whip snake, smooth snake.
- Species from the ‘Red list” of Georgia
Rare and endangered species of animals in the National Park are: red deer, brown bear, lynx.
From birds the representatives of the “Red List” are: Imperial eagle, spotted eagle and Levant sparrowhawk.
- Endemic species - There are 46 endemic species of mammals in Tbilisi National Park. Among them: the ordinary squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), field mouse (Mus macedonicus), the black rat (Rattus rattus), East European hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor), Caucasian mole ( Talpa caucasica) and others.
- Hiking - If you eager to spend time with friends and family members, then visit Tbilisi National Park.