195, 6 thousand visitors visited the protected territories of Georgia in the last five months. This is 24% more compared to the same period last year, - the Agency for Protected Areas of Georgia estimated.
Of the 195.6 thousand visitors to Georgia's protected areas, 55% are Georgians, and 45% are foreigners, the agency notes. At the same time, the number of Georgian visitors increased by 14%, and foreigners - by 38%.
Foreign tourists who go to the parks, most often from Germany, Poland, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Russia.
The top five most popular protected areas of Georgia looks like this:
Cave of Prometheus (Imeretia),
National Park Tbilisi,
The Kazbegi National Park (Mtskheta-Mtianeti),
Canyon of Martvili (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region),
Sataplia (Imeretia).
Over the past five months, the number of tourists in the following protected areas has increased significantly:
The National Park of Machahela (Adjara),
National Park Tbilisi,
Mtirala National Park (Adjara),
protected areas of Javakheti,
Canyon of Martvili.
