City in Adjara, Georgia
Can you drink tap water in Batumi?
Can you drink the tap water in Batumi?
Tap water is treated, but filter or boil it. Tap water is widely drunk but quality varies in older buildings; most visitors and many locals buy bottled water.
Key facts
- In Batumi: Tap water is widely drunk but quality varies in older buildings; most visitors and many locals buy bottled water.
- Across Georgia: Tap water in Tbilisi and mountain towns is widely drunk, but quality varies in old buildings and villages. Bottled mineral water is cheap.
- Safely managed drinking water: 71% of people in Georgia (2024, WHO/UNICEF JMP).
Tap water across Georgia
Quick answers
Is tap water safe to drink in Batumi?
Tap water is treated, but filter or boil it. Tap water is widely drunk but quality varies in older buildings; most visitors and many locals buy bottled water.
Can you drink tap water in Georgia?
Tap water in Tbilisi and mountain towns is widely drunk, but quality varies in old buildings and villages. Bottled mineral water is cheap.
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Sources
- World Bank: safely managed drinking water (WHO/UNICEF)
- CDC: food and water safety for travelers
- Georgian National Tourism Administration
- Bolt Batumi
- Georgian Railway
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