Canyon · Second Balda, Martvili Municipality, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Balda Canyon
ბალდის კანიონი · Baldi Canyon · Balda Canyon Natural Monument
A narrow limestone canyon cut by the Abasha river near Second Balda in Martvili municipality — about 1.4 km long, 5–10 m wide and 25–30 m deep — protected as a natural monument.
Where it is
42.4886, 42.4097
Why go
Balda is the same river and the same kind of limestone as Martvili Canyon downstream, without the ticket desk: the protected-areas agency describes no trail, boats or visitor centre, so arrive expecting a natural site rather than a managed one. The gorge is tight — five to ten metres across and up to thirty deep over roughly 1.4 kilometres. It lies about twenty minutes' drive from Martvili town and a little over a kilometre from Kaghu Waterfall, so the two fit into a single outing with Martvili Canyon.
Near Balda Canyon
Waterfall
Kaghu Waterfall
A moss-covered waterfall in the Abasha valley near Balda, twenty minutes on foot from Balda Monastery and a short drive from Martvili Canyon.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Waterfall
Oniore Waterfall
A 67-metre waterfall in the Toba gorge above Balda, fed by an underground river that emerges from a cave, reached on a half-day forest walk from Balda Monastery.
4 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Canyon
Martvili Canyon
A limestone canyon on the Abasha river near Gachedili, with a walkway along the water and short boat trips through the narrow section.
4 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Waterfall
Abasha River Waterfall
The protected waterfall at the source of the Abasha river in Martvili Municipality, falling off Late Cretaceous limestone on the flank of the Askhi massif into a round plunge hole about 12 metres across.
6 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
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