Borjomi out of season: 4.2 from 745 reviews, and a quieter park where half the cafés are shut

The park scores 4.2 out of 5 across 745 reviews and sits first of twelve listed things to do in Borjomi. The praise is consistent and unglamorous: forest, mountain air, the sound of water, and a calm that reviewers specifically associate with visiting outside the busiest weeks. The mineral springs are free to drink from if you bring your own bottle or cup, which several people mention approvingly. The cable car gets good notices for the valley views, and the walking trails — including the route that leads on toward the sulphur baths — come up as the part people wish they had allowed more time for.

Two themes dominate the lower ratings. The first is value: several reviewers feel the fees are high for what is provided, and one says the charge at the sulphur pool covers little more than a changing room. The second is condition — parts of the park strike visitors as run-down or under construction, and a few describe it as feeling like an amusement park rather than a spa town. Beyond that, the mineral water divides people sharply on taste, some drivers waiting outside the park have been reported overcharging tourists, and small coins are useful for the public toilets.

These come from individual reviews rather than an official tariff, so treat them as a rough guide and check at the gate. Park entry was reported at about 5 GEL for foreign visitors in a 2023 review, with Georgians paying less. The cable car was given as 15 GEL in a review from May 2026, and the sulphur pool as 15 GEL in one from November 2025. A zipline near the upper cable car station was reported at 80 GEL. The sulphur baths are about three kilometres from the park through the gorge, so a swimsuit, a towel, water and shoes you can walk in are worth bringing if that is part of the plan.

The off-season trade-off is clear in the reviews themselves. You get the version of Borjomi people say they came for — quiet paths, cold clean air, no queue at the springs — and you lose a share of the cafés, rides and small concessions, several of which close once the season ends; a few reviewers describe the park as feeling empty in winter. Whether that is a loss depends entirely on why you are going. For a walk, a drink from the springs and a cable car ride over an autumn valley, now is arguably the better month. For a family day out that depends on things being open, check what is running before you drive two and a half hours from Tbilisi.