What can Armenia Offer to Adventure Tourists

Anyone who is familiar with the long history of Armenia and knows it as the first Christian country, the land of Noah, thinks that Armenia has nothing to offer to fans of adventure tourism. However, when you visit Armenia you will get the opposite image. Armenia has many new and undiscovered things for adventure seekers. The most popular activities for adventure tourists in Armenia are hiking, horse riding, jeeping, rafting, zip line and paragliding. In Armenian Geographic, we have prepared for you a short description of possible types of active tourism in Armenia.

Hiking and Trekking

Armenia attracts many hikers and lovers of the wild nature with its mountainous regions, dense forests and deep canyons. Armenia offers endless opportunities for hikers – beautiful landscapes, mountains, lakes and forests, churches and temples. Armenia has a special offer for every hiker, in any weather and season. For example, in the summer months you can climb the highest peak of Armenia – the Northern summit of Aragats (4090m). In winter, it is pretty challenging to climb Aragats; you will need mountaineering boots and clothing, maybe some gear.

Therefore, if you do not want anything too extreme, you can hike to the mountains no higher than 2200 m, or just take a hike to Smbataberd Fortress, Dilijan National Park or Lastiver. There are many options for almost everyone. Regardless of whether you are a professional or a beginner, Armenia will surely make you feel satisfied.

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Mountain biking

The mountains in Armenia are ideal for biking. Most of them are not too steep or rocky, so even unexperienced biker can ride there. The best places for mountain biking are the Dilijan National Park, Areguni and Geghama Mountains. All this can also be combined with visiting monasteries, fortresses and other historical monuments. There are bike rentals in Yerevan and Dilijan. For your convenience, you can contact us, and we will organize amazing mountain rides for you with the rental of bikes and gears, transportation and escort.

Jeeping

If you want to be acquainted with the wild nature of Armenia and visit the most remote places, then the best option for this would be an off-road trip. If you take a jeep tour in Armenia, you will definitely feel the adrenaline rush, get an unforgettable experience of off-road driving and much more.

The healthy portion of adrenaline along with the wonderful landscapes of Armenia will accompany you throughout your jeeping tour. The ones who love driving can drive the jeep by themselves, and at the same time be accompanied with a guide-driver. This tour can be an adventure experience not only for individuals but also for the whole family. Taking a jeep tour, you can drive to the volcanoes and fortresses of Armenia, and every corner of Armenia would be accessible for you.

If you love off-road adventures, we have a lot to offer you.

Rafting 

Rafting is a relatively new but already very popular activity in Armenia. Usually, in rafting participate physically fit and prepared people. The group of professionals must accompany rafting. The difficulty of rafting in Armenia mainly depends on the level of the water. The best season for rafting is from May to September. Nearly all rivers in Armenia where you can do rafting have the third level of difficulty. This means that even people without professional skills in rafting can become a part of this adventure.

The most suitable place for rafting in Armenia is Debed River. With the length of 152 km and the third level of difficulty, it will give you unforgettable feelings and emotions. Moreover, picturesque landscapes will accompany you all the way. Rafting on Debed River can be easily combined with a number of hiking trails nearby.

Rafting in Armenia can be a real exciting adventure for those who are in search of new extreme sensations.

Zip line and extreme parks

Another great option for active tourism in Armenia is zipline. Zipline once was a means of transportation. Now it has become one of the most favorite activities for fans of active tourism. There are several places in Armenia where you can experience zipline. These are Yerevan Zipline, Tsaghkadzor Zipline and Yell Extreme Park. The most popular one is Yell Extreme Park.

This park has many different extreme attractions such as Rope Park or via-ferrata. The zipline has five different lines: the longest one is 750 m. The height above the ground is approximately 200-300 m. The prices are 11 000 AMD per person on weekdays and 15 000 AMD on Weekends.

Your zipline adventure at Yell Extreme Park can be combined with a hike in the fairy Lastiver.

Paragliding

Many people have dreamed about flying and considered it impossible. Paragliding will help you break all the stereotypes and prove everyone that you can really fly. It is believed that paragliding originated in 1960s. In Armenia people started paragliding since 1996.

Due to its mountainous landscape and altitude, Armenia is a perfect place for paragliding. One of the greatest experiences that you can try is flying above Lake Sevan. The views of that flight will surely amaze you.

The duration of an average flight is from 7 to 15 minutes depending on the weather. The flights with an instructor will cost nearly $100.

Horse riding 

Horse riding is another great way of enjoying active tourism in Armenia and getting unforgettable memories.

Animals are the purest and most loyal creatures of the world. Hiking with animals is one of the most relaxing activities, especially if the animals are horses. Horseback riding tour will not only give you an opportunity to come close to nature, but also to communicate with the animals. Usually before the tour starts, the instructors give you some time to be acquainted with the horses and give you some practical lessons.

Only after that, the tour starts. Horse riding tours last from 20 minutes to 3 hours. To make things clearer, take a one-day horseback riding tour to Mount Armaghan.

In Armenia, in addition to the activities mentioned above, there are also rock climbing, skiing and other adventures. We have introduced you to the most popular types of active tourism in Armenia. Each of these activities will give you unforgettable emotions and memories and will leave you with great amount of adrenaline.

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