Ascent to the Northern summit of Mt Aragats

Mount Aragats is a lonely extinct volcano and the highest peak in Armenia. Mount Aragats is a majestic natural monument with four peaks – Northern – 4090.1 meters, Western – 3995.3 m, Eastern – 3908.2 meters, Southern – 3887.8 meters. Ascent to the Northern Summit of Aragats can be performed from the two sides: Lake Kari and Gegharot waterfall.

The ascent from the Gegharot waterfall is comparatively easy. In the morning, we will move from Yerevan to the village of Aragats and reach a height of 2900 m on jeeps. After that, we will start our hike to the Northern Summit of Aragats. We will climb above the Gegharot waterfall and reach the top through the Northeast saddle.

Tour details:

• Location – Aragatsotn province
• Height of the mountain – 4090 m
• Relative altitude – 1100 m
• Distance from Yerevan – 75 km
• Length of the route – 13 km
• Difficulty level – challenging
• The best hiking period –  July – Mid October

Tour price:

Number of Participants	Price per group
1 – 3	135 000 AMD
4 – 6	155 000 AMD
7 – 9	205 000 AMD
10 – 12	225 000 AMD

The price includes:

• Service of the English-speaking mountain guide
• Transport 
• Hotel pickup and drop-off

Gear list:

• hiking boots
• spare shoes
• backpack 30L – 40L
• warm clothes
• fleece jacket
• fleece hat
• gloves
• personal first aid kit
• trekking poles
• raincoat
• cap
• buff
• sunglasses
• forehead flashlight
• sunscreen
• lip balm

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