10 Day Hiking/Cultural Trip in Armenia - The Beauty of High Mountains

Armenia! A hidden gem, located right between Europe & Asia! Small country, with very rich history, great culture, beautiful nature, amazing hospitality and ancient architecture! Within last 2 decades, Armenia became more and more popular among traveler's community all over the world, and many tourists, not only were amazed after their first visit, but they keep returning to see this beautiful country during different seasons of the year, and advising their friends to do the same! During our trip we will be doing lots of very interesting and not difficult hiking, explore the nature and local villages, test local food, talk to local people, watch how Armenian famous bread lavash is being baked etc. We will see beautiful mountains, forests, waterfalls, lakes, many different ancient monasteries, castles, khachkars (cross-stones) etc. We will even have a 4x4 off-road day to a breathtaking high mountain plateau! Optional, you can have Zipline, horse riding and wine degustation if you want... Price includes: + All accommodation during the trip! Double/Twin rooms. In Most places will be hotels (3*-4*, very convenient with available Wi-Fi, each room will have its own bathroom!), and also a nice local BNB. + Transportation (with local driver) during the entire trip (including 4x4 offroad vehicles on Day 2) + Guiding/Trip leader services during the whole trip (including during all hiking parts!) + All the breakfasts + 2 Dinners in Dilijan BNB+ last farewell dinner in Yerevan + All necessary tickets for places mentioned in the program (when needed), + different degustation and wine tours, cheese testing, lavash making etc. + Tickets to Wings of Tatev ropeway and Garni pagan temple + Bonus: photography tips and advises from your trip leader During the entire time, I will be personally guiding you! From start to finish! Almost forgot to introduce myself lol :) My name is Hrach Hovhannisyan, I'm a professional trip leader, guide, and a photographer! I've graduated Bachelor's degree in Tourism in Armenia! Have been working more than 10 years in tourism field and know Armenia as we say "like my ten fingers" :) From in and out! Have worked as tour manager, adventure guide, off-road driver and camping organizer! Since 2017 living in the USA, working as a professional photographer, and organizing trips in Armenia and in the United States! During this trip, we will have a minivan bus (like a Mercedes Sprinter or similar) for our transportation, from airport to airport! Also, on one day, we will have 4x4 offroad vehicles! From my TripMates, I expect to be very energized and passionate about traveling and exploring new places, respect local culture, be willing to be part of the team, be kind to other TripMates and of course follow the directions of the trip leader, for your own safety and quality time. And of course, have fun! :) Few important things: You must speak English besides your native language! Please understand, that it's possible that many of the TripMates will be from different countries or nationalities, so we all have to communicate with each other in English. Another important point. You must have Travel Insurance! Equipment and outfit: As Armenia is a mountainous country, we have big altitude changes and very diverse places (even though the country is small). So in May, the weather can be very changeable, in one place you can wear shorts and have a hot day hiking, 2 days later it can even snow a bit.. so please have both warm and light clothes, a raincoat, hiking poles, good hiking shoes, sunglasses, hat, sunscreen, and a small backpack, probably max. 30L. And of course a water bottle.