Guided walks and treks in Armenia

- Unusual stone structures and exciting caves
- Aragats mountain (4095) with one of the largest craters in the world
- One of the world's oldest cities - Yerevan
- The first official Christian church in the world - Etchmiadzin
- One of the world's largest high altitude lakes - Sevan
- Ancient observatory of Karahunge - 5th millenium B.C.
- Biblical Mount Ararat and Ararat Valley
- Numerous ancient fortresses, monasteries and temples

Each trip is lead by a qualified British guide together with a local Armenian hiking guide/interpeter with decades of experience, and starts and finishes at the international airport in Yerevan, Armenia's capital. Accommodation consists of hotels in the towns and cities and camping in the remoter areas. All meals are provided fresh from the areas we travel through, and you will enjoy some of the best of Armenian cuisine, such as traditionally-made lavash bread, delicious organic fruit and vegetables, traditonal lamb and beef barbecues called khorovats, home-made yogurt, and dolma, stuffed vine leaves.

For some background information on the history and culture of Armenia, see our Armenia resources page, and for practical information on our trips please see our practical information page.

1. Sipping strong Armenian coffee in an open-air cafe in one of Yerevan's parks
2. Eating fresh lavash (unleavened bread) with coriander, goats cheese, organic tomatoes
3. Sitting high above the Vorotan gorge with Tatev monastery below
4. Wandering through the Vernissage, Yerevan's lively crafts market
5. Listening to the soulful duduk (a traditonal woodwind instrument made of apricot wood)

Please see the table below for an overview of our three 2008 trips. If you would like to enquire about these or other dates please contact us.

Japan 2008 Scheduled Trips Comparison
Name	Level	Length (days)	Activity	Highlights
Best of Armenia	Non-walking	9	Cultural tour	An introduction to the best of Armenia; monasteries, bronze age sites, ancient fortresses
Armenia Discovery	Moderate	14	Walking, hiking	Moderate van-supported walking in the stunning landscape of Armenia; visiting the remote monasteries, churches and gorges of this spectacular country.

We can also arrange tours to suit your dates or even put together a trip customised to your needs, with or without an element of walking or hiking. Please fill out our quotation page to discuss your requirements.

Armenia has 349 species of birds (in contrast, the whole of Europe has 550) due to the fact that it lies on one of the main north-west migration routes. We can arrange specialist bird-watching trips, either on their own or as part of a longer trip including walking and hiking. Please contact us for more details.

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