Ijevan & Tavush: Guided Hiking Tours with a Local Guide Ijevan: Aghjka Berd Fortress Guided Hike

Explore Ijevan and Tavush with a local guide. Choose from 17 hiking routes through forests, gorges and mountains to historic monasteries,fortresses and caves,with options for different fitness levels.
Explore Ijevan and Tavush with a local guide from Mayilyan Handmade & Hiking. Choose from 17 routes through forests, gorges and mountains to monasteries, fortresses and caves.

Each booking includes ONE selected route. Durations are approximate.

1. Yenokavan – Lusadzor – Aknaghbyur – Makaravank: 7 hours, moderate to challenging. Explore Makaravank Monastery (10th–13th centuries) and visit Aknaghbyur's oak site linked by legend to Vardan Mamikonian, St. Vardan Chapel (2007), and oaks planted by Marshal Baghramyan.
2. Acharkut–Kirants–Acharkut: 8.5 hrs, moderate. Visit a 13th-century brick monastery with surviving frescoes.
3. Acharkut–Deghdznut–Acharkut: 8.5 hrs, moderate–challenging. Discover a medieval manuscript center with 13th-century churches.
4. Acharkut–Sranots Bridge–Arakelots–Acharkut: 2.5 hrs, easy. Explore a bridge and fortified monastery dated to the 13th–14th centuries.
5. Ijevan–St. Kiraki–Kosi Spring–St. Astvatsatsin–Gandzakar: 3 hrs, moderate. See St. Kiraki Chapel (1286) and Gandzakar's 19th-century church.
6. Gandzakar–Tesilk Mountain and Cave–Twin Churches–St. Kiraki–Gandzakar: 4 hrs, moderate. Visit the 12th–13th-century Twin Churches.
7. Gandzakar–Takhta Yeghtsi–Mantashaberd–Ijevan–Dilijan highway: 5 hrs, moderate. Visit the 10th–13th-century fortress.
8. Highway–Aghjka Berd–highway: 3 hrs, moderate–challenging. Discover a fortress dated to the 13th–17th centuries.
9. Parz Lake–Goshavank: 4 hrs, moderate. Finish in Gosh; the monastery's main church dates to 1191–1196.
10. Haghartsin–Hidden Waterfall–Dimats Mountain–Haghartsin: 6 hrs, challenging. Start near the 10th–13th-century monastery.
11. Highway–Ashot Yerkat Fortress–highway: 3 hrs, moderate. A shorter route to Mantashaberd, the same fortress as route 7.
12. Apaga Resort–Lastiver–Apaga Resort: 3 hrs, moderate.
13. Yenokavan–Lastiver–Yenokavan: 5 hrs, moderate.
14. Apaga Resort–Lastiver–Getahovit: 6.5 hrs, moderate; finish in Getahovit.
15. Apaga Resort–Okonavank–Apaga Resort: 7–8 hrs, about 18 km round trip. The surviving church dates to 1863.
16. Yenokavan–Mtnadzor Gorge–Lusadzor: 2.5 hrs, about 7 km. Visit Yeghuniki Er and Slulik Er caves; river crossings vary with seasonal water levels.
17. Aygehovit–Srvegh–Aygehovit: 4–5 hrs, about 16 km round trip. Visit the 13th-century Surb Nshan Church.

Guided hiking only: no transport, meals, tastings or workshop visits. Arrange travel to your route's start and from its finish. Meeting details are shared before the hike; arrive 15 minutes early.

Lastiver entrance (routes 12–14): AMD 1,000 per person, paid separately on site. Groups of 15 or more include an additional guide in the group price.

Bring hiking shoes, water, snacks and suitable clothing. Borrow up to 5 ponchos and 5 poles per activity by advance request, subject to availability; return after use. Routes may change or be rescheduled in unsafe conditions.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.