Tavush
This via ferrata route uses fixed cables and rungs to guide climbers across cliff faces above the Yenokavan canyon, making technical-feeling climbing accessible without prior experience. A 2-hour session costs from 12,000 AMD and runs April through October, offering a middle ground between hiking and full rock climbing.
Tavush
Yell Extreme Park runs five ziplines, the longest reaching 750 meters, over the forests and cliffs surrounding Yenokavan, one of the more extensive zipline setups in Armenia. A 90-minute session costs from 15,000 AMD and runs April through October, suiting visitors wanting a longer adrenaline outing than a single short zip elsewhere.
Shirak
At the Vardanyan family studio in Akhuryan, visitors can watch sculptors and painters at work and see finished pieces in progress, a look at contemporary Armenian art practice rather than a historical museum. A 90-minute visit costs 5,000 AMD and runs year-round, offering a different angle on Shirak's strong tradition of stone and craft work.
Shirak
This 4-hour route, done on foot or by bike, connects Gyumri to Marmashen, a 10th-century monastery set beside the Akhuryan river. Running May through October from 10,000 AMD, it's a good way to combine exercise with one of Shirak's most significant medieval sites.
Shirak
A 3-hour mountain-biking route covers the Akhuryan river canyon and the open Shirak plateau above it, mixing canyon-edge trail with flatter plateau riding. Running May through October from 8,000 AMD, it's a good way to see more of the border landscape than a walking hike allows.
Shirak
An overnight camping stay in Lake Arpi National Park means sleeping beside a remote, high-altitude lake surrounded by open grassland rather than forest. Costing from 5,000 AMD and running June through September, it suits visitors wanting a genuinely wild setting away from Armenia's more developed camping spots.
Shirak
Lake Arpi sits at high altitude on the Shirak plateau, and a 3-hour fishing session here is a quiet way to spend time on one of Armenia's less-visited bodies of water. Available May through September from 8,000 AMD, it appeals to anglers wanting a change from the busier waters of Lake Sevan.
Shirak
This 2-hour ride crosses the alpine meadows of Lake Arpi National Park, open high-altitude grassland quite different from the forested trails found elsewhere in Armenia. Running June through September from 12,000 AMD, it combines horseback riding with some of the park's best birdwatching terrain.
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