For the active rest lovers ERKIR NAIRI offers hiking tours. During the hiking trips you’ll see the diverse Nature of Armenia, the eternal snow on peaks, the deep canyons, semi deserts and the alpine zone. You can see the unique endemic trees, birds, flowers and butterflies peculiar to these zones. The professional assistance of the instructors of ERKIR NAIRI will ensure your adventurous but safe journey.

Caves of Lastiver 8-10 hrs
Parz Lake-Goshavank Monastery 7 hrs

Caves of Lastiver

Hiking Complexity: average
Duration: 8-10 hrs
Hiking Distance: 6-12 km
Distance from Yerevan: 160 km
Maximum Altitude: 1356 m

Since ancient times, being on the crossroads of the important trade routes, Ijevan won the glory of a hospitable city. It was one of the cities on the Silk Road and was an inn for numerous traders, from here originated the name of the city: Ijevan or Caravanserai. Ijevan is famous as a carpet-making and wine-making center, which gives world renowned production. Ijevan and the surrounding areas are rich in natural and historical monuments. During this hiking tour you’ll see the caves and the waterfalls of Lastiver. The hike begins at Yenokavan village. On your way you’ll see “The Devil’s Bridge”,not far from which, hidden from a man’s eye in an inaccessible place are the caves of Lastiver. From Pre-Christian times the caves of Lastiver were a sacred place, to which testify the numerous cave pictures. But in the Middle Ages, during the Tartar-Mongolian invasions the caves of Lastiver served as a hiding-place for the village inhabitants. After a pause at the caves a marvelous view is waiting for you: the waterfalls of Lastiver, which are really considered to be wonders of Nature.

Parz Lake-Goshavank Monastery

Hiking Complexity: light
Duration: 7 hrs
Hiking Distance: 8 km
Distance from Yerevan: 120 km
Maximum Altitude: 1566 m

Dilijan is famous for its fresh forest air, mild climate, and of course, for its life-giving mineral water. Dilijan was the summer resort and the hunting site of the Armenian kings. Nowadays Dilijan has won glory as a spa center. Today Dilijan and the adjacent areas are on the territory of Dilijan National Park. Going out of Dilijan town and driving north you’ll appear in a deep forest, at the bank of Parz Lake. The Lake is on the altitude of 1335 m above sea level and its water comes from mountain springs. From Parz Lake the hike continues to Lake Gosh, which is 1230 m above sea level. Not far from the lake is the village Gosh, which is famous for Goshavank monastery /12th C/, a masterpiece of medieval Armenian architecture.