Private Akhtala Fortress Activity with Transportation

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
10 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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English, Russian
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Explore the Akhtala Fortress with a private tour, emphasizing nature, history, and Armenian cuisine. Immerse yourself in ancient landscapes and local culture, enriched by seamless transportation.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

This immersive farm-to-table hiking experience blends nature, history, and Armenian culinary traditions, giving travelers a hands-on connection to foraging, local life, and ancient landscapes.



Sample Menu

MAIN
Foreging
You will forage ingredients and then cook your own dish on this experience.
STARTER
Lunchbox
You will be provided with lunchboxes for a picnic.

What You Get

Lunch
You will forage ingredients and then cook your own dish on this experience. Additionally you will be provided with a lunchbox for a picnic in the nature.
Guide: You’ll be led by a local guide throughout the experience.

Good To Know

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Immerse yourself in Armenia’s wild beauty with a full-day foraging and hiking experience in Lori province. Starting at Akhtala Monastery, you’ll explore the historic complex, then set off on a 2-3 hour 5km guided hike through lush forests, learning traditional foraging techniques and gathering seasonal wild ingredients along the way. Depending on the season and weather conditions, you can expect to find rosehip in the winter, linden flowers, and wild edible greens (garlic, Solomon’s seal, chervil, wild thyme, wild mint) in the spring, wild berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, cornelian cherries) in the summer, and wild apples, pears, plums, walnuts, hazelnuts, and rosehip in the fall. After foraging, the journey continues to Kkviberd Fortress, or Woodpeckers’ Fortress in English, where you’ll take in breathtaking views before descending toward an abandoned village with ancient cross-stones and a freshwater spring. Total walking distance of this adventure is 10kms. From there, a short drive will take you to your host’s home to cook a meal using the ingredients you foraged and where your experience will end.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Akhtala Monastery Fortress, Lori Province, Armenia, AM

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The Guide will meet all the travelers in front of Akhtala monastery.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Armenia Standard Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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