Aragats mountain tour
Booking
16000 AMD
Destinations
- fortress Amberd
- Kari Lake
- Aragats Mountain
- Professional drivers
- Free pick-up and drop-off within Yerevan
- Air-conditional vehicle
- Extra stops on the road upon request
- WiFi in the vehicle
- Not allow to drink alcohol
- No entrance fee included
- Significant deviations from the route
Amberd Fortress
- There is a medieval fortress Amberd on the southern slopes of the Mount Aragats, away from the hectic cities.
- It stands on the rocky cliff on the height of 2100 meters protected from two sides with deep gorges at the junction of rivers Amberd and Arkashen.
- The history of Amberd goes back to the 7th century when Armenian princes Kamsarakan started there construction of the fortress.
- The great commander Vagram Pahlavuni, who lived in the 11th century, ordered to fortify the complex of Amberd and build there a church later named in his honor – Vagramashen.
- Later, in the 13th century, Mongols captured and destroyed this beautiful fortress. No later than a century, Amberd was reconstructed and served as an outpost for several hundreds of years, however today it has only its church preserved.
- Fortress of Amberd is not only a popular destination in Armenia yet, but it definitely is a gem of the medieval architecture of the Caucasus
Lake Kari
- Lake Kari is a lake in Armenia located in the slopes of Mount Aragats mostly formed by ice and snow.
- It is located 3,190 m above the sea.
- Kari Lake is a site of tremendous beauty located in Armenia. It is a must visit location in the country. On a trip to Armenia, you have to visit this mesmerizing lake.
- The best time to visit this lake when it is snowing, as you can experience the full glory of its icy beauty.
Aragats mountain
- Mountain Aragats is a massif in the western part of Armenia, between Ararat and Shirak valleys, Akhuryan and Kasagh rivers.
- Aragats is the highest mountain of Armenia and the fourth highest one in the Armenia higland.
- The name of mountain Aragats is connected with an Armenian king Ara the Beautiful and his Imperial Throne.Assyrian queen Semiramis declared war on Armenia, and after the death of king Ara, his soldiers had only one night to save people and hide one of the most valuable things for Armenia – king’s Imperial Throne. For a long time they couldn’t find a secure place for the throne, until they finally decided to hide it somewhere very high and away from Mount Ararat, because the enemies would most likely be looking for it there. That place was located on cold snowy slopes across from Ararat. Enemies never found the throne.
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