Application for organizing an individual hike.
13 km | 300 m
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Gnishik Canyon
Red cliffs, bezoar goats
and Noravank Monastery
and Noravank Monastery
Gnishik Canyon
Red cliffs, bezoar goats
and Noravank Monastery
13 km | 300 m
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Gnishik Canyon is located in the Vayots Dzor region near the Noravank Monastery, 140 km from Yerevan. It is also often referred to as the Noravank gorge due to its proximity to the monastery. The gorge is part of the protected landscape of Arpa and is famous for its unique high red cliffs with many caves. This area is also a natural habitat for Bezoar mountain goats - one of the best climbers in the world!
Why should I go on this hike
We will walk along the mountain trails of the protected Arpa landscape, where you can meet more than 850 species of plants, 39 species of mammals and 190 species of birds.
On the way, we will stop at the observation deck and enjoy the breathtaking panorama of the Noravank Monastery.
We provide all participants of our hikes with a lunch package for lunch on the route.
We will see the famous red rocks of the Gnishik River gorge.
If we are lucky, we will be able to observe the Bezoar mountain goats, of which there are many in these places.
We will visit the Noravank Monastery, one of the main architectural monuments of Armenia.
Let's try the delicious mineral water from the spring.
Lots of photos and a company of like-minded people
A hot dinner at the end of the hike
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