Tavush

Yell Extreme Park is Armenia's first adventure park, located in the village of Yenokavan in the Tavush region, about a two-hour drive from Yerevan. Launched in 2015 with the country's first zip-line, it has grown into a multi-activity outdoor destination set in forested mountain terrain, combining adrenaline sports with the region's nature. Visitors can try a 5-line zip-line course (speeds up to 80 km/h, gliding at around 1,400 m above sea level), Via Ferrata cliff climbing routes secured by cables and ladders, off-road mountain trips in open-sided Kamaz trucks, and horseback riding; the park also has an on-site café and picnic areas for resting between activities.

Yerevan

FeelFly offers tandem paragliding flights over some of Armenia's most scenic landscapes, including Mount Hatis, Lake Sevan, and the Aparan reservoir area. Flights run every day of the year, weather permitting, with an instructor selecting the best launch site and time (usually sunrise, occasionally sunset) based on the forecast the day before the flight; all sites are reachable by regular car, about 1–2 hours from Yerevan, and transfer from Yerevan can be arranged if needed. No prior experience is required — the instructor pilots the glider and provides all safety equipment — and flyers can bring a phone (secured with a safety strap) to film or photograph the flight, in addition to action-camera footage the instructor captures. Price (AMD): Feel Fly Moon — 10 min, up to 500 m: 55,000 (promo: 44,000) Feel Fly Mars — 20 min, up to 1,000 m: 75,000 (promo: 60,000) Feel Fly Jupiter — 30 min, up to 1,500 m: 95,000 (promo: 76,000) Feel Fly Saturn — 60 min, up to 2,000 m: 165,000 (promo: 132,000)

Yerevan

Armenian Helicopters is a Yerevan-based operator offering sightseeing helicopter tours, charter flights, aerial work, heli-skiing, and wedding/event transport, flying Robinson R66 and Airbus H125 (AS350) helicopters. Sightseeing routes range from a short group flight over Yerevan and Garni to longer individual tours reaching the Azat reservoir, Saghmosavank, Amberd, Khor Virap, Lake Sevan and Dilijan/Yenokavan, and as far as Areni, Noravank, and Tatev Monastery, with some routes including a landing stop at the destination. The company also runs heli-skiing trips to mountain summits (with luxury Range Rover transfer to the helicopter departure point) and offers helicopter-based wedding and event services, including gender-reveal flights. Price (AMD): Varies widely by route, aircraft, and group size — for example: Yerevan–Garni (group tour, Saturdays only): 110,000 per person Yerevan–Azat Reservoir–Garni (individual, non-stop): 550,000 (R66, 1–4 pax) / 850,000 (H125, 1–5 pax) Ohanavan–Saghmosavank–Amberd: same pricing as above Combined Garni + Ohanavan/Saghmosavank/Amberd (with 1 landing): 750,000 (R66) / 950,000 (H125) Lake Sevan/Sevanavank (with stop): 750,000 (R66) / 1,330,000 (H125) Sevan–Dilijan–Yenokavan (stop at Apaga resort): 1,250,000 (R66) / 1,900,000 (H125) Azat Reservoir–Areni–Noravank–Khor Virap (with stop): 1,250,000 (R66) / 1,900,000 (H125) Areni–Noravank–Tatev Monastery (with stop): 1,875,000 (R66) / 2,850,000 (H125) Heli-skiing: from 200,000–250,000

Yerevan

Scream of Soul is an Armenian adventure-tourism collective specializing in rope jumping and canyoning, operating for over 13 years with a stated record of zero incidents. Their flagship activity is rope jumping from a 120-meter cliff at Dragon's Canyon in Vayots Dzor province — a roughly 4-second free-fall that transitions into a large pendulum swing on a double-redundancy climbing system — with a second, lower jump point (65 m) at Hell's Canyon in Ararat province. They also run canyoning routes at Dragon's Canyon and at Devil's Bridge in Syunik province. All certified safety gear (harnesses, helmets, ropes) is provided, and each session includes HD video/photo coverage of your jump or descent, delivered within 24 hours. Rope jumping, 120 m (Dragon's Canyon): 40,000 Rope jumping, 65 m (Hell's Canyon): 25,000 Canyoning, Dragon's Canyon: 40,000 Canyoning, Devil's Bridge: 25,000 (A 30% deposit is required to secure a booking)

Yerevan

Sky Club is a Yerevan-based adventure tourism company that has operated since 2009 and describes itself as Armenia's leading tandem paragliding operator, with over 10,000 tandem flights completed with licensed, insured pilots. Their core offering is tandem paragliding flights launched from several mountain and lake sites around the country — Yeghvard, Aparan, Lake Sevan, Buzhakan, Mt. Hatis, the Azat reservoir, and Dilijan — at altitudes of roughly 1,300–2,800 m, with the day starting at a meeting point in Yerevan before transport to the launch site and a return trip afterward. Beyond paragliding, Sky Club also runs a range of other outdoor activities: a 4x4 off-road tour to Mount Dimats, snowkiting, wakeboarding and flyboarding on Lake Sevan, and boat tours. Price (AMD): Tandem paragliding — Economy (10 min): 45,000 (+ 3,000–5,000 transfer, GoPro only with engine paraglider) Tandem paragliding — Standard (20 min): 65,000 (+ 3,000–5,000 transfer) Tandem paragliding — Standard (30 min): 90,000 (transfer included) Tandem paragliding — Premium (up to 1 hour): 150,000 (transfer included) Cross-Country flight (over 1 hour, up to 50 km): 150,000 (transfer & GoPro included) Other activities: Dimats Ler off-road tour 25,000; Snowkiting 23,000–125,000; Wakeboarding 35,000–48,000; Boat tour 14,000; Flyboarding 45,000

Yerevan

Megerian Carpet is a combined working factory, museum, and showroom in Yerevan, continuing a carpet-weaving and restoration tradition the Megeryan family began in the United States in 1917. The museum holds a large collection of Armenian and Oriental carpets, including rare pieces dating back to the 17th century, and visitors on a guided tour can watch weavers at the loom, learn about traditional wool-dyeing with natural materials, and browse or buy carpets in the exhibition/showroom. There's also an on-site Megerian Carpet Restaurant for dining afterward. What you can do: guided factory-museum tour, watch live carpet weaving and natural-dye demonstrations, view the historic carpet collection, shop for handmade rugs, eat at the attached restaurant.

Yerevan

The Aznavour Center is an interactive museum and cultural center on the upper part of Cascade Hill in Yerevan, a project Charles Aznavour personally worked on during the last two years of his life. The building was inaugurated in 2011 (with Nicolas Sarkozy and then-President Serzh Sargsyan present), and the museum's full interactive exhibition — 10 halls tracing Aznavour's life from family history to world fame, presented via an audio guide narrated in his own voice — was completed later. Exhibits include his CDs, books, awards, and posters, and the building also hosts concerts, exhibitions, and conferences, plus an educational program teaching film, music, and French (partly through the lyrics of Aznavour's songs). What you can do there: tour the 10 exhibition halls with an audio guide, see personal memorabilia (awards, posters, recordings), attend concerts/exhibitions/conferences when scheduled, take French-language or music/film classes.

Yerevan

The History Museum of Armenia is the country's principal historical and archaeological museum, located on Republic Square in central Yerevan. Its permanent exhibition traces Armenian history chronologically from the Stone Age through the Early, Middle, and Late Bronze Ages, the Early Iron Age, the Urartu (Van) Kingdom, Armenia under Hellenistic and Roman influence (6th c. BC–3rd c. AD), the Early through Developed Middle Ages, and the period "along the paths to the restoration of statehood" (15th–18th centuries). In 1935, the Government of Armenia divided the museum into several parts. The Museum of Art of the Armenian SSR was changed into the present-day National Gallery of Armenia and received 1,660 objects. The Museum of Literature has become the present-day Charents Museum of Literature and Art and received 301 objects and 1,298 manuscripts. The State Museum of Ethnography was founded in 1978 and received 1,428 objects and 584 photographs. You can view archaeological artifacts, ancient jewelry, ceramics, and medieval objects across the chronological galleries; join a guided tour in Armenian, Western Armenian, or a foreign language; take part in educational programs; buy from the museum shop. Price: Entrance ticket: 2,500 AMD (50% discount — 1,250 AMD — for RA pensioners, refugees, schoolchildren over 12, and students) Guided tour: 4,000 AMD (Armenian/Western Armenian) or 5,000 AMD (Russian, English, French, German, Arabic) Educational programs: 2,000 AMD Free for several groups (children under 12, ICOM members, museum staff, various state/disability/social categories) with valid ID/status document, and free for RA citizens on the last Saturday of each month