Armenian Highlands Trek — 6 Days

Armenia is one of hiking’s best-kept secrets — a compact, mountainous country of extinct volcanoes, alpine lakes, wildflower meadows and deep canyon trails, almost all within a couple of hours of the capital. This six-day trek threads together the finest of them at a moderate, genuinely achievable pace.

You’ll climb the broad shoulder of Mount Aragats, Armenia’s highest peak, walk forested sections of the long-distance Transcaucasian Trail through Dilijan National Park, scramble beneath the basalt organ-pipes of the Symphony of Stones, and hike to the ridge-top fortress of Smbataberd. Every day rewards effort with a real sense of discovery — and views very few travellers ever see.

Nights are spent in comfortable, family-run mountain guesthouses with hearty home cooking, and you walk in the care of a licensed English-speaking mountain guide who knows every trail and reads the weather like a local. Transfers, national-park fees, picnic lunches and a support vehicle are all included, so you can focus purely on the walking. Suitable for reasonably fit travellers; no technical climbing is required.