Mountain guide in Armenia

While I was preparing this article, I decided to research tourist forums and see, why people hire guides and what is the most important thing in a guide for them. To my surprise people gave preference to information and sociability, rather that punctuality and safety. Sure, not everyone thinks so, but you can’t argue with statistics. Okay, I must mention that this statistic is more about cultural and historic tours and not about mountain tourism. The situation with mountain tourism is a bit different. If you can find all the information you need about monuments, monasteries and fortresses in internet, then with mountains it’s not that easy.

That’s why it is more reasonable to hire a mountain guide. Of course you can study the route you are going to take, get a GPX track, find information the area and not get lost in the end. But, are you sure? Many people like adventures: hikes, trekking, mountaineering, etc. And many people often go to nature. But this doesn’t make them professionals. Especially in a foreign country there will be many questions about logistics and safety, about mountain hikes and trekkings, which need to be resolved before the hike starts. The service market is not systematized, and we know, that sometimes it is difficult to find the service you need: guest house or hotel, transport, guide services or just a description of the route. And what if something happens on the route? Are you ready for such challenges? You are going on vacation and want to enjoy your trekking, nature, landscape. That’s why we consider it very important to provide our customers with all the conditions for a comfortable vacation. In such cases, we and the mountain guide in Armenia come to the rescue.

Safety first

You can be the most experienced mountain tourist, but your guide always knows the local mountains better. They know the best overnight places, springs with drinking water, timing of the whole tour. The guide knows places on the route that are not always marked in guidebooks.

Also, if something happens to someone in the group, guide knows, how to perform a first aid, and if necessary organize an evacuation or find help from local residents. Since the rescue service in our country is not always accessible in the mountains and may not immediately respond, sometimes it is necessary to involve volunteers in the rescue work.

Logistics

When you buy a tour, you pay not only for the mountain guide, but for the range of services. It may be necessary to organize transport, food delivery to overnight stays, to set up camp before the arrival of the group.

All this will be perfectly organized, if you choose Armenian Geographic. We did everything to make sure that our customers do not feel worried and can relax and enjoy the beauty of our nature. We are professionals, our mountain guides are specialized in trekking and hiking in Armenia and Georgia.

Information

You always can find out a bunch of interesting things from your guide. Not only about history, names and architecture of monuments – all this you can find on your own. With guide you will learn many little things: legends, historical events, which you will not find in internet, funny and scary stories from previous hikes and ascents.

Mountain guide in Armenia knows where to buy affordable souvenirs, where to drink the best beer or coffee in the city, where is the best shawarma or barbecue is served, what wine to buy, in which guest house to stay outside of Yerevan. Your guide knows the best places, he is your limitless source of information and consultation on the region.

Communication with locals

Armenia is surely a hospitable country, and people are open and welcoming with foreigners. But anything can happen. Away from Yerevan people do not always understand English and sometimes there may be some misunderstandings with taxi drivers, sellers, guest house administrators. Such problems will not happen when your guide is with you.

Saving

In the end, you will save time, nerves and even money. With a well-organized program, especially with large groups, everything can come out cheaper than if you organized everything independently and separately. And if we add to this saved money and health, then paying a little more is worth it. Because properly managed time and good health is very important these days.

Come to Armenia, start your mountain trip with the Armenian Geographic Project, we will go to the mountains together. Take care of yourself, we are waiting for you!

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