Sports and leisure activities Armenia

A new concept in Armenia, this network of zip lines linking the forests of Tavush! But the Apaga ("future" in Armenian) Resort at the origin of this Extreme Park offers 5 zip lines, or "ziplines" from 135 m to 750 m long, suspended at variable heights, which allow you to travel through the forest, supervised by professionals. We are planning a 2,870 m zip line, the longest in the world! Paragliding trips or paintball fights, summer and winter, the high season being from April to October. Book by mail, given the success of the park.

Translate "the children's train"... A classic for the children of Yerevan, in a green space in the hollow of the Hrazdan Gorge. The little train with its miniature station dating from the Soviet era with its old-fashioned charm has remained, and allows children to take a little ride along the river; an attraction now among the many rides and entertainment of the permanent fairgrounds set up in the premises. The facilities and rides are much more modern than those of the Hakhtanaki Aiki (Victory Park). The park has a large parking lot.

A brand-new fitness club north of Yerevan, in the suburb or "massiv" called Arabkir, where new, more elegant buildings are replacing the bars of Soviet-era buildings. It is therefore a generally well-to-do clientele that frequents this club to keep in shape: the complex has all the modern equipment for this purpose, from bodybuilding machines to bicycles or treadmills. Swimming is not forgotten, as the club prides itself on having the only Olympic swimming pool in the capital.

Located in the grounds of the luxurious Vahakni residential complex, designed on the northwestern outskirts of Yerevan by a wealthy diaspora businessman to offer, among other things, a golden retreat against the backdrop of Ararat to senior diaspora citizens, rather than local retirees, this vast open-air pool is equipped with all the comforts, cabins, bar, etc. But before you make the 12 km drive to the center of Yerevan, check if you can go there only for the day. If so, you can try a few balls on the nearby golf course!

As you can imagine, golf has only been played in Armenia for a very short time. Local oligarchs and businessmen have been playing there and sharing a few holes with Armenians from the Diaspora since this course with a 9-hole course was developed by a businessman from the Diaspora. The course adjoins the Vahakni residence with swimming pool, located on the western outskirts of Yerevan towards Achtarak, created by the same businessman. Breathtaking view of the Ararat...

To cool off in the heat of summer in Yerevan, this hotel, a high tower of Soviet design since restored, offers one of the most beautiful outdoor swimming pools in the capital. Set in a large, tree-lined garden at the entrance to the Hrzadan Gorge, the lawn-enclosed pool is not just for hotel guests. For an entrance ticket, you can enjoy the swimming pool and the hotel's services, deckchairs, parasols, showers, towels... and cocktails!

Smaller in size (18 000 seats) than the Hrazdan Stadium, the former "Republican Stadium", renamed Vazken Sarksian after the Prime Minister who died in the October 1999 parliamentary massacre, is a former Soviet-era structure that has been completely restored and brought up to safety standards. Until the Hrazdan Stadium is fully restored, it is the stadium south of Republic Square that hosts football matches and other major sporting events, such as the Pan-Armenian Games.

With a capacity of 75,000, this large stadium in the Hrzadan Gorge near the genocide memorial, which was considered a paragon of modernism in Soviet times, wrote the rich history of Armenian sport in the 1980s. However, he is now calling for a serious overhaul and upgrading of safety standards in the stands, which the municipal authorities cannot afford to pay for. However, major sporting events continue to take place there, even if it is dethroned by the Vasken Sarksian Stadium.

Better than rooftop! This restaurant located in the southern suburbs of Yerevan offers you to eat hanging from a basket with your tablemates. A concept, already tried and tested in Marseille in particular, which allows you to have a more than panoramic, aerial view of the Yerevanian lake, at your feet, Yerevan and of course the Ararat. Thrills more than just a real culinary experience, the dishes served, especially fish, do not aspire to haute cuisine. So you have to have a strong stomach, and hope that the basket will be too!

This riding school, which has its branch in Yerevan, is located north of Achtarak cemetery, in the direction of the nearby village of Mughni. Although horse riding is developing in rural areas, with the growth of tourism, and is offered by several Yerevan agencies, this center offers professional supervision, with horses for beginners and experienced riders alike, close to nature and the mountains, for individual or group riding tours and hikes, or just for the simple pleasure of riding a horse.