The afternoon of my fifth day in Armenia was one for the books! Come along with me as I participate in some extreme sports in Armenia including zip-lining and off-roading at the Apaga Resort and have some dinner in Yenokavan, Armenia!
Lusine: https://www.instagram.com/guin_dalera
Armenia Travel: https://www.instagram.com/armeniatravelofficial
Apaga Resort: http://www.instagram.com/apaga_resort
Yell Extreme Park: http://www.instagram.com/yellextremepark
My afternoon started at the Apaga Resort with my amazing guide, Lusine! This resort is located on a mountain next to a village. It’s considered one of the greenest and most beautiful regions in Armenia, with lots of mountains, forests, and rivers in the area. The views are amazing! In this area, you’ll find Yell Extreme Park, our next destination!
Yell Extreme Park is gorgeous. It reminds me of Umbria, the area of Italy my mother’s family is from. The scenery is very similar. After signing a waiver and putting on our equipment, we headed to the first zip-lining platform!
Once we got to the first zip-lining platform, I got a little scared. It was a high drop, but flying along the cable was super fun, if not a little difficult with the camera. But I loved doing the six lines, even if the hikes between them were tough. You should definitely be in shape when you do this!
Then, Lusine told me that we’d be going off-roading next! I was super excited to do it! It’s a handmade, open-air bus that takes you around the mountains!
Right away, it was super bumpy. I hand to hold on as we flew across this super bumpy mountain road. It was insane! The views were incredible! But then, we went off-road and went through the forest. It was so crazy and scary! I thought the vehicle was going to flip over at any moment!
We arrived at the summit of the mountain and enjoyed some gorgeous views of the area. I was still shaking a little bit! From there, you can whoop from the top of the mountain and hear the echo!
Then, we started the drive back, which was just as crazy as the ride up! It’s so scary! You have to hold on tight and don’t look down. That was definitely extreme!
We arrived at the Apaga Resort for dinner. The resort has 12 two-level cottages, 23 rooms, a stable, a sportsground, a reception, and restaurant.
My cottage, number eight, had a very mountain feel. The bathroom was big and had beautiful stone walls. There’s also a balcony with a gorgeous view.
Next, it was time to get some barbecue pork in the beautiful, rustic dining hall. The food looked phenomenal!
We started with some creamy-looking beef tongue with mushrooms and local greens. It was so good. It was like a beef-vegetable salad. It also contained peanuts, so it had a nice crunch. It was almost like a creamy pasta sauce.
Then, we moved on to the summer tomato-and-cucumber salad. It was so fresh, juicy, and crunchy. Then we had the Armenian salad with oil, onion, and spices. You eat it with the lavash. It looked like hummus and was super creamy. It was light and contained local greens and red peppers.
Then, we had some basturma (a spiced, cured meat) with the lavash. It was nice and gamy and was almost like a salty and peppery salami. Next was another dark, salami-like meat, followed by the barbecue pork. It was fatty and juicy and had a nice, crispy exterior. We finished up with some Kataro 2018 dry red wine from Nagorno-Karabakh, a de-facto independent country next to Armenia. We’d get to go there tomorrow!
What a day of extreme sports in Armenia, including zip-lining and off-roading at the Yell Extreme Park near Apaga Resort!
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