Zip Line
Across a forested valley in Tavush, on a steel cable.
At a glance
- Duration
- 1–2 hrs
- Season
- May to October
- Region
- Tavush
- Group
- 1–12
- Price
- on request
Every route is put together differently — we work out the price once you ask.
Fitness
Almost nothing: a short walk to the platform, staying seated, lifting your feet.
Why these months
From November to April we advise against it: the approach paths in Tavush are soaked or iced over, and wet, cold work on a steel cable leaves little of the pleasure.
What to expect in Armenia
The trolley starts moving on the steel cable, and a metre later there is nothing under your shoes. From the launch platform to the far slope takes less than a minute; on foot through the valley it would be two hours.
Tavush is the greenest region in the country. From the platform you look onto treetops, with layered ridges behind and, on damp days, mist hanging between the slopes. The platform itself stands on timber that turns dark and slippery after rain; a staff member holds you by the harness until you are seated.
It is also loud. The trolley on the steel cable roars considerably more than most people expect, and that sound is much of the experience — video picks up none of it, which regularly surprises people.
Physically it asks nothing. You sit in the harness, hold the designated grips — not the cable, not the trolley — and let yourself be carried. Change position during the ride and you start to spin, and arriving backwards is less pleasant than it sounds. That is exactly what the short briefing on the platform explains.
Braking happens at the end, either through the system itself or by a staff member at the arrival platform. You never grab the cable yourself. If you stall short of the end because the wind was against you, somebody pulls you in the last few metres — it happens, it takes two minutes, and it is part of the routine.
Budget one to two hours: the walk-in, harnessing, checks and waiting all count. The riding time itself stays short — that is the nature of the thing.
Of everything in this category, this is the most accessible: height without a free fall and bookable without preparation. Whether children can ride along, and from what age or weight, we clarify when you enquire — the line sets its own limits there, and we are not going to promise them unchecked.
Included
- Zip line ride
- Harness and equipment
- Briefing on the platform
Not included
- Transfer
- Photos
Bring
- Sturdy shoes
- Long trousers
- A hair tie for long hair
- Nothing loose in your pockets
We provide
- Harness
- Helmet
- Trolley and safety lanyard
Safety and weather
When the weather doesn't cooperate
In rain the approach gets slippery and the platform wet, which alone is no reason to cancel. Strong wind and thunderstorms are: a steel cable strung across a valley is the wrong place then, and we close the line.
How we keep you safe
A staff member clips you in, not you yourself, and every carabiner is checked before the start. In addition to the trolley, a second safety lanyard runs on the cable. Helmet and harness are mandatory. Nobody touches the cable or the trolley during the ride — that is the one rule that really counts.
Sound like your kind of day?
Tell us what draws you — we'll build it into your trip or plan it on its own.