4 Hour Private Wild Food Experience in Dilijan
Local, Seasonal Ingredients: All the dishes featured on this Wild Food Adventure are prepared using seasonal ingredients sourced from local farms or foraged from the forest.
Native, Authentic Recipes: With the support of an expert Armenian food historian, your hosts have created a menu that is true to the culinary heritage of the region, preserving and sharing local food traditions with travelers like you.
Expertly Trained Local Hosts: Your hosts have been trained in the culinary arts, hygiene, food and waste management, environmental protection, first aid, and hospitality at the Yeremyan Academy, Armenia’s top culinary school, so that you can enjoy this experience in comfort. Untouched Natural Landscapes: This experience takes place in Dilijan National Park, one of four national parks in Armenia. Your hosts take all the necessary steps to ensure that the natural environment is left as it was before your experience.
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4 Hour Private Wild Food Experience in Dilijan
What's included in 4 Hour Private Wild Food Experience in Dilijan
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Taste the natural bounties of the Tavush region, from juicy berries to zesty greens to wild mushrooms, on a Dilijan Woodland Feast, a 3 course Wild Food Adventure set in the mountains of Dilijan National Park. Starting from our guest house near Haghartsin Monastery, we’ll go off-roading to our wild dining location, set in the thick forests of the park and with stunning views of the sheer rock cliffs of the Ijevan Mountains. Your dining experience will begin with welcome cocktails made from local honey wine and wild edible herbs, followed by 3 carefully created courses based on the culinary traditions of Tavush, which we will prepare right there in the forest using local, seasonal ingredients. While you dine and soak in the fresh mountain air, we’ll share stories behind each dish, including where they come from and what they mean for the local people of Tavush. You’ll go home with both a full tummy and heart.
Food Menu
STARTER - Spicy Bean Salad
Canned or fresh red beans with pickled cucumber, pickled radish, ajika or red pepper paste and fresh green chili pepper.
Inclusions
- Additional alcohol available at extra cost
- Off-road driving
- Snacks
- All Fees and Taxes
- An authentic 3 course meal made with locally sourced and seasonal ingredients
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Transportation from/to Yerevan
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- The meeting point is next to Vanatun Guesthouse, which is situated on the territory of Haghartsin Complex.
