Katar Taslakyan
vice-president
About me
I both organize and conduct cultural, gastronomic, wine, hiking and trekking tours. I like traveling, discovering new places and gaining new experiences, as well as photographing. On my Armenia Photo Tour Facebook page, I present the beautiful and not very famous places of Armenia. I dance Armenian national dances, I love swimming, yoga, mountaineering and a little bit of extream.
Media Initiatives Center (former Internews)
“International Education Partners” organization
I am a First Aid instructor.
I like traveling, discovering new places and gaining new experiences, as well as photographing. On my Armenia Photo Tour Facebook page, I present the beautiful and not very famous places of Armenia.
I dance Armenian national dances, I love swimming, yoga, mountaineering and a little bit of extream.
I both organize and conduct cultural, gastronomic, wine and hiking tours.
I accompanied various special guests who visited Armenia.
I have been working as a tour guide.
2007
Passed three-month training courses for tourist guides, Yerevan, RA.
2007
I received a state guide license N 145, RA Ministry of Trade and Economic Development, Yerevan.
2013
Courses for Mountain Guides, Armenian Extreme Club.
2018-2023
AAPTG Executive Board Member
Since 2023
AAPTG Vice President.
2017
I Participated in training course for tour leaders by Saga Holidays from UK, held in Yerevan.
2021
Participated and successfully completed 8-month GuideMASTER training program for wine tour guides.
I Care Foundation, GIZ, Tourism Committee of RA, Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia.
2022
Participated in training course for tour leaders in Armenia and Georgia by American Grand Circle Corporation, Georgia, Armenia.
2022
Participated in training course for tour leaders in Armenia by American Company Gate 1 in Cairo, Egypt.
2007-2023
Participated in various training courses and seminars on "Psychology of Tourism - Conflict Overcoming", "Architecture", "Khachkar Studies", "History of the Armenian Church", "Artsakh Conflict", "History of Armenia", "Armenian Genocide", "Epigraphy" YSU, AGM, NAS, Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts.
Katar is the best! One year later and I’m still amazed by her extensive knowledge and skill as a guide. Beyond her outstanding abilities as guide, she went above and beyond as a person. I was very sick our first day of the tour and she was kind and helpful without being overbearing and was flexible and patient. It was a great relief. We also needed logistics help shipping items home and ran into trouble with our bank at one point. Katar was so helpful both in figuring things out with us and helping us to focus on the tour and not on the stressors around us. She had such confidence and ease that was very comforting. She is someone you can trust and rely on, and when you’re far from home, having stressful issues arise, and she’s the only one around who speaks your language, that counts for a lot!! I hope to be back to Armenia with friends and family to tour one day (this tour was just my spouse and I) and booking with Katar again would be the easiest choice! We learned so much, had a blast, and felt cared for throughout the experience. Couldn’t recommend her more!
Katar is the most amazing guide you could ever have to discover Armenia. She anticipates your every need and is incredibly responsive and flexible in adjusting as you go along so that your tour really fits your interests and energy. Everything was so smooth and well-planned out. We travelled as a group of 7 really different personalities, and Katar took the time to get to know us each as individuals during our travels which meant so much. She truly became a dear friend during our time together.