3 days
Armenia · Caucasus
The world’s oldest Christian nation, monastery by monastery.
Rock-cut churches at Geghard, a Roman temple at Garni, Khor Virap on the plain with Mount Ararat filling the sky behind it, and the longest reversible cable car in the world running out to Tatev.
Why Armenia
Everything is close to Yerevan
Garni, Geghard, Khor Virap and Lake Sevan are all day trips from the capital, so you unpack once and still see the country.
Older than most of Europe
Armenia adopted Christianity in 301 AD. The monasteries are not reconstructions; they have been in use for over a thousand years.
Ararat from breakfast
On a clear morning the mountain dominates the Yerevan skyline, even though the border keeps it just out of reach.
Beyond the usual loop
Most Armenia tours stop at Garni, Geghard and Lake Sevan. Ours also climb to Amberd fortress on the slopes of Mount Aragats, the canyon-edge monastery of Saghmosavank, and the spa town of Jermuk.
Where you will actually go
Every place our Armenia trips spend a night, ordered by how many itineraries use it. These are the names you will see on a day-by-day plan, so it is worth knowing which is the city, which is the mountains and which is the one night that is a home stay.
A pink tufa-stone capital with Mount Ararat filling the horizon, close enough to look reachable and across a closed border.
Read the guide → Tsaghkadzor10 trips stay hereA mountain resort an hour from Yerevan, with a medieval monastery in the middle of it.
Read the guide → Goris and Tatev8 trips stay hereThe far south of Armenia, and the cable car that made Tatev monastery reachable in a day.
Read the guide →Six trips to start with
A spread of lengths, from a long weekend to a full exploration. Prices are live for two people sharing and change with your dates and group.
3 days
4 days
4-Day Geghard & Yerevan Tour
Yerevan · Geghard · Amberd
Private tour, 3 nights, our own guide and vehicle
5 days
6 days
6-Day Jermuk & Tsaghkadzor Tour
Amberd · Jermuk · Khor Virap · Geghard · Tsaghkadzor
Private tour, 5 nights with our own guide and vehicle
7 days
Grand Armenia
Yerevan · Geghard · Jermuk · Tatev · Amberd
North to south, including Tatev and the deep south
7 days
7-Day Tsaghkadzor, Jermuk & Geghard Tour
Yerevan · Tsaghkadzor · Geghard · Khor Virap · Amberd · Jermuk
Private tour, 6 nights, our own guide and vehicle
When to go
Average daytime high, night-time low and rain days across the cities our Armenia trips actually stay in. Not a forecast, and not the capital standing in for the mountains.
Best months here: Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Five years of recorded observations, averaged across the cities these trips stay in.
Plan your trip
The practical answers people look up before a trip to Armenia, each linked to where we checked it.
- How long
- Our Armenia trips run 3 to 7 days; 5 days is the length we offer most.
- Best months
- Most comfortable: Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Workable: Mar, Nov. See the climate chart
- Visa
- Depends on your passport. Visa rules for Armenia
- Money
- Armenian dram (AMD). Central Bank of Armenia
- Time
- UTC+4 all year, no clock change. IANA time zone database
- Plugs
- Two round pins (types C and F), 220–230 V. UK plugs need an adapter; US devices must be dual-voltage.
- Language
- Armenian is the state language. Constitution of Armenia, Article 20
What we can put in a day
These are day tours held in our own pricing system, with rates and vehicles already contracted. Any of them can be moved into a trip.
- Yerevan City Tour
- Tsaghadzor & Dilijan
- Garni & Geghard
- Khor Virap & Areni
- Amberd & Saghmosavank
- Jermuk
- Shaki & Tatev
- City Tour + Garni & Geghard
- Tsaghadzor + Garni + Geghard
- Dilijan & Sevan
4.9 stars, 227 Google reviews
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