Armenia · Culture

5-Day Armenia Culture Tour with Garni, Sevan and Tatev

5 Days Round trip from Yerevan Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Learn Lavash bread making and enjoy Armenian wine tasting
02 Visit Khor Virap Monastery and see Gregory Illuminator's 6-meter dungeon
03 See the blue-eyed Queen Lake Sevan and Sevanavank on the peninsula
04 Ride the world's longest cable car in Tatev, listed in the Guinness Book of Records

Take this 5-day Armenia tour to visit the Arch of Charents, see Garni Temple, and explore Lake Sevan. Discover the local gastronomy with a tour of the Ararat Brandy Company, and take part in baking the national bread, Lavash, while tasting local food and drinks. Visit Khor Virap Monastery, see the Shaki Waterfall in Tatev, and get to know the ancient legends, stories, and traditions of this great country.

Ride the world's longest cable car in Tatev, listed in the Guinness Book of Records.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Sevan, Yerevan, Dilijan, Garni, Khor Virap, Tsaghkadzor, Tatev Monastery, Areni, Noravank, Geghard

Languages Arabic, Armenian, English, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Yerevan City Highlights and Armenian Flavours

Meet your tour guide at a pre-decided location.
Start your tour early in the morning.
Visit Republic Square, Northern Avenue, the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, the Cascade Complex, the Matenadaran Museum of Old Manuscripts, and Megeryan Carpet.
Enjoy a tour of the Ararat Brandy Company with brandy tasting.
Take part in national bread Lavash baking and tasting.
Have a tasty dinner, then head to Tsitsernakaberd, the memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Overnight in Yerevan.

Day 02

Garni, Geghard and Tsaghkadzor Excursion

Head to Kotayk Province to visit its sites.
Visit the Arch of Charents and enjoy the fascinating view of Mount Ararat.
See Geghard Monastery, carved into a cave by hand in the 4th century.
Head to Garni Temple, the only pagan temple in the country.
Enjoy an Armenian dinner.
Leave for the resort city of Tsaghkadzor with your Armenian tour guide.
Visit the Kecharis Monastery complex.
Do a city walk and ride a ropeway. Free time.
Stay overnight in Yerevan.

Day 03

Lake Sevan and Dilijan Monasteries

Head to the blue-eyed Queen, Lake Sevan, early in the morning.
Visit Sevanavank on the Sevan Peninsula. Here, you can have the tastiest fish and other national dishes.
Proceed to another Armenian resort city, Dilijan, with your Armenian tour guide.
See the Haghartsin and Goshavank Monasteries.
Walk near Lake Parz, and ride horses or a zip line.
Have a restful night in Yerevan.

Day 04

Khor Virap, Noravank and Areni Wine Tasting

Visit one of the most important monasteries in Armenia - Khor Virap Monastery. Here, you will see the 6-meter dungeon of Gregory Illuminator and enjoy one of the best views of Ararat.
Continue to Birds Cave.
Visit Noravank Monastery.
Have dinner in an Armenian restaurant.
Go to the Areni wine factory to taste more than 30 varieties of Armenian wine.
Spend your night in Yerevan.

Day 05

Tatev Monastery and Shaki Waterfall

Visit Tatev Monastery.
See the world's oldest observatory, Zorats Karer, and the fantastic Shaki Waterfall.
Ride the world's longest cable car in Tatev, listed in the Guinness Book of Records. The last stop will be the scary swinging bridge in Khndzoresk, built by hand with the help of horses.
Enjoy your night in Yerevan.