8-Hour Monastery Tour of Dilijan, Sevan and Tsaghkadzor

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Travel to Sevanavank Monastery on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan
• 02 Visit Haghartsin Monastery near the town of Dilijan in Tavush Province
• 03 See the impressive Goshavank Monastery, home to one of the world's finest khachkars
• 04 Explore Kecharis Monastery nestled in the Pambak Mountains

Make a trip to the small Olympic town of Tsaghkadzor, not far from the capital, to visit Kecharis Monastery. Admire Sevanavank Monastery and Lake Sevan, situated at a height of 1900 m above sea level and surrounded by a vast chain of mountains. Continue through Dilijan with stops at the monasteries of Goshavank and Haghartsin.

Admire Sevanavank Monastery and Lake Sevan, situated at a height of 1900 m above sea level and surrounded by a vast chain of mountains.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Sevan, Yerevan, Dilijan, Tsaghkadzor

Languages English, Russian

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Dilijan, Sevan and Tsaghkadzor Monasteries Tour

Visit the following:

• Visit Goshavank Monastery, a 13th-century Armenian monastery located in the village of Gosh in the Tavush Province of Armenia (40 minutes).

• Visit Haghartsin Monastery, surrounded by beautiful forests on a mountainside in Dilijan (40 minutes).

• Visit the monastic complex located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, not far from the town of Sevan, next to the Holy Mother of God Church (1 hour).

• Visit Kecharis Monastery, a medieval Armenian monastic complex nestled in the Pambak Mountains (40 minutes).

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Comfortable air-conditioned vehicles (1-3 pax - sedan, 4-7 pax - minivan, 8-19 pax - minibus)

• All entrance tickets included

• Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel

• Bottled water provided

• Free Wi-Fi on board

• Free cancellation up to 24 hours prior to the tour

What's Not Included

• Air tickets

• Accommodation

• Lunch

Know before you go

• Tsaghkadzor (Kecharis Monastery), Sevan (Sevanavank Monastery), Dilijan (Haghartsin and Goshavank Monasteries)

• This special experience promises you a trip to the gorge of flowers, the city of Tsaghkadzor - a small Olympic town not far from Yerevan, approximately an hour's drive away. Merely an hour's drive from the capital city of Yerevan, Sevan is situated at a height of 1900 m above sea level and surrounded by a vast chain of mountains. Through the city of Dilijan, we will make a stop at the monasteries of Goshavank and Haghartsin.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Yerevan, Armenia