Armenia · Religious & Spiritual

3-Hour Khor Virap Monastery Tour in Armenia's Ararat Province

3 Hours Round trip from H11 Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Khor Virap, one of Armenia's most culturally and historically significant monuments
02 See the "deep pit" where Saint Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned for 13 years
03 Visit a sacred site closely tied to the birth of Armenian Christianity
04 Discover the place linked to Armenia becoming the first Christian nation

Visit Khor Virap Monastery in Armenia's Ararat province, one of the country's most culturally and historically significant monuments. Known in Armenian as "deep pit," this sacred site is where Saint Gregory the Illuminator, or "Surb Grigor Lusavorich," was imprisoned for 13 years. Khor Virap stands as a powerful symbol of the birth of Armenian Christianity and of Armenia becoming the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion.

This is where Saint Gregory the Illuminator ("Surb Grigor Lusavorich" in Armenian) was imprisoned for 13 years, living in this bottomless pit.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Khor Virap

Languages English, Russian

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Visit Khor Virap Monastery in Ararat Province

Visit Khor Virap, a monastery in the province of Ararat. This is one of the most culturally and historically significant monuments in Armenia. Khor Virap is Armenian for "deep pit". This is where Saint Gregory the Illuminator ("Surb Grigor Lusavorich" in Armenian) was imprisoned for 13 years, living in this bottomless pit. In a way, this can be seen as a monument to the birth of Armenian Christianity. It can be seen as the starting place of Christianity altogether, as Armenia was the first country to adopt it as an official religion. This is due to the work of Saint Gregory.