Armenia · Culture

7-Day Armenia Highlights Tour from Yerevan with Tatev and Garni

7 Days Round trip from Yerevan Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Garni Pagan Temple and Geghard Monastery
02 Visit Khor Virap Monastery and the Areni Winery region
03 Discover Goshavank Monastery
04 Ride the cable car up Mount Teghenis in Tsaghkadzor
05 Take the longest cableway in the world to Tatev Monastery

Discover Armenia's beautiful countryside, traditions, and important historical, cultural, and religious centres on this 7-day tour from Yerevan. Travel to landmark sites including Garni Pagan Temple, Geghard Monastery, Goshavank Monastery, the Armenian Alphabet Monument, Khor Virap, Noravank, and Stonehenge, while also exploring regions such as Lake Sevan, Dilijan, Goris, and Tatev. Along the way, enjoy local meals, winery visits, mountain scenery, and some of the country's most significant monasteries and heritage sites.

Discover Armenia's beautiful countryside, traditions, and important historical, cultural, and religious centres on this 7-day tour from Yerevan.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Sevan, Vanadzor, Goris, Yerevan, Dilijan, Garni, Khor Virap, Tsaghkadzor, Tatev Monastery, Areni, Noravank, Sanahin, Haghpat, Geghard, Karahunj

Languages English, Russian

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Arrival in Yerevan

Start the tour in Yerevan, Armenia.

Day 02

Garni Pagan Temple and Geghard Monastery

After breakfast, take a day trip to Garni Pagan Temple and Geghard Monastery.
Enjoy lunch at Geghard Gorge.
Return to Yerevan.

Day 03

Tsaghkadzor, Lake Sevan, and Goshavank

After breakfast, go to Tsaghkadzor, which means Valley of Flowers. Take the cable car up to Mount Teghenis and enjoy tea and coffee on the mountain, then continue to Lake Sevan.
Have lunch at the lake, where you can try Sevan Lake Ishkhan (trout).
After lunch, continue to Goshavank Monastery.

Overnight in Dilijan.

Day 04

Sanahin, Haghpat, and Armenia's Cultural Heritage

After breakfast, travel to Vanadzor along a road through the forests and breathtaking green mountains, then continue to Sanahin and Haghpat monasteries.
After lunch, continue to the Hovhannes Tumanyan Home Museum, one of the best places to feel the spirit of the beginning of the 20th century.
On the way back to Yerevan, stop at the Armenian Alphabet Monument and a big iron cross made up of 1700 smaller crosses.
Return to Yerevan.

Day 05

Khor Virap, Areni, Noravank, and Goris

Have breakfast at the hotel, then visit Khor Virap and continue to the Areni Winery region with your Armenian guide.
Continue to Noravank Monastery before lunch.
After enjoying lunch at a restaurant near the monastery, with views of the fantastic red cliffs, continue to Goris.
After dinner, you can enjoy a walk in the old town of Goris and take in the view of the caves lit up at night.

Day 06

Halidzor, Tatev Monastery, and Stonehenge

Visit Halidzor Village to take the longest cableway in the world. This takes you to the Tatev Monastery Complex, where you can enjoy lunch at Tatev restaurant with a breathtaking view of the gorge.
Afterwards, visit Stonehenge before returning to Yerevan.

Day 07