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How many day trips from Yerevan do I need to see the main sights of Armenia?

The main sights around Yerevan come down to five day trips plus a city day: Garni and Geghard, the south with Khor Virap and Noravank, Sevan and Dilijan, Tatev with its ropeway, and the north, Gyumri or Lori. Three days cover the first three, five cover all, seven leave room for rest and weather.

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  1. Five directions and a city day
  2. Three, five or seven days
  3. What is included and what you pay on the spot
  4. Driver, guide and language
  5. A price per car, not per seat
  6. Winter and children
  7. Good to know
  8. Questions and answers

Five directions and a city day

Every day trip in the catalogue brings you back to Yerevan the same evening. Prices are per car with a driver, sedan / minivan, on November 5, 2026.

TripHours · kmSedan / minivan
Day 1 · Garni Temple & Geghard Monastery5 h · 80 km30,000 AMD / 44,000 AMD
Day 1, alternative · Khor Virap, Azat, Garni & Geghard8 h · 175 km42,000 AMD / 56,000 AMD
Day 2 · Khor Virap, Areni & Noravank8 h · 260 km45,000 AMD / 65,000 AMD
Day 3 · Lake Sevan, Dilijan & Parz Lake8 h · 250 km47,000 AMD / 67,000 AMD
Day 3, alternative · Dilijan, Parz Lake, Haghartsin & Goshavank9 h · 260 km45,000 AMD / 63,000 AMD
Day 4 · Tatev Monastery & Wings of Tatev12 h · 520 km82,000 AMD / 120,000 AMD
Day 5 · Gyumri, Black Fortress & Urban Life Museum8 h · 260 km44,000 AMD / 61,000 AMD
Day 5, alternative · Haghpat & Sanahin Monasteries10 h · 380 km64,000 AMD / 88,000 AMD
City · Yerevan, Erebuni, Tsitsernakaberd & Matenadaran6 h · 34 km20,000 AMD / 27,000 AMD

Three, five or seven days

DaysWhat you take
3Garni–Geghard · the south · Sevan–Dilijan
5the same three + Tatev + Gyumri
7the five trips + Yerevan + a spare day

Each trip is booked separately and there is no multi-day package in the catalogue: the total per car is the sum of the prices of the trips you pick from the table above.

What is included and what you pay on the spot

The price includes the car with a driver for the whole route, hotel to hotel, the programme stops and the waiting at each, fuel, parking, water and a child seat; it does not include entrance tickets, lunch, a guide or tips. Tickets are bought on the spot, separately, and it is safer to carry cash in drams: Garni Temple, the Symphony of Stones, the Areni-1 cave, the Tatev ropeway, the deer nursery in Dilijan National Park, the Dzitoghtsyan house-museum, Erebuni and the Matenadaran; the wine tasting at the Areni winery is not included in the price of the car either. The monasteries in this plan, the Black Fortress, Tsitsernakaberd and the Armenian Genocide Museum are free.

Driver, guide and language

The driver drives, waits at every stop and helps with luggage. The driver does not give a tour: that is the work of a qualified guide, added as an option in your booking with a surcharge per trip: 25,000 AMD for Garni–Geghard and the city day, 40,000 AMD for the 8–10-hour trips, 65,000 AMD for Tatev; the guide rides the whole route with you. Our drivers speak several languages — ask the dispatcher about yours. The day before, you receive the driver's name and phone and the car's model, colour and plate.

A price per car, not per seat

The price is per car and the schedule is yours: the order of stops can be changed by telling the driver at the start of the trip. The sum is the same for everyone in the car: 30,000 AMD for a sedan to Garni and Geghard whether one, two or three of you ride, 44,000 AMD for a minivan for a party of up to seven.

Winter and children

  • All nine trips in this plan are sold year-round. The Tatev ropeway runs Tuesday to Sunday; in winter (December, from 2 January, and February) it runs shorter hours: the first cabin at 10:30, the last at 17:30; extra non-working days happen because of weather or technical reasons.
  • It is cooler in the mountains and at the monasteries than in Yerevan, so bring a sweater; in monasteries shoulders and knees must be covered.
  • Child seats are free, and compulsory for children under 7: give the number of children and each child's age in your booking. There is no separate charge for a child: the price depends only on the class of car, and children count as passengers when it is chosen.

Good to know

  • The Matenadaran is open Tuesday to Saturday, and the Armenian Genocide Museum is closed on Mondays. Put the city day on a Tuesday to Saturday and give Monday to Garni–Geghard, the south or Dilijan; don't put Tatev on a Monday, the ropeway does not run that day.
  • Pickup is at your hotel or address in Yerevan, at a time you choose when booking; the trips to the south and to Dilijan take 8–9 hours, Tatev takes 12.
  • You pay by card through a link after the booking is confirmed, or in cash to the driver after the trip; the dispatcher is available around the clock and confirms bookings at any time of day or night. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup, 48 hours for a custom trip.
  • Up to 7 people in one car; every day trip in the catalogue starts and ends in Yerevan on the same day. For places outside the catalogue there is Custom trip: a quote within two hours at any time of day or night, and a quote request is not yet a booking.
  • We sell the trip ourselves and are responsible for all of it: the car, the driver, the time, the route and the price.

Questions and answers

Can I see Ararat from Khor Virap and visit Geghard on the same day? Yes: Khor Virap, Azat, Garni & Geghard, 8 hours, 175 km. Khor Virap is the first stop on this trip, in the morning; the mountain shows only in clear weather.

Is one day enough for Tatev? The catalogue sells Tatev as a day trip: 12 hours and 520 km, with Areni and Noravank on the way, then the ropeway and the monastery; the Shaki waterfall is optional. It is the longest of the trips in this plan; don't put it on a Monday, the ropeway does not run that day.

There are six of us — which car, and what does it cost? A minivan, up to 7 people, one price per car: Lake Sevan and Dilijan is 67,000 AMD for everyone. A sedan takes up to 3 passengers with 3 suitcases or 4 with 2; the car is chosen by passengers and luggage.

Where to go

All tours
Garni Temple with its colonnade under a clear blue sky, trees on the left and mountains on the right
Garni Temple & Geghard Monastery
5 h · 80 km
Around Yerevan
from 30,000 AMDper car
Khor Virap Monastery on its rocky hill, stone walls and a conical church dome set against snow-capped Mount Ararat, with green fields and shrubs below
Khor Virap, Azat, Garni & Geghard
8 h · 175 km
Around Yerevan
from 42,000 AMDper car
Noravank Monastery behind its old stone wall: the Surb Astvatsatsin church with its columned drum and the domed Surb Karapet rise against the red cliffs of the Amaghu gorge under a blue sky with heavy clouds
Khor Virap, Areni & Noravank
8 h · 260 km
South: Ararat, Vayots Dzor, Syunik
from 45,000 AMDper car

More routes for this question: Lake Sevan, Dilijan & Parz Lake · Dilijan, Parz Lake, Haghartsin & Goshavank · Tatev Monastery & Wings of Tatev · Gyumri, Black Fortress & Urban Life Museum · Haghpat & Sanahin Monasteries · Yerevan, Erebuni, Tsitsernakaberd & Matenadaran

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Where can you go from Yerevan on a winter day trip by car?In winter, the day trips from Yerevan to take with a driver are the routes that run all year: Garni and Geghard, Khor Virap, Echmiadzin with Zvartnots, Lake Sevan with Tsaghkadzor. The price is per car, not per seat; the road to Amberd and Lake Kari is closed by snow in winter.Garni, Geghard and Khor Virap in one day from Yerevan: how to organise it and what does a private car cost?Yes, it is a single day: the catalogue has a ready-made trip, Khor Virap, Azat, Garni & Geghard, 8 hours and 175 km, priced per car for the whole day. Without Khor Virap, the base trip to Garni and Geghard takes 5 hours and can be extended with lavash baking, Lake Sevan or the Tsaghkadzor ropeway.Tatev and the Wings of Tatev in one day from Yerevan: how long is the drive and when is the cable car closed?Yes, Tatev works as a day trip from Yerevan, but a long one: the cable car station is about 250 km away, almost four hours each way, and the whole route takes about 12 hours. The cable car does not run on Mondays (except holidays) or in bad weather, and from December to February it runs less often.Day trips from Yerevan with kids: where to go and how to get there?With children, short day trips from Yerevan work well: 4–6 hours and open all year, like Garni and Geghard, Khor Virap, Echmiadzin with Zvartnots or Sevan with Tsaghkadzor; for a full day, Dilijan and Parz Lake. The price is per car, a child seat is free on request, and you pick the time and stops.