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The places that make Armenia, Armenia

A small country with an outsized landscape — cave monasteries and Roman temples, a mountain-ringed lake, the world’s oldest winery, and Mount Ararat on the horizon of it all. Here’s where our journeys go.

Explore Armenia
Ten highlights, one unforgettable country

You can cross Armenia in a day by car, yet it holds three UNESCO World Heritage sites, alpine lakes, deep canyons and 6,000 years of continuous history. Every destination below features on one or more of our tours — filter by the kind of trip you’re dreaming of.

All Regions Yerevan & Central Sacred Sites Nature & Lakes Wine Country The South
The Yerevan skyline with Mount Ararat rising behind itCapital
Central Armenia
Yerevan
The rose-tuff capital and one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities. Cascade steps, Republic Square, brandy cellars and cafés under the gaze of Ararat.
On Yerevan HighlightsTour →
The limestone stairway of the Cascade complex climbing the hillside in YerevanLandmark
Central Armenia
The Cascade
A monumental limestone stairway climbing the hillside above the city, lined with fountains, modern sculpture and sweeping views across Yerevan to Mount Ararat.
On Yerevan HighlightsTour →
Republic Square in Yerevan, ringed by the tuff façades of the National History MuseumCity
Central Armenia
Republic Square
Yerevan’s grand centrepiece — a sweeping ellipse of rose- and cream-tuff façades ringed by the National History Museum and its nightly singing, coloured fountains.
On Yerevan HighlightsTour →
The Opera and Ballet Theatre in Yerevan, ringed by the trees of Freedom SquareCulture
Central Armenia
Opera & Freedom Square
The elegant heart of Yerevan’s cultural life — the national Opera and Ballet Theatre encircled by leafy Freedom Square, open-air cafés and beloved composers in bronze.
On Yerevan HighlightsTour →
The Kievyan Bridge spanning the green Hrazdan gorge in YerevanScenery
Central Armenia
Hrazdan Gorge
The green ravine that splits the capital, spanned by the graceful Kievyan Bridge and overlooked by the sculptural Sports and Concert Complex above the river.
On Yerevan HighlightsTour →
Khor Virap monastery on its hill, with Mount Ararat behind it across the plainIcon
Ararat Valley
Khor Virap & Ararat
The most photographed view in Armenia: the lonely monastery of Khor Virap set against the twin peaks of biblical Mount Ararat, cradle of the Armenian soul.
On Best of ArmeniaTour →
Geghard monastery and its walled courtyard below the cliffs of the Azat gorgeUNESCO
Kotayk
Geghard Monastery
A medieval marvel carved directly into the cliff face, where chapels and tombs are hewn from living rock and chant still echoes off the stone.
On Sacred SitesTour →
The colonnaded Greco-Roman temple at Garni in winter, against snow-covered hillsAncient
Kotayk
Garni Temple & Gorge
The only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded temple in the former Soviet world, perched above a gorge lined with the basalt columns of the Symphony of Stones.
On Sacred SitesTour →
Gulls over the shallows of Lake Sevan, with reed islands and mountains beyondNature
Gegharkunik
Lake Sevan
The “Armenian sea” — a vast alpine lake nearly 2,000m up, ringed by mountains, crowned by the peninsula monastery of Sevanavank and famous for its fresh trout.
On Sevan & the NorthTour →
Tatev monastery on its cliff-top spur above the Vorotan gorgeThe South
Syunik
Tatev Monastery
A fortified cliff-top monastery reached by the Wings of Tatev — the world’s longest reversible cable car — soaring 5.7km across the Vorotan Gorge.
On Best of ArmeniaTour →
Red wine being poured into a glass at the Areni wine festivalWine
Vayots Dzor
Areni Wine Country
Home to Areni-1, the 6,100-year-old cave that holds the world’s oldest known winery. Today its family vineyards pour some of Armenia’s finest reds.
On Wine RoadsTour →
Noravank monastery beneath the red cliffs of its canyonUNESCO-listed
Vayots Dzor
Noravank Canyon
A 13th-century monastery of golden stone set against sheer brick-red cliffs, home to Momik’s famous cliff-hanging church with its narrow external stair.
On Wine RoadsTour →
Wooded rock outcrops above the river in the Arevatsag gorgeNature
Tavush
Dilijan & the North
Armenia’s “Little Switzerland” — forested valleys, the serene Haghartsin and Goshavank monasteries, and some of the country’s best walking trails.
On Highlands TrekTour →
The rocky summit of Mount Khustup catching sunrise above a sea of cloudAdventure
Syunik
The Highlands & Khustup
Wild volcanic uplands, wildflower meadows and summit trails like Mount Khustup — the Armenia that hikers and photographers travel across the world to reach.
On Highlands TrekTour →
The excavated colonnade of Zvartnots Cathedral with snow-covered Mount Ararat behindUNESCO
Armavir
Echmiadzin & Zvartnots
The Vatican of the Armenian Church and the graceful 7th-century ruins of Zvartnots Cathedral — a joint UNESCO site at the spiritual heart of the nation.
On Best of ArmeniaTour →
A river winding through a deep gorge below highland farmlandScenery
Kotayk
Symphony of Stones
A natural cathedral of perfectly hexagonal basalt columns hanging over the Garni gorge — one of Armenia’s most extraordinary geological wonders.
On Sacred SitesTour →
Gulls over the shallows of Lake Sevan, with reed islands and mountains beyond
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Every destination here connects to the next by a few hours of beautiful mountain road. Tell us which places pull at you most and we’ll thread them into a single, unhurried journey — small group or fully private, at your pace.

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