Grand Tour of Armenia

The whole country, north to south. Eight days from Dilijan's forests to the remote south and the Wings of Tatev, the deepest way to know Armenia.

Duration8 days / 7 nightsBest seasonMay–Octoberfrom€980 / person

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Trip highlights

★ Wings of Tatev cable car
★ Dilijan National Park
★ Khndzoresk & the deep south
★ Lake Sevan & Noravank

Why you'll love this tour

This is Armenia without shortcuts. Eight days from the beech forests of Dilijan to the desert canyons of the deep south — landscapes that change so fast you'll swear you crossed three countries.

Because you overnight along the way instead of racing back to Yerevan, you reach what day-trippers never see: Tatev at opening time, a Silk Road pass at 2,400 m, a village carved into cliffs. It's the tour we recommend when someone says 'I want to really understand this country'.

Moments that will stay with you

🚡 Flying to Tatev

The Wings of Tatev, the world's longest reversible cable car, glides 12 minutes over the Vorotan gorge — 300 m of void under your feet, a 9th-century monastery at the end.

🌉 The swinging bridge of Khndzoresk

A 160-metre suspension bridge sways over a canyon pocked with thousands of caves people lived in until the 1950s.

🌲 Little Switzerland

One day you're in alpine forest at Haghartsin; the next you're among red desert cliffs. Armenia's contrasts hit hardest on this route.

🐫 A caravanserai on the Silk Road

At the top of the Selim Pass you walk into the very hall where camel caravans sheltered 700 years ago. Alone. No crowds.

Day-by-day itinerary

1
Day 1 · Arrival & Yerevan
Airport pickup and evening at leisure in the capital.
2
Day 2 · Echmiadzin, Zvartnots & Yerevan
The spiritual heart of Armenia, then a full city tour of Yerevan.
3
Day 3 · Garni, Geghard & Lake Sevan → Dilijan
Garni, Geghard and Lake Sevan, overnight in green Dilijan.
4
Day 4 · Dilijan National Park
Haghartsin and Goshavank monasteries and forest trails in "little Switzerland".
5
Day 5 · Khor Virap, Noravank & Areni
Ararat, the red canyon of Noravank and Areni wine, overnight in the south.
6
Day 6 · Wings of Tatev & Khndzoresk
The world's longest cable car to Tatev monastery, then the cave village of Khndzoresk.
7
Day 7 · Selim Pass & Jermuk → Yerevan
The Selim caravanserai and Jermuk waterfall on the way back to Yerevan.
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Day 8 · Departure
Airport transfer.