Self Drive to Armenia -2025

ARMENIA / Weekend tour / 3 days/ 2 nights

Self Drive to Armenia -2025

By Silk Road Armenia

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Overview

Experience the unparalleled freedom of self-drive travel in Armenia, where every road leads to a new adventure. Imagine cruising through stunning landscapes, from the verdant valleys of Dilijan to the rugged beauty of the Caucasus Mountains, all at your own pace. With our meticulously planned self-drive tours, you’ll unlock the hidden gems and iconic landmarks of this ancient land, creating unforgettable memories along the way.

Note:

Vernissage / Armenian handicraft market / is open only on Saturdays and Sundays

On Monday all museums are closed/ Matenadaran is also closed on Sundays /

Zvartnots monument is closed on Mondays

Ejmiatsin Cathedral is under restoration and the visit to Ejmiatsin will be comprised of the other churches and monasteries there

Activity location

Yerevan
- Yerevan, Armenia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Yerevan
- Yerevan, Armenia

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Self Drive to Armenia -2025

7d

Pickup included

Travelers

Starting time: 10:00am

Price details

$970.00 x 2 Adults$1,940.00

Total

Until Sun, Jun 1

What's included, what's not

Map
Lunch
Airport-hotel and hotel-airport transfers.
Accommodation according to the program in a double room
A bottle of water per day per person
Travel insurance
Alcoholic beverages
Air Tickets
Visits outside the program
Other meals not mentioned in the program
tsaghkadzor Ropway ticket

Know before you book

Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Day 1: Arrival

1 stop
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: overnight at 3* Hotel

Yerevan

3h

ARRIVAL Transfer to the airport Overnight in Yerevan

Day 2: Yerevan - City tour (without driver and a rent car)

3 stops
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: overnight at 3* Hotel

Tatro Opera & Concert

1h
Admission ticket included

Yerevan City Tour

Cafesjian Center For The Arts

1h
Admission ticket not included

The Cafesjian Center for the Arts is dedicated to bringing the best of contemporary art to Armenia and presenting the best of Armenian culture to the world. Inspired by the vision of its founder, Gerard L. Cafesjian, the Center offers a wide variety of exhibitions, including a selection of important work from the Cafesjian Art Trust. Having celebrated its grand opening in November 2009, CCA continues to exhibit unique works of modern and contemporary art and offers a diverse program of lectures, films, concerts, and numerous educational initiatives for adults and children. Over one million people have visited the Center annually since its opening.

The Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Alexander Spendiaryan

15m
Admission ticket not included

The Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, simply known by locals as Opera, is an opera theatre in Yerevan. It officially opened on 20 January 1933, with a performance of Alexander Spendiaryan's opera Almast as its first show. The opera building was designed by architect Alexander Tamanian.

Day 3: Yerevan - Garni - Geghard - Zvartnots - Yerevan

3 stops
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: overnight at 3* Hotel

Zvartnots Temple

2m
Admission ticket included

Zvartnots Cathedral is a medieval Armenian cathedral near Vagharshapat, Armenia. Built in the seventh century and now lying in ruins, Zvartnots was noted for its circular exterior structure, unique in medieval Armenian architecture, and a set of interior piers that upheld a multifloor structure crowned with a dome.

Garni Temple

2h
Admission ticket included

Take trip to Garni. This Pagan Temple was built in the 1st century AD. It is the only temple that has been preserves from the Pagan times in Armenia. It was devoted to the god Mihr, who was the god of cleanness. In 1679 it was destroyed by earthquake. In the 1975 the Temple was restored.

The Monastery of Geghard

2h
Admission ticket included

Then we will continue our trip to Geghard Monastery. Its name came from the legendary lance that was used to pierce the body of Christ. It has been kept here for centuries. Though the exact foundation of the monastery is unknown, the present complex was built in the mid – 13th century.

Day 4: Yerevan - Khor Virap - Areni - Noravank - Goris

3 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Overnight in Goris

Khor Virap

2h
Admission ticket included

Take trip to Khor Virap Monastery (4-18th cc.). This monastery is very prominent because of its history; Gregory the Illuminator, who introduced Christianity to Armenia, has been imprisoned there about 13 years as at that time there was a prison in the place of the monastery. Here we can enjoy the spectacular view of the sacred Ararat Mountain - an immortal symbol of Armenia.

Areni

2h

Visit the village of Areni, which is considered an important center of wine production industry and has a history of over 6000 years. This is also the place where archaeologists discovered the oldest known example of a leather shoe. During cave studies, metal knives, fruit seeds, grain remnants, rope, pottery, clothing, grapes, and dried plums attributed to the years 4200-3500 BC were found.

Noravank Monastery

3h
Admission ticket not included

Visit the village of Areni, which is considered an important center of wine production industry and has a history of over 6000 years. This is also the place where archaeologists discovered the oldest known example of a leather shoe. During cave studies, metal knives, fruit seeds, grain remnants, rope, pottery, clothing, grapes, and dried plums attributed to the years 4200-3500 BC were found.

Day 5: Goris - Tatev - Selim - Sevan - Dilijan

4 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Overnight in Dilijan

Tatev Monastery

4h
Admission ticket not included

Continue our trip to monastic complex Tatev (9-13th century): a famous center of studies of those times. To reach the monastic complex we should use a cable car which holds the record for world’s longest non stoppable double-track cable car.

Selim Caravanserai

1h
Admission ticket not included

Today we are going to pass the pathways that have been used by the travellers of Great Silk Road. We will drive through the Selim Caravanserai, which served as an important center of exchange, trade and for overnight during the times of Great Silk Road. Here we can see the immortal tracks of world history.

Sevan

1h

We will drive to Lake Sevan which is one of the largest lakes in the world. It stands out with its sweet and astonishingly blue water. Here we can enjoy the breathtaking scenery of the beautiful lake. Then we will visit Sevanavank Monastery which is situated on Sevan Peninsula. There are 2 monasteries actually; one of them is destroyed but the other stands still. They have been built in the Middle Ages, around 10th century.

Dilijan

1h

Then we will drive to Dilijan. Walking along the Sharamberyan Street we will come across with many museums, souvenirs’ markets, small shops and so on. We will also observe two traditional houses built of wood, with tiled roofs and balconies with meticulously carved being typical examples of Dilijan.

Day 6: Dilijan - Parz lake - Yerevan

1 stop
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Overnigh in Yerevan

Lake Parz

1h
Admission ticket not included

Dive to Paz lake located in Dilijan National Park. It is very beautiful lake in Nature. Here you can have boat trip if you want.

Day 7: Departure

1 stop
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included

Yerevan

40m

Departure from Zvartnots International Airport

Location

Activity location

Yerevan
- Yerevan, Armenia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Yerevan
- Yerevan, Armenia

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