In Arzakan for 10 days
Garni and Geghard — sun temple and cave monastery
The pagan temple of Garni, the Garni gorge with its basalt «Symphony of Stones», and Geghard — a 4th-century monastery carved into the rock. Lunch with lavash baking in a tonir.
Winter Tsaghkadzor and Sevan under ice
A winter trip: a 1-day ski pass in Tsaghkadzor, a spa evening, an overnight at a mountain hotel. Day two — Sevan with its ice ridges and a hot dolma lunch.
Multi-day escort through the south (3 days)
A car with driver for 3 days — a full loop of the south on a flexible schedule. Fuel and the driver’s lodging are included; your overnights are not.
Renault Duster 2022
A budget all-wheel-drive crossover. A good compromise between price and capability. Diesel — economical range.
Forecast for each day
Hot · precipitation chance 1%. The best day of the period for a trip to Arzakan.
Temperature over period
Upper line — daily high, lower — nightly low. Fill shows daily range.
Rain map
Each cell is one day. The darker, the higher the precipitation probability.
Car rental Toyota RAV4 2022 from 22 000 ֏ / day→«Ten days in Syunik is a change of fronts: from a stormy start the weather settles into a stable week. The dry middle is a window for a two-day expedition to Meghri or Kajaran.»
On the map
Arzakan on the map of Armenia
In Arzakan for 10 days
Garni and Geghard — sun temple and cave monastery
The pagan temple of Garni, the Garni gorge with its basalt «Symphony of Stones», and Geghard — a 4th-century monastery carved into the rock. Lunch with lavash baking in a tonir.
- Bake your own lavash
- Basalt columns
- Cave sacristies
Winter Tsaghkadzor and Sevan under ice
A winter trip: a 1-day ski pass in Tsaghkadzor, a spa evening, an overnight at a mountain hotel. Day two — Sevan with its ice ridges and a hot dolma lunch.
- Lifts and slopes
- Spa in the mountains
- Sevan in winter
Yerevan → Gyumri
A direct transfer on the M-3 highway. A 4-hour wait in Gyumri is included — enough for the old town and Kumayri.
Lada Niva 4×4 2021
A classic for mountain roads. Simple, easy to fix, capable. It goes where a crossover can’t. Manual gearbox.
- Full tank
- CASCO
- Snow chains included