The wine route — Areni and Noravank
1 day · tasting, monastery, gorge
A one-day food tour: the Areni-1 cave with 6,100-year-old winemaking artefacts, a tasting at a family winery, and lunch by the red cliffs of Noravank.
Route stop by stop
- Yerevan
- Khor Virap
- Areni
- Noravank
- Yerevan
This is the base route — different partners may have their own nuances (order of stops, length of stops, lunch). The specific plan comes from the partner in their offer.
Main highlights
- The world’s oldest winery
- A tasting of 6 varieties
- The red cliffs of Noravank
What's usually included
Transport along the route, Russian-speaking guide, entry tickets to main objects, lunch at a local cafe. Not included: accommodation (if multi-day), individual wishes (wineries, safari, weddings). Full list — from the specific partner in their offer.
Catalog prices are «from» — the starting price of the most economical partner. The actual one depends on group size, dates and season. Partners offer their price in response to your request.
When to go
May and October — the golden mean: clear visibility, moderate temperatures, few tourists. June—August — peak season, we recommend booking at least 2 weeks in advance. In winter most mountain tours turn into «here's the place — look at it in snow», which is also beautiful.
Group meeting — in Yerevan. Individual pick-up from Zvartnots airport or your hotel is possible. Requests from 2 partners arrive within an hour after sending.
Weather forecast for Yeghegnadzor
7-day forecast — plan your trip
- Sun16.0831°19°☂ 14%
- Mon17.0832°17°☂ 59%
- Tue18.0832°17°☂ 55%
- Wed19.0833°16°☂ 3%
- Thu20.0831°15°☂ 10%
- Fri21.0831°17°☂ 3%
- Sat22.0831°18°☂ 1%
Things to see nearby
Zorats Church (Surp Stepanos), Yeghegis
The unusual open-altar Zorats Church in Yeghegis, where the sanctuary faces the open square — a protected cultural heritage monument of Armenia.
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Tanahat Monastery
A medieval monastery rising above the wooded slopes of Vayots Dzor, its grey stone churches set against forest and sky.
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Surb Sion Monastery, Herher
A monastery near Herher in Vayots Dzor, where bare stone walls stand against the mountains as they have for ages.
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Rind Cave Church
A rock-cut cave church near Rind in Vayots Dzor, carved straight into the cliff and protected as Armenian cultural heritage.
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Karkop Monastery
A historic Vayots Dzor monastery standing apart on its highland setting, listed among Armenia's cultural heritage monuments.
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Martirosants Monastery
A mountain monastery near Martiros in Vayots Dzor, where Armenian stonework and the deep quiet of the highlands have grown together.
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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
Sevan and Dilijan — mountains, lake, trout
Sevanavank on the peninsula, a lakeside lunch with ishkhan trout, then forested Dilijan, Goshavank and the old part of town.
- Grilled Sevan trout
- Forest trails
- Old Dilijan
Tatev + the cableway
A one-day tour from Yerevan to Tatev Monastery, riding the world’s longest cableway. Lunch in Khot and a guided tour of the monastery.
- World’s longest cableway
- 9th-century monastery
- Lunch in a mountain village
On a tour you also often need other services
We have other partner categories too — requests work the same. We forward them to several partners with availability at once.
Where to stay in mountains and cities
Family guesthouses, boutique hotels, glamping, cave suites. Across Armenia.
From airport or between regions
Fixed price, no meter. Econom, comfort, minivan or premium.
A car for a self-drive trip
SUV for Syunik mountains, sedan for highways, minivan for groups. Full tank, insurance.