Group Tour: Lake Sevan, Hayravank, Noratus, Jermuk, winery

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Rute

1. starting and ending point

   15 min

2. The fascination and the "pearl" of mountainous Armenia is Lake Sevan, which is one of the world's greatest high altitude fresh-water lakes. It is about 1900 m above sea level. The lake is of volcanic origin and is surrounded with mountains of 3000 m and higher. The beautiful landscape and the crystal water serve nice preconditions for excellent rest.The lake is also famous for its peninsula and medieval church complex, built in 874.

   20 min

3. The church of Hayravank is built on a high rock on the shore of Lake Sevan. There is no written testimony concerning the date of its foundation, however, according to the constructional solutions, it has gained its place among the 9th century architectural pillars. This cozy church is built of roughly hewn stone and looks rather modest.

   40 min

4. The art of khachkar (cross-stone) is the most original manifestation of Armenian medieval culture. Noratus, truly considered to be a forest of khachkars and an open-air museum, displays hundreds of khachkars, the most stunning of which are the so-called "embroidered" ones, typical to the 13th-14th centuries. This is a unique place, where one can reveal the development of khachkarial art in its historical process. Armenian cross-stones art is included in UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

   40 min

5. The Selim pass, connecting Vayots Dzor and Gegharkunik regions, has been an important trade route from times immemorial. The long caravans with loaded camels were passing this way. Perceiving the necessity of having a place to stop after long and tiring journeys, the Armenian duke Chesar Orbelian in 1332 ordered building a caravansary on this long serpentine road of Selim pass. This is a three-nave building, lightened only through the windows on the ceiling as, out of security concern, they foresaw no windows on the walls and even nowadays the mysterious darkness seems to keep some rumors from those far away days...

   20 min

6. The famous health resort Jermuk is in the north-eastern part of Vayots Dzor. The mineral waters of Jermuk have been famous for their medicinal properties since early medieval. A special drinking gallery, along which pump rooms with mineral water are lined up, has been constructed for visitors. The water temperature varies from 30 to 50 degrees C.

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7. Vayots Dzor and Areni village in particular has been the cradle of Armenian winemaking for millennia. "Hin Areni" wine factory opens up the doors of this region to the world to showcase the historic and indigenous Armenian grape varietals. At the winery the historic traditions of winemaking are well combined with state-of-the-art modern equipment. "Hin Areni" wine factory has the capacity to process over 250 tonnes of grapes.

   40 minEntré inkluderet

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• 5Amazing day tour! Highly recommended.

  The tour was very good, rich in information and in beautiful landscapes. I recommend it to everyone wanting to see more of the country. The guide was Mariam and she was very professional and nice. The schedule was respected and we had enough time at each stop. Overall, a very good trip!

  shootingstarsx3oktober 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great experience

  It was a great experience, the guide Mariam was very helpful and knowledgeable, I enjoyed the tour and all others also enjoyed it, it was well organized and fun

  Escape314440september 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Perfect experience. A must see itinerary

  Our guide was Eduard and both he and the driver were a great team. The lunch was delightful and the restaurant owner was very hospitable. Eduard ensured that the group members were on time on every stop which was much appreciated. Another day's tour to see the beauty of the counry and learn more of its history

  Nomad515222september 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Wonderful and fascinating tour

  I have very wonderful tour , our guide Eduard told everything in details, everything was fine , and our driver Davit drived very safely, Thank you our lovely Hyur Service🧡

  gayaneg614september 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Wonderful experience

  It was a lovely tour, the guide spoke very good English so everything was easy to understand. We had Edward as a guide and he was fantastic! They will surely see us again. 🥰

  deiawohoseptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 3Launatic managerial policy overshadowing high quality guid

  We took the 14 hours trip to Datev yesterday, we had a knowledgeable enthusiastic guid Edward which provided us with useful geographical and some sincer but not over the top patriotic historical information he even helped restaurant staff by serving us tea , our driver Khachik did his best to make the rid least bumpy. However all of those positive efferots by Edward and Khacik was overshadowed by a luanetic managerial policy of " prohibiting travellers to have snacks during ride " what a restrictive policy expecially for seniors and young passengers. All because some biscuit crumbs or kit-kat covering will make the floor of vehicle dirty. Well maybe next time we will have better access to travel services with more customer's friendy policy

  Daydream16276756638september 2026via Tripadvisor

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Yerevan is Armenia's pink-stoned capital, a city of wide squares, café terraces and museums, with Mount Ararat standing on its southern skyline.

The city grew around Erebuni, a fortress founded in 782 BC, though most of today's centre was built in the Soviet era from the soft pink and orange tuff that earned Yerevan its nickname, the Pink City. Republic Square is the hub, framed by government buildings and museums. The Cascade, a giant stairway of terraces and sculpture, climbs a hillside, and the Matenadaran holds a famous collection of medieval manuscripts.

Top-ranked sights in Yerevan: Republic Square, Tsaghkadzor Ropeway, Matenadaran (Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts).

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