Do You Actually Need a 4×4 in Armenia?
Almost certainly not. A sedan reaches more than 90 per cent of what visitors come to Armenia to see — every monastery on the…
Category: Routes and road trips
Routes, road conditions and the practical details of driving in Armenia, written by the people who hand you the keys.
Armenia Self-Drive Itineraries: 3, 5, 7 and 10 Days
Three days gets you the essential loop close to Yerevan — Garni, Geghard, Khor Virap, Noravank, Sevan and Dilijan. Five days adds a proper…
Yerevan to Tatev: The Drive, the Cableway and the Monday Trap
Tatev monastery has two honest ways in from Yerevan: ride the Wings of Tatev cableway across the Vorotan gorge, or drive the whole way…
Yerevan to Lake Sevan and Dilijan in a Day
Lake Sevan and Dilijan is the day trip most people in Yerevan end up doing at some point, and it earns that popularity honestly:…
Khor Virap, Areni and Noravank in One Day
Ararat looks its best before eleven in the morning, and that one detail should decide what time you leave Yerevan for this route. Khor…
Garni, Geghard and the Symphony of Stones
If you only have one day free between flights, this is the day trip that fits it. Garni temple, Geghard monastery and the basalt…
The Debed Canyon: Haghpat, Sanahin and Odzun
The Debed canyon in Armenia’s far north holds two UNESCO World Heritage monasteries within sight of each other — Haghpat and Sanahin — plus…
The Selim Pass and the Vardenyats Caravanserai
The Selim, or Vardenyats, Pass tops out at 2,410 metres between the wine country of Vayots Dzor and the south shore of Lake Sevan,…
Mount Aragats and Kari Lake: When the Road Opens
The road to Kari Lake, on the slopes of Mount Aragats, is closed from late November to mid-May — that’s the fact that actually…