Road trips from Yerevan
Best road trips from Yerevan by car
The escapes a rental car unlocks — from a 45-minute run to Garni and Geghard to a full day south to Tatev. Drive times, highlights and one-way tips for each.
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~45 min away Garni Temple & Geghard Monastery A Hellenistic temple and a cliff-carved UNESCO monastery in one perfect half-day.
Plan the trip ~45 min away Khor Virap Armenia's most photographed monastery, backdropped by biblical Mount Ararat.
Plan the trip ~1 hr away Lake Sevan High-altitude freshwater sea, monasteries on a peninsula, and fresh sig fish.
Plan the trip ~1.5 hr away Dilijan Armenia's little Switzerland — forest, old town and two monastery detours.
Plan the trip ~4 hr away Tatev Monastery The world's longest reversible cable car and a clifftop medieval fortress-monastery in the deep south.
Plan the trip ~1.5 hr away Noravank A rose-red canyon cradling one of Armenia's most beautiful medieval monasteries.
Plan the trip ~1.5 hr away Areni Wine Road The world's oldest winery site and Armenia's finest wine village in Vayots Dzor.
Plan the trip ~2.5 hr away Jermuk Mountain spa town with mineral springs, a dramatic waterfall and cool alpine air.
Plan the trip ~2 hr away Gyumri Armenia's spirited second city — black-tuff architecture and old Kumayri charm.
Plan the trip ~3 hr away Debed Canyon UNESCO twin monasteries in a deep northern canyon — Armenia's most scenic drive.
Plan the trip ~1.5 hr away Mount Aragats & Amberd Armenia's highest peak, a medieval fortress and an alpine lake above the clouds.
Plan the trip ~2 hr away Selim Pass & Orbelian's Caravanserai A 14th-century Silk Road caravanserai at the summit of Armenia's most dramatic mountain pass.
Plan the trip ~4 hr away Khndzoresk Swinging Bridge A cave village, a swinging footbridge and the ancient troglodyte dwellings of old Khndzoresk.
Plan the trip ~5–6 hr away Tbilisi, Georgia Cross-border road trip to Georgia's magnificent capital — a classic one-way rental.
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