Group Tour: Garni pagan temple, Geghard monastery, Lake Sevan, Sevanavank
Recommended by 99% of travelers
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Yerevan, Armenia
- 8 to 9 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Get out of the city and experience the highlights of the Armenian countryside on this full-day guided tour in an air-conditioned vehicle equipped with Wi-Fi, so you can stay connected. Accompanied by your guide, visit the pagan temple at Garni and the Geghard monastery complex. Watch a lavash bread baking demonstration at a family-style restaurant. Continue on to Lake Sevan, dubbed the "Blue Pearl of Armenia," and take in the stunning views from Sevanavank Monastery.
- Travel in an air-conditioned vehicle equipped with WiFi
- Learn about the area from your guide
- Watch a lavash bread baking demonstration
What's Included
- Professional guide: ENG + RUS consecutively
- Air-conditioned vehicles
- Bottled water & pastries
- Admission tickets
- WiFi in the vehicles
- Vehicle & passengers insurance
- Master class & tasting
- Lunch price (3900 - 4900AMD = 10-13 USD)
- Hotel pick-up & drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Hyur Service96 Nalbandyan poxoc, Yerevan 0010, Armenia
on the left hand, little bit down from Nalbandyan and Tumanyan corner
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.10:00 am
Itinerary
1
Hyur Service
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Charent's Arch
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Garni Temple
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
4
The Monastery of Geghard
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
5
Lake Sevan
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Monastery Sevanavank
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Infants must sit on laps
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The duration is approximate
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Seats will not be known in advance
- 200 steps to climb Sevanavank
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 49 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 446 reviews
davidpaterson, Sep 2025
The sights were all very interesting and worth visiting, especially the Geghard monastery. Tour was very well organised and both driver and guide were excellent. Lunch was also good.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
We are grateful for the nice review received. It’s our pleasure to make the stay of our customers enjoyable!
Edward_L, Oct 2024
The trip was amazing. The driver and tour guide were brilliant. The sites you see on this tour are unbelievable
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Thanks so much for your fantastic review! We would love to host you again whenever you return!
Charlie_E, Oct 2024
The highlight of the trip was definitely visiting the monasteries across the east of the country and we had a fantastic guide, Mikael, who was very informed and gave us a really in-depth explanation of all the sites we saw - from Garni temple to Sevanavank and Geghard monastery to lavash baking at homemade, authentic Armenian food for lunch. For a convenient and informative tour of Armenian history, culture and food, I couldn't recommend this tour enough.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
We truly appreciate your heartfelt feedback! You’re always welcome to explore Armenia with us again!
Kimberly_C, Oct 2024
It was really nice to find a tour that visited all these important spots. I changed my entire travel
itinerary to fit in in. At first I was overwhelmed as it was a huge bus tour w over 40 people but it was well organized and ran smoothly.
The Hyur office was central and easy to find and everyone super friendly, helpful, and knew English. I loved the wifi on the bus too and the guide I think his name was Kiren switched back and forth from Russian to English with ease.
It was a little hard to hear in the back row though as others were talking too. He should speak in the middle of the bus so all of us can hear him.
They also really helped me out as Fly one Armenia changed my flight to the middle of the night so they consented to hold my luggage so I could head to the airport immediately after the tour.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Your kind words mean a lot to us! We look forward to welcoming you again in Armenia!
Tatiana_M, Sep 2024
Nice stops and delicious lunch. Guide was nice but should be less stressed and pushy about the time.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
We very much appreciate your highest mark! We will be very glad to organize your trips anytime you visit our lovely country!
Julian_M, Sep 2024
The trip was really nice, especially the monasteries and seeing lake Sevan from up close. The bus was comfortable, and the tour guys was super nice.
My only issue is that the food was very poor. I paid 4500 Armenian Dram per person for a small portion of tasteless trout with stale rice. To me, a big part of these tours is to taste local cuisine, but this food was really poor.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thank you so much for your feedback! We’re glad you enjoyed the trip and the beautiful sights like the monasteries and Lake Sevan. We appreciate your comments regarding the food and will definitely review this with the restaurant to improve the dining experience. We hope to welcome you back for another tour in the future!
Artyom_S, May 2024
Very big bilingual group. Competitors offer better options. Very long lunch 2 hours, bad products on lunch. Guide has given good information, structured, very slow. Last point in Sevanavank we were very late, churches were closed already, guide knew about that.
Response from Host, May 2024
Thank you for sharing with us your opinion. It is important for us! We will certainly consider your comments.
Hajime_T, Sep 2023
It was a nice excursion out of the city visiting major tourist sites. Geghard monastery was unfortunately under restoration but was still good to visit.
Response from Host, Oct 2023
Thank you for the warm review! Our company will gladly take care of your vacation during your next visit to Armenia!
Joo_V, Sep 2023
This tour was not what we expected at all. I'm giving two stars because we got to see nice places, but the program was quite different from what they offered.
First of all, our guide didn't seem very happy working that day, and this definitely affected our mood. His English wasn't the best, plus his not excited, bored, and indifferent tone really annoyed us.
The group was very big, and the bus was uncomfortable. They said they offer free water, but there was no water left in the second half of the tour. In the description they mention "lavash cooking masterclass", but in reality we just got to see two women making lavash. Actually, we could hardly see anything, as there were 40 people surrounding the place where they cook. What annoyed me the most was that the guide said we could try and make lavash ourselves, but when I asked to do it, I was informed we didn't have time left. Only 2 people got to try, in a group of 40+ people.
In the description, it clearly mentions Lake Sevan and Sevanavank as two different parts of the tour. We had planned to take pictures at Sevanavank and spend some time there, and after that, go down to the lake and chill a little. To our surprise, the guide said we only had 1h to see both. The bus stopped by the lake, and it took us 20min to go up to Sevanavank, and plus 10min to go down to the lake. We didn't have time to do what we planned.
In more than 2 occasions, we were informed about having little time. Nonetheless, our "typical Armenian lunch" (French fries and friend chicken) took us more and 1h30...
Response from Host, Sep 2023
Thank you for the review! We believe there was a misunderstanding as Karen is one of our most required tour guides and one can make sure in it reading thousands of excellent and heartwarming reviews about him.
We will certainly take all your comments into consideration.
Hope there will be another chance to host you in Armenia again!
John_I, Aug 2023
Your operator was Hyur; guide was Monia (sp?). Well-planned, well-executed. Timing at each stop was just right. Monia did an excellent job speaking in both English and Russian. At monastery and temple, she did separate English and Russian tours while the other group had free time.
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Thank you so much for the review and kind words! It will be pleasure to host you in Armenia also in future!
sdimitrakaki929, Jul 2023
We liked everything,the monasteries, the lake,the food in the beautiful garden-restaurant of Garni, but especially our guide,such a good girl!!Thanks so much Manja!!!
Response from Host, Jul 2023
We are very grateful for the nice review! You are always welcome to Armenia!
ANANIAS_S, Jun 2023
High standards, great profesionalism and deep knowledge of the Armenian history and culture. And ready to explain any query
Response from Host, Jun 2023
Thanks a million for the lovely feedback! You are always welcome in Armenia!
INMACULADA_J, Apr 2023
I spent a wonderful day visiting these 3 spots in Armenia. Both Garni Temple and Geghar Monastery are impressive. The sceneries from Lake Sevan are really stunning. We had some free time in all the places after the guide explanation. We also had a lavash baking master class before lunch at the restaurant, which was interesting. The guide was very knowledgeable and kind. The excursion was very well organized. I highly recommend it .
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Thank you for the review and recommendations! We will be glad to provide you with our services again!
Manush_K, Sep 2022
What a wonderful trip and a great guide. Mania was amazing, she was perfect with both languages , Russ and English.
The food in the way to Sevan was very tummy and the host was such a generous man.
I will definitely choose Hyur next time .
Response from Host, Oct 2022
It’s so nice to hear that you were satisfied with our services. You can surely rely on our company in future as well!
StephanieLagosky, Jul 2022
We saw a lot on this tour! The bus was big and comfortable and air conditioned. Sometimes it was hard to understand the guide. The tour also went a bit longer than expected by an hour or so. Lunch was delightful! Would recommend if you want to see a lot in a short time :)
Response from Host, Jul 2022
We very much appreciate your review! It will be pleasure for us to meet you again in the future!
Daud_U, May 2022
Our guide Mr. Tigrat was incredibly knowledgeable and gave us a fantastic day in Lake Sevan. We learnt about history, art, culture and much more. We are well traveled and have high standards, and we were very happy with our tour guide - he was great and spoke excellent English. Time and money well invested. Drvier, Arman drives carefully and safely.
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thank you for the warm words! We will be glad to host you also in the future!
Adrian_M, Feb 2022
We were picked up on time.
The tour departure was on time.
Rose, our guide was wonderful. So enthusiastic and knowledgeable. It was obvious she loves her job and her country.
Also the driver was very good, a nice man gentle driver. He cooked potatoes on the stove at lunch time.😊
I would definitely recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Feb 2022
Thank you for the review and recommendations! We will be glad to provide you with our services again!
Noah_S, Feb 2022
We had a great time on this tour on which you get to see several sites (view of Ararat, pagan temple, monastery, Lavash bread-making, Lake Sevan). Our guide Rose was very kind and fun, she gave us a lot of interesting information. It was impressive to see how she managed to do this tour bilingually (English and Russian). I would definitely recommend taking this tour.
Response from Host, Feb 2022
Thank you so much for your excellent review! Hope to meet you during our tours again!
Jeff, Sep 2021
Excellent guide and driver and a nice schedule. The lunch was also excellent. I highly recommend this tour and this company.
Response from Host, Sep 2021
The nice experience of our customers is our priority! Thank you for your highest mark!
Andreas_R, Jul 2021
Well organised tour, informed und knowledgable guide, good programme, modern bus and free wifi. But sometimes it felt that the Russian participants got quite more information and funny anecdotes, the English just the must haves. That was sad. And nobody cared that more than half of the group wasn’t wearing face masks. Hey, it’s COVID, also in Armenia :(
Response from Host, Jul 2021
Thank you for the review! Nice to hear that you have liked the tour overall! Regarding the tour languages, believe us that all the guides always pay similar attention to both of the language groups, the matter is that sometimes one of the group members asks some more questions than another and the impression is that guide tells more in one of the languages. We will anyway draw your review to the attention of the guide to consider it for the future! As for the masks, they are always available at all of our transportation means, but wearing them is not obligatory, so the travelers may decide to wear it or not.
Dominique, Mar 2020
Great tour with Sam and Harut. Sam was really knowledgeable about all of the locations and we had ample time to see them all. Would highly recommend this tour!
Response from Host, Apr 2020
We are grateful for the nice review received. It’s our pleasure to make the stay of our customers enjoyable!
Pamela_H, Dec 2019
Our guide facilitated this tour extremely well, and a lot was included. The lunch in the orchard was lovely, and the sites we visited were amazing.
Response from Host, Apr 2020
Your positive review is much appreciated! Looking forward to hosting you in Armenia soon!
Vishnu_S, Aug 2019
This was a great day-trip to see and learn about some historical sites and attractions of Armenia. I totally enjoyed it and would certainly recommend it to others. The entire trip was made very pleasant by our excellent tour guide Vard (not sure if I got her spelling right). She single handedly managed a bus full of tourists in such a lovely and patient manner. And more important, was always there to answer questions and share with us so much about the history of Armenia. A word of thanks to the driver Narik as well for driving us safe.
Response from Host, Apr 2020
Thank you so much for the review and kind words! It will be pleasure to host you in Armenia also in future!
Yal_R, Jun 2023
el tour es muy recomendable, desde el trato y el conocimiento de la guía Rose que nos atendió, hasta el último detalle como la entrega de agua y dulces locales, es un must!
Response from Host, Jun 2023
¡Muchísimas gracias por la valuación alta! Esperamos que puedas visitarnos de nuevo muy pronto.
gregory_b, May 2023
une journée magnifique avec 2 guides très professionnels ; le temps pour chaque places est très bien géré. je conseille vivement cette excursion en groupe pour découvrir quelque chose en dehors d'Erevan
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