4 Winter Days in Armenia to Build a Day Around

1.Tsaghkadzor & Lake Sevan։ Winter Day Tour from Yerevan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $25Our pick

Travel from Yerevan to Sevanavank, Tsaghkadzor, Kecharis Monastery, and the Tsaghkadzor Ropeway on a 6 to 7 hour winter outing. Your guide handles transport and local context, while you pay separately for the cable car, optional boat ride, and lunch. Guides may include Hasmik, Arena, or Armine.

“Our guide Arena was very knowledgeable and her music taste was amazing. Had a wonderful trip and group size was apt and was diverse.”

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2.Winter Special – Tsaghkadzor, Kecharis, Abovyan & Lake Sevan

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · 8 - 10 hours · from $23

Travel from Yerevan to Lake Sevan, Sevanavank, Tsaghkadzor, Kecharis Monastery, and Abovyan in 8 to 10 hours. This is a photo-focused outing with round-trip transport, not a guided history tour. Bring warm clothes, cash, and patience for a potentially cramped minivan.

“All the tour was a tourist trap. lunch frankly to avoid . no One Word on the Place visited,but It was said in the description . Better to insert a guide and avoid the lunch .”

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3.Winter Private Tour to Tsaghkadzor & Kecharis

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 3 reviews · 6 hours

Travel from Yerevan to snowy Tsaghkadzor with an English or Russian-speaking driver, then choose a ropeway ride, skiing, or snowboarding. Edgar has helped guests rent gear and buy ski passes. The trip also includes time at Kecharis Monastery.

“Edgar, la nostra guida, molto simpatico e gentile, ci ha accompagnato a noleggiare gli sci e a comprare lo skipass, ci ha persino regalato una barretta kinder. Posto bellissimo”

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4.Tsaghkadzor & Lake Sevan։ Winter Day Tour from Yerevan

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · 6 hours · from $17Best value

Leave Yerevan with an English- or Russian-speaking guide for a six-hour winter outing to Tsaghkadzor and Lake Sevan. Expect snowy mountain views, a cable car ride for 3,000 AMD, Sevanavank Monastery, and optional boat access for 1,000 AMD.

“The tour was well organized and the tour guide, Hasmik, was well informed about the history of the areas.”

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