Half-Day Garni Temple and Geghard Monastery Tour: Discover Armenia's Unique Heritage

Discover Armenia’s most incredible sights! Start your journey at Garni, the solitary pre-Christian temple still standing in Armenia, then proceed to the Geghard monastery, an architectural marvel hewn from a cave.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Charent’s Arch - breathtaking panorama of Mount Ararat
  • The Monastery of Geghard - A monastery hewn into the cliff, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
  • Garni Temple - Armenia’s sole surviving pagan temple from the 1st century.
What's Included
  • Flexible itinerary with extra stops upon request
  • Comfortable air-conditioned vehicles
  • Professional, insured drivers
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Interactive master class with tasting
  • Convenient free pick-up and drop-off in Yerevan
  • Expert guidance in English or Russian (optional)
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fees
Location
Charent's Arch
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Shinichirok2024
Jun 9, 2025
So healing - We were so healed by the nature and the ancient monarchy. And our guide, Jasmine, was not only a good guide but also a good singer. It was the high school trip season for local kids and was bit crowded anywhere you go but is was healing enough for us to enjoy the quiet and peaceful moment at Geghard.
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U2037mljoeh
Jun 8, 2025
Lovely Easy Journey - A great pleasure with our wonderful guide Samvel and driver Grifor travelling around an easy day visiting cave monastery, amazing volcanic hills, and the old pagan Gani temple. A lovely sunny day full of old stories, views of the snowy Ararat mountain and incredible valleys. Well worth the trip.
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Marius_k
Jun 7, 2025
Great tour - The tour guide was excellent. Had so much knowledge of the history and culture. The sites we visited were breathtaking. Very happy we selected this tour company.
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Rudra235
Jun 4, 2025
Hyur means "Guest" in Armenian and they really treat you like one - I would say Armenia is an amazing country and to explore an amazing country you need amazing people who can guide you in the most feasible, truthful, honest and passionately accurate possible way. Now to fulfill the aforementioned statement of mine, allow me to introduce Hyur Services. Anyone looking to explore Armenia through group/private tours, Hyur Services is the most apt choice. They make sure you have best possible guidance to choose the tours as per the desired timeframe and budget and will make sure your tour is comfortable and enjoyable throughout. Last but not least, I would take the opportunity to give my huge shout-out to two great gentlemen named Mr. Hovik and Mr. Samvel who were our private tour guide companions. While Mr. Hovik made sure that our drive to every spot was full of comfort and full of hospitality, Mr. Samvel made our tour a memorable one with the way he explained about the history behind the locations and the way he patiently walked us through every location with full satisfaction without rushing through. The gentlemen were kind enough to show us some spots from where we could taste authentic Armenian food and shop around near Republic Square Yerevan. I am certainly going to visit Armenia again for a longer period next time for sure and would like to be back in touch for more private tours Regards, Rahul
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867alyab
Jun 4, 2025
Ride with driver Gocor ❤️ - The tour was wonderful !During the pick-up from the place of residence ,thank our driver Gokor, who along the way also answered all the questions we are interested in about the historical sites.
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Wanderingcouple_2014
Jun 1, 2025
Half Day Trip from Yerevan - We were short on time and wanted a quick tour that would allow us to see two unmissable sites. We had a guide and driver, and our guide was a proud Armenian who had a deep knowledge of language and the sites we visited. The churches and surrounding landscape were stunning.
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C4779yxmarav
May 29, 2025
Incredible tour - lovely views and wonderful guide! - Such a wonderful tour!! The ride through the hills was super smooth thanks to Norayr! Jasmine was such a knowledgeable guide and even demonstrated how beautifully one of the rooms in the monastery echoes by singing for us! She has a lovely voice and it was such a unique experience!! The landscape is beautiful and the history of the region is mind blowing. Would definitely recommend a trip to the temple and monastery if you are ever in Yerevan! Thank you Jasmine and Norayr for making our day trip so wonderful!
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Travel57499196481
May 26, 2025
Jasmine and Noryar are the BEST! - Jasmine - guide and Noryar - driver were incredible from the outset. Jasmine has incredible English, better than most if not all Americans :) and she was super knowledgeable! We learned so much and honestly cannot wait to return back to Yerevan! Jasmine is also an excellent singer :) We will definitely be returning Garni and Geghard Thank you so much Jasmine and Noryar!
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April_t
May 19, 2025
Great private tour - Anna was a fantastic tour guide. The vehicle was very spacious for the four of us, plus Anna and the driver. We also asked to add on Symphony of Stones and was able to do this for an extra small fee. Fantastic tour.
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Beetinloo
May 17, 2025
The most satisfactory tour of Armenia . It is so enriching . - We had a fantastic guide in Meline as she is well versed in the history of all the places we visited. Her English is good and we could understand her explanation. She is friendly and approachable. The visit to the carpet factory , Geghard Monastery, Garni Temple and the Symphony of Stone were just top class ! We look forward to coming back to Armenia and to have Meline as our guide !
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up to 7 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).