Private UNESCO Heritage Tour: Echmiadzin Churches, Zvartnots, and Sardarapat

Embark on a private UNESCO Heritage tour of Echmiadzin Churches, Zvartnots, and Sardarapat. Explore ancient cathedrals, historical ruins, and cultural museums in this 6-7-hour adventure.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Echmiadzin Monastery - Mother Cathedral of Armenia, the 1st Christian church in the World.
    UNESCO heritage site
    Due to reconstruction works, it is possible to see Mother Cathedral only from outside
  • Saint Hripsime Church - tomb of St. Hripsime is located there. UNESCO heritage site
  • Saint Gayane Church - UNESCO heritage site
  • **Zvartnots…
What's Included
  • Flexible itinerary with extra stops upon request
  • Comfortable air-conditioned vehicles
  • Licensed and professional drivers
  • Insurance for vehicle and passengers
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Convenient free pick-up and drop-off in Yerevan
  • Option for a professional guide in English or Russian
What's Not Included
  • Lunch (6500-7000 AMD = 17-18 USD)
  • Zvartnots and Sardarapat entrance fee at 2300 AMD/ ~ 6 $ per person
Additional Information

Embark on a 6-7-hour tour to explore the Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral from the outside, the principal cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the world’s first Christian cathedral. This site is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Additionally, visit the churches of St. Gayane and St. Hripsime, two of the three churches in Echmiadzin…

Location
Echmiadzin Monastery
Echmiadzin Monastery Complex
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Juan
Sep 26, 2025
History of Christianity tour in Armenia - We spent an interesting morning accompanied by our driver Gregory and with Mariana our guide. We went through much of the history of Christianity in Armenia with good explanations and knowing beautiful buildings.
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Paradise39852622240
Apr 10, 2025
Perfect trip - It was a perfect trip for me and my mom. This tour will be especially interesting for people who try to explore world history and history of religion. Thanks a lot our guide David and driver Hamik!
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442matthieub
Mar 24, 2025
Great tour! - Super interesting with the right amount of time for each stop. Very well organized. Many thanks to our excellent guide Airpin.
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Tnid292019
Oct 25, 2024
Suggested for the 1st day trip in Armenia. - Today is my first day in Yerevan, Armenia with a lovely guide tour, Meline and cool driver, Artur. We went to Voskeni wine, I really love Rose wine here (actually the best ever) and then we had a nice Gata class making in the restaurant closed to Maternal catheter which is delicious as well the lunch. After lunch, we were visited the churches all around and then back to hotel. So, thank you Meline, Artur and Hyur tour.
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V1202
Jun 30, 2024
Sardarbad and more! - Ararat, our driver was amazing. Great driver great service. Highly recommend. It’s definitely worth the trip. Don’t think twice!
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372majal
Nov 1, 2023
Excellent tour - I was on a private tour with guide Tamara and driver Arthur to Sardarapat and Zvartnots on the first day and with Tamara and Vache to Gjumri on the second day. The weather was just perfect and Tamara did a terrific job in showing me around and telling me all about the history of Armenia and the places we visited! Our drivers were very polite and took us safely to our drop off and pick up points, we even stopped several times to take pictures on the way. Tamara made sure I felt completely comfortable and never rushed me so I could take as many pictures as I liked! I can strongly recommend to book your tours with a guide and driver from Hyur tours - I have done many trips with them and was never disappointed!
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Evaso2111ax
Jun 7, 2023
Excursions - There were two tours. With guide Anna and Rose. Both are great. Unusual, interesting storytelling. The drivers are both great, too.
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647joez
Apr 13, 2023
Fun trip with friends and learned a lot - Took a private tour with Elizabeth (guide) and Gregory (driver) to visit multiple historic sites on the way to lake saven. Elizabeth was excellent- explained all the cultural and historic contexts and made the trip the best day of our week in Armenia
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Vasiliyk2020
Oct 23, 2022
Travel to Etchmiadzin - Excellent excursion from Anait, very deep knowledge of the material and good communication! Driver Arthur made the journey safe and enjoyable! We'll definitely go on other excursions.
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Christiane
Aug 21, 2022
very interesting and well organized trip - we spent a very interesting day with our friendly and careful driver artur and our guide hamas, who gave us many informations about the churches and about armenien life.
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From $129 (Per Vehicle)
up to 7 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).