Welcome to TourismArmenia
Armenia is widely celebrated for its ancient history, yet few realize the sheer diversity of its breathtaking landscapes, countless historical monuments, and rich cultural heritage. This sunny, hospitable country is waiting to be explored.
Discover your perfect journey through our wide range of general and specialized tours—from cultural discovery and birdwatching to thrilling off-road adventures.
Your dream trip is just a choice away. It would be our privilege to help you discover the beauty and magnificence of Armenia.
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Discovery Tours
Join us in the adventure of revealing the legends of an ancient land - fascinating, unspoiled nature, innumerable historic monuments of Paganism and Christianity, a home of ancient civilization, hospitable people and respected traditions.
Birdwatching Tours
Diverse natural conditions results in unusually rich flora and fauna on a relatively small territory of the country. Up to the present over 350 bird species have been recorded in Armenia, of which over 240 species are breeding locally.
Off-Road Tours
Fasten your seatbelt and enjoy our Off-Road Tour through stunningly beautiful mountains. Immerse into aromatic forests of aspen and pine as we climb to wildflower-carpeted high alpine meadows with views that seem to go on forever.
Highlights of Armenia
Yerevan to celebrate its th anniversary in October
Armenia is renowned for greeting visitors with warmth and hospitality. Nowhere is this more evident than in Yerevan, one of the world's most ancient cities, which celebrates its th anniversary in October . The capital of Armenia offers all the advantages of a modern metropolis while boasting numerous historical landmarks and a welcoming atmosphere that makes visitors feel right at home. The city itself remains one of the premier tourist attractions in Armenia.
Pre-historic and early Christian monuments
Through all the centuries, Armenia has managed to preserve a wealth of today's evidence of the evolution of humankind. There are innumerable historical monuments in Armenia. 40,000 are available for visiting and are waiting for an admiring traveller. Most of them are churches. However, only some 4,000 are readily accessible and commonly visited because of the difficulty of reaching the rest. Normally they are open round-the-clock without any admission charge.
Cross-Stone - Khachkar
Cross-stone (khachkar) is virtually the most famous design of Medieval Armenian culture. Finally shaped during X-XI AD, they are the synthesis of traditional art, philosophical and spiritual apprehension. The idea and main symbols represented on accompanied Armenian tribes and people since their origin over three millennia earlier. The central subject "the radiant Light, the Cross of Christ" is endowed with incredible diversity of meanings - initially being the sign of sun and invigorating fire, it also included the shape of Tree of Life.
5,500 years old leather shoe is oldest ever discovered
An international team of archaeologists has discovered the world's oldest leather shoe. One thousand years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the 5,500-year-old shoe was perfectly preserved by the cool, dry conditions in the sheep dung-lined cave in Armenia where it was found.
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6,000 years old wine press found in Armenian Cave
Archeologists have unearthed the oldest wine-making facility ever found, using biochemical techniques to identify a dry red vintage made about 6,000 years ago in what is now southern Armenia. The excavation paints a picture of a complex society where mourners tasted a special vintage made at a cave side cemetery, the researchers reported on Tuesday in the Journal of Archaeological Science.
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Birdwatching in Armenia
With over 350 recorded bird species—240 of which are breeding locally—Armenia is a true birdwatcher's paradise. The country hosts a variety of Middle Eastern and Caucasian specialties and endemics. Additionally, visitors can find many European bird species represented here by unique local subspecies.
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Wine & Brandy tasting
Tours of the wineries and tasting of wine and cognac are very popular in Armenia. Excavation results prove, that first wine grape was cultivated on Armenian Highland thousands of years ago and today the descendants of ancient clans try to retain that heritage.
Armenia produces an unchallenged quality brandy (cognac). Armenian cognacs of numerous special brands are aged in oak barrels for 3 to 50 years and are from 40 to 57% proof.
Armenian Cuisine
Armenian cuisine is noted for its pleasing aroma, as a result of the expert mix of spices employed. Armenians use also many unusual herbs and greens in their cooking. The most exotic are collected at alpine meadows and combined in the most unexpected way. You can taste traditional shish-kebab almost everywhere. The standard bread of the country, called lavash, is renowned for its quality. Armenians like to eat lavash with local cheese or shish-kebab and fresh uncooked greens, using it for wrapping the food as a sort of sandwich.
Fruits
Armenia is famous for its fruits, some of which are recognised as superior to the same fruits cultivated in other countries at such latitudes.
Grapes of some 40 kinds grow on the territory of Armenia, mainly on the Ararat valley. Peaches and apples, pears and cherries, pomegranates and figs are delicious.
Apricot grows in Armenia from time immemorial. It has an incomparable taste and is considered the queen of Armenian fruits. You can taste it yourself.
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