Armenia · MUSEUMS
6 reviewed
Short version: these 6 museum visits are the ones to book. Each entry below carries its price, its duration and the one detail that decides whether it fits your trip.
Gyumri city tour from Yerevan plus Harichavank monastery. Entrance fees, snacks, and a bilingual guide included for $41.
“I had a wondeful day I loved the city of Gyumri. We could have some free time there. The Monastery complex of Harichavank was impressive too. The excursion was really worthy and the guide was great. I highly recommend It.”
Yerevan Card bundles free museum entry, transport, and multiple guided tours for $40, with added perks like SIM and discounts across Yerevan.
“The staff at the Yerevan Card office were most helpful, especially Arev and Lilet. They arranged excursions (city bus tour, cognac factory tour and tasting, tour to Garni and Geghard) efficiently and communicated well with me regarding times and meeting point (using WhatsApp and phone calls). They also arranged an airport transfer for me reliably and also arranged a shared taxi to a regional city for me. And they were very friendly as well! The Card itself is very useful if you plan to visit any of the many museums in Yerevan (though it is not valid at Etchmiadzin museum which is under church authority). I would highly recommend it,…”
A playful 60+ illusion museum tour in Gyumri with an English-speaking guide, photo stops, and science behind the tricks.
“It was a great experience, nice staff, funny experiments. I got smarter at the end:) It lasts around 40-50 min and it worths the money!”
Half-day Yerevan sightseeing with Erebuni Museum and key landmarks. Entrance fees, snacks, and an expert guide included for $24.
“Fantastic day - had a bonus visit to the indoor food market. Visit to the rug factory was brilliant - with informative and moving tour of the factory museum. Brandy factory visit covered key aspects of history and manufacture- tasting was edRead more”
A private 4 to 5 hour museum tour of Yerevan, hitting Erebuni, Matenadaran, and Tsitsernakaberd, plus city sights with a pro guide.
“If you are interested in the Urartu Kingdom you will enjoy the erebuni fortress and Museum. Ana, the guide at the Manuscripts museum was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. The genocide museum, sadly interesting. The driver did so many zig zags and accelerations we felt we were in a video game.”
Private Yerevan city tour with History Museum, Megerian carpet master class, Genocide Memorial, and Parajanov Museum, with hotel pickup.
“Very nice way to visit Yerevan and get to know the history of the city and a bit more of Armenian culture. All the places we visited in this tour were guided in English. We had lunch at the Tospia restaurant and it was also very good. I really recommend this tour to anyone visiting Yerevan. Everything was very well organized and the guide Aida and driver Kostya were very friendly and polite. Thanks, Yerani Travel!”
