Three days buys one real day trip beyond the standard Yerevan-plus-Garni weekend: a full day south to Khor Virap, Noravank, and the Areni wine region, home to a cave that pushed the known history of winemaking back a thousand years past the next-oldest site anywhere. Prices run in Armenian dram (AMD, roughly 365-370 to the US dollar through 2026). Base in Yerevan all three nights; every leg here runs by hired driver or organized tour, since there’s no direct public transit to any of these sites.

Two days in Armenia is Yerevan plus one day trip, not a country tour, and this plan says so upfront instead of pretending otherwise. Prices run in Armenian dram (AMD, roughly 365-370 to the US dollar through 2026); the only two paid stops on this plan total 1,500 AMD combined. Base in Yerevan both nights, hire a driver or book a half-day tour for day two, and leave Lake Sevan and the Tatev cable car for a longer trip, since neither fits into 48 hours honestly.

Four days keeps the 3-day route (Yerevan, Garni and Geghard, then Khor Virap, Noravank and Areni) and adds a slower half-day at Etchmiadzin, the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church, rather than rushing it onto the back of an already-long day trip. Prices run in Armenian dram (AMD, roughly 365-370 to the US dollar through 2026). Base in Yerevan the whole trip; nothing here needs a hotel change. This nests inside the 5-day , 6-day and 7-day versions of the same route.

Five days keeps the 4-day route (Yerevan, Garni and Geghard, Khor Virap and Areni, Etchmiadzin) and adds a full day north to Lake Sevan and Dilijan, the forested “Armenian Switzerland” that Armenians themselves drive to when Yerevan gets too hot. Prices run in Armenian dram (AMD, roughly 365-370 to the US dollar through 2026). Base in Yerevan throughout; this is the last version of this route that skips the long push south to Tatev, see the 6-day and 7-day plans for that.

Six days keeps the 5-day route (Yerevan, Garni and Geghard, Khor Virap and Areni, Etchmiadzin, Sevan and Dilijan) and tacks on one long day south to Tatev Monastery and the Wings of Tatev cable car, honestly flagged here as a 12 to 14 hour round trip rather than oversold as easy. Prices run in Armenian dram (AMD, roughly 365-370 to the US dollar through 2026). The 7-day version of this same route splits that single grueling day into a proper overnight in Goris instead.

Seven days keeps the 5-day route (Yerevan, Garni and Geghard, Khor Virap and Areni, Etchmiadzin, Sevan and Dilijan) and does the push south to Tatev properly, over two days with a Goris overnight, rather than the 6-day version’s single 12 to 14 hour round trip. Prices run in Armenian dram (AMD, roughly 365-370 to the US dollar through 2026). This is the fullest version of this route on this site.