Garni Temple
A columned Hellenistic-style temple on a cliff edge, the best-known pagan temple in Armenia. It was rebuilt in modern times from its original stones, and the setting has views over a deep gorge.
Garni and Geghard
A Greco-Roman temple from the first century and, carved partly into rock, a UNESCO-listed monastery make an easy day trip.
Attractive locations
Geghard Monastery
A UNESCO-listed monastery in a narrow gorge, partly carved out of the rock. Its dim chambers, carved crosses and a spring inside the cliff make it one of Armenia's most atmospheric sacred sites.
Garni Gorge
A deep river gorge beside Garni village, famous for tall basalt columns on its walls that resemble organ pipes, often called the Symphony of the Stones. Paths lead down to the riverside.
Azhdahak
An extinct volcano in the Gegham Mountains with a deep crater that holds a small lake. Hikers climb it for high-altitude views, usually with a local guide.
Havuts Tar
A small medieval monastery in the hills above the Azat river gorge, reached by a walking trail from Garni. It has old churches and carved stone crosses.
Airports
Zvartnots International Airport EVN
It is about 28 km in a straight line from Garni and Geghard.
Shirak International Airport LWN
It is about 101 km in a straight line from Garni and Geghard.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Armenia page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan-5.6 °C16 mm
- Feb-3.6 °C15 mm
- Mar1.6 °C29 mm
- Apr6.4 °C42 mm
- May11.6 °C57 mm
- Jun17.2 °C44 mm
- Jul21.0 °C25 mm
- Aug21.0 °C19 mm
- Sep16.2 °C20 mm
- Oct9.3 °C33 mm
- Nov1.8 °C19 mm
- Dec-3.5 °C15 mm
Driest months: Jan, Feb, Dec. Wettest months: Apr, May, Jun.
Costs
Prices here are about 38% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
112. Police 102. Ambulance 103. Fire 101.
local government
Police emergency number 102
Helps with: Armenia's police number, listed with the other emergency numbers on the national tourism site. No separate tourist police unit is shown on that page.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Armenia who needs the police, including visitors.
Phone: 102
local government
Visit Armenia (national tourism site)
Helps with: Armenia's official tourism site. It lists tourism information centres in Yerevan and the regions and takes questions through an online contact form. It shows no phone number.
Who qualifies: Anyone travelling in Armenia or planning a trip there.
ngo
Armenian Red Cross Society
Helps with: Armenia's national Red Cross society. Its site lists disaster management, a search service, first aid, and social and health care. Contact its Yerevan headquarters reception.
Who qualifies: People in Armenia who need its disaster, first aid, search or social and health services.
Phone: +374 60 62 50 50
Address: 21/1 Paronyan Street, Yerevan 0015
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Armenia
Helps with: The UN migration agency. In Armenia it advises on migration policy, supports voluntary return and reintegration, works against human trafficking and provides health services for migrants and refugees.
Who qualifies: Migrants, returnees and refugees in Armenia. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +374 10 585 692
Email: IOMArmenia@iom.int
Address: 14 Petros Adamyan, UN Building, Yerevan
embassy
Foreign diplomatic representations in Armenia (foreign ministry list)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The Armenian foreign ministry lists foreign representations by country and offers a downloadable diplomatic directory.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy or consulate.
local government
Emergency number 911
Helps with: Armenia's emergency number for police, fire and ambulance. The national tourism site lists it for the Emergency Situations Crisis Management Center, with 101 for fire and 103 for ambulance.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Armenia facing an emergency or disaster.
Phone: 911