Tatev Monastery
A large monastery complex on the edge of a deep gorge, with churches, towers and walls built over many centuries. A long cable car crosses the gorge to reach it, adding to the drama.
Tatev
A long cable car crosses a deep gorge to reach the medieval monastery on a cliff top in the south.
Attractive locations
Satani Bridge (Devil's Bridge)
A natural stone arch over the Vorotan river, below which mineral springs have formed warm pools. Visitors come to walk along the gorge and see the unusual rock formations.
Tatevi Anapat
A monastery beside Tatev, built in the seventeenth century as a place of retreat, standing on a quiet slope above the gorge. It sees far fewer visitors than the main monastery.
Vorotnavank
A medieval monastery by the Vorotan river, with a small church of dark stone and a remote, peaceful setting. Its location in the river valley is a pleasant stop on the road.
Wings of Tatev
The long aerial cable car linking the village of Halidzor with Tatev Monastery across the Vorotan gorge, with views of the canyon on the way. It is the quickest way up to the monastery.
Zorats Karer (Karahunj)
An ancient field of standing stones, many with small round holes, on a plateau near Sisian. It is often called Armenia's Stonehenge, and visitors come to wonder about its purpose.
Old Khndzoresk
A former village of cave homes cut into volcanic cliffs and left empty in the twentieth century. A swinging footbridge crosses the gorge, and paths lead through the cave houses.
Airports
Zvartnots International Airport EVN
It is about 179 km in a straight line from Tatev.
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-4.2 °C15 mm
- Feb-2.5 °C17 mm
- Mar1.8 °C31 mm
- Apr6.3 °C37 mm
- May11.8 °C46 mm
- Jun16.4 °C28 mm
- Jul18.4 °C13 mm
- Aug18.2 °C11 mm
- Sep14.9 °C17 mm
- Oct9.3 °C29 mm
- Nov2.1 °C21 mm
- Dec-2.4 °C16 mm
Driest months: Jan, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: Mar, Apr, May.
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