Shaki Waterfall & Jermuk: The 14 Best Trips

1.Tatev & Shaki Waterfall Guided Group Tour with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 266 reviews · 13 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $48Our pick

Review of Armenia’s Tatev, Shaki Waterfall, and Areni wine tour, with cable-car views, monastery history, practical costs, and honest advice.

“I have a great time with this tour. It is operated very professionally. The guide is very fluent in both English and Russian and very knowledgeable. She is also very friendly, helpful and know how to connect people. The driver is very skillful in the mountain road. The tour leave enough time at each point for me to enjoy instead of rushing from place to place. The only minus point is that due to a timely densed tour, we don't have enough time for dinner.”

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2.Khor Virap, Noravank Monastery, Areni, Jermuk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 259 reviews · 11 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $35Best value

Review of Armenia’s $35 day tour to Khor Virap, Noravank, Areni, and Jermuk, with practical tips on timing, value, sights, wine, and transport.

“A great tour, lots of nice places visited, great / knowledgeable guide. However, not much free time to deal with local vendors and get some souvenirs.”

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3.Lake Sevan, Hayravank, Noratus, Jermuk, winery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 256 reviews · 13 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $51

Review of a 13 to 14 hour Armenia group tour to Lake Sevan, Noratus, Jermuk, Selim Pass, and Hin Areni Winery.

“The tour was great and the monasteries visited very beautiful. The tour guide Rosa was also very knowledgeable and has provided several useful information about country’s history and culture.”

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4.Tatev Day Trip with Shaki Waterfall & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 193 reviews · 14 hours · from $49

Review of the Yerevan to Tatev day trip, with the Wings of Tatev cable car, Shaki Waterfall, Areni wine tasting, and practical tips.

“This was a great tour. From the scenic sites, to our tour guide, Sona, and everything in between. I had an amazing experience. The pick up spot that they chose is perfect as it is easy to find. The restaurant we stopped for lunch was a lot of food and delicious. Service in general is exceptional. Huge emphasis on getting value for your money.”

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5.Shaki waterfall, Tatev monastery & ropeway, Hin Areni winery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 185 reviews · 13 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $73

Review of Armenia’s Tatev day tour from Yerevan, with Wings of Tatev, Shaki Waterfall, Hin Areni winery, costs, timing, and tips.

“Le trajet était long mais il en vaut la peine ! La cascade, le monastère et le téléphérique sont incroyables. Chaque endroit vous fait découvrir des paysages à couper le souffle. Notre guide (Tigran) nous a donné des explications claires et intéressantes.”

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6.Tour of Tatev, Kndzoresk, Shaki Waterfall and Areni

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 184 reviews · 14 hours · from $46

Review of a 14-hour Yerevan tour to Tatev, Khndzoresk, Shaki Waterfall and Areni, with practical tips on cost, comfort and value.

“Our guide, Anahit was fantastic! She was knowledgable and absolutely made our long trip as comfortable as possible! The tour itself is long but i found it worthy to put the time in it :) thanks to Samvel, our driver the easy ride ☺️”

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7.Khor Virap, Noravank, Jermuk, Areni wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 93 reviews · 12 hours · from $40

See Khor Virap, Noravank, Jermuk and Areni wine country on a 12-hour Armenia day tour from Yerevan for $40.

“Amazing trip (Saturday 7.5.2025), very goog combination historical and nature places of interest. Guide Hasmik was really proffesional (multi language + extensive knowledge). Thanks also our helpful driver.”

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8.Private tour to Hin Areni winery, Shaki waterfall, Tatev monastery, Karahunj

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · 13 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $299

Explore Armenian wine, waterfalls, Tatev Monastery, Satan’s Bridge, and Karahunj on a private 14-hour tour from Yerevan.

“Ana, our tour guide, and Aratel, our driver were awesome! Great natural scenery and they also stopped at places on the way back so we could get some dramatic photos of Ararat and the sunset before returning to Yerevan.”

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9.Day trip to Jermuk: Noratus, Hayravank, Selim Pass

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $45

Review of a Jermuk day trip from Yerevan, with Lake Sevan, Noratus khachkars, Selim Pass, local wine, lunch, and practical tips.

“The tour of Jermuk was truly stunning, with its incredible natural beauty that was a feast for the eyes 😍🤩🤩.The monastery and kachkars were truly impressive and our guide did an excellent job of sharing the history and culture of ArRead more”

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10.Tatev,Shaki(waterfall),Noravank,Wine tasting,Khor Virap

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 12 to 13 hours (approx.) · from $220

Review of Armenia’s 12-hour Tatev and monastery tour, with wine tasting, Khor Virap, Noravank, Shaki Waterfall, transport, costs, and tips.

“I enjoyed this full day tour and by full day, I do mean full day, expect to be gone all day. The day I went was a snowy day which provided for stunning views of the monasteries visited. I took this tour as it would allow me to see the beautiful monastery of Tatev and I was not disappointed. The driver/guide is both informative and friendly and this tour was definitely worth the price.”

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11.Day trip to Jermuk։ Noratus, Selim Pass, Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $40

Visit Lake Sevan, Noratus, Selim Pass, Jermuk waterfall, mineral springs, and Areni wine country on an 11.5-hour Armenia day tour.

“Everything was great in this tour. Very well planned and a truly five ⭐️ service. Our guide, Anastasia, is amazing: knowledgebale of the places, very spirited an always energetic. Our driver, Marat, was great too and super friendly. I highly recomend this tour. 🏆🥇”

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12.Khor Virap, Areni, Noravank, Jermuk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 8 to 11 hours (approx.) · from $150

Review of a private Armenia day tour from Yerevan to Khor Virap, Areni, Noravank, Bird Cave, and Jermuk Waterfall.

“This was a well done tour. Beautiful scenery, my guide was excellent and fun. Learned a lot during the tour. Highly recommended.”

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13.Hin Areni Wine factory, Shaki waterfall, Tatev

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 14 hours · from $73

Review of a 14-hour Armenia tour to Hin Areni Winery, Shaki Waterfall, Tatev Monastery, and the Wings of Tatev cable car.

“Our tour guide Marina was very passionate about her home country and culture and she was equipped with a lot of information about Armenian history and culture. She could speak in both English and Russian. She tried her best to tell us everything about what we saw during the trip. The trip was very fruitful and I would recommend my friends to join if they happen to visit in Armenia.”

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14.Hayravank, Noratus, Selim, Winery, Jermuk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 13h 30m · from $51

Explore Lake Sevan, Noratus khachkars, Selim Pass, Armenian wine, and Jermuk waterfall on a full-day tour for $51.

“An absolutely excellent day. Well organised - we finished an hour ahead of schedule as people kept to the timetable. Lunch was fantastic with as well as main course restaurant provided complimentary salads, desserts, tea and two large carafes of wine All at a modest cost. Sights were amazing. Most comfortable van in my time in Georgia and Armenia. A very professional tour company. Thoroughly recommended.”

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