And wouldn't I take the train from Sanahin rather than Vanadzor?

And wine and cheese tasting are both very appealing. round the clock. Ejmiadzin, Noravank, Tatev, Khor Virap, Haghpat, Akhtala, Garni, Geghard - in Armenia. February 2, 2017 February 20, 2018 Posted in Trip Itinerary Tagged armenia, caucasus, georgia, mestia, monasteries, mountains, svaneti, travel, ushguli As with most of my trips I agonised over where to visit and what to do, given that I only had two weeks … I spent five nights there without regretting a minute. 3.Overall I was pleased with the balance of my trip. I am particularly keen on photography (see link on my profile) and this will be the main focus of my trip. It was a bit of a cold, wet day and out of the blue a lady from the village invited me in for a hot cup of tea. I would love to hear from your experience. Related: What are the most popular tours in Armenia? YEREVAN for one week, reccomendations please! Jazzve is a great cafe. I went there on my own in the end. Go to southern Armenia there is Tatev monestarty most beutiful thin. Thorn Tree is currently set to READ-ONLY mode. I would budget 3-4 days in Tblisi and 2-3 days in Yerevan.Both cities are great to walk around in. Hi!

The Matenadaron is a great museum with some very old manuscripts. I'm a big rail fan too, but I didn't take any in the Caucasus - will be interested to hear how it works out for you. Asia - Two weeks in Georgia and Armenia - I'm planning for a two week trip to Georgia and Armenia. The Ararat (famous Armenian cognac) distillery is a nice attraction, and they have a good museum dedicated to the genocide of the 1910s.

We will do the same in October. We visited haghbat and Sanahin in Northern Armenia on our own which are worthwhile but a bit hard to get to with public transport... Oh, and time lost is mainly on the border crossing. Why don't you read a guidebook first ?An itinerary depends of your interests.

Guidebooks mention that you can ask the visa to be placed on a separate document. If you choose Tbilisi for you flights, Georgia should be the logical choice. The owner, who took me out in his car is the director of the local art school and his paintings are all round the house. Flying into (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? The route starts in Tbilisi and finishes in Baku, with the option to return to Tbilisi by overnight train on the final night if you have round-trip flights from Georgia. There are nice caves, national reserves, and other ancient monuments. Last October I spent two weeks in (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? Public transport options include local minibuses (marshrootka) in cramped conditions :( - also there is a train option but takes longer (its a night train). Plus we both love good food. Marriot and Hotel Meg very nice in Armenia.

Hi Mark I just came back from both countires and it was amazing. Georgians are meant to have been the first to make wine?! Your guidebooks may have a different view and info on public transport. Lake Sevan is also beautiful.

The Matenadaron is a great museum with some very old manuscripts.

Goris is worth seeing for the charm of the town itself, the naughty flavoured vodkas, the lovely food and cave dwellings in the hills which were inhabited up to the late 20th Century (as well as for the fields of saffron croci cohabiting with the cows).

Great that you are doing this trip - Armenia and Georgia are underexplored. Someone has written here about a cold, damp hostel. I took myself to Sisian to see the petroglyths and stone circles. If you arrive from Ankara overland, reaching Yerevan and Armenia is not fully realistic even if it's "doable" but I hope you like to be inside buses and marshrutkas... Ha ha mv, so true, Batumi is quite a trip from Tblisi, and not particularly comfortable by marshrutka. Group Tour: Khor Virap, Noravank, "Devil's" bridge, Tatev (wayback on Ropeway), joestrippin.blogspot.com/search/label/Armenia, Is it safe to travel on coming Friday (Fighting / COVID), Armenian visa for Palestinian residing in lebanon, Armenia visa on arrival for GCC residence, Visiting Armenia between 30 aug and 5 Sept. YEREVAN for one week, reccomendations please! Tufenkian has several hotels throughout Armenia and I highly, highly recommend staying in at least one of them during your time in Armenia – between 3-5 days of your two weeks in the Caucasus, or perhaps a little longer if you’re simply traveling a Georgia and Armenia itinerary. Group Tour: Khor Virap, Noravank, "Devil's" bridge, Tatev (wayback on Ropeway), joestrippin.blogspot.com/search/label/Armenia, Is it safe to travel on coming Friday (Fighting / COVID), Armenian visa for Palestinian residing in lebanon, Armenia visa on arrival for GCC residence.

My wife and I fly into Georgia in mid-April, and fly out from Armenia two weeks later. Yes and that would tick off a rail journey, I am a fan of travelling by train.

Do you speak Russian? From there, you can easily visit some of the nearer sites and really extraordinary churches dating back as far as the 4th century whose beauty thrilled even this old agnostic. You will stay in Alaverdi and visit both in a day. Yes, I was thinking that might be the day to cut. Might be possible, but rushed. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-32282218', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Tbilisi, and out of Yerevan, 2 weeks later (maybe a few days more). There are many nice inns and great food and go to noravank. Advertising - Still, we'd love some more input from folks who have recently made the trip.