Private Tour

Private tour to Oshakan, Karmravor, Hovhanavank, Saghmosavank monasteries

Overview

Available languages

Russian

English

Mobile ticket

During this half-day tour you may admire beautiful gorges and picturesque views as well as to hear nice legends and historical facts about the visited Christian churches.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Specialized infant seats are available

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Oshakan

Oshakan village has been a holy place since the 5th century, when in 440 due to the duke Vahan Amatuni's efforts the creator of Armenian alphabet Mesrop Mashtots was buried there and a small church was built over his tomb. In the 19th century a bigger church bearing the name of St. Mesrop Mashtots was constructed in the place of the old one. Every year many first class schoolchildren learn the first letter of the alphabet in this church after an oath at the tomb of St. Mashtots.

40 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Karmravor Church

This exquisite church is considered to be the jewel of Ashtarak. It resembles a monolith pillar due to its small sizes and architectural solutions. It was built in the 7th century and has come to our days almost intact. It has a cross-shaped ground plan from inside and outside.

40 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Extra stops on the route upon request

Air-conditioned vehicles & professional drivers

Vehicle & passengers insurance

Bottled water

Free pick-up & drop-off within Yerevan

Professional English or Russian speaking guide service (if choosing "with a guide" option)

Lunch

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

4-7 travelers, without guide

including bottled water, vehicle insurance, hotel pick up
Pickup included

1-2 travelers, with a guide

including bottled water, vehicle insurance, hotel pick up
Pickup included

1-3 travelers, without guide

including bottled water, vehicle insurance, hotel pick up
Pickup included

3-6 travelers, with a guide

including bottled water, vehicle insurance, hotel pick up
Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

5 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Going to see 4 different churches with Meline
deangC8659DM,,Dec 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Meline was super nice and gave us the best tour ever! Goqor was a super great driver. Thank you so much for showing us the different churches and teaching us Armenian history! I definitely want to come back and take another tour with Meline! շնորհակալություն Մելինե
An Interesting Tour of Historic Churches
O3249NYjosephh,,Dec 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Meline was a fantastic guide and Goqor was a great driver. The tour was interesting and fun. I would recommend this tour to anyone wanting to learn more about the history of Armenia.
HYUR THE BEST!!!
Explorer740992,,Jun 25, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Hyur, a truly professional tour company and deserving of all the accolades from our recent trip to Armenia. The tour guides were exceptional with their knowledge and hospitality, the drivers were aware of our needs, the vehicles were clean and one felt that the trip home was a definite, no breaking down! Overall we took four tours and all of the tour guides and drivers names I cannot recall however Hamas, Karen, Rose and Cross and each of the other guides and drivers a huge thank you not forgetting the administration staff who always had a smile for us no matter what our request was. Hyur the BEST!
Great day
emi-egi,,Aug 16, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We are stuck here in Yerevan due to the pandemic and the only joy we could afford was going on tour through Hyur. Actually it was so nice there was an individual option cause we think it's not safe at all to travel with many other people. So we went to nice churches close to Yerevan with beautiful nature surrounded. Trip lasted like 5hours. Totally recommended for the professional driver and safe ride.