Dilijan National Park
A forested park in the Lesser Caucasus with oak and beech woods, mineral springs and hiking trails. It is a cool escape from the lowlands and holds several old monasteries.
Dilijan
Set inside a national park, this forested resort town offers a craft street, hiking trails and the hidden Haghartsin monastery.
Attractive locations
Haghartsin Monastery
A medieval monastery hidden among trees in a wooded valley, with several churches and a refectory built of dark stone. The woodland setting makes it a favourite stop around Dilijan.
Goshavank
A medieval monastery known for its fine stone carving and many khachkars, the carved memorial crosses of Armenia. It is named after the scholar Mkhitar Gosh, who founded it.
Lake Parz
A small lake ringed by forest, with a shaded shoreline suited to picnics and short walks. It is a peaceful place in the national park, popular with families.
Jukhtak Vank
A small medieval monastery in the woods above Dilijan, with two stone churches in a clearing. A short forest walk leads there, and the setting is quiet and shaded.
Matosavank
A medieval monastery in the wooded hills near Dilijan, with a small church and old carved stone crosses. It is a quiet stop away from the larger monasteries.
Aghavnavank Monastery
A monastery in the forested hills of Dilijan National Park, with a small church and carved stone crosses. It is reached by a drive from Dilijan.
Airports
Zvartnots International Airport EVN
It is about 77 km in a straight line from Dilijan.
Shirak International Airport LWN
It is about 85 km in a straight line from Dilijan.
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-6.9 °C21 mm
- Feb-4.6 °C18 mm
- Mar0.5 °C29 mm
- Apr5.2 °C50 mm
- May10.5 °C62 mm
- Jun15.3 °C52 mm
- Jul18.0 °C31 mm
- Aug18.1 °C26 mm
- Sep14.3 °C23 mm
- Oct8.4 °C38 mm
- Nov1.1 °C21 mm
- Dec-4.6 °C19 mm
Driest months: Jan, Feb, Nov, 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: [email protected]
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