Sevan National Park
The protected area around Lake Sevan, one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world. Its shores offer beaches, birdwatching, boat rides and long views across the water to the mountains.
Lake Sevan
Beaches and summer swimming come with this large high-mountain lake, above which the Sevanavank monastery stands on a hilltop.
Attractive locations
Sevanavank
A monastery with two stone churches on a peninsula jutting into Lake Sevan. A flight of steps leads up from the shore, and the top gives sweeping views of the lake.
Hayravank Monastery
A small medieval monastery on a rocky promontory beside the western shore of Lake Sevan. A modest stone church stands on a grassy point with the water on both sides.
Orbelian's Caravanserai
A well-preserved stone caravanserai on the Selim mountain pass, once a stop for traders on the Silk Road. Its long, dark hall with vaulted roof gives a feel for travel in medieval times.
Lake Sevan
A very large mountain lake high in the Armenian Highlands, with beaches, fish restaurants and monasteries along its shores. It is a favourite summer escape from Yerevan.
Noratus Cemetery
A large old cemetery covered with hundreds of carved stone crosses, called khachkars, dating from the medieval period onward. It is among the best places in Armenia to see the craft up close.
Airports
Zvartnots International Airport EVN
It is about 83 km in a straight line from Lake Sevan.
Shirak International Airport LWN
It is about 135 km in a straight line from Lake Sevan.
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-4.6 °C18 mm
- Feb-2.7 °C17 mm
- Mar2.1 °C29 mm
- Apr6.6 °C45 mm
- May12.0 °C59 mm
- Jun16.6 °C48 mm
- Jul19.2 °C28 mm
- Aug19.3 °C23 mm
- Sep15.2 °C24 mm
- Oct9.5 °C38 mm
- Nov2.6 °C20 mm
- Dec-2.7 °C15 mm
Driest months: Jan, Feb, 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