Cycling tour around Lake Sevan - Armenian Geographic

Many people, even from Armenia, have never seen the whole Lake Sevan, from all sides. During this tour we’ll give you an opportunity to discover Sevan from all sides, meet the dawn and purple-red sunset on the shore of the lake. Cycling tour around Lake Sevan perfectly combines outdoor activities with visiting the historical and cultural monuments of Armenia.

Cycling tour around Lake Sevan

This is a unique program that will not be offered anywhere else. A car will accompany us the whole way in case of a bicycle breakdown or simply if someone gets too tired.

Day one

In the morning, a car will bring us with our bicycles from Yerevan to Lake Sevan. We will start our tour from drinking tea on the shore of lake Sevan.

Tea house on the shore of Lake Sevan

On the first day we will ride east. Our ride will be about 100 km to Vardenis. On the right side, volcanoes of Geghama Mountains will accompany us. On our way we will visit a medieval fortress Berdkunk, Ayravank monastery, and Noratus village, where a field with about 200 khachkars (cross stones) is situated. Overnight will be in a comfortable guest house.

Day two

After a homemade breakfast, we will continue our journey to the north and north-west. We’ll ride a little more that day – 110 km, but on this side there are mostly flat roads and descents. And the car will always accompany us.

On the way we will stop at the beach, where we will relax, have a refreshing drink at the bar on the shore of the lake, swim, and continue our ride. We’ll finish our tour at the same point from where we have started it and thus complete our circle. We will change, load the bikes in a car, and have a late lunch in a restaurant on the shore of Sevan. We will try a lot of delicious Armenian dishes and return to Yerevan by car.