Dilijan forests

Forest monasteries, Lake Parz and the green hills of Tavush.

• 2 days
• 9 stops

Day 1

Starts from Dilijan · 6h 15m at the sights, 53m travelling · 49 km

Areas: Tavush

1. Dilijan National Park — Forested park known as "Armenian Switzerland" (3h)
2. Goshavank — 12th-century monastery with an exquisite khachkar (45m)
3. Lake Parz — Forest lake with walking trails near Dilijan (1h 30m)
4. Haghartsin Monastery — Monastery complex set deep in beech forest (1h)

Day 2

Starts from Dilijan · 5h at the sights, 1h 58m travelling · 108 km

Areas: Tavush

1. Jukhtakvank — Pair of churches in the woods near Dilijan (30m)
2. Matosavank — Overgrown forest monastery inside Dilijan park (1h)
3. Nor Varagavank — Forest monastery above Varagavan (45m)
4. Kirants Monastery — Brick-domed monastery reached by a forest hike (2h)
5. Makaravank — Richly carved monastery high in the forest (45m)