Yerevan Activities by Budget in AMD

Yerevan is easy on the wallet. Several of the best things are free, museum tickets cost between 1,500 and 2,500 AMD, and the bigger spends are tastings, a cable car and a day of rafting. This page sorts the options by price in Armenian dram (AMD). About 365 to 390 AMD buy one US dollar, though the rate moves.

Travel advice as of October 2026: the British FCDO lists two parts of Armenia where it advises against all travel, a 5 km strip along the eastern frontier with Azerbaijan and the M16/H26 road from Ijevan to Noyemberyan. The US rates Armenia at Level 2 and marks the Azerbaijan border region as do not travel. Yerevan and the sights below sit outside those zones. Read the notices on gov.uk and travel.state.gov before you book, and keep to main roads in Syunik and Tavush.

Free

  • The Cascade and its sculpture garden. The outdoor steps and terraces are open at all times. The staircase is a Soviet-era structure renovated in the 2000s, with about 570 steps, and the garden at its foot includes Botero’s cat. Escalators inside usually run between 08:00 and 20:00.
  • Cafesjian Center of the Arts. Entrance costs nothing, but the exhibition galleries open only from Friday to Sunday, 10:00 to 20:00.
  • Lovers’ Park. A Japanese-style park opened in 2008 and designed by the Swiss landscape architect Pierre Rambach.
  • Republic Square fountains. In the warm season, roughly April or May to September or October, an evening show starts at about 21:00.
  • Vernissage. Walking the open-air market at Buzand and Aram streets costs nothing. Stalls are listed as open from about 10:00 to 18:00, and Saturday and Sunday bring the full set. Pay in cash AMD and expect to haggle.

Up to about 3,000 AMD

  • Metro. One line of 10 stations and 13.4 km, with a ride at about 150 AMD. Tap a contactless bank card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, or use a QR ticket or the transport card. Cash and tokens ended on 1 February 2025.
  • Erebuni Museum-Reserve, 38 Erebuni Street. Adults 1,500 AMD, students 1,000 AMD, children 500 AMD. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:30 to 16:40, on the site of a fortress founded in 782 BC.
  • Matenadaran, 53 Mashtots Avenue. Adults 2,000 AMD, ages 6 to 18 pay 1,000 AMD. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 17:50.
  • History Museum of Armenia, Republic Square. The permanent exhibition costs 2,500 AMD. It closes on Mondays.
  • Noy Brandy-wine-vodka Factory Museum, Argisht Street 9. A visit without tasting is 3,000 AMD.

5,000 to 15,000 AMD

  • Noy tastings cost 5,000, 10,000 or 15,000 AMD, rising with the age of the brandy. The museum opens Monday to Friday 09:00 to 18:00 and Saturday 11:00 to 16:00. Tasters must be 18 or over.
  • ARARAT, the Yerevan Brandy Company, 2 Admiral Isakov Avenue. Brandy has been made here since 1887, and visits are by advance booking. Third-party listings show roughly $31 to $71 per person, depending on language and tasting.
  • Saryan Street wine. In Vino at 6 Martiros Saryan Street was the first wine bar and shop on the street. Look at the menu before you order, because glass prices vary. Yerevan Wine Days fall in early June.
  • Debed River rafting in Lori. Rafting Armenia charges about 12,000 AMD for an 11 km run of 1.5 to 2 hours, for riders 14 and older. Lori is about 3 hours from Yerevan, so treat it as a full day. Details are on the operator’s page .

A bigger outlay: Wings of Tatev

The cable car at Halidzor in Syunik covers 5,752 m in about 12 minutes. It runs Tuesday to Sunday, with weather and technical closures on top. From March to November a one-way ticket is 6,500 AMD and a return ticket is 9,000 AMD. From December to February the fares fall to 4,000 and 5,500 AMD. Most visitors sleep in Goris the night before, using the main M2 road. Check tatever.am for hours and the 14-day exchange window on unused e-tickets.

Planning around the weather

From late June to August, afternoons often reach 35 to 40 C. Put museums and tastings in the hottest hours, from 12:00 to 16:00, and save the Cascade and Lovers’ Park for the morning or evening. Public drinking fountains called pulpulaks are easy to find. Official museum pages are at Matenadaran and the Cafesjian Center .

Read more: Walking tours in Yerevan , Sightseeing in Yerevan and the 3-day Yerevan itinerary .

Find bookable tastings and food tours: Yerevan food and wine tours on GetYourGuide .