Gyumri: The 6 Best Tours & Day Trips

1.Gyumri (Urban Life museum, Black fortress, old town), Harichavank

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 280 reviews · 10 to 11 hours (approx.) · from $41Our pick

Explore Gyumri’s old town, Urban Life Museum, Black Fortress, and Harichavank on a budget-friendly day trip from Yerevan.

“I would not recommend this trip to other travellers. The company said that seats can’t be reserved so we took our seats on the bus and apparently the seat was reserved by someone with a half empty bottle of water, which we thought was rubbish. She was rude and aggressive to us. She then got a member of staff and she was rude and unhelpful saying find another seat, but by the time this woman came on the bus it was 2 mins before the trip was due to depart so there was no seats together and the member of staff wouldn’t ask any solo travellers to sit together for…”

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2.Museum of Illusions Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 84 reviews · 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $12Best value

Explore 60 clever illusions at Gyumri’s Museum of Illusions, with friendly English guides, hands-on fun, science, and photo opportunities.

“It was a great experience, nice staff, funny experiments. I got smarter at the end:) It lasts around 40-50 min and it worths the money!”

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3.Private tour to Gyumri old town and Marmashen monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $161

Review of a private Yerevan tour to Gyumri and Marmashen Monastery, with old-town walks, Armenian culture, pricing, guides, and practical tips.

“Great day spent with Anush and Sash to the nord-western part to gyumri and monastries. Gentle and perfectly organised! Hyur is always a guarantee!”

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4.Paint Your Own Traditional Doll

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

Paint a traditional Armenian doll in Gyumri with artist Narine, learn miniature painting, choose a taraz costume, and take home a personal souvenir.

“Nerine was a lovely, welcoming host! We had a great time painting our dolls, and have a great souvenir to take home with us now. We also learnt about Armenian culture and got some great tips for local food :) definitely recommend!!”

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5.Group Tour to Gyumri: City tour, Monasteries and Culture

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 6 reviews · 10 hours · from $37

Review the $37 Gyumri day tour from Yerevan, with Harichavank, the Black Fortress, local culture, transport, guides, and practical tips.

“It was a nice day tour and our guide Karmela was amazing, giving us very good explanations and all the necessary attention for that day. There were just 6 non armenians in the group and she made all the commentns in both english and armenian language, putting us 6 in the front part of the bus to make it easier (very well organized).”

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6.Private Guided Walking Tour By A Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2h 30m · from $25

Explore Gyumri with local guide Aram on a 150-minute walking tour featuring churches, museums, stories, and Armenian culture for $25.

“The guide was local and that makes the experience extra exciting. Great English. And passionate.”

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