Private & tailor-made
Every tour we run can be private. You choose the start time, the stops, how long you linger, and whether to skip the thing that does not interest you.
What changes
On a group tour we have to be back in the van at a stated time, because fifteen other people are waiting. On a private day we do not. If the light at Noravank is extraordinary, we stay. If a village wedding spills into the road, we watch it. If you have had enough of monasteries by two o'clock, we say so out loud and go and eat instead.
It also means we can start at six for the light, or at eleven because you are on holiday.
Indicative pricing
| Party size | Per vehicle, per day |
|---|---|
| 1–3 people | from €99 |
| 4–7 people | from €149 |
| 8–16 people | from €225 |
Prices are for the whole vehicle and guide, not per person, and vary with distance — Tatev costs more than Garni because it is 250 kilometres further. Entrance fees and meals are extra.
Get an exact quoteWhen private is worth it
From about four people the cost per head is close to a group seat, and you get the whole day to yourselves.
Group timings are the enemy of good light. Private means dawn at Khor Virap and staying until the sun has actually gone.
Reduced mobility, small children, a heart condition, or simply not wanting to be marched. We build the day around it rather than apologising for it.
Ancestral villages, birdwatching, Soviet modernism, a particular winemaker. If it exists here, we can usually find it.
Most requested privately
The deep south
A long day south: the world's longest reversible cable car, a ninth-century monastery on a headland, and a canyon of cave houses joined by a swinging bridge.
Wine & gastronomy
A full day in the valley where wine has been made for six thousand years — three producers, an ancient cave, and a long lunch under a vine.
Photography
Out before dawn to catch the first light on Ararat from the plain, with a guide who knows where to stand and when.
Private departures
We will come back with a route, a vehicle and a price. Nothing to pay until it is agreed.