AlaverdiԱլավերդի

The questions people ask first about Alaverdi, one line each. Tap a card for the full answer.

• Cash or card?Armenian dram (AMD, ֏): cards are widely taken in Yerevan; carry cash for taxis, markets, small cafés and anything outside the city.Armenia-wide
• SIM or eSIMTeam (ex-Beeline), Viva and Ucom sell SIMs with a passport; cheap and fast.Armenia-wide
• Tap watercheckTap and fountain water in Yerevan is generally drinkable (check); bottled is cheap.Armenia-wide
• TippingcheckRestaurants: Check for a service charge; otherwise 10%.Armenia-wide
• Plugs & powerSockets C/F. US/Canada (A/B): adapter · UK/Ireland (G): adapter · Australia/NZ (I): adapter. 220 V: US 120 V-only devices (hair dryers) need a converter; most chargers are dual-voltage.Armenia-wide
• SafetyAlaverdi is a small, low-crime town and the canyon villages are calm.

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

• CoffeeCoffee at a café near the Sanahin bridge200 dram
• Sit-down mealGuesthouse lunch / dinner2,500–4,000 dram
• Street or quick mealSet meal (soup, kebab, salad)2,600–3,100 dram
• Taxi, about 5 km (3 mi)Taxi, about 3 mi (5 km)Taxi, per kilometreabout 100 dram
• SIM or eSIM, a weekeSIM or data SIM, about a week2,000–4,000 dram
• Museum or sight ticketMikoyan Brothers Museum entry, adult500 dram
• Budget bedFamily room or cottage (up to 4), a night, per roomAMD 20,000
• Mid-range bedDouble room, B&B or small hotel, a night, per roomAMD 18,000
• High-end bedDouble room, B&B or small hotel, a night, per roomAMD 30,000

A day, not counting the bed: Budget AMD 8,000 · Mid AMD 15,000 · High AMD 28,000

Local prices, with USD next to them (rates 2026-09 (approximate); change it in the header). Ranges are desk estimates: check locally. Every price and the budget calculator →

What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.

Airports

EVN Zvartnots International, Yerevan (About 3 h by road; marshrutka from Yerevan takes about 3 h, 1,700 dram) · TBS Tbilisi International, Georgia (Cross-border road route via the Sadakhlo–Bagratashen crossing; daily bus from Alaverdi to Tbilisi at 11:30)EVN Zvartnots International, Yerevan (About 3 h by road; marshrutka from Yerevan takes about 3 h, 1,700 dram) · TBS Tbilisi International, Georgia (Cross-border road route via the Sadakhlo–Bagratashen crossing; daily bus from Alaverdi to Tbilisi at 11:30 AM)

High / low, both scales · rd = rain days

Budget

8,000–14,000 dram excl. bed

Mid

14,000–25,000 dram excl. bed

High

25,000+ dram excl. bed

• The Alaverdi–Sarahart cable car is broken and has been for years: check locally before relying on it.
• The M-6 in the canyon is narrow and carries mining trucks; walk facing traffic and avoid the road at dusk.
• Khuchapi and Khorakert monasteries near the Georgian border can be closed by border troops: check before driving up.
• Trails between Sanahin and Haghpat cross steep gorges; a leaking water pipe makes one descent slippery.
• Only one or two ATMs above the town in Sanahin — take cash from Alaverdi.
• Read your own government's travel advice for the Armenia–Azerbaijan border areas before going east or south of here.