Big Journey: Türkiye to Armenia Overland
From the Bosphorus to Mount Ararat and the Caucasus — the long way, the right way.
Highlights
Signature moments
Expert local guides
The same team who designed your trip is on hand the whole time.
Time that breathes
Nothing is so full that a souvenir purchase feels stressful.
Quality you can bank on
Vetted hotels, fair pricing, no airport surprises.
Itinerary
Day by day
- 01
Istanbul assembles
Meeting dinner and a first toast to the road ahead.
Meals: Breakfast Boutique hotel in the old city - 02
Ankara & the Anatolian steppe
The presidency of the Republic museum and the endless gold fields beyond.
Meals: Breakfast Design hotel - 03
Kayseri & Cappadocia
Two full days of valleys, balloons and cave churches.
Meals: Breakfast Family-run boutique stay - 04
Lake Van
The great blue lake, the island monastery, the Armenian church by the shore.
Meals: Breakfast Design hotel - 05
To the border lands
The road toward Ararat appearing white and enormous.
Meals: Breakfast Family-run boutique stay - 06
Into Armenia
Crossing into Yerevan, a capital of pink stone and jazz.
Meals: Breakfast Design hotel - 07
Echmiadzin & the monasteries
Sacred Armenia, unhurried, with apricot wine and long lunches.
Meals: Breakfast Family-run boutique stay - 08
Sevan & Dilijan
The lake, the forest resort town, the Soviet-era sanatorium kitsch.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Design hotel
What's included
All accommodation, daily breakfast, private transfers, licensed guides on cultural days, 24/7 TravAmory ground support.
Optional upgrades
Hot-air balloon flights, private guides upgrades, cooking classes, spa sessions, extra nights.
Staying
Boutique and design hotels with at least one family-run stay.
Made for
From the Bosphorus to Mount Ararat and the Caucasus — the long way, the right way.
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