The 10 best canyons and caves in Armenia
Updated August 2026 · Chosen editorially. Rankings are never sold.
Ten canyons and caves, picked across five regions of Armenia and Yerevan: Syunik, Kotayk, Vayots Dzor, Ararat, and Lori. Start with Devil's Bridge in Syunik or Garni Gorge in Kotayk, then work through the rest by region.
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Devil's BridgeSyunikDevil's Bridge is a travertine arch over the Vorotan gorge near Tatev, at the canyon's deepest point, where walls drop 700-800 metres to the river.
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Garni GorgeKotaykGarni Gorge, below Garni village, holds the basalt-column cliffs known as the Symphony of the Stones, under the 1st-century Temple of Garni.
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Mozrov CaveVayots DzorMozrov Cave, near Areni in Vayots Dzor, is Armenia's deepest known cave — a hydrothermal system coated in a crust of calcite crystal.
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AratsoAraratAratso Canyon (Արածո) cuts a 7-km gorge into the Urts range in Ararat province, its bare walls dropping 100 to 400 meters to a floor as narrow as 10 meters.
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Magellan caveVayots DzorMagellan cave is a karst cave near Areni in Vayots Dzor, one of Armenia's larger documented caves, explored only to a depth of 1.7 km.
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Debed CanyonLoriDebed Canyon is a steep-sided gorge in Lori Province carved by the Debed River, running from Vanadzor north to the Georgian border.
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Proshi KapVayots DzorProshi Kap is a gorge in Armenia's Vayots Dzor region, about 2 km north of Vernashen village, named for the nearby Proshaberd fortress ruins.
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Karayr-Katsaran Zarni AyrLoriZarni Ayr is a cave-fortress carved into rock near Haghpat village in Lori region, part of the Alaverdi community.
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Karayr-Katsaran Dzoragyugh-1YerevanDzoragyugh-1 is a late-medieval rock-cut dwelling below St. Sargis church in Yerevan's Kentron district, part of the Ananun columnar basalt site.
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KarapadzorVayots DzorKarapadzor is a 12-km river gorge on the Arpa in Vayots Dzor, cut 40–150 m deep between Areni and Arpi villages.
