Mozrov Cave
This cave features spectacular stalagmites and stalactites. Located near the town of Yeghegnadzor, the cave is accessible just off the road towards Mozrov village. Workers constructing the road in the 1970s discovered the cave. Access is quite dangerous, as you must rappel down a 30 meter incline to the entry.
A professional guide can help set up a visit and also will be able to obtain a key to the locked door of the cave.
Mozrov cave hosts one of the largest gatherings of stalactites and stalagmites in the world. The site was formed through a process of tens of thousands of years, when water started to seep through the cracks of limestone, carving out its current cavernous features.
Mozrov Cave (Panorama by 360° Stories)
Archeri Cave and Magel Cave
Caves sprinkle the mountainous terrain of Vayots Dzor. The Government of the Republic of Armenia is working to develop these sites as tourist destinations. While it’s impossible to list all the caves in Armenia, there are a few other accessible caves in Vayots Dzor. Magel, reachable from the road leading to Noravank, was inhabited as far back as the Chalcolithic period (4th and 3rd millennia BCE) and also contained artifacts from the 10th to 14th centuries. It is also host to several batspecies. Many have been registered in Armenia’s Red Book of endangered species, published with the support of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species and other organizations. Efforts to conserve the cave and its ecology are underway. Archeri Cave (“Bear’s Cave”) is another popular cave in the region, almost three kilometers deep.
*Make sure you employ a trained guide to assist you in exploring these caves.
Natural Attractions