Heri

Heri: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Heri

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Heri — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.15692, 45.73608. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Heri

• Makenyants Monastery · church · Gegharkunik Province · ~14 km · Must-see
• Boyuk Alagol · lake · Kalbajar District · ~22 km · Must-see
• Vanevan Monastery · church · Gegharkunik Province · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar · church · Gegharkunik Province · ~24 km · Must-see
• Vardenis · viewpoint · Gegharkunik Province · ~29 km · Must-see
• Great Hinaldagh · viewpoint · Dashkasan District · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gömürdağ · viewpoint · Kalbajar District · ~32 km · Must-see
• Astghonk · viewpoint · Gegharkunik Province · ~42 km · Must-see
• Handaberd Fortress · fort · Kalbajar District · ~44 km · Must-see
• Karmirglukh · viewpoint · Vayots Dzor Province · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kanachkogh · viewpoint · Vayots Dzor Province · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kotavank · church · Gegharkunik Province · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sevqar · viewpoint · Gegharkunik Province · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hermon Church · church · Vayots Dzor Province · ~53 km · Must-see
• Qızılqaya · viewpoint · Gedebey District · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kusanats Anapat · attraction · Kalbajar District · ~56 km · Must-see
• Զորաց տաճար (Սբ. Ստեփանոս) · church · Vayots Dzor Province · ~56 km · Must-see
• Vayots Sar · viewpoint · Vayots Dzor Province · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Heri

Other caves near Heri

• Cave Church Rind · cave · Vayots Dzor Province · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mozrov – Noravank · cave · Vayots Dzor Province · ~81 km · Must-see
• Areni-1 cave · cave · Vayots Dzor Province · ~82 km · Must-see
• Magellan cave · cave · Vayots Dzor Province · ~82 km · Must-see
• Hovk-1 · cave · Tavush Province · ~121 km · Must-see
• Blanner · cave · Gegharkunik Province · ~4 km
• Andzav · cave · Gegharkunik Province · ~4 km
• Shatjrek’i · cave · Gegharkunik Province · ~6 km
• K’arayr-kats’aranner · cave · Gegharkunik Province · ~8 km
• Haykoyi Her · cave · Gegharkunik Province · ~13 km

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