Tartu → Yerevan · May 10–16, 2026

Բարի գալուստ,
Trigon Tribe.

Five days in Armenia for the Estonian half of the team — a full-team work day in Gyumri, hikes around Dilijan, brandy from Ararat, and the whole crew finally in one room.

Dates
10 → 16 May
7 days · 5 in country
Crew
5 + 4
Estonia 🇪🇪 + Armenia 🇦🇲
Base ↗
Yerevan
Royal Plaza by Stellar
Weather
10 — 26°
No rain forecast ☀
Yerevan × Khor Virap × Gyumri × Dilijan × Sevan × Garni × Geghard × Ararat × Vernissage × Cascade × Trigon Offsite '26 × Yerevan × Khor Virap × Gyumri × Dilijan × Sevan × Garni × Geghard × Ararat × Vernissage × Cascade × Trigon Offsite '26 ×
Flights · Turkish Airlines

Wheels up.

Two-leg via Istanbul both ways. Reservation code TMRNE4.

Heads-up · Sun 10 May · Istanbul

IST layover = working session.

You land in Istanbul at 14:50 and don't fly out until 21:45 — that's ~7 hours at the gate. Come prepared: laptop charged, headphones, anything you want to ship before Yerevan. We're treating it as a remote work block, not dead time.

Layover · 6h 55m Wi-Fi · IGA Pass Lounge optional
PNR · TMRNE4

Outbound — Sun 10 May

TLL
11:15 · Tallinn
IST
14:50 · Istanbul
IST
21:45 · Istanbul
✈
EVN
01:00 · Yerevan
PNR · TMRNE4

Return — Sat 16 May

EVN
09:40 · Yerevan
IST
11:15 · Istanbul
IST
15:10 · Istanbul
✈
TLL
18:40 · Tallinn
The Plan

Five days, one country.

Schedule is a living doc — flexible by an hour or two. Drivers and bookings are coordinated by the Yerevan crew.

10.05
Sun · Arrival
11:15 → 01:00 Fly
TLL → IST → EVN
Tallinn 11:15 · Istanbul 14:50 / 21:45 · Yerevan 01:00 (+1 day)
Long travel day. Hotel check-in straight from the airport — Royal Plaza is ~20 min from EVN. Get some sleep; Day 01 starts at 10:00.
11.05
Mon · Day 01 · Yerevan
10:00 — 12:00 Food
Armenian breakfast
Yerevan Nightsmap · By car
Soft start. Coffee, lavash, cheese, herbs, eggs in matnakash. Set the pace for the week.
12:00 — 15:00 Culture
Khor Virap monastery
Khor Virapmap · By car · ~45 min drive
Mt. Ararat directly across the border — best photo opportunity of the trip if the weather plays along.
15:00 — 18:00 Free
Sightseeing in Yerevan
Cascade → Hamalir → … · Walking
Cascade complex, Cafesjian art museum at the top, then drift down through the city. Open-ended.
19:00 — late Dinner
Welcome dinner
Location TBD · Walking
12.05
Tue · Day 02 · Gyumri
09:00 — 10:00 Breakfast
Tun Lahmajo
Tun Lahmajomap · Yerevan · Walking
12:00 — 17:00 ★ The Work Day
Trigon all-hands work session — Gyumri
Gyumri Technology Centermap · By car
The reason we're all here. Private room booked for the whole team — Estonia + Armenia in one room for the first time this year. Roadmap sync, demos, planning. Bring laptops fully charged; ~2h drive each way.
18:30 — 20:00 Dinner
Cherkezi Dzor
Cherkezi Dzormap · Gyumri · By car
Trout straight from the on-site ponds — earned after the work session.
13.05
Wed · Day 03 · Dilijan
09:00 — 18:00 Hike
Hiking in Dilijan — full day
Parz Lake (start)map → Haghartsin Monastery → Dimats Mtn · By car + offroad
Parz Lake → Haghartsin monastery → offroad cars to Dimats for a 1–2h hike.

Wear sporty, comfortable clothes. Dilijan weather is tricky — could be sunny and warm, could be cold. Estonian April vibes 😄. Pack for rain too. Highly recommend a second set of clothes left in the car just in case.
19:00 — late Dinner
Dinner in Sevan — Yasaman
Yasamanmap · Sevan / Tsaghkadzor · By car
14.05
Thu · Day 04 · Yerevan
09:00 — 11:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
Yerevan
12:00 — 14:00 Culture
History Museum of Armenia
History Museum of Armeniamap · Republic Square · By car
5,000 years compressed into two hours — Urartu bronze, medieval khachkars, the world's oldest leather shoe.
Open Wander
Vernissage open-air market
Vernissagemap
Carpets, silver, soviet cameras, hand-carved backgammon. Bargain in good faith.
17:00 — 19:00 Tour
Ararat Brandy Factory
ARARAT Museummap · By car
Guided tour through the cellars + tasting at the end. Churchill's favorite — allegedly.
15.05
Fri · Day 05 · Garni & Geghard
09:00 — 11:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
TBD
12:00 — 17:00 Culture
Garni Temple → Geghard Monastery
Garni templemap · Lunch spotmap · Geghard monasterymap · By car
Garni is the only Greco-Roman colonnaded temple in the post-Soviet world; Geghard is carved straight into the cliff. Lunch on the way.
19:00 — late Farewell dinner
Katsin Restaurant
Katsin Restaurantmap · By car
Last night — toasts will be given, regrets will not be had.
16.05
Sat · Departure
09:40 Fly
EVN → IST → TLL
Pickup ~07:00 · 2h to airport buffer
Sleep on the plane. Trigon group chat will not be the same for a week.
Logistics

Where & how.

Hotel ↗

Royal Plaza by Stellar Hotels
Yerevan · 4 separate rooms
~ €1 618 total (703 945 AMD)
Paid on spot.

Weather forecast

10° → 26°C
Daytime: t-shirt is fine.
Evenings: a light jacket is a must.
No rain expected for the week.

Pack list

  • Hiking shoes
  • Light jacket
  • Sunglasses
  • Power bank
  • Type C/F adapter
  • 2nd set of clothes (Dilijan)
  • Cash (AMD)
  • Passport
Card works in 95% of places. Keep ~50€ in AMD for markets and small spots.

Currency

1 € ≈ 435 ֏
Local: Armenian Dram (AMD, ֏). ATMs everywhere in Yerevan.

Time zone

UTC+4 (AMT)
+1h vs Estonia. Standups stay on Tartu time.

Language

Բարև · Hi
Russian and English work everywhere in Yerevan. Շնորհակալություն = thank you.
The Tribe

Two cities, one team.

trigon.cloud — building the future, in two time zones.

Estonia

5
Tartu HQ · flying in May 10

Armenia

4
Yerevan crew · your hosts for the week