Tour Itinerary:
Day 1:
- Arrive in Yerevan at Zvartnots Airport. Passport control, issuing of visas. Accommodation in the hotel.
- City tour. Your tour of the capital city of the Republic of Armenia will include visits to:
- City tour. Your tour of the capital city of the Republic of Armenia will include visits to:
- Matenadaran, the Research Institute of Armenia, which houses beautiful illuminated manuscripts created by scribes centuries ago.
- Tsitsernakaberd Monument and Museum. Built in 1965, this monument commemorates the 1915 Genocide of Armenians.
- The Central Market or "Shuga." Take a walk through the huge central market in Yerevan.
- 20:00 “Welcome” party at the national restaurant.
–“Old Yerevan,” by tasting the Armenian national food, drinks, observing at the same time the Armenian national dance and music. Overnight in Hrazdan hotel.
- Includes: (B).
Day 2:
- Khor-Virab. The site where St.Gregory the Illiminator was imprisoned by Armenian king for preaching Christianity. You can climb down into the dark pit on foot and upon climbing back up treat yourself. The most spectacular view of the glorious Mt.Ararat.
- Noravank. It is 13th century structure with its beautiful stone crosses while enjoying one of the most breathtaking views throughout Armenia and sample some fine local Armenian wine at the neighboring Areni Winery and taste the bounty of Armenian’s sun kissed grapes. lunch in Jermuk. Return to Yerevan.
- Includes: (B).
Day 3:
- Church St Karapet and St. Arakelots monasteries.
– No trip to Armenia is ever complete without a visit to the lake Sevan, one of the largest and highest lakes in Eurasia at about
1,900 meters above sea level. At lake Sevan you will visit these monasteries, then take a serene stroll on the beach and you have a boat ride and cocktail time in a boat, in season. By then, you will have worked an appetite and will be ready to taste the most delicious trout, fresh from the lake. If the weather is fine, boat ride.
- Includes: (B), (L).
Day 4:
- Aruch Cathedral, Talin and Mastara church.
- Gyumri. This is the second largest city of Armenia. Gyumri is situated on the bank of the Akhurian river in the Shirak region and was the site of the most devastating earthquake in Armenia in the 20th century. While touring Gyumri, you will visit its national museum, located in a typical Armenian house and enjoy the former home of the wealthy Zitoghtiants family, who were famous for their baths and beer brewery. This structure is also unique with its architecture and furniture of old times then you can meet representative of the Armenian Catholic Church and have a mass.
- Overnight in Alaverdi in the hotel Avan.
- Dzoraget is a luxury property located in the Loree region, off the main mountain road to Tiflis (Georgia). Dinner at the hotel.
- Includes: (B).
Day 5:
- Alaverdi is famous since the governmental period of the king Artashes the First (189-160 b.c.). In Alaverdi and vicinity are replaced monasteries and temple complexes with amazing and perfect architecture. Older historic sites abound, including the incomparable Haghpat (Unesco site) and Sanahin monasteries. Great hiking and a gentle climate offer a wide range of possibilities to enjoy this pristine woodland-mountain environment.
- Dilijan Region, one of the main resorts in Armenia, which is surrounded by very old in history natural woods. Many wild ancestors of berries and fruit trees are found here. Visit the complex historical monument“ Haghartsin II-XII”. Overnight in Sevan at Avan Marak Tsapatagh hotel. The hotel complex is located in a lovely village on the eastern shore of Lake Sevan, some 65 kilometers from the lakes peninsula where beaches are crowded with new hotels and those held over from Soviet times. Dinner at the hotel.
- Includes: (B).
Day 6:
- Garni. The pagan temple is one an outstanding monument of the Hellenistic culture in Armenia. The temple was built in the second half of the 1st century BC. In 1679 it was destroyed by the earthquake. In 1975 the temple was restored.
- Geghard. The names came from the legendary lance, supposedly the one used to pierce the body of Christ,which was long kept here.The time of foundation of the monastery is not established.The present architectural complex was constructed in the middle of 13th century. The main church, Katoghike is one of the oldest buildings in the complex. Northern wall of the church is natural rock in which two passages lead the most original part of the complex-the two churches cut in the depth of the rock. Dinner. Overnight in Yerevan.
Vernisagh Ample time to wander over the enormous and fascinating weekend open-air Vernissage market in the center of Yerevan from where you can buy typical Armenian souvenirs - wood-carved khachkars (cross stones), obsidian items, antique rugs, handicraft jewelleries, paintings of well-known artists.
- 20:00 “Good Bye” party.
- Includes: (B).
Day 7:
- Echmiadzin Monastery. Visit the Echmiadzin Cathedral, the most ancient Christian temple in Armenia and the Holy See of the Armenian Apostolic Church. You will visit the underground site of the pagan temple upon which the present cathedral stands. You will also visit the Museum. Churches St. Gayane and St. Hripsime.
- Check out from the hotel 14:00 . Dinner.
- Includes: (B).
Day 8:
- Transfer to airport.
- 05:15 departure from Yerevan by the Czech Airlines.
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Hotel accommodation 5 nights in Yerevan, 1 night Tufenkian, 1 night in Sevan, and 1 night Alaverdi.
- HB and 2 lunch in Sevan and Jermuk.
- Land transportation with AC and WC buses.
- Tours and transfers. Professional English speaking guide.
- Entrance fee to all sightseeing destinations.
- Boat tour on Lake Sevan.
Price Excludes:
- Visa for entry. Insurance premiums (optional).
- Tips at hotels. Telephone and mini-bar use at hotel.
- Alcoholic drinks. Additional tours and transfers not included in itinerary.
- Air tax 10.000 AMD
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