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Southern Armenia and Karabakh
offered by supplier M18454 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 15
day(s)
Group Size: 5
- 50
people
Destination(s):
Armenia
Specialty Categories:
Cultural Journey
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 750 Euro (EUR)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1470 Euro (EUR)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival and accommodation.
Day 2: Breakfast. Trip to Garni and Geghard. Garni is the temple of Sun, built in the first century, A.D. You will walk along the canyon, by the beautiful columnar basalt and the stone bridge of the 9th century over the Azat River. Geghard is monastery of the 11th-13th centuries. You will see cave-monastery, cave-dwellings and a beautiful landscape, have box lunch at the bank of the river.
Trip to Yerevan. You will visit: Victory Park, Tsitsernakaberd, Genocide Museum, Park after Komitas, Pantheon, Theater Square, Opera. You will see Komitas, Saryan, Sayat-Nova and Tamanyan monuments, Matenadaran and State University. You will walk along the boulevard to the Vardan Mamikonyan Square and the Republic Square. You will visit the winery and the brandy factory, see the Hrazdan canyon and cross the Kievyan and New bridge. Various activities after dinner (disco, theater, cinema, etc.).
Day 3: Breakfast. Trip to Echmiadzin. You will visit the Cathedral, the Cathedral museum, the St. Gayane Church, the St. Hripsime Church, the Metsamor – Armenian ancient history museum, and Sardarapat. Lunch in a museum restaurant. After lunch you will also visit the Ethnographic and Folklore Museum and Zvartnots museum. Dinner in Yerevan.
Day 4: Breakfast. Trip to Southern Armenia. You will visit Khor Virap, the monastery of the 4th-7th centuries, Noravank, the monastery of the 13th-14th centuries. After box lunch you will travel to Eghegnadzor and see the medieval bridge near Agarakadzor village. Accommodation and dinner in a hotel.
Day 5: Breakfast. Trip to Spitakavor. You will visit the Gladzor University of the 12th cent., Surb Sargis, Agavnadzor village of the 10th cent., the ancient agricultural center of Daralagyaz. You will take a bathe in the Arpa River, have picnic and trip to Vayk and Jermuk. Accommodation and dinner in a rest house.
Day 6: Breakfast. Trip around Jermuk. You will visit water gallery and waterfall, and take a bathe in hot springs. You will visit Gndevank monastery, dated 936 in Gndevaz, water reservoir, canyon, have box lunch and travel to Qarahundj, the ancient stone observatory. Accommodation and dinner in a hotel in Sisian.
Day 7: Breakfast. Trip to the Shaki waterfall. After box lunch you will see the "Davil's bridge", take a bathe in hot springs. You will prepare dinner on the open fire and spend the night in tents in Tatev valley.
Day 8: Breakfast. You will spend the first half of the day trekking along a beautiful canyon about 12 km. After box lunch you will visit Tatev monastery, medieval settlement Alidzor and New Alidzor. Dinner and accommodation in Goris.
Day 9: Breakfast. Trip to Khndzoresk, the cave settlement of the Bronze Age. You will see the tomb of Mhitar Sparapet, the Armenian legendary commander. You will have lunch with “khorovats”, Armenian BBQ, and leave for Karabakh. Dinner and accommodation in a hotel in Stepanakert.
Day 10: After breakfast excursion around Stepanakert: Renessance park, Historical Museum, Drama theater after V.Papazyan, memorials to heroes of the liberation struggle, vernissage. Trip to the Magpie's fortress (Kachakhaberd) and Khachen river valley. Dinner in a village. After dinner you will visit Ganzasar monastery, Khodjali village, Askeran fortress, Aghdam town and Tigranakert fortress of the 1st century.
Day 11: Amaras monastery, founded in the 4th century and Gtnavank. Dinner in a village house. Shushi and Kazachentsots. Free time.
Day 12: After breakfast you will return to Armenia. You will look at the Vorotan River canyon (1200m) from the observation deck and have lunch in a tavern. You will visit Bartsravan village and forest monastery. Dinner in Yerevan.
Day 13: Breakfast. Trip to lake Sevan. You will visit the Airivank medieval temple, see the army chapel and Noraduz khachqars. You will have lunch with Sevan’s white-fish, take a bathe in Sevan and, on demand, have a trip on yacht or boat. Return to Yerevan and dinner.
Day 14: Free day. You can visit the National Gallery, Matenadaran, Historical Museum, Paradjanov's museum, Erebuni fortress, etc. Grand dinner in the evening.
Day 15: Departure.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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