Groups (2-18)

Any Date

Breakfast

6 day / 5 night

Accomodation

From $400

During this tour you will be able to make an amazing, but at the same time not tiring trip to Armenia. The program is designed so that in addition to historical places you will get acquainted with the culture, traditions, cuisine, the flavor of the country. You will have the opportunity to museums, temples and monasteries, bake national bread, taste wines, see picturesque landscapes and take many beautiful and memorable photos.

1-st day

What will we see

Airport Pickup

Meeting at airport

Transfer to hotel

Accomodation

Evening walk in Yerevan

The city is 29 years older than Rome.

Evening Yerevan is peculiarly beautiful, especially when the illumination of buildings is lit and the capital turns into a night fairy tale. You will feel the atmosphere of the pink city, walk through interesting streets, and starting in may you will see a show of fountains dancing to the rhythm of music, sit in cozy cafes.

Dinner with tasting of national dishes and Armenian wines

You taste Armenian dishes, watch the performance of the ethnographic folklore ensemble. And after the restaurant, at your request, visit the square of the Republic and watch the show of singing fountains.

Overnight in Yerevan

Overnight at hotel

2-nd day

What will we see

Breakfast

Breakfast at hotel

the Temple of St. Hripsime

A masterpiece of early Christian architecture

 We shall visit the Temple of St. Hripsime - a classic example of the early Christian architecture in Armenia. 

Etchmiadzin

Spiritual Center of all Armenians

According to most scholars Etchmiadzin was the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and is often considered the oldest cathedral in the world.

Machanents

Cultural center

Here you can dine, learn the recipes of the preparation of the traditional dishes, take part in carpet weaving and ceramic works. 

Zvartnots Cathedral

Аngels' cathedral

Zvartnots Cathedral (literally 'celestial angels cathedral') is a 7th-century centrally planned aisled tetraconch type Armenian cathedral built by the order of Catholicos Nerses the Builder.

Erebuni

We shall visit the Urartian fortress Erebuni, erected in 782 BC. This is considered the beginning of the history of Yerevan, which is 29 years older than Rome. The museum exhibits ancient exponents, cuneiform tablets of the Urartian period, as well as samples of wheat, that is two thousand years old.

Vintage Carpet Technology

Ancient technologies of creating carpets

A unique place where you will get acquainted with the ancient hand weaving technology used several centuries ago. You can look at the process of creating carpets, and buy a real handmade carpet.

Return to the hotel, free time

3-th day

What will we see

Charents Arch

We begin our journey stopping at the Charents arch. From here, in fine weather one can see the sparkling snowy peaks of the Biblical Mount Ararat. 

Geghard Rock Monastery

We shall visit a monastery carved out of the rock

We shall visit a medieval monastery, partially carved out of the adjacent rock listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with enhanced protection status. Here, from ancient times, there is a holy spring originating from a cave, which according to the legend heals any illness.

Garni pagan temple

We will see the only pagan temple in the territory of Transcaucasia.

An Ionic pagan temple located in the village of Garni. It is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. The structure was built by king Tiridates I in the first century AD as a temple to the sun god Mihr.

Lavash baking master class

Let us bake Armenian lavash and then treat friends

We shall take part in the process of baking Armenian bread, and those who wish can try to bake the finest lavash and then treat their friends the freshest homemade cheese and fragrant greens wrapped in lavash.

Lake Sevan and the Monastery on the Peninsula

Enjoy the picturesque sight of the lake from the top of the hill of the peninsula. We shall visit one of the biggest freshwater lakes in the world.

We shall see the picturesque miracle of the nature "the Armenian pearl", one of the oldest freshwater high altitude lakes in the world. Enjoy the beautiful view of the lake from the peninsula hill, where the medieval monastery Sevanavank is located. 

Dinner at Lake Sevan

Sevan whitefish barbeque and a special barbeque from crabs

You will have the opportunity to dine on the shore of lake Sevan and try the barbeque of the famous Sevan whitefish and special barbeque from crabs.

Haghartsin

Мonastery in the forest

Let us go to one of the most mysterious places in Armenia - a wonderful monastery complex of the 11th-13th centuries - Haghartsin. This is the pearl of the canyon, immersed in the greenery of mountain forests.

Accommodation in the guest house in Dilijan

Accommodation in the Guest House in Dilijan

4-th day

What will we see

Breakfast

Breakfast at hotel

Hayravank Monastery

Let us have a look at the monastery complex right on the slope of Lake Sevan 
The monastery of Father Hovhan. There is a tradition connected with the monastery: In 1381, during Tamerlane invasions the abbot of the monastery Hovhan, with the particle of Christ’s cross turned thousands of captured Armenians into pigeons and set them free. 

Selim Caravan-Saray

We shall admire the incredible views from the Selim Caravan-Saray.

Incredible views

Lunch in Yeghegnadzor

We taste national dishes and prepared in tonira shashlik.

Tatev

Masterpiece of medieval architecture

Wings of Tatev is a 5.7 km cableway between Halidzor and the Tatev monastery in Armenia. It is the longest reversible aerial tramway built in only one section, and holds the record for Longest non-stop double track cable car.
Tatev Monastery is a 9th-century Armenian Apostolic monastery located on a large basalt plateau. It stands on the edge of a deep gorge of the Vorotan River.

Nightstay in Yeghegnadzor

Nightstay at Guest house in Yeghegnadzor

5-th day

What will we see

Khndzoresk

Khndzoresk Bridge is 160-meter long bridge weighting 14 tons, connects the two banks of the village, Old and New Khndzoresk. 

Armenian Stonehenge

Armenian Stonehenge

Carahunge is a prehistoric archaeological site, which is 3, 500 years older than England's Stonehenge and 3, 000 years older than the Egyptian pyramids.

Areni – wine tasting

The sight of the most ancient winery

Let us continue with our trip to Areni, where you can get acquainted with the millennia-old traditions of the Armenian winemaking and taste various sorts of Armenian wine in the “Old Bridge” winery at the winemaker Armen.

Lunch in Cave

Noravank

The monastery is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church.

Noravank is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery. 

Bird Cave

The excavation is located above the Arpa River, inside a Karst Cavern made from tens of thousands of years of mineral water dripping into limestone crevices.

It consists of three rooms or halls, the first two of which are connected by passageways. There are also niches and “basement” and “attic” floors opening upward and downward from the first room. The total area of the cave is about 500 square meters

Khor Virap

We shall approach the foot of the Biblical Mount Ararat.

We shall visit the monastery at the foot of the biblical mountain, located 40 km away from Yerevan. The monastery is known for its location that provides a wonderful view to the Mount Ararat. Here St. Grigor Lusavorich, the first Christian mentor, carried his torments.  Just thanks to the efforts of St. Grigor Lusavorich Armenia adopted Christianity in 301. 

Back To Yerevan

Time for rest

6-th day

What will we see

Yerevan Vernissage

We shall visit Yerevan Vernissage  - the souvenir market, where you can buy silver, ceramic products, etc., after which you will have the opportunity to visit the market where you can buy fruits, dried fruits and other natural gifts. 

Transfer to the Airport

Good Bye

The cost of the tour

the price is per personа

2-3 Person

$550

4-6 Person

$460

7-18 Person

$400

Find out the details of the tour

At your request, and estimated time of arrival, possible changes in the program

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

  • Support 24 hours
  • accommodation (double occupancy)
  • guide service
  • comfortable transport
  • breakfast at hotel
  • Lavash Baking Master Class
  • Wine tasting and familiarization with winemaking traditions
  • Entrance tickets to all designated locations

ADDITIONALLY PAY

  • Flight to Armenia
  • Lunches and dinners (about $18 a day without alcoholic beverages)