4 Days of Culture, Nature, Cuisine & Traditions of Armenia

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
6-Hour-Long Guided Driving and Walking Tour in Yerevan
8 stops
1
It was one of several fortresses built along the northern Urartian border and was one of the most important political, economic and cultural centers of the vast kingdom.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
2
Republic Square
We begin our walk from beautiful Republic Square through the city center and up the strikingly modern Cascades for views of Biblical Mount Ararat.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Vernissage Market
Visit Statue of Garegin Nzhdeh(Armenian national hero) so we will talk here geopolitical situation of Armenia and will get acquainted to important historical facts connected to Armenia starting from 16th century; Metro station Republic Square(discovering Armenian metro)
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
Art Kvartal is an art complex with its gallery, design shop, art school, cafe in the center of Yerevan
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Charles Aznavour Square
In this beautiful square we will see the oldest hotel in Yerevan "Grand hotel Yerevan" which was opened in 1926, during the Soviet period(the hotel facade is richly decorated with black Armenian tuff stone). We will try sea buckthorn juice which have been used over centuries as food, traditional medicine, and skin treatment in China, Russia, and northern Europe.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
The Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Alexander Spendiaryan
Visit Swan Lake and Opera House. The ground-breaking of the Opera-Theatre took place on 28 November 1930 during the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Soviet Armenia. On January 20, 1933, the building was officially opened.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
7
Cafesjian Center For The Arts
The Cascade (Armenian: Կասկադ, Kaskad) is a giant stairway made of limestone in Yerevan, Armenia. It links the downtown Kentron area of Yerevan with the Monument neighborhood.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
8
Yerevan
Lunch - Armenian traditional food(5,000 AMD per person ~ 12 $)
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Full Day Private Guided Driving Tour to Echmiadzin, Geghard Monastery and Garni Temple
4 stops
9
Etchmiadzin Monastery
Drive to Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat. According to most scholars it was the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and is often considered the oldest cathedral in the world.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
The Monastery of Geghard
Geghard is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with enhanced protection status.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
11
Garni temple
Armenian traditional food(4,000 AMD per person ~ 10 $)
40 minutes • Admission ticket not included
12
Garni Temple
Garni Temple, a first century A. D. Graeco-Roman pagan temple probably devoted to Mithra. We may hear Armenian visitors give an impromptu choral concert.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Day trip to Khor Virap, Areni wine village and Noravank Monastery
4 stops
13
Khor Virap
The monastery is surrounded by green pasture lands and vineyards within the Ararat plain and is in view of Mount Ararat. The Arax (or Arakas) River flows close by, and the monastery is across from Aralık, Turkey.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
14
Areni Wine Factory
''Hin Areni” winery is located in Areni village, Vayots Dzor region. Vayots Dzor Region and Areni village in particular has been the cradle of Armenian winemaking for millennia. A 6,100-year-old winery was discovered in 2007 in the the village of Areni.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
15
Noravank Monastery
The monastery is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
16
Noravank Monastery
Lunch - Armenian traditional food - Kristina's place(4,000 AMD per person ~ 10 $) A well located restaurant . The food is delicious and freshly prepared.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Day 4
Day trip to Lake Sevan and Dilijan forested city
5 stops
17
Monastery Sevanavank
On the shores of the high-altitude Lake Sevan (the largest body of water in Armenia and the Caucasus region) we pause at Sevanavank Monastery(founded in 874 AD by Princess Mariam the daughter of Ashot king). The Monastery is located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan after the artificial draining of Lake Sevan, which started in the era of Joseph Stalin, the water level fell about 20 meters, and the island transformed into a peninsula.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
18
Dilijan National Park
We continue to drive to Dilijan Nature Reserve, characterized by forests of oak and beech. Usually called Armenian Switzerland or Little Switzerland by the locals, it is one of the most important resorts of Armenia. The Sharambeyan street in the center has been preserved and maintained as an "old town".
19
Tufenkian Old Dilijan Complex
The Sharambeyan street in the center has been preserved and maintained as an "old town".
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
20
Lake Parz
Lake Parz is a small lake located in the Dilijan National Park east of Dilijan in Armenia. The lake was formed by natural climatic changes.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
21
Dilijan
Lunch - Getap restuarnt - Nice restaurant with tasty Armenian food location is perfect just on the river(4,000 AMD per person ~ 10 $)
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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