Discover Armenian Heritage

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Day

Arrival at Zvartnots Airport. Transfer to hotel. Rest at hotel. City tour. Museum of history,Republic Square,Opera house.Lunch and dinner at the restaurant. Enjoy Yerevan nights.Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan.

Day 2

Breakfast at the hotel.Visit to Matenadaran,the museum of ancient manuscripts. Lunch at the restaurant.Visit to the Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Museum-Reserve and the Brandy Factory,where you will have a chance to observe the history of brandy production, from grape to glass, witness the birth of famous Ararat Brandy.Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan.

Day 3 

Breakfast at the hotel.Visit to the Etchmiadzin Cathedral,wich is the Mother Church of the Armenian Apostolic Church.According to most scholars,it was the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and is considered the oldest cathedral in the world. Lunch at a restaurant.Visit to Zvartnots.It remained standing until the end of the 10th century, but historical sources are silent as to the cause of its collapse. Dinner at Yerevan Pandok restaurant.Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan.

Day4 

Breakfast at the hotel.Visit to Garni-Geghard.The temple of Garni was built on the territory of Garni fortress in 1st century AD. Visiting Garni one should see the Garni Gorge which is an incredible place. This gorge is made of multiple basalt columns carved out by the river Garni and is referred to be called Symphony of the Stones.Geghard – cave Monastery, the name ,,geghard,, derives from the relics of the Armenian Apostolic church.The monastery is included in UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. Lunch –picnic by the road. Visit to Tsaghkadzor,wich is famous for its numerous pensions, rest houses and sport facilities. It is popular for its mountain- skiing especially after the construction of a new rope way. Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan.

Day 5

Breakfast at the hotel.Visit to Aparan, Alaverdi. Lunch at the restaurant. Visit to Dilijan.Lake parz is one of Dilijan’s most attractive natural sites.It is a small lake enclosed in thick forests of Dilijan National Park.The next attractive site of Dilijan is the Haghartsin Monastery. It’s a religious complex of 12th-13th century architecture nestled in the impressive nature of Dilijan.Goshavank Monastery is also an interesthing place,wich used to be one of the leading religious and educational-cultural centers, where Mkhitar Gosh lived and worked for 25 years.Dinner at the restaurant.Overnight at the hotel in Dilijan.

Day 6

Breakfast at the hotel.Enjoy the beauties of Lake Sevan.It is the largest lake in Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater high-altitude lakes in the world.The Sevanavank is a famous  monastery near the town of Sevan.Initially, the monastery was located on an island, but the fall of the water level turned it into a peninsula. Lunch near the lake. Visit to Noratuz and Getik.Noratus  is a major and historical village in the Gegharkunik province of Armenia.The village also has a monastery and church dated to the 9th century, and a ruined basilica built by Prince Sahak.Getik  is a small village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was founded in 1922 by settlers from Old Bashkend, and has megalithic monuments. Dinner –degustation of Armenian cuisine along Getik river.Overnight at the hotel in Goris.

Day 7

Breakfast at the hotel.Admire the amazing views of Khndzoresk village,wich is widely famous for its canyon with picturesque rock formations and ancient cave settlement.In the bottom of the gorge there is St.Hripsime church, dated back to 17th century. Lunch in a restaurant. Visit to Tatev village.The Tatev monastery is a 9th-century monastery located on a large basalt plateau near the Tatev village. Visit to  Zorats Karer (Carahunge).It is a prehistoric archaeological site near the town of Sisian in the Syunik Province of Armenia.   Visit to Sisian, dinner at a restaurnt,overnight at the hotel in Sisian.

Day 8

Breakfast at the hotel.Visit to Noravank.This monastic complex includes the church of S. Karapet, S. Grigor chapel with a vaulted hall, and the church of S. Astvatsatsin.Noravank was the residence of the Orbelian princes.The miniature painter and sculptor Momik worked here in the latter part of the thirteenth and early fourteenth century. Lunch –picnic by the road. Visit to Khor Virap.The Khor Virap is an Armenian Apostolic Church monastery located in the Ararat valley in Armenia, near the border with Turkey.Grigor Lusavorich, who later became Saint Gregory the Illuminator, was initially imprisoned here for 14 years by King Tiridates III of Armenia. Retun to Yerevan.Dinner at the hotel.Overnight at the hotel.Transfer to Zvartnots Airport.