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Home9-Hour Tour Of Ejmiatsin From Yerevan
Description
Sign up for this exciting tour to the famous Ejmiatsin with the Armenian Mother Church and various ancient historical monuments such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of St. Gayane Church. Stroll through the ruins of the Zvartnots Cathedral before moving to visit the Musaler Museum.
Highlights
- Pay your respects at the Mother Church and the Zvartnots Cathedral
- Explore the Musaler Museum
- Visit the St. Shoghakat Church and St. Hripsime Church
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- 9:00: Departure from Yerevan.
- 9:45: Visit Mother Church. The city of Ejmiatsin is best known as the location of Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is thus unofficially known in Western sources as a "holy city" and in Armenia as the country's "spiritual capital".
- 10:00: Go to the Museum-treasury.
- 11:20: See the St. Gayane Church: Gayane was the name of an abbess martyred with other nuns by Tiridates III of Armenia in 301 and subsequently made a saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In 2000, Saint Gayane Church was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites along with the historical churches of Vagharshapat.
- 12:30 - 14:00: Have a break (in traditional Armenian cuisine).
- 14:15: Head to the St. Shoghakat church: The Church of Shoghakat (meaning "drop of light" because of the ray of light that came down from heaven upon Hripsime's martyrs) was erected in 1694.
- 14:50: Continue to St. Hripsime church is one of the oldest surviving churches in the country. Catholicos Komitas erected the church to replace the original mausoleum built by Catholicos Sahak the Great in 395 AD that contained the remains of the martyred Saint Hripsime to whom the church is dedicated.
- 15:30: Move to Zvartnots Cathedral: Zvartnots Cathedral is a 7th-century centrally planned aisled tetraconch-type Armenian cathedral built by order of Catholicos Nerses the Builder from 643–652. Now in ruins, it is located at the edge of the city of Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin) in the Armavir Province of Armenia.
- 16:30: Explore Musaler: Worth visiting the memorial in Armenia, with a museum.
- 17:00: Stop at Musaler Museum.
- 18:00: Return to Yerevan.
What's Included
- High-quality transportation service
- Tour guide service
- Drinking water on the bus
What's Excluded
- Museum entrance fee, meal fee
What to bring
- Warm clothes
- Comfortable shoes
- Sunglasses
Meeting Point
Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan, улица Амиряна, Yerevan, Армения
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| The group size and price | |
| 1 To 3 | USD 220 Per Group |
| 4 To 6 | USD 250 Per Group |
| 7 To 20 | USD 375 Per Group |
This is a group tour | |
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USD 220 / group