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Armenian Natural Wonders & Historical Sites 8-Day Tour From Yerevan

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Winetour, History

  • Duration

    8 Days

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    Arabic, Armenian, English, Persian, Russian

Description

Embark on this tour to discover the most splendid sites in Armenia like the Geghard Monastery, Gayane Church, Khor Virap Monastery, Genocide Complex and Museum, Noravank Monastery etc. Delve into the natural beauty of the country at Jermuk Waterfall and the Garni Canyon. Visit the Areni winery and enjoy traditional wares at Yerevan's markets.

Highlights
  • Yerevan
  • Garni Canyon
  • Vernissage art and craft market
  • Echmiadzin mother cathedral
  • Areni Winery
  • Jermuk Waterfall
  • Khor Virap
  • Sevan Peninsula
  • Lori Region
  • Day 1: Yerevan expand_more

    • Meet at the Zvartnots International airport.

    • Transfer to the hotel or rented house in Yerevan.

    • Get an introduction of the tour walking in Yerevan with your travel guide.

  • Day 2: Garni expand_more

    • Hike in the Garni Canyon and witness the natural mighty cliffs here.

    • Visit the Geghard Monastery, the only cave-curved monastery of Armenia.

    • See the Vernissage open art and craft market of Yerevan. This is the only place where you can find all kinds of souvenirs and various hand-made works arts and crafts.

    Overnight stay in Yerevan.

  • Day 3: Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral expand_more

    • Tour Echmiadzin Treasury - Hripsime Church, a 7th-century church included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sights for its unique architecture).

    • Visit Gayane Church, the nearby mother Cathedral.

    • See Zvartnots Temple, half-ruins of the 7th-century huge temple and cathedral, included in the list of UNESCO.

    • Explore the Genocide Complex and Museum in Yerevan.

    Overnight stay in Yerevan.

  • Day 4: Khor Virap expand_more
    • Visit Khor Virap, a 13th-century monastery 

    • See the Areni winery. This is a very interesting and hospitable place, where you will taste various local wines, cheese, the national bread, and local dry fruits, get acquainted with the wine-production of Armenia and have a short tour of the winery. This is free of charge for all our company travellers.

    • Go to the Noravank monastery. Hiking in this area is breathtaking with amazing views of the canyon!

    • Next, see the Tatev monastery. You will get to the monastery by the longest rope-way (cable-way) in the world.

    • Walk the Devil Bridge (natural wonder, a cave bridge on hot water-pools).

    • See Jermuk city (hot mineral water resort of Armenia).

    Overnight stay in Jermuk city.

  • Day 5: Jermuk expand_more
    • Explore Jermuk's alleys, hike through a huge canyon to the Jermuk waterfall, one of the biggest waterfalls of Armenia.

    • See Selim caravanserai, the only caravanserai of Armenia.

    • Tour Lake Sevan, the biggest lake of Armenia.

    Overnight in Sevan.

  • Day 6: Sevan expand_more

    • See the Sevan Peninsula, a 9th-century church complex on a peninsula, situated at an altitude. Enjoy stunning views of the Lake Sevan.  

    • Proceed towards Dilijan city for the night.

  • Day 7: Lori fortress expand_more

    • Visit Lori fortress, the oldest fortress of Armenia from the 3rd millennium before Christ, which is well maintained even today.

    • See Dendropark, the only arboretum of Armenia which is 35 ha in total -17.5 ha consists of natural forest and 15 ha of ornamental trees.

    Overnight stay in Stepanavan city.

  • Day 8: Lori expand_more

    • See the Lori region: three architectural huge complexes from the 9th-11th century - Haghpat, Sanahin, Odzun, two of which are included in the heritage list of UNESCO.

    • Go to the greenest region of Armenia; full of forests, canyons, and mountains -Tbilisi.

    Overnight stay in Tbilisi.

What's Included

  • Sevices of a skilled Armenian guide.

  • Transport in an air-conditioned car, with a professional driver
What's Excluded

  • Entrance fees for some monuments and museums.

  • Lunch packages. We can offer cheap tourist-lunch packages as we have our own lunch-packages company offering the cheapest and high-quality lunches in Yerevan, and of course, we can organize a picnic for you in the countryside or you can eat on the way.

Know before you go

  • Khor Virap monastery is the place where 13 years, Grigor the Illuminator stayed without eating and drinking before the diaspora of Christianity in Armenia. See beautiful views of Mt. Ararat and the Armenia-Turkey border from here.

  • Noravank monastery is a 12th-century marvelous church complex that is surrounded by marvelous rocks and cliffs changing their colors depending on the sunray.

  • Lori fortress is the oldest fortress of Armenia from the 3rd millennium before Christ, which is well maintained even today.

  • Dendropark, the only arboretum of Armenia which is 35 ha in total -17.5 ha consists of natural forest and 15 ha of ornamental trees.

Meeting Point

Zvartnots Airport Cargo, Yerevan, Armenia

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Per Person
1 To 4 USD 600 Per Person

This is a private tour
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USD 600 / person