4-Day Armenia Heritage Tour with Dolma Cooking and Garni

Visit the following places on your city tour:

• Matenadaran - a depository of ancient books and manuscripts.

• Cascade and the Opera House.

• The Memorial of the Armenian Genocide, Armenia's official memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

• The Gum Market, with dried and fresh fruits and vegetables.

Also, attend a master class with a famous Armenian cook at Ararat Hall.

Visit the following:

• Sanahin and Haghpat.

• Akhtala, a UNESCO World Heritage monastery.

Cook Armenian Dolma, a family of stuffed vegetable dishes, in the village of Akner. There are 2 kinds of Dolma: Summer dolma - forcemeat inside cabbage leaves, eggplants, tomatoes, and peppers - and Winter dolma - forcemeat inside vine leaves.

Visit:

• Garni pagan temple, the only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia.

• Geghard Spear Monastery, a medieval monastery.

Try to make it to the open-air market in the village of Norgyugh, where you can enjoy Khorovats, a barbecue of pork, lamb, or chicken.

Visit:

• Lake Sevan, the Pearl of Armenia.

• Hayravank Monastery and Noratus Cross-stones Cemetery.

• Selim Pass and Selim Caravansaray, pointing north to Vayots Dzor and south toward the mountainous lands in Iran.

Enjoy a delicious Armenian dish, Karshym, a brand-new addition to the cuisine.