3-Day Yerevan Sightseeing Tour with Wine and Brandy Tasting

• Meet your Yerevan tour guide at an agreed-upon location.

• Visit the Grand Cascade, an open-air museum.

• Head to remarkable sights such as the Opera and Ballet House, Northern Avenue, and Republic Square.

• Go on a wine tour with a visit to the Yerevan Brandy (cognac) Factory to taste rich brandies, namely Akhtamar, Nairi, and Dvin.

• Visit the Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex, dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, and the Genocide Museum.

• Visit the monastery of Khor Virap, which is one of the greatest symbols of Armenia.

• Head to Mount Ararat, which is considered a sacred mountain by Armenians.

• Continue to the serene village of Areni in the Vayots Dzor region.

• Visit the Cave of the Birds, where the oldest winery in the world and the world's oldest shoe were found.

• Visit the Areni wine factory after lunch and taste Armenian wine in the factory's tasting room.

• Go to the Noravank monastery complex, located 1.5 km east of the village of Areni, on a narrow ledge above the winding gorge of a tributary of the Arpa River. The gorge is famous for its steep red cliffs.

Return to Yerevan.

• Have a hearty breakfast meal.

• Visit the center of Yerevan, Republic Square, where the country's main museum, the History Museum of Armenia, is located with its 400,000 exhibits.

• Head to the Yerevan Brandy-Wine-Vodka Factory called Noah and proceed to taste various types of brandy and wine after the factory tour.

• Proceed to the city of Echmiadzin, the center of the Armenian Gregorian Church, where the residence of the Catholicos is located.

• Go to Echmiadzin Cathedral, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and houses the Spear of Longinus (Spear of Destiny, Spear of Christ), a part of Noah's Ark, the patella of John the Baptist, etc.

• Witness the ruins of Zvartnots temple, which was destroyed in the earthquake.

• Return to the hotel for check-out and transfer to the airport.