DAY 1:
- Arrival in Zvartnots International Airport.
- Transfer Airport-hotel. Check-in at the hotel and Rest.
- Leisure time to enjoy the evening on your own.
- Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan.
DAY 3:
Breakfast at the hotel
- Visit Megerian Carpet showroom to get a full insight into ancient Armenian traditions of rug
weaving
- Departure to the cradle of civilization Khor Virap Monastery (4-17th cc.) which is the closest
point with the border to the Turkey and from where you are getting closer to the Biblical Mount
Ararat via Ararat valley where the Armenian wine yards are located.
- Continue to Noravank monastery - great religious and cultural center of 13th c. It is situated in
a narrow gorge, which is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the
monastery. Visit the famous Arreni Cave where the worlds oldest leather shoe was discovered.
- Return to the capital.
Optional: En route visit “Tushpa” winery for degustation and tour in the family owned estate (5 USD
P/P for degustation)
- Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan
DAY 4:- Breakfast at the hotel
- Departure to Geghard Monastery, which is hewn out from the cave and included in the UNESCO World
Heritage.
- Proceed to Garni Temple from 1st c., the only preserved pagan temple in the region.
Optional:Jeeping at Azat River gorge to the natural formation "Symphony of Stones" (10 USD P/P
UNESCO).
- Proceed to Lake Sevan, the “pearl of Armenia” and the world’s 2nd highest mountainous lake.
- Sightseeing on the peninsula. Visit Sevanavank Monastery and stunning view of the lake.
Optional: seasonal activity: Sailboat trip on the lake (up to 5 pax) Boat trip on the lake for an
hour (min. 10 pax).
- Drive back to Yerevan.
- Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan.
