Route: Gyumri city-tour-Marmashen, Saghmosavank-Hovhanavank-Armenian Alphabet monument, Yerevan city-tour- Echmiadzin -Zvarnots, Garni-Geghard-Sevan-Sevanavank, Khor-Virap-Areni Winery-Noravank.
Duration: 6 night/7 days
DAY |
DESTINATION |
Day 1 |
Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Night in Gyumri |
Day 2 |
Gyumri city-tour-Marmashen. Night in Gyumri |
Day 3 |
Saghmosavank-Hovhanavank-Armenian Alphabet monument. Night in Yerevan |
Day 4 |
Yerevan city-tour- Echmiadzin -Zvarnots. Night in Yerevan |
Day 5 |
Garni-Geghard-Sevan-Sevanavank. Night in Yerevan |
Day 6 |
Khor-Virap-Areni Winery-Noravank. Night in Yerevan |
Day 7 |
Transfer to the Gyumri airport |
1 Day: Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel.
Meeting at the airport Gyumri.
Transfer to the hotel.
Free time.
Night in Gyumri.
2 Day: Gyumri city-tour-Marmashen.
Breakfast
Gyumri is the second largest city in Armenia, which is also called the city of crafts and humor. During the sightseeing tour, we will see the main sights of Gyumri. We will also visit the “Black fortress”, which was built in 1834 during the Russian-Turkish war.
Church of the ” Seven wounds of St. The mother of God” (Yot verk) was built in the years 1874-1886. Previously, this place was a wooden chapel built on the side of the Kamsarakans, where the icon “Seven sorrows of St. John” was kept. Virgins».
Marmashen monastery, which is located on the left Bank of the Akhuryan river, was founded in 988. Construction work in it ended in 1029. The complex was a famous religious and cultural center of medieval Armenia, had a huge repository of manuscripts and a school.
Night in Gyumri
3 Day: Saghmosavank-Hovhanavank-Armenian Alphabet monument.
Breakfast
Sagmosavank was founded in 1215, when Prince Vache Vachutyan ordered the construction of the Holy Zion temple here. Later, the temple grew-there was a narthex (1250), a book Depository (1255), and the Church of St. Nicholas. Astvatsatsin (1235). the monastery has an elegant interior: on the walls you can see bas-reliefs depicting animals, plants, as well as the vachutyan coat of arms. There is an impressive number of unique khachkars.
Hovhannavank is a monastic complex dedicated to John the Baptist. The oldest building in the complex is a Basilica-type Church built in the 4th century by Gregory the Illuminator. The construction of the main Church of the monastery of Surb Karapet dates back to the XIII century. The walls of the cross-domed Church are richly decorated with bas-reliefs and ornaments.
“Armenian Alphabet monument” is a monument to Armenian writing, which was established in 2005 in honor of the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian alphabet. All the letters and statues are made of Armenian tuff. Armenian is a separate branch of the Indo-European family of languages. The Armenian script was created by Mesrop Mashtots in 405
Night in Yerevan
4 Day: Yerevan city-tour-Echmiadzin-Zvarnots
Breakfast
Yerevan is one of the most ancient cities in the world, the city was founded in 782 BC Wartskin by king Argishti I. Because of the pink hue of tuff, which is mostly built up in the city, Yerevan is poetically called “pink”. There are about 5,000 cultural monuments in Yerevan. Victory Park is one of the greenest squares in the city, where the Mother Armenia monument is located
The Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex, built in Yerevan in 1967, is dedicated to the memory of 1.5 million Armenians who died during the first genocide of the 20th century at the hands of the Turkish government, and has become a place of pilgrimage and an integral part of the architecture of Yerevan.
Etchmiadzin is the spiritual center of Armenia. In the center is the Cathedral, built in the first years of the IV century on the place where, according to legend, Christ appeared to Gregory the Illuminator. In memory of this event, the Cathedral was named Echmiadzin — lit.: “the only begotten descended”. Of particular interest are the relics stored in Etchmiadzin: a piece of the cross on which Christ was crucified, and a fragment of Noah’s Ark.The Cathedral is the oldest Christian Church. It was built in 303, shortly after the introduction of Christianity as the state religion in Armenia.
Zvartnots temple-the brightest monument of medieval Armenian architecture-built in the seventh century. Unfortunately, Zvartnots has reached our days only in ruins, completely destroyed by a powerful earthquake in the X century. But even the ruins of this temple give us an idea of its rare and majestic beauty.
Night in Yerevan
5 Day: Garni-Geghard-Sevan-Sevanavank
Breakfast
The temple of Garni is the only fully restored architectural monument of the pagan and Hellenistic period in Armenia. It was built in 76 ad by king Trdat and served as a summer residence for the Armenian kings. It offers a picturesque view of the Azat river and the Garni gorge. Not far from the Palace was a bathhouse, which was built at the end of the third century ad and is marked by features typical of Roman baths of that time. One of them has preserved a mosaic floor, which is a fine example of the fine art of ancient Armenia.
Geghard monastery-was founded in the IV century on the site of a sacred spring that originates in a cave. This is a two-story temple carved in solid stone with an adjacent Church. Geghard got its name from the spear of Longinus, which pierced the body of Christ.. Geghardavank is a UNESCO world heritage site and is one of the most visited places in Armenia.
Lake Sevan – “the Pearl of Armenia” – is one of the largest high-altitude freshwater lakes in the world. This natural wonder is located in the very center of the Armenian highlands, in a huge mountain bowl framed by picturesque mountain ranges at an altitude of 1,900 m.
Sevanavank is a monastic complex located on a Peninsula on the northwestern shore of lake Sevan. According to an inscription in one of the churches, Sevanavank monastery was founded in 874 by Princess Mariam, daughter of Ashot I
Night in Yerevan
6 Day: Khor-Virap-Areni Winery-Noravank
Breakfast
The temple of Garni is the only fully restored architectural monument of the pagan and Hellenistic period in Armenia. It was built in 76 ad by king Trdat and served as a summer residence for the Armenian kings. It offers a picturesque view of the Azat river and the Garni gorge. Not far from the Palace was a bathhouse, which was built at the end of the third century ad and is marked by features typical of Roman baths of that time. One of them has preserved a mosaic floor, which is a fine example of the fine art of ancient Armenia.
Geghard monastery-was founded in the IV century on the site of a sacred spring that originates in a cave. This is a two-story temple carved in solid stone with an adjacent Church. Geghard got its name from the spear of Longinus, which pierced the body of Christ.. Geghardavank is a UNESCO world heritage site and is one of the most visited places in Armenia.
Lake Sevan – “the Pearl of Armenia” – is one of the largest high-altitude freshwater lakes in the world. This natural wonder is located in the very center of the Armenian highlands, in a huge mountain bowl framed by picturesque mountain ranges at an altitude of 1,900 m.
Sevanavank is a monastic complex located on a Peninsula on the northwestern shore of lake Sevan. According to an inscription in one of the churches, Sevanavank monastery was founded in 874 by Princess Mariam, daughter of Ashot I
Night in Yerevan
7 Day: Transfer to the airport
Transfer to the Gyumri airport
Rate includes:
- 2 nights’ accommodation in Gyumri hotel 3* or 4*
- 4 nights’ accommodation with breakfast in Yerevan hotel 3*: Bomo Nairi 3* / or hotel 4*: Imperial Palace
*Other hotels by the request - High-quality guide service
- Transport services during the tour
- Transfer: airport Gyumri-hotel Gyumri-hotel Yerevan-airport Gyumri
- Excursion: Gyumri city-tour-Marmashen.
- Excursion: Saghmosavank-Hovhanavank-Armenian Alphabet monument.
- Excursion: Yerevan city-tour- Echmiadzin -Zvarnots.
- Excursion: Garni-Geghard-Sevan-Sevanavank.
- Excursion: Khor-Virap-Areni Winery-Noravank.
- Entrance ticket: Garni temple, Echmiadzin museum, Garni Temple
- Wine degustation at the Areni Winery
- Bottle of drinking water for every day
Rate doesn’t include:
- Extra meals and drinks
- Extra tours
- Souvenirs