Route: Areni-Noravank-Shaki Waterfall-Khndzoresk-Karahunj
Rate includes: high qualified guide service, transport services, wine tasting in Areni
Duration: 12-13 hours
Areni is a wine region of Armenia, where an annual wine festival is held. Areni Winery opened in 1994. In the tasting room, you can now taste various red and white wines made from different fruits and berries. The most popular are pomegranate and apricot wines, but you can also taste wines made from quince, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, peaches, and other fruits.
Noravank monastery-was built in the XIII century on the ledge of a narrow winding gorge of the Amagu river. The gorge is famous for its steep red rocks rising behind the monastery. The Noravank complex, thanks to the magnificent creations of medieval architects and its location against the backdrop of a beautiful landscape, leaves an indelible impression.
Shaki waterfall is formed on the Shaki River, on the inflow of Vorotan that falls into a deep gorge from a height of 18 meters.
Khndzoresk-created jointly by nature and human labor. On the territory of Khndzoresk there is a large number of ancient caves. In some places, the caves are arranged in several tiers. People continued to live here until the 1950s, after which they were moved to a nearby village by the decision of the Soviet authorities
Karaunj – also known as “Armenian Stonehenge”, which is estimated by scientists and professors of astronomical Sciences to be 7,500 years old, predates Stonehenge by more than 4,500 years. This amazing historical monument consists of about 222 basalt slabs. In the center of the structure is a stone circle, or henge. Modern archaeologists tend to believe that Karahunj is the world’s first astronomical Observatory and represents the fraction of some astronomical models.