Route: Yerevan city-tour-Matenadaran-Tsitsernakaberd, Echmiadzin-Zvartnoc, Garni- Symphony Of Stones-Geghard-Sevan-Sevanavank, Armenian Alphabet Monument-Sanain-Haghpat.
Duration: 5 nights/6 days
DAY |
DESTINATION |
Day 1 |
Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Night in Yerevan |
Day 2 |
Yerevan city-tour-Matenadaran-Tsitsernakaberd. Night in Yerevan |
Day 3 |
Echmiadzin-Zvartnoc. Night in Yerevan |
Day 4 |
Garni- Symphony Of Stones-Geghard-Sevan-Sevanavank. Night in Yerevan |
Day 5 |
Armenian Alphabet Monument-Sanain-Haghpat. Night in Yerevan |
Day 6 |
Transfer to the airport |
1 Day: Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel.
Meeting at the airport.
Transfer to the hotel.
Free time.
Night in Yerevan
2 Day: Yerevan city tour-Matenadaran-Tsitsernakaberd.
Breakfast
Yerevan is one of the oldest cities in the world, founded in 782 BC by the Urartian king Argishti I. Due to 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 areas of the city, where the Mother Armenia monument is located and offers a beautiful panorama of the city. From here, you can see the whole of Yerevan at a glance.
Matenadaran – the world’s largest repository of ancient manuscripts-rises above Mesrop Mashtots Avenue in the center of Yerevan. It was created on the basis of the collection of manuscripts of the Etchmiadzin monastery that was nationalized in 1920. The chronological sequence of placement of the exhibits represents the national written culture, starting from the epoch of the emergence of writing up to the XIX century.
The Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex, built in Yerevan in 1967, is dedicated to the memory of 1.5 million Armenians who were killed during the first genocide of the 20th century at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, and has become a place of pilgrimage and an integral part of the architecture of Yerevan. The complex covers an area of 4500 square meters and consists of three main elements: the wall of memory, the sanctuary with Eternal fire and the “Rebirth of Armenia” stele.
Night in Yerevan
3 Day: Echmiadzin-Zvartnots
Breakfast
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.
Church of Saint Hripsime was built in 618 and is a masterpiece of early Christian architecture. It is a slender and majestic structure, beautiful in its simplicity. In the rectangular base of the temple, four semicircular niches form a cross. Under the altar is the crypt where, according to legend, Hripsime was buried.
Church of Saint Gayane was built in 630 on the site of a fourth-century chapel and is still one of the best monuments of Armenian architecture. This is a slim, concise and strict building.
Church of Saint Shogakat was built in 1694 on the site of a fourth-century chapel. It is notable for its peculiar architecture, known as the”dome hall”.
Zvartnots temple – the most striking monument of medieval Armenian architecture-built in the VII 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
4 Day: Garni- Symphony Of Stones-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.
Symphony of Stones are basalt rocks in the form of straight pipes and about 100m high. Symphonies are called because they resemble an organ from a distance. Such rocks are formed when the lava hardens sharply: this form is energetically advantageous. There are especially many such rocks in the Azat river gorge, which is listed as a UNESCO site.
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
5 Day: Armenian Alphabet Monument-Sanain-Haghpat
Breakfast
“Alley of letters” 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
Sanahin is a monument of Armenian architecture, a medieval monastery, and one of the main medieval cultural centers of Northern Armenia. The Church complex dates from the X—XIII centuries. The Academy, libraries, scriptoriums, and schools where books were written, were founded here. Sanahin owned extensive land.
Haghpat is a medieval monastic complex in Haghpat, which was founded by Queen Khosrowanuish, the wife of the Bagratid king Ashot III, probably in 976. Haghpat was one of the most important spiritual and cultural centers. Of all the monastic buildings preserved-the main Church of St. Nshan (967-991) with sculptures on the outside and paintings (XIII-XIV centuries) inside, the Church of St. Gregory (1005) and a small domed Church of St. Astvatsatsin (XII-XIII centuries), the refectory of the XIII century, the book Depository of the XIII century, the tiered bell tower (1245), khachkars.
Night in Yerevan
6 Day: Transfer to the airport
Transfer to the airport
Rate includes:
- 5 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-hotel Yerevan-airport
- Excursion: Yerevan city-tour-Matenadaran-Tsitsernakaberd
- Excursion: Echmiadzin-Zvartnots
- Excursion: Garni-Simphony of Stones-Geghard-Sevan-Sevanavank
- Excursion: Armenian Alphabet Monument-Sanain-Haghpat
- Entrance tickets: Garni Temple, Zvartnots, Matenadaran, The Treasury Museum of Echmiadzin
- Bottle of drinking water for every day
Rate doesn’t include:
- Extra meals and drinks
- Extra tours
- Souvenirs