Cultural and hiking tour in Armenia 9 days
Cultural and hiking tour in Armenia
9 days
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Cultural and hiking tour in Armenia
9 days / 8 nights
Example of the tour
Departure from Paris Roissy / Yerevan flight at _____
Arrival at _____ local time at Yerevan / Zvarnots airport
Arrival and accommodation at the hotel
Dinner at the restaurant
Day 2 Etchmiadzine – Hripsimе – Zvartnots – Yerevan
10:00 Departure from the hotel for Etchmiadzin
10:30 Visit to the church St. Hripsime
11:00 Visit the St. Etchmiadzin Cathedral, built in the IV-V centuries and is considered one of
the oldest Christian cathedrals in the world. Liturgy-Patarag.
12:00 Visit “Zvartnots” – a monument of the era of the greatest achievements of the Armenian national culture of the V-VII centuries, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
13:30 Lunch at the restaurant
15:30 Visit of Matenadaran, museum where are
preserved the original manuscripts
telling about the history of Armenia.
17:30 Guided tour of Yerevan by bus: statue of the “Motherland”, the Cascade, the Opera,
the North Avenue, the Republic Square.
20:00 Dinner at the restaurant, Armenian music
Day 3 Yerevan – Garni – Geghard – Yerevan
9:30 Departure from the hotel to the village of Garni
(34 km from Yerevan)
Garni – Havouts Tar – Garni
Distance 7 km, walking time 3 hours
The route crosses the valley of the Azat River
Lunch in a rustic restaurant in Garni
The Geghard Monastery is partly carved in the rock
16:30 Megerian Carpet Armenia Museum
20:00 Dinner at the restaurant, Live music
Day 4 Yerevan – Dilijan – Lake Sevan – Yerevan
09:30 Departure from the hotel to Dilijan and its region called “Armenian Switzerland”
(66 km from Yerevan)
11:00 Visit the Dilijan town
Lake Parz – Goshavank Monastery
Distance 8 km, walking time 3 hours.
The route crosses forests, fields, and inhabited rural areas
Lunch at Tufenkian restaurant in Dilijan
Visit the peninsula of Lake Sevan
18:30 Back to the hotel
20:00 Dinner at the restaurant (Yerevan)
Day 5 Yerevan – Khor Virab – Noravank – Goris
09:30 Departure from the hotel to the monastery of
Khor Virap at the foot of Mount Ararat, the biblical mountain
10:00 Visit of Khor Virap Monastery
12:00 Visit the village of Areni, famous wine center
Visit the ancient Noravank Monastery, a jewel surrounded by red rocks
Lunch at a rustic restaurant in Noravank
Amadou – Noravank area
Distance 7 km, walking time 2.5 to 3 hours.
Picturesque and mountainous region with high peaks
Arrival at Tatev Monastery by the longest cable car in the world (6200 m)
Visit of the monastery
19:00 Arrival at Goris and check-in at the hotel
20:30 Dinner at the restaurant
Overnight at hotel in Goris
Day 6 Goris – Areni – Yerevan
09:30 Departure from the hotel. Tour in the environs
Goris (Zorats Karer, etc.)
12:30 Lunch in a rustic restaurant (Noravank).
The rocky area of Khndzoresk
Distance 2.5 km, walking time 1.5 hours
The many grottos and caves of this region served as refuges and homes for some
people until the middle of the last century
19:00 Return to the hotel in Yerevan
20:00 Dinner at the restaurant (Yerevan)
Day 7 Erevan – Hamberd – Aragatz – Erevan
09.30 Departure from the hotel
Fortress Amberd
Mount Aragats
The Amberd Valley or the southern peak of Mount Aragats (3875 m)
Only in the period from July to September
This route is not recommended for people with heart disease.
Lunch in a rustic restaurant
19:30 Return to the hotel in Yerevan
20:30 Dinner at the restaurant (Yerevan)
Day 8 Yerevan
09:30 Departure from the hotel
Visit to the “Vernissage” large market of arts and crafts
Visit of the Grand Bazaar (Shuka)
or the National Art Gallery
or the Modern Art Museum
or the “Ararat” cognac factory (Pernod Ricard)
20:00 Special farewell dinner at the restaurant, Live music
Day 9 Yerevan – Paris
RETURN to France
07:00 Departure from the hotel for EREVAN-ZVARTNOTS airport
09:50 Takeoff
12:10 Arrival in Roissy (CDG)
Notes
This 9-days Armenia Discovery Program is for groups of about 10-20 people.
Daytime changes and / or inversions are possible depending on the particular requests of the group and the dates of arrival and departure.
The price of € includes the following services in Armenia:
Transfers airport – hotel – airport in Yerevan
Transportation by bus (drinking water on the bus)
Stay in 4* hotels, in a double room
Full board according to the program
The services of an interpreter / guide (for the whole period of stay)
The services of a hiking instructor
The excursions, entrance fees to the historical & cultural attractions mentioned in the program.
This price does not include
The flight PARIS-EREVAN-PARIS
Insurance: medical, cancellation, luggage
The supplement in single room
Alcoholic beverages
Personal expenses
Tips