Day 1: Arrival in Yerevan

• Arrival to «Zvartnots» International Airport. Our guide will meet you at the airport.
• Transfer to the hotel in Yerevan. Free time.

Day 2: Yerevan – City tour – Matenadaran – Tsitsernakaberd Memorial – Armenian Genocide Museum

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Sightseeing tour of the city of Yerevan – the ancient capital of Armenia, which is 29 years older than Rome.
• Tour itinerary: “Mother Armenia” monument – from where you can see an excellent view of the whole city, the Opera House, Republic Square, the “Cascade” architectural complex, the Cafesjian Museum of Modern Art, the monument to the hero of the Armenian epic “Sasuntsi David”.
• Excursion to Matenadaran – the pride of Armenian culture, the world’s largest repository of ancient manuscripts and books.
• Visit to the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial and the Museum of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
• Lunch in Yerevan (Traditional Armenian Restaurant).
• Transfer to the hotel. Free time.

Day 3: Yerevan – Aruch – Dashtadem – Gyumri – city tour

• Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel.
• A visit to the Aruch caravanserai (inn), dating back to the 13th century, which connected the capital of the Armenian kingdom of the Bagratids – Ani with Dvin and provided travelers with shelter and food. This road was used by merchant caravans and travelers from Persia, Georgia, Byzantium and Central Asia.
• Trip to the city of Talin, and a visit to the unique, one of the best preserved, medieval fortress Dashtadem, which was founded in the 10th century during the Bagratuni dynasty and protected the eastern approaches to the city of Ani.
• Lunch.
• Trip to the city of Gyumri – the second largest city in Armenia.
• Sightseeing – walking tour of the beautiful city, getting to know the old part of the city with colorful facades and unique architecture. Tour itinerary: Panoramic view of the central square of Vardanants, then – Alexandropol fortress, built in tsarist times, a defensive object that served as a defense of Russian territories from the Persian and Turkish invasion.
• Dinner and overnight in Gyumri.

Day 4: Gyumri – Marmashen – Arboretum (Stepanavan) – Odzun – Haghpat  

• Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel.
• Trip to the monastery complex known as “Marmashen Vank” consisting of three places of worship, which are the best preserved examples of the “Ani school” of medieval Armenian architecture.
• Excursion to the Stepanavan Arboretum – the only one of its kind in the South Caucasus. One of the most beautiful and picturesque places in Armenia, which is also very useful for people with respiratory problems, thanks to the essential oils secreted by coniferous trees, which had strong bactericidal properties. In the park you will also see a beautiful wooden bridge. After walking through it for the first time, make a wish, it will certainly come true.
• Lunch (lunch box).
• Trip to Odzun Monastery (6th century), a single example of this type, because of the size unusual for those times and its building layout.
• Trip to Haghpat village. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Haghpat — Akhtala — Sanahin — Dilijan

• Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel.
• Visiting Haghpat Monastery (10th century). It is believed that the monastery is the holy water, which has healing properties and helps people with heart disease.
• A trip to Akhtala castle (10th century), an important strategic point of the kingdom of Kyurikyan – Bagratuni.
• Tour to Sanahin monastery —  religious and cultural center during the reign of Kyurikids (10 – 12 century).
• Lunch (lunch box).
• A trip to the greenest part of Armenia – the city of Dilijan, which is famous for its clean air and lush forests. Stop at the bronze monument to the heroes of the film “Mimino”.
• Dinner and overnight in Dilijan.

Day 6: Dilijan — Goshavank — Haghartsin — Sevan — Noratuz — Selim — Yeghegis

• Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel.
• A trip to Goshavank Monastery (12th century), which was one of the most famous religious and educational centers of medieval Armenia, where the great Armenian scientist, jurist and chronicler Mkhitar Gosh lived and worked for 25 years.
• Visiting a beautiful monastery — Haghartsin (12th century), hidden between wooded hills and cliffs.
• Drive to Lake Sevan, which is the pearl of Armenia and the largest freshwater basin in Eurasia and the second largest Alpine lake in the world. Sevan is situated at an altitude of 1900 meters above sea level.
• Visit to Sevanavank Monastery (9th century).
• Lunch.
• Excursion to the ancient settlement of Noratus, which is known for its large ancient cemetery, where more than 900 elegantly ornamented khachkars (stone-cross) have been preserved, where each khachkar differs from the others in its processing technique, the shape of patterns and compositional features.
• Trip to the Selim Caravanserai (inn) (2410 m above sea level), which was built along the Vardenyats mountain pass in 1332 to accommodate weary travelers and their animals, following the Silk Road from East Asia to the Mediterranean and back.
• Drive to Yeghegis village. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Yeghegis – Zorats Church – Smbataberd – Zorats Karer – Goris

• Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel.
•  Walk through the village of Yeghegis, which was one of the richest cities in Armenia and in the XIII-XIV centuries – the throne city of the dynasty of princes Orbelyans (Proshyans). You will also come across a Jewish cemetery and old small churches.
• A trip to the Zorats Church (Zorats tachar, translated as “Temple of Power”, XIV century), which is the only surviving structure without a vaulted or domed ceiling. A unique “open church”, with a high altar, approximately at the level of a rider in the saddle, so that they, without dismounting from their horses, could take an oath and receive a blessing for the upcoming battle.
• Hike to Smbataberd castle (10 in.) — one of the oldest and largest castles of Vayots Dzor and Syunik (1930 m above sea level).
• Lunch.
• A trip to Zorats Karer, the ancient Observatory (Armenian Karahunj), which is 7000 years old. The phrase « Zorats Karer» is literally translated from Armenian as «an army of stones». Armenian Karahunj has similarities with English Stonehenge.
• Trip to Goris. Dinner and overnight.

Day 8: Goris — Khndzoresk — Tatev — Shaki — Jermuk

• Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel.
• A visit to the village of Khndzoresk, which is famous for its ancient cave dwellings on the hillside. «Dead city» of the living descendants holds many unsolved mysteries. In Khndzoresk there is a winging bridge, which runs across a deep and incredibly beautiful canyon, with its cliffs and caves.
• Tour of Tatev monastery — unique monument of Armenian architecture built in the 9th century. Tatev without exaggeration can be considered one of the most beautiful and amazing places on the Planet. By the monastery there is the longest reverse ropeway in the world (5752 m), ranked in the Guinness Book of Records.
• Lunch in a traditional Armenian restaurant.
• Trip to the Shaki waterfall, which is considered one of the most beautiful and picturesque waterfalls in Armenia.
• Visit to the city of Jermuk – a hydro-healing and climatic resort (2080 m above sea level), where the world-famous mineral table water “Jermuk” is produced.
• Dinner and overnight in Jermuk.

Day 9: Jermuk – «Bird Cave» — wine tasting in Wine Factory «Areni» – Noravank – Khor Virap – Yerevan

• Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel.
• Visiting Jermuk waterfall and Galleries of mineral waters, where you can drink warm mineral water. Gallery of mineral water —  a business card and symbol of the town, built in the classic style of Armenian architecture.
• If desired, from Jermuk you can go on a fascinating jeep tour to the jacuzzi geysers and plunge into the warm mineral water erupting from the bowels of the earth (for an additional date, and depending on weather conditions).
• A trip to the karst caves in Areni, also known as the «Bird’s Cave», where a 5500 year-old leather shoe was found.
• Lunch in the village of Areni, where wines are produced from local grape varieties (wine tasting).
• Trip to Noravank monastery (9 – 13th centuries) is one of the most magnificent medieval monuments of Armenia, located on the ledge of narrow winding gorge with rare red rocks. This is truly a masterpiece of Armenian architecture.
• Tour to Khor Virap monastery (literally translated as «deep dungeon») (7 – 17th centuries). You will see the underground pit where the first Patriarch of Armenian Apostolic Church St. Grigor Lusavorich (Saint Gregory the Illuminator) languished in prison for 13 years. The monastery is located 50 km away from Yerevan on the Armenian — Turkish border. You will enjoy the wonderful view of the Biblical Mount Ararat.
• Return to Yerevan. Transfer to the hotel. Free time.

Day 10: Free day.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Free time in Yerevan. On this day, you can walk along the ancient streets of Yerevan, visit the Vernissage fair – there you can buy souvenirs, gifts, jewelry, and other handicrafts made of wood, stones, incl. semi-precious, silver and other materials (full working days Saturday and Sunday).
• You can visit the oriental market where you will enjoy the aromas of fresh fruits, spices and sweets.
• Taste the national cuisine with a wide range of traditional dishes, try Armenian wines and the famous cognac.
• You can also book an additional excursion (Etchmiadzin Cathedral, St. Hripsime Church, Gayane, Zvartnots Temple, Amberd Fortress, Saghmosavank Monastery, etc.)

Day 11: Transfer to the airport. Departure.
[Duration: 40 minutes / 25 km]

• Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel (12:00).
• Airport transfer. Departure.

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