Winter in Armenia

Tour Highlights :

• Covered all the important attractions in Yerevan city
• Visiting lake Sevan and Sevanavank Monastery
• Excursion In Dilijan and Tsakhkadzor
• Pegan Temple and Geghard Monastery

Day 1 / Arrival

Arrival at Zvartnoc International airport and transfer to the hotel. 

Day 2 / Yerevan /City tour/ – Yerevan

Breakfast. We will start the tour with the tour in the capital of Armenia: Yerevan. For ages this city has been known as a “pink city” because of the color of the stone it has been built with. So we will visit Republic square, Mashtoc Avenue, the House of Opera and Ballet after Aram Khachatryan, the park “Cascad”. Then we will visit the Manuscript Museum of Armenia, which is called Matenadaran; here all ancient Armenian Manuscripts are kept. Then we should visit Genocide Memorial known as Tsitsernakaberd. Overnight in Yerevan.

Day 3 / Yerevan -Sevan – Dilijan – Tsakhakadzor

Breakfast. We will drive to Lake Sevan which is one of the largest lakes in the world. It stands out with its sweet and astonishingly blue water. Here we can enjoy the breathtaking scenery of the beautiful lake. Then we will visit Sevanavank Monastery which is situated on Sevan Peninsula. There are 2 monasteries actually; one of them is destroyed but the other stands still. They have been built in the Middle Ages, around 10th century. Then we will drive to Dilijan. Walking along the Sharamberyan Street we will come across with many museums, souvenirs’ markets, small shops and so on. We will also observe two traditional houses built of wood, with tiled roofs and balconies with meticulously carved being typical examples of Dilijan. Drive to Tsakhkadzor.

Day 4 / Tsakhkadzor – Garni – Geghard – Yerevan

Breakfast. Take trip to Garni. This Pagan Temple was built in the 1st century AD. It is the only temple that has been preserves from the Pagan times in Armenia. It was devoted to the god Mihr, who was the god of cleanness. In 1679 it was destroyed by earthquake. In the 1975 the Temple was restored. Then we will continue our trip to Geghard Monastery. Its name came from the legendary lance that was used to pierce the body of Christ. It has been kept here for centuries. Though the exact foundation of the monastery is unknown, the present complex was built in the mid – 13th century. Get back to Yerevan. Overnight at hotel.

Day 5/ Yerevan – Departure

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport.

Tour Activities

• Skiing USD 99

POPULAR HOTELS TO STAY

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