South Armenia Tour 5 Days

South Armenia Tour 5 Days

Tour from Yerevan explores Armenia’s rich history landscapes. Discover the monastic complex of

Geghard, admire natural wonders including and visit historic sites such as Khor

Virap Monastery, the cave village of Khndzoresk Armenia is renowned for its rich cultural a...

Itinerary

Day 1: Yerevan Ejmiacin zwartnoc Chorwirap Areni vine Norawank Jermuk Goris Bird CAVE

Stop At: Yerevan Botanical Garden, Acharyan str. 1, Yerevan 0040 Armenia
Republic Square, Yerevan

After visiting Mother Armenia Statue We proceed to Republic Visit

Erebuni Museum Visit COGNAC FACTORY stop at :Echmiadzin MonasteryJesus Christ descended from heaven and indicated the spot for a church to be built. Echmiadzin is the residence of the Supreme Catholicos of all Armenians and the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church. the magnificent Zvartnots Temple was constructed in the 7th century. All these churches STOP ; AT Visit to the Khor Virap Monastery - from here a beautiful view of Mount Ararat opens stop at:Visit to Areni winery , tour inside the factory and wine tasting stop at:(Bird) Cave, Areni, Vayots Dzor Province ancient cave where 5500 years old shoe has been found stop at :Noravank Monastery Noravank is a 13th-century Armenian
Duration: 6 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Tatev Zorac Qarer Karahunj Shaqi Waterfall Khndoresk HAlidzor Kapan

Stop At: Noravank Monastery, 3604, Armenia
stop at:Tatew The longest cable-way in the world (approx. 6 km), which was registered in the Guinness book evelopment of the Tatev Monastery began in the 9th century when it became the seat of the bishop of Syunik. In his History of the Province of Syunik, historian Stepanos Orbelian describes the construction of a new church near the old one in 848 through the financial assistance of Prince Phillip of Syunik. STOP AT: CITY KAPAN Kapan is a city in Southern Armenia. Surrounded by steep mountains, built along the river, Kapan is full of pink Soviet apartment blocks, some of them creeping up the mountainside in steps STOP AT:Baghaberd Fortress STOP AT:Vahanavank Monastery STOP AT:Shikahogh State Preserve
Duration: 6 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Megri

Stop At: Goris Rock Forest, Goris Armenia
Meghri is a city in Southern Armenia. Although the village of nearby Agarak is the crossing point into Iran, this is the last major centre and the gateway for those entering. STOP AT :Fortress Megry. Built in the 17th century STOP AT :Church of St. Sargis Pokr Taha. Built the 17th century STOP AT :Ethnographic houses (17th - 20th centuries.)

Duration: 6 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: KarabaGh

Stop At: Goris Rock Forest, Goris Armenia
stop at : dadywank Dadivank Monastery, which is the largest monastic complex in Artsakh-Karabakh and one of the true masterpieces of Armenian medieval architecture. It is located in the northwestern part of Martakert district of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic STOP;AT stop at : shushi In Shushi we will visit Surp Amenaprkich Ghazanchetsots Cathedral (St. Savior Ghazanchetsots Cathedral), which was built in 1868-1887. It is considered to be the second most important spiritual center in Artsakh. The church was built by the local residents. The consecration of the church took place on September 20, in 1888

stop at : Amaras Monastery, which is one of the oldest Christian sites in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the 5th-century chronicler Faustus Byuzand, at the start of the 4th century St. Gregory the Illuminator founded a church in what was to become Amaras Monastery. At the beginning of the 5th century Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian Alphabet,
Duration: 5 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 5: KarabaGh Sewan Lake Yerevan

Stop At: Tatev Monastery, Tatev Armenia
stop at : The monastery at Gandzasar was first mentioned in the tenth century.[4][5] The construction of Gandzasar's Cathedral of St. John the Baptist began in 1216, under the patronage of the Armenian prince of Khachen, Hasan-Jalal Dawla, and it was completed in 1238 and consecrated on July 22, 1240. stop at :Tigranakert ) is a ruined Armenian city dating back to the Hellenistic period. It is one of several former cities in the Armenian plateau with the same name, named in honor of the Armenian king Tigranes the Great (r. 95–55 B.C.),[1][2] although some scholars, such as Robert Hewsen and Babken Harutyunyan, have posited that this particular Tigranakert may have been founded by Tigranes the Great's father, Tigranes I (r. ca. 123–95 B.C.).[3]

STOP;AT SEVAN LAKE
Duration: 5 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.