The Most Interesting Sights of Armenia in 4 Days

The Most Interesting Sights of Armenia in 4 Days

During these 4 days you'll make an unforgettable journey through Armenia. You will learn about the culture, traditions, food and lifestyle of Armenians. You will have an opportunity to bake Armenian national bread Lavash, taste Armenian wine, see ancient monasteries, churches, temples, be the part of the astonishing nature.

Itinerary

Day 1: Evening walk in Yerevan

Stop At: Dancing Fountains, Republic Square, Yerevan 0013 Armenia
The singing and dancing fountains at the Republic Square of Yerevan attract both travelers and locals. Operating between spring and fall, the fountains include a colorful light show and feature not only classical music, but also pop, rock and jazz.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Cascade Complex, 10 Tamanyan St, Yerevan 0009, Armenia
The Cascade is a giant stairway made of limestone. Inside the Cascade, underneath the exterior steps, are seven escalators that rise along the length of the complex.
The stairs afford walkers unobstructed views of central Yerevan and Mount Ararat. At the base of the Cascade is a garden courtyard with statues by contemporary sculptors such as Botero, Lynn Chadwick, and Barry Flanagan.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel

Day 2: Garni - Geghard - Sevanavank

Stop At: Charent's Arch, Garni Armenia
The Arch of Charents was erected in 1957 and named in honour of one of the most famous Armenian poets Eghishe Charents. From the Charents Arch opens a breathtaking view to Ararat, probably the most stunning view of the Biblical mountain.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Garni Temple, Geghard Monastery Road H3, Garni Armenia
An Ionic pagan temple located in the village of Garni. It is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. The structure was built by king Tiridates I in the first century AD as a temple to the sun god Mihr.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Monastery of Geghard, Geghard Armenia
Geghard is a medieval monastery, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with enhanced protection status.
The monastery complex was founded in the 4th century by Gregory the Illuminator at the site of a sacred spring inside a cave.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Monastery Sevanavank, next the Holy Mother of God Church, Sevan Armenia
Sevanavank sits on the peninsula east of Sevan City, at one time an island which archeological digs have shown to have been inhabited during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. According to an inscription in one of the churches, the monastery of Sevanavank was founded in 874 by Princess Mariam.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel

Day 3: Khor Virap - Areni - Noravank - Bird Cave - Yerevan

Stop At: Khor Virap, Artashat, Lusarat Armenia
Khor Virap is one of the most popular destinations in Armenia, because it is where St. Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned for 13 years before curing King Trdat III of a disease. This caused the conversion of the king and Armenia into the first officially Christian nation in the world in the year 301.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Areni Wine Factory, Areni Armenia
Founders Armen and Ashkhen will tell us about their wine factory and will allow us to taste different kinds of Armenian wine.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Noravank Monastery, Areni Armenia
Noravank is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery.
The monastery is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church, which grants access to the second floor by way of a narrow stone-made staircase jutting out from the face of building, one of the earliest examples of cantilever architecture.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: T'rchuneri (Bird) Cave, Highway, At the Entrance To Noravank Canyon, Areni Armenia
The excavation is located above the Arpa River, inside a Karst Cavern made from tens of thousands of years of mineral water dripping into limestone crevices.
It consists of three rooms or halls, the first two of which are connected by passageways. There are also niches and “basement” and “attic” floors opening upward and downward from the first room. The total area of the cave is about 500 square meters.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel

Day 4: Matenadaran - Vernissage - Etchmiadzin

Stop At: Matenadaran - The Museum of Ancient Manuscripts, Mashots Av 53, Yerevan 0013 Armenia
The Matenadaran, officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts is a museum, repository of manuscripts, and a research institute in Yerevan. Currently, the Matenadaran contains a total of some 23,000 manuscripts and scrolls—including fragments.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Vernissage Market, Northern Avenue 6/2, Yerevan 0013 Armenia
Vernissage is a big open air market which offers traditional Armenian jewelry, souvenirs, handicrafts and many other items. Here one can get bags, t-shirts, hats with typical Armenian pattern. Almost everything is handmade
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Vagarshapat, Vagharshapat, Armenia
According to most scholars it was the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and is often considered the oldest cathedral in the world. The original church was built in the early fourth century—between 301 and 303 according to tradition—by Armenia's patron saint Gregory the Illuminator, following the adoption of Christianity as a state religion by King Tiridates III.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.