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Overnight

Day 1

Thursday

Hometown

Arrival in Yerevan. Transfer to hotel, rest, lunch.
Tour inside Yerevan city-  YEREVAN ARARAT-BRANDY-WINE-VODKA FACTORY – Republic Square – “Akhtanak” park –“ Mother Armenia” monument – Cascade – “ Gafeschian Art-Center”– Opera theatre –Vardan Mamikonyan monument – Tsitsernakaberd (Armenian Genocide museum - 1915) –

 S. Parajanof museum.
Excursion to the summer residence of Armenian kings Garni,
visiting unique monastery Geghard.

Yerevan

Day 2

Friday

Yerevan

Excursion to the Ararat Valley. Visiting the monastery Khor Virap (Deep Dungeon).

Next on the itinerary is Vayots Dzor, through the picturesque gorge of the river to the Monastery Noravank (XII-XV c.) - The spiritual center of the principality Orbelian, where they lived and worked outstanding figures of the Armenian medieval culture.

Trip to Areni village, which is famous with its wine. Excursion through the wine factory.

Yerevan

Day 3

Saturday

Yerevan

Visit the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts - Matenadaran

And then we will visit Sevan Lake (referring to Lake Van – “Black Van”) 1900m.

Excurse to Tsakhkadzor – Flowers valley. Visiting the Monastery Khecharis. Using the cable car of Tsakhgatsor (optional). Having Lunch & back to Yerevan.

Yerevan

Day 4

Sunday

Yerevan

Visit the Sunday fair of handicrafts "Vernisage".

Travelling to one of 12 ancient capital of Armenia – Ejmiadzin (Vagharshapat), St. Hripsime Church, Zvartnots. Transfer to airport and back to home country.

Yerevan