Budget tour to Armenia

Meeting at Zvartnots airport and transfer to a 3* hotel in Yerevan. Time for registration and a little rest. 15:00 Visit to Tsitsernakaberd: museum and memorial of the Armenian genocide. 16:00 Sightseeing tour of Yerevan with stops at the David Sasuntsi Monument, in Victory Park - at the Mother Armenia monument, from where a beautiful view of the entire city opens. Architectural complex Cascade, Cafesjian Museum of Contemporary Art, Opera House. Evening walk through the center of Yerevan: walking tour along Northern Avenue to Republic Square. Participation in the singing fountain show (from May to October). 23:00 Return to the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 Tour to Lake Sevan - the largest lake in the Caucasus. On the northwestern coast we will visit the Sevanavank monastery. 12:00 Tour to the rock Monastery ofGeghard - a fantastic example of medieval Armenian architecture (XII-XIII centuries), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 13:30 Lunch in the lap of nature. 14:30 Tour to the pagan temple of Garni - the only monument restored on the territory of Armenia dating back to the era of paganism and Hellenism. 16:00 Return to Yerevan. Free evening.

Breakfast in the hotel. 09:00 Departure for a tour to the south of Armenia. 10:00 The first stop is the Khor Virap monastery, from where one of the most wonderful views of the biblical Mount Ararat opens. 12:00 Tour of the mysterious “Birds” cave, where archaeologists recently found the world’s oldest leather shoe and a winery dating back almost 6,000 years. Areni is one of the actively developing wine-growing regions of Armenia, where red wine is produced from the local indigenous variety of the same name. We will try this goodness in one of the small wineries. 13:00 Lunch in the lap of nature in lunchboxes. 14:30 Visit to the Noravank monastery complex (XIII), hidden among the mysterious red rocks - one of the most beautiful landscapes in Armenia. 17:00 Return to Yerevan. Free evening.

Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 Departure from Yerevan to the north of Armenia - to the highest Mount Aragats. Amberd Fortress is a historical defensive complex on the slope of Mount Aragats, including a castle of the 7th century and a church of the 11th century. The founders of the fortress were the princely family of Kamsakaroans, but the castle was later acquired by the Bagratuni dynasty, becoming the most important outpost of the kingdom. 12:30 Picturesque mountain lake Kari on the slope of the mountain Aragats is a mountain lake, amazing in its location and beauty, which is located at an altitude of 3200 m above sea level. We will take a walk along the picturesque shore and have a picnic in the lap of nature. 14:30 Saghmosavank, built in 1215 by Vache Vachutyan. In the library next to the main church, many parchments were written and signed over the years. 16:00 Return to Yerevan. Free evening.

Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 Departure for a tour to Holy Etchmiadzin: The spiritual center of Armenia and the residence of the Catholicos of All Armenians - the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The city is located just 20 km from Yerevan. Here we will visit the Cathedral built in the 4th century, the museum-treasury of Etchmiadzin, where many holy relics are kept, including the Spear of Longinus. 13:00 Lunch in lunchboxes. 14:30 Visit to the ruins of Zvartnots - the greatest temple of early medieval Armenian architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 16:00 Return to Yerevan. Time for shopping for souvenirs and local products that are in great demand among guests - wine, cognac, dried fruits, herbs, sweets, gold items, ceramics, etc. To do this, we will visit Vernissage - the souvenir market and Tashir - the market for locally prepared sweets and dried fruits.

Breakfast in the hotel. 09:30 Check-out from the hotel. 10:00 Transfer to the airport.