Tour to Armenia for the November holidays

Meeting at Zvartnots airport and transfer to the hotel in Yerevan, time for registration and a short rest. 15:30 Tour to Matenadaran: Museum-Institute of Ancient Armenian Manuscripts, one of the largest repositories of manuscripts in the world. 16:30 Sightseeing bus tour of Yerevan with stops at the David Sassountsi Monument, in the Victory Park at the Mother Armenia monument, from where a wonderful view of the entire city opens. Architectural complex Cascade, Cafesjian Museum of Contemporary Art, Opera House. 19:00 Welcome dinner with folklore program (Armenian folk songs and dances) at the Yerevan Tavern. 21:30 Evening walk around the center of Yerevan: walking tour along Northern Avenue to Republic Square. Participation in the singing fountain show. 23:00 Return to the hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel. 10:00 Departure for the tour. 10:30 Photo stop against the backdrop of Ararat at the Charents Arch. 11:00 Tour to the rocky Geghard Monastery, which was built in the 13th century. The monastery is unique in that part of it is carved into the rocks. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Also on the territory of the monastery there are many khachkars (cross stones) that date back to the early medieval period. 12:30 Tour to the pagan temple of Garni - the only monument completely restored on the territory of Armenia dating back to the era of paganism and Hellenism. The temple was dedicated to the sun god Mihr (Mithras). 14:00 Lunch in the village of Garni in a rural house, participation in the baking of Armenian lavash bread. 15:30 Tour to Lake Sevan, visit to the Sevanavank monastery on the peninsula. 17:30 Return to Yerevan.

Breakfast in the hotel. 9:00 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 Next stop is directly opposite the Bird Cave, where the world's oldest leather shoe and a winery dating back nearly 6,000 years were recently discovered. Although excavations are still underway, we have a rare opportunity to look inside the mystical cave. This is the Areni wine region, where red wine is produced from the local variety of the same name. Let's try this wine in one of the small wineries or in a peasant's house. 13:30 Lunch at the Lchak restaurant. 15:00 Visit to the Noravank monastery complex (XIII), hidden among the mysterious red rocks. 16:30 From the settlement of Halidzor, we take the longest cable car in the world “Wings of Tatev” to the Tatev Monastery. 17:00 Return to Yerevan. Free evening.

Breakfast in the hotel. 09:30 Check-out from the hotel. 10:00 Departure for the tour. 10:30 Historical Museum of Armenia, which presents exhibits representing different eras of the centuries-old history of the Armenian Highlands from the Paleolithic to the present day 12:30 Time for shopping for souvenirs and local products that are in great demand among guests - wine, cognac, dried fruits, herbs, sweets, gold products, ceramics, etc. To do this, we will visit Vernissage - the souvenir market and Tashir - the market for locally prepared sweets and dried fruits. Airport transfer.