«Areni Wine Festival»

Tour 03.10.2025-09.10.2025

«Zvartnots» airport – Yerevan – Yerevan City Tour

• Arrival. Meet and transfer to the hotel in Yerevan (recommended arrival time to Yerevan – until 14:00). 
• 16:00 Yerevan City Tour
• City tour in Yerevan, partly walking tour combined with drive on a comfortable vehicle (main stops – Mother Armenia Monument, Victory Park, Cascade architectural complex, State Opera and Ballet Theatre, pedestrian Northern Avenue, The Republic Square, Tsitsernakaberd).
• No Lunch.

Yerevan – Khor Virap – Noravank – Lunch – Areni Wine Festival – Bird’s Cave – Yerevan

• Khor Virap monastery (7^th century) with panoramic view of Ararat mountain. 
• Noravank monastery (13^th century) surrounded by red rocks with an amazing road through the picturesque canyon of the Gnishik River leading to the monastery.  
• Lunch in a local restaurant with traditional cuisine.
• Bird’s Cave (Areni-1), where the oldest leather shoe (5500 years old) in the world and the oldest winery (6100 years old) in the world were founded. The Archaeological excavations are underway here till present.
• Areni Wine Festival – traditional dances, good mood, delicious treats, and, of course, a lot of great wine! (wine tasting and other orders should be paid on spot additionally).
• Drive back to Yerevan.

Yerevan – Charents Arch – Garni – Stone Symphony – Lunch – Lavash baking master-class – Geghard – Yerevan

• Photo-stop at the Arch of Charents with a breathtaking panoramic view of Ararat mountain.
• Garni pagan temple, 1^st century – it was an Armenian kings summer residency.
• The Symphony of Stone – natural amazing monument in the form of basalt musical instrument, organ – the miracle of nature.  
• Armenian Lavash baking master-class in Armenian tonir (special oven) – one may try to roll out the dough and bake lavash.
• Lunch in a local restaurant with traditional cuisine.
• Geghard – the monastic complex partly carved in the rocks (9^th century). One of the main halls of the complex has a unique acoustics, as well as there is a sacred source of water inside.
• Drive back to Yerevan.

Yerevan – Sevan – Sevanavank – Lunch – Dilijan – Haghartsin – Yerevan

• High-altitude lake Sevan – it is located at an altitude of 2000 m above the sea level.
• Sevanavank monastic complex (9^th century) with an amazing panoramic view on the lake from above. 
• Lunch in a local restaurant with traditional cuisine.
• Dilijan resort town – it is usually called Armenian Switzerland. Short city tour with the visit of the Old Street.
• Drive to Haghartsin monastery (10^th century) through the breathtaking forest road. 
• Drive back to Yerevan.

Yerevan – Saghmosavank – Amberd – Lunch – Armenian Alphabet – Yerevan

• Saghmosavank monastery (13^th century) is located on the edge of Kasakh river gorge with a breathtaking panoramic view of Ararat mountain. 
• Fortress in the clouds – Amberd – was founded in the 10^th century. It is located at an altitude of 2300 m above the sea level. 
• Lunch in a local restaurant with traditional cuisine.
• Armenian Alphabet Monument – here one may see the monuments of great Armenian cultural personalities and, of course, the founder of the Armenian alphabet, Mesrop Mashtots.
• Drive back to Yerevan.

Yerevan – St Hripsime – Echmiadzin Cathedral with the Museum – Zvartnots – Lunch – Yerevan – Yerevan Brandy Factory “Ararat”

• Visiting St Hripsime church (7^th century). The church has been included in the UNESCO cultural heritage list since 2000.
• Explore the Main Cathedral of Echmiadzin – which was founded in 301. The Cathedral was made of wood initially. The Cathedral has been included in the UNESCO cultural heritage list since 2000.
• We will visit The Museum “Treasures of Echmiadzin” which is located on the Cathedral territory – The Holy Relics are kept here, and the main relic is the Holy Geghard, the tip of the spear that pierced the side of Christ.
• Explore the ruins of Zvartnots temple – it was founded in the 7^th century. The ruins of the temple along with the archaeological territory across the temple have been included in the UNESCO cultural heritage list since 2000.
• Lunch in a local restaurant with traditional cuisine.
• Visiting “Ararat” Yerevan Brandy Factory. Tour in the museum part of the factory, familiarization with the technology of cognac production. Standard tasting includes 2 types of Ararat cognac – 3-year-old cognac “Ararat”, 7-year-old cognac “Ani” of the Ararat factory. Sweets and water are also served during the tasting.

Yerevan – Market – Vernissage – «Zvartnots» airport

• Food Market – here one may taste a lot of tasty local food and products: Armenian cheese, basturma, lavash, greens, fruits, dried fruits, spices and many more..
• No Lunch.  
• Vernissage – is an open-air museum in Yerevan city center. Here one may find handicrafts of Armenian masters: paintings, clay, wood, semi-precious stone, silver products. Here you can buy various interesting souvenirs as a gift to remember your trip to Armenia.
• Transfer to «Zvartnots» airport, departure (recommended departure time from Yerevan – not earlier than 16:00).

NOTE: Minimal number of participants – 2 people.

The tour price includes: 

Group transfers “Zvartnots” airport-hotel-“Zvartnots” airport
Accommodation in a chosen hotel in Yerevan – 6 nights, with double accommodation
Professional English-Speaking Guide
Professional Driver
Comfortable vehicle
Entrance fees to museums and cultural-historical sights
5 Lunches in local restaurants
Lavash baking master-class
Armenia cognac tasting
Museum local guides
Bottled still water – 1 bottle per person per day

*Company reserves the right to change the order of the program, as well as replace the visited attractions with equivalent ones due to unfavorable weather conditions.

**The payment for the tour should be arranged in Armenian Drams.

***Hotels can be replaced with alternative ones in terms of level and cost.