«May Holidays in Armenia» Tour

«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 – Charents Arch – Garni – Stone Symphony – Lunch – Lavash baking master-class – Geghard - Sevan – Sevanavank – 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.
• 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.  
• Drive back to Yerevan.

Yerevan – Khor Virap – Noravank - Lunch – Bird’s cave – Momik wine – 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.
• Visit to a small family winery "Momik" in the South of Armenia.
• The founders of the winery - a married couple - will tell in detail about wine production and conduct a tour of the vineyards. During the tasting, guests will taste 4 types of wine (white, red, rose, aged red), and will also be served a bruschetta board, a cheese plate, a plate of smoked meat and fruits.
• Drive back to Yerevan.

Yerevan – Market – Vernissage – Lunch - Echmiadzin – Zvartnots – «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..
• 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.
• Lunch in a local restaurant with traditional cuisine.
• 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.
• 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.
• Transfer to «Zvartnots» airport, departure (recommended departure time from Yerevan – not earlier than 19:00).

NOTE: the tour price is a “starting from” price. Minimal number of participants – 2 people.

The tour price includes: 
Group transfers "Zvartnots" airport-hotel-"Zvartnots" airport
Accommodation in a chosen hotel in Yerevan – 3 nights, with double accommodation
Professional English-Speaking Guide
Professional Driver
Comfortable vehicle
Entrance fees to museums and cultural-historical sights
3 Lunches in local restaurants
Lavash baking master-class
Armenian wine tasting  
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.