Cities Visited and Tour Highlights

4 Nights
Yerevan City tour
Charenc Arc ,Garni (Pagan temple) St. Geghard
Sevan Lake – Sevanavank – Dilijan – Haghartsin Monastic Complex – Lake Parz Khor Virap Monastery, Areni Winery, Areni cave, Noravank Monastery

Itinerary

Arrival in Yerevan Airport
Transfer to the hotel and check in Hotel
Proceed to Yerevan City tour – Yerevan sightseeing, including City center, Republic square, State University, City panorama, Mother Armenia Monument, Parliament, President’s Residence, Opera House. Visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex. Visit to Cascade complex, which is considered the modern art center of Yerevan, with art pieces displayed throughout the
whole area: the boulevard and up the stairs, from top of which you can enjoy the panoramic view on the city and Mountain Ararat. Cascade is home to Cafesjian modern art museum.
Lunch at Indian Restaurant
Dinner at Indian Restaurant
Overnight stay at Hotel

Breakfast at Hotel
Photo stop at Charentc Arc.
Drive to the only remaining pagan temple in Armenia devoted to the God of Sun – Myrth, in Garni, built in 77 AD by King Trdat. Drive to the unique caved temple St. Geghard (12th -13th centuries), the name of which means “holy spear” in the honor of the long-preserved spear, the same spear that pierced the body of crucified Christ. It is now exhibited in the museum of Etchmiadzin Cathedral. Geghard Monastery is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list (2000).
Lunch at Indian Restaurant
Dinner at Indian Restaurant
Overnight stay at Hotel

Breakfast at Hotel
Proceed to Sevan Lake, which is the largest body of water in Armenia and Caucasus region, then visit Sevanavank monastery located on the peak of Sevan peninsula.
On the way we will visit Dilijan resort town which is known as “Armenian Switzerland”.
We will visit Haghartsin Monastic Complex. It has a magnificent medieval architectural style,The churches of this monastic complex gain extra beauty at the expense of nature. After that we will visit lake Parz.
Lunch at Indian Restaurant
Dinner at Indian Restaurant
Overnight stay at Hotel

Breakfast at Hotel
Visit Khor Virap Monastery. To this day you can visit the underground chamber where St.Gregory the Illuminator, the first Armenia’s Patriarch, was imprisoned for 13 years before curing King Trdat III of a disease. This caused the conversion of the king and Armenia into the first officially Christian nation in the world in the year 301. Its location, near the closest point to Mount Ararat within Armenian borders, offers a spectacular view of the mountain, the national symbol of Armenia. Proceed to Noravank Monastery (13-14th centuries), an architectural gemstone nestled among brick-red cliffs, just above a deep gorge. Then we will drive to Areni Winery, degustation and presentation of local wine.
Lunch at Indian Restaurant
Dinner at Indian Restaurant
Overnight stay at Hotel