Day 1: Arrival in YerevanArrival in Yerevan.
Transfer to the selected hotel. Overnight in Yerevan.

Day 2: Yerevan City tour
Breakfast at the hotel. City tour in Yerevan will start with the panoramic view of the city and acquaintance with the center of the city, Republic Square, Northern Avenue, the sightseeing of Opera and Ballet building, the   Parliament and Residency of the President of Armenia, State   University,   Mother   Armenia Monument,  Sports  & Concert Complex.

A  visit to Tsitsernakaberd-a  Monument to the  Armenian Genocide Victims, as well as the Genocide Victims’ Museum, commemorating the 1.5 million Armenians who perished during the first Genocide of the 20th century in the Western Armenia and in the territory of the Ottoman Empire.Visit Cascade  complex, which is  considered  the  modern art center of Yerevan. Cascade  is  home  toCafesjan modern art museum.This place becomes even more charming in the evenings, when it is full of people, both locals  and  tourists from all  over  the  world,  enjoying  the  magic  and  the  warmth of the  capital.You  will  enjoy spending  time  in  one  of  the  cosy  open-air  cafes  surrounded  bybeautiful  sculptures,  redolent  flowers  shining brightly with magic colours. It is also a popular place for open air concerts insummer season. A visit to one of the  biggest  and  oldest  mosquesin Caucasus “Blue  mosque”,which  is  situated  in  the  heart  of  Yerevan  city. Overnight in Yerevan.


Day 3: Yerevan -Etchmiadzin -Zvartnots -Yerevan
Breakfast at the  hotel. Drive  toEtchmiadzinCity, which  used to be  an ancient capital of Armenia.  Since 4th century,  it  has  been  considered  the  largest  religious  center,  the  residency  of  Catholics  of  all  Armenians. Etchmiadzin cathedralis one of the ancient churches in theChristian world, included in the UNESCO World Heritage  List  (2000).  It  is  the  center  of  Armenian  Apostolic  Church,  founded  in  301  A.D  by  St.  Gregory  the Illuminator. The museum of the  Cathedral, located behind the  Altar, has  collection of religious artifacts about Holy  Mass,  subjects  made  of  gold,  silver,  precious  stones,  decorations,  colossal  silver  boiler  for  making  the myrrh  and  legendary  Holy  spear.  A  trip  to  one  of  the  architectural  wonders  of  Armenia -Zvartnots  temple (641-661 BC), which got its name from the word "Zvart", which, translated from Armenian, means "joyful and beautiful". The remaining ruins  give an idea of the rare  beauty of this temple,  which is listed as an  UNESCO World Heritage Site (2000).Drive back to Yerevan. Overnight in Yerevan.

Day 4: Yerevan -Silk Road -Noravank -Tatev Monastery -Yerevan
Breakfast at the hotel.Drive toNoravank Monastery complex (13-14thcentury). There is such an incredibly beautiful scenery along the road to Noravank, that the visitors cannot resist stepping out of the vehicle and walking all the way to the Monastery with their cameras, to enjoy and record the unique bizarre-shaped precipitous red cliffs.

Drive to Tatev Monastery, which isone of the most unique and beautiful monasteries in Armenia, located on the  steep  of  deep  gorge  surrounded  with  very  strong  settings.  It  was  built  during  the  9-13th  centuries  as  an Armenian  intellectual  center  where  philosophers,  musicians,  painters,  calligraphers  and  monks  lived. Ride  on the  longest  ropeway  in  the  world(5,7  km),  recorded  in  Guinness  record  book,  over  the  canyons  to  the monastery of Tatev. Drive back to Yerevan. Overnight in Yerevan.

Day 5: Yerevan -Lake Sevan -“Armenian Switzerland” Dilijan -Yerevan
Breakfast  at  the  hotel.  Drive  toLake  Sevan,  oneof  the  wonders  in  Armenia. This  blue  lake  is  one  of  the greatest high mountainous freshwater lakes of Eurasia. On a clear and sunny day, the water is often of a deep turquoise colour. Total surfaceof the lake is 940 km2.Climb on peninsula, from where opens a fascinating and breathtaking view on Sevan Lake. Visit Sevanavank Monastery (9thcentury), which stands in its greatness on the peninsula,overlooking the lake for centuries.

Drive  to  mountainous  resortDilijan,  or  so  called“Armenian  Switzerland”,  which  is  well-known  for  its forests,as  well  as  for  its  mysterious  flora  and  fauna.  Small  walking  city  tour  in  Dilijan  with  a visit  to handicrafts’ street, where one can watch the preparation of different national souvenirs from wood, stone and ceramics. A visit  to Haghartsin  Monastery  complex,  located  in  a  secluded  place  of  a  forest.  Appearing unexpectedly in front of the visitors, out of the dense forests, the Monastery creates a magical impression of a ost  world.  After  a  visit  to  the  monastery  in  2005,  His  Royal Highness  Sheikh Sultan  bin  Mohammed  Al Qasimimade a generous donation for certain renovation works and preservation of this monastery, representing the rich history of the human kind. Complex includes Church St. Stepanos, St. Mary and St. Gregory’s Church, as well asafamous refectory.Drive back toYerevan. Overnight in Yerevan.

Day 6: Yerevan -Carpet Factory -Garni -Geghard -Yerevan
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Armenian carpet factorywith possibility to watch the production of the handmade rugs. The factory has a showroom where purchases are offered (shipping of rugs to your country is possible).

Visit the only remaining Pagan temple in Armenia, devoted to the God of Sun –Myrth, inGarni. Photo stop at Charentc Arc. A visit to the ruins of Royal Palaceand Royal bath-housenearby.

Optional: Family  hosted  lunch  in  a  private  village  house,  with  watching  the  preparation  of  “Lavash” (Armenian  traditional  flat  bread  baked  in  stone-make  oven) by  countryside  Armenian  ladies  using  the  same ancient technology as hundreds of years before.

Continue the tour to the uniquely caved Geghard monastery, which dates back to 12th-13thcenturies, the name of which means “holy spear” in the honour of the long-preserved spear, the same spear that pierced the body of crucified Christ, which were brought here by Apostle Thaddeus. Drive back to Yerevan.

Overnight in Yerevan


Day 7: Yerevan -Tsaghkadzor -Shopping inYerevan
Breakfast at the  hotel.Drive  to Tsaghkadzor(means “gorge of flowers”) town, the magicalplace of forested mountains. Short walking tour around the small town. Visit Kecharis monastery.Opportunity  to  go  up  to  the  mountain  peaks  by  ropeway,  where  you  will  catch  an  unforgettable  gorgeous panoramic view of this part of the world.

Drive  back  toYerevan.Visit Fruit  Market. A  visit  toVernissage,  an  open-air  exhibition-market. Drop  to Dalma Garden,Yerevan Mallor Megamallfor shopping. Overnight in Yerevan   

Day 8: Departure
Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out. Transfer to Zvartnots International Airport.