Day 1: Arrival in YerevanArrival in Yerevan.
Transfer to the selected hotel. Overnightin 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 theCenter 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  toTsitsernakaberd-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 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 -Lake Sevan -“Armenian Switzerland” Dilijan -Yerevan
Breakfast  at  the  hotel.  Drive  toLake  Sevan,  one  of  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 differentnational 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 lost  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.

Day4: A free day in YerevanBreakfast at the hotel.
Free day in Yerevan. Overnight in Yerevan.

Optional Tour 1: Yerevan -Silk Road -Noravank -Tatev Monastery (ropeway)-YerevanDrive 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 vehicleand walking all the way to the Monastery with their cameras, to enjoy and record the unique bizarre-shaped precipitous red cliffs.Drive toTatev  Monastery,  which  isone  of  the  most  unique  and  beautiful  monasteries in  Armenia,  located  on the  steep  of  deepgorge  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(5,7km),  recorded  in Guinness  record  book,  over  the  canyons  to  the monastery of Tatev. Drive back toYerevan

Optional Tour 2: Yerevan -Ararat valley -Khor Virap -Silk Road -Noravank -YerevanDrive to Ararat valley, visit Khor Virap Church, which is one of the holy places for the Christian world, from whereopens the closest and the most spectacular view of the gorgeous biblical mountain Ararat, shining with its  two  white  peaks. After visiting  Khor  Virap  continue  driving to Gnishik canyon,  the  narrow  road of  which goes through the beautiful steep rockswhich change the color from gray to red.

Drive  through  the  spectacular  canyon  between  the  red  rocks  towards Noravank  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 back toYerevan.

Day 5: 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 uniquelycaved 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 toYerevan. Overnight in Yerevan

Day 6: A free day in Yerevan
Breakfast at the hotel. A free day in Yerevan. Overnight in Yerevan.

Optional Tour: Yerevan -Etchmiadzin -Zvartnots -Yerevan
Drive  to Etchmiadzin City,  which  used  to  be anancient  capital  of  Armenia.  Since  4th  century,  ithas  been consideredthe largest religious center, the residency of Catholics of all Armenians. Etchmiadzin cathedralis one of the ancient churches in the Christian 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  wondersof  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  givean  idea  of  the  rare  beauty  of  this  temple,  whichis  listed  as  anUNESCO  World  Heritage  Site (2000).Drive back to Yerevan.

Day 7: Yerevan -Tsaghkadzor -Shopping inYerevan
Breakfast at the  hotel.Drive  to Tsaghkadzor(means “gorge of flowers”) town, the  magical place 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.

Driveback  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: A free day in Yerevan
Breakfast at the hotel. A free day in Yerevan. Overnight in Yerevan.

Day 9: Departure
Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out. Transfer to Zvartnots International Airport.