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Geghard
Garni temple
Haghartsin
Saghmosavank
Amberd castle

7 Day Tour through Armenia

By Ari Tour
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$1,566 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 7d
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  • Multiple languages
Overview

Ari Tour is one of the only tour agencies in Armenia that provides full packages, so that you will enjoy your holiday in Armenia.

Activity location

  • Cascade Complex
    • 10 Tamanyan Street
    • 0009, Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Cascade Complex
    • 10 Tamanyan Street
    • 0009, Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia

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Full package
  • Activity duration is 7 days7d7d
  • English

Any hotel you would like.
Entrance tickets
High
Duration: 7 days
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Different sights in Armenia
Bus
Pickup included

Price details
NZ$1,565.97 x 1 AdultNZ$1,565.97

Total
Price is NZ$1,565.97

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Yerevan City Tour
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, snacks
  • Accommodation: You can choose any hotel you would like to stay in.
Cascade Complex
  • 1h
Cascade is a long stairway in front of the Opera House. It has 7 lifts inside, but most importantly you can see Yerevan's beauty from its highest peak.
ARARAT Museum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
We will taste different ageing cognacs. As Winston Churchill said. ''Never be late for dinner, smoke Havana cigars and drink Armenian brandy''.
Mesrop Mashtots Avenue
  • 1h
Walking in the centre of Yerevan. Seeing the architecture of Yerevan.
Day 2: Etchmiadzin - Zvartnots
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, snacks
  • Accommodation: You can choose any hotel you would like to stay in.
Holy Archangels Church
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The main religious and administrative centre of Armenian Apostolic Church. It was founded on site of Pagan temple by Gregory the Illuminator in 303 A.D. St. Hripsime monastery was built in 618 A.D.
Zvartnots Temple
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Zvartnots- church of vigil forces in Armenian. Construction of Zvartnots began in 641-643 years, and was carried out intermittently for twenty years. The initiator of the construction was Catholicos Nerses III, who involved architectures from ancient Armenian city Dvin (both are in UNESCO World Heritage List).
Day 3: Sevanavank - Haghartsin - Goshavank
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, snacks
  • Accommodation: You can choose any hotel you would like to stay in.
Monastery Sevanavank
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Trip to the "pearl" of Armenia lake Sevan which is the 2nd high-altitude lake in the world with its sweet and astonishingly blue water. Visiting Sevanavank Monastery in Sevan.
Haghartsin Monastery
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Trip to Haghartsin Monastery one of the religious and educational centers in medieval Armenia (10-13th centuries). It is surrounded by astonishing nature of Dilijan city.
Goshavank Monastery
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
In the 12th-13th centuries Goshavank became one of the most famous religious and scholarly centers in medieval Armenia, led by one of Armenia's most accomplished scholars, legal experts and scientists, Mkhitar Gosh (1130–1213).
Day 4: Gyumri City Tour
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, snacks
  • Accommodation: You can choose any hotel you would like to stay in.
Gyumri Main Square
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Walking along the streets of old Gyumri one still seems to hear the voice of the smiths hammers, it seems that a cart will appear from the street corner and the carter will call to show the city. The old houses, a part of which fortunately resisted the devastating earthquake in 1988. These buildings are notable with their architectural solutions, combination of colourful stones and masterfully elaborated bas-reliefs. Gyumri has always been the centre of cultural events.
Marmashen Monastery
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
It was build during 988-1029 years. It is located on the left bank of Akhurian River. It consists of 5 churches, which are the best surviving examples of the "Ani school" of medieval Armenian architecture.
Harichavank Monastery
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The monastery complex of Harichavank is situated on the western slope of Mount Aragats ,on a rocky cape. According to the architectural studies, the complex was founded in the 7th century. In the 13th century the main church was built. In the 19th century the complex became the summer residence of Catholicoses. Not far from the main buildings there is a small chapel which is of great interest. The chapel is built on a piece of rock, which as a result of an earthquake split from the cape and the chapel is now towering over the canyon.
Day 5: Garni - Geghard
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, snacks
  • Accommodation: You can choose any hotel you would like to stay in.
Garni Temple
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
On the way to Garni a short stop at the "Charents Arch" from where opens a breathtaking view over Ararat valley and Mount Ararat. Garni Temple, the only extant temple in Armenia, dating back to the era of paganism and Hellenism. It was devoted to the pagan god of sun- "Mithra" The temple was built by Greek slaves in 76 B.C. It was the summer residence of Armenian kings over 4 centuries.
The Monastery of Geghard
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Gegard monastery - the miracle of Armenian architecture, built in the 13th century. A unique complex of cave structures, located in a pictures que valley (both are in UNESCO World Heritage List). Geghard was initially known simply as Ayri vank (Cave Monastery). The present buildings comprising it date back to 10-13th cc., at which time it was renamed as Geghard meaning "lance" (spear)in Armenian. The name refers to the biblical lance used by a Roman soldier to pierce Christ's& body to findout if he was alive or not. The lance was kept in Geghard for a long time before being moved to the museum of Echmiadzin Cathedral. The main church, constructed in 1215, is the oldest building in the monastery complex. Avazan church, 1283, is carved right into the solid rock and is an incomparable work of art. It leads to a rectangular portico and then to another church deeper in the rock. Along the southern and eastern walls of the monastery, high above the valley, medieval dwellings appear. The monastery has withstood many assaults during a period of seven hundred years. Its walls have sheltered many scholars and it was revered throughout Armenia as one of the greatest spiritual and cultural centers in the country. Hundreds of khachkars (cross-stones) and caves are built in the rocks surrounding the Monastery.
Day 6: Ashtarak - Oshakan -Hovhannavanq - Saghmosavank - Amberd
  • 8 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, snacks
  • Accommodation: You can choose any hotel you would like to stay in.
Tsiranavor Church
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Translated in English it means apricot-colored church. It is a 5th-century partly ruined Armenian church located at the edge of a gorge.
Karmravor Church
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Translated in English it means red-colored church. It is a 7th-century Armenian Apostolic church.
Spitakavor Church of Ashtarak
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Translated in English it means white-colored church. It is a 13th-century partly ruined Armenia church located at the edge of a gorge.
Ashtarak Bridge
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Built in 1664, the bridge has three arches of unequal size. The bridge crosses the Kasagh River. Today, the area underneath and the surrounding of the bridge is a great place for picnics.
Saint Gevorg Church
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
It was built to house some of the remains of Saint George who was known as the "Slayer of Dragons". In the interior of the church there are numerous religious frescoes painted in the 17th century.
Saghmosavank Monastery
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
It is a 13th century Armenian Apostolic Church. Due to its great acoustics it is called Saghmosavank (saghmos is a spiritual song that Armenian clergy used to sing in the churches).
Saint Mesrop Mashtots Cathedral
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Trip to Oshakan village which is perhaps best known for the Church of Saint Mesrop Mashtots (1875-1879) which also happens to be the burial place of Saint Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian alphabet.
Amberd Fortress
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Amberd is a 10th-century fortress located 2,300 metres above sea level, on the slopes of Mount Aragats at the confluence of the Arkashen and Amberd rivers. It is a castle that Armenian kings used to stay in during wars.
Day 7: Museums of Yerevan
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, snacks
  • Accommodation: You can choose any hotel you would like to stay in.
Parajanov Museum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Parajanov is the greatest Armenian filmmaker. Parajanov’s art works-assemblages, flat and three-dimensional collages, drawings, dolls and film sketches amaze with its fantasy and artistry.
Erebuni Museum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Tour through Erebuni Museum of the History of the Foundation of Yerevan which stands at the foot of the Arin Berd hill, on top of which the Urartian Fortress Erebouni has been constructed.
Vernissage
  • 1h
Vernissage is an open-air market where locals sell their handmade works.

Location

Activity location

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    • 10 Tamanyan Street
    • 0009, Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECascade Complex
    • 10 Tamanyan Street
    • 0009, Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia

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