| Duration: | 7 Day(s) - 6 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Hiking Tour |
Day 1 /Sat: Arrival in Yerevan
Arrival at the Zvartnots airport. Meet and greet transfer, accommodation at the hotel.
Day 2/ Sun: Yerevan City Tour / Etchmiatsin / Zvartnots
After breakfast start a city tour around Yerevan visiting the Mother Armenia Monument. Visit the Tsitsernakaberd memorial and the museum of victims of Genocide. Drive to Etchmiatsin Cathedral which is a mere 20 km from Yerevan. Drive back to Yerevan with a stop at the ruins of Zvartnots Temple (7th c.). Ovenigth at the hotel in Yerevan (B/--/--)
Day 3: Mon: Yerevan – Lakе Sevan – Goshavank – Haghpat
After breakfast drive to Lake Sevan – the emerald of Armenia. Sightseeing on the peninsula. Visit Sevanavank (8-9th cc.). Transfer to Parz Lake. Start a hiking tour to Goshavank Monastery. The monastery is located in the oak fortress. Drive to Lori region. Overnight at B&B in Haghpat.(B/--/--)
Total hiking ~ 3 hours
Day 4/ Tue: Haghpat – Sanahin – Yerevan
Drive to Sahanin Monastery (1057m) which is among the outstanding works of medieval Armenian architecture and is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Start a hiking tour to Haghpat Monastery (966AD) UNESCO. Drive back to Yerevan. Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan. (B/--/--)
Tota hiking ~ 3hours
Day 5/ Wed: Yerevan – Areni – Noravank – Yerevan
Drive to Vayots Dzor region to Areni village. Start a hiking tour to Amaghu George to visit one of the nice monasteries of Armenia – Noravank Monastery (12th c.) The oldest structure of the monastery is the church of St. Karapet (9-10 c) which has not survived. The principal church is known as St. Karapet as well, which was built in the 13th c. Drive back to Yerevan. Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan.
Total hiking ~2-2.5 hours
Day 6/ Thu: Yerevan – Geghard – Tavuts Tar – Garni – Yerevan
Drive to the magnificent medieval monument – Geghard Monastery (1769m) UNESCO. Start hiking tour to Garni Temple (1st c.). Drive back to Yerevan. Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan. (B/--/--)
Total hiking ~4 hours
Day 7/ Fr: Departure
Transfer to the airport. Departure home!
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