5 days in Armenian

Day 1 Arrival: transfer to the hotel

1. 1

   Republic Square

   You are met by our Feel Armenia team at the airport and transferred to the hotel. As you will possibly be tired, we haven't planned anything for this day. You will have a rest and get prepared for the next day to start the trip.

Day 2 City tour: History Museum- Yerevan Opera House- Cascade Complex- Victory Park- Megerian Carpet – Ararat Brandy Factory

1. 1

   History Museum of Armenia

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   Get acquainted with the ancient and at the same time modern capital city Yerevan. It is considered to be the heart and soul of Armenia. Start with the beginning. A visit to the History Museum will clearly present you the city and its rich history. Then have a walk in the centre of the city and take Northern Avenue to get to Yerevan Opera House.

2. 2

   ARARAT Museum

   3 hours Admission ticket included

   The next beautiful construction is the Cascade Complex. The stairs are wonderful and give a special view of the city. After lunch, you will walk in the Victory Park and enjoy the magnificent scenery of Mt Ararat and the pink city in its laps.
   Let me mention that you are going to savour all possible views of Ararat.
   And then go to savour the great carpet works at Megerian Carpet and Armenian exceptionally unique brandy at Ararat Brandy factory.

Day 3 Yerevan-Sevan- Sevanavank-Tsaghkadzor-Garni-Geghard-Yerevan

1. 1

   Monastery Sevanavank

   1 hour

   Start the day with the soft and gentle sounds of Lake Sevan. Walk up to Sevanavank and feel the beauty of this very combination. This will be the wow experience for you. Just imagine the situation: you are on the top of a high peninsula and the lake is under your feet.

2. 2

   Kecharis Monastery

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   The next stop is in Tsaghkadzor, the ravine of flowers. Enjoy your unforgettable moments at Kecharis monastery and at the ropeway which goes up and down through the splendid nature. But this is not the end. We will go somewhere really magnificent and breathtaking.

3. 3

   Garni Temple

   1 hour 30 min Admission ticket included

   We go to Garni and Geghard where two religions stand side by side. Garni is the only pagan temple existing in Armenia. Just next to it is the bases of a church and behind these two are the breathtaking mountains and the Garni Canyon.

4. 4

   The Monastery of Geghard

   1 hour

   From Garni take the way to Geghard monastery, the amazing construction hidden in the mountains. Geghard is a 13th-century construction on the bank of the Azat River. After the trip, you will surely say that words are powerless to describe whatever exists right here.

Day 4 Yerevan-Khor Virap- Etchmiadzin-Zvartnots-Yerevan

1. 1

   Khor Virap

   1 hour

   In the first Christian country, monasteries are undoubtedly magnificent, and every single one is different and unrepeated. So let’s start a journey to Khor Virap, where Grigor the Illuminator was torched for his belief. You will savour the view of the monastery, the biblical mountain Ararat and will know a lot about the origins of Christianity in the world. By the way, Khor Virap means ‘deep dungeon’. Do you know why?

2. 2

   Alex and Marie Manoogian Treasury House Museum

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   The spiritual city is waiting for you. The next stop will be at Echmiadzin where you will touch the roots of Christianity. You will see the first monastery in the world and visit the museum where a lot of valuable and highly important pieces of art are kept there such as the Holy Lance (Geghard) which pierced the side of Christ and the relics of Noah's Ark in a reliquary.

3. 3

   Zvartnots Temple

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   And not far from Echmiadzin, another piece of artwork stands in ruins but that doesn’t spoil its beauty and perfect harmony with the surroundings. Zvartnots will be in front of you and Ararat.

Day 5 Departure: transfer to the hotel

1. 1

   Republic Square

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   It is time to say goodbye.
   You will be transferred to the airport.