Spring is one of the most wonderful seasons in Armenia and May is a fabulous time to visit this sunny country. During this tour you will explore favorite places of Armenia and you will visit Sardarap Museum, which was built in 1968 in the place where Sardarapat battle took place. 

DAY 1

 

Yerevan City Tour

 

Arrive to Yerevan and city tour. Central streets and avenues of Yerevan, "Cascade" complex - a favorite leisure place of residents and guests. Go to Matenadaran - ancient manuscript repository, one of the largest repositories of ancient manuscripts in the world. Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, which is considered to be the largest religious building in Yerevan. Welcome dinner in the restaurant with folklore program.

 

Overnight: Hotel in Yerevan

Meal plan: Dinner

 

DAY 2

 

Yerevan – Etchmiadzin Cathedral – Sardarapat – Yerevan

After breakfast we Go to Etchmiadzin (UNESCO) the religious center of Armenia. Explor the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, which is one of the most ancient and beautiful examples of Christian architecture. Go to Sardarapat memorial and ethnographical museum. This is the place where Armenians held a victory in the battle on May 20-22, 1918, leading to the establishment of the first independent Republic of Armenia in 1918. Return to Yerevan and free time. 

 

 

 Overnight: Hotel in Yerevan 

 Meal plan: Breakfast

DAY 3

Yerevan – Garni – Geghard – Yerevan 

 

Breakfast at the hotel and Go to Garni (UNESCO) – the only pagan temple in Armenia, where you can admire the unique mosaic baths and ruins of the royal palace. After we Go to Geghard Monastery. A visit to Geghard is truly a spiritual experience. Monastery’s name came from the legendary lance that was used to pierce the body of Christ. It has been kept here for centuries. Return to Yerevan.

 

 Overnight: Hotel in Yerevan

 Meal plan: Breakfast

DAY 4

Yerevan – Amberd – Saghmosavank - Yerevan 

 

 

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Amberd. Go to Saghmosavank. Saghmosavank Monastery is a 13th century Armenian monastic complex located in the village of Saghmosavan. Our next stop is Alphabet park. The monument represents the 39 tracery letters of Armenian Alphabet. Return to Yerevan                                                                             

 

 Overnight: Hotel in Yerevan

 Meal plan: Breakfast

DAY 5

 Yerevan – Khor Virap – Noravank – Tatev Monastery – Yerevan 

 

Breakfast at the hotel and Go to Khor Virap. This fortified monastery is the place of pilgrimage and one of the most worshipped ones in Armenia and the holy site for the Armenian Apostolic Church. Continue trip to Noravank Monastery in the valley of red rocks. Noravank means “New Monastery” in Armenian. However, today this name does not match as it is already more than seven centuries old. Go to Tatev Monastery - the jewel of medieval Armenian architecture, which was constructed in the 9 th – 13 th centuries. Here you will ride on the longest cable car in the world 5.7 km over the 320 m. deep canyon. Return to Yerevan  

 

 Overnight: Hotel in Yerevan

Meal plan:  Breakfast

 

DAY 6

 

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport