Armenia

Magic of Armenia: Yerevan, Garni, Noravank, Tatev, Lake Sevan and Gyumri

The monasteries of the Caucasus in a week, in a group of 20 at most

Armenia

Magic of Armenia: Yerevan, Garni, Noravank, Tatev, Lake Sevan and Gyumri

Armenia in a week: Yerevan and Etchmiadzin, Garni and Geghard, the Matenadaran, Khor Virap, Areni and Noravank, the Tatev cable car, the Selim caravanserai and the khachkar cemetery of Noratus, Dilijan, the Sanahin and Haghpat monasteries, then Gyumri. As a private tour from €2,101 per person.

When

April to October

Price

From 1 699€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

7 nights

Ideal length

Yerevan and Ararat

Days 1-4

The capital and the great monasteries.

Day 1

Arrival in Yerevan

Flight to Yerevan, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2

Etchmiadzin

Etchmiadzin, seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the ruins of Zvartnots cathedral.

Day 3

Garni – Geghard – Matenadaran

The Greco-Roman temple of Garni above its basalt gorge, then Geghard monastery, partly carved into the rock. The Matenadaran and its illuminated manuscripts.

Day 4

Khor Virap – Areni – Noravank – Goris

Khor Virap monastery facing Mount Ararat, the wine caves of Areni and Noravank monastery nestled in its red gorge.

1 / 4

The south and the north

Days 5-8

Tatev, Sevan and Haghpat.

Day 5

Tatev – Selim – Noratus

The world's longest cable car up to Tatev monastery, perched on the edge of a canyon. Then the Selim caravanserai and the khachkars of Noratus near Lake Sevan.