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***All-inclusive*** all Armenia in 7 Days with hikes and overnights
By Haya Tours
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During our 7 days we will hike Armenian mountains, enjoy the local food and get familiar with the Armenian historical and religious monuments, ancient culture and national cuisine. We will visit memorials, markets, temples, monasteries and many more to learn about the history. Driving to very south we want to take the longest reversible cable car in the world which will bring us to 9th century Tatev monastery(about 12 minutes ride).
Activity location
- Zvartnots International Airport
- Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Zvartnots International Airport
- Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia
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***All-inclusive*** all Armenia in 7 Days with hikes and overnights
- 7d
- English
Pickup included
Language options: English
Price details
£4,938.96 x 1 Traveller£4,938.96
Total
* Select 6 traveller tickets to get our lowest price of £823.16 per traveller
What's included, what's not
- Modern, comfortable minivans with A/C
- Daily water bottle
- Off road Lada niva car to Khndoresk cave village
- Accommodation(3* and 4* hotels located on mountains; remote bed and breakfasts)
- English speaking licensed guide
- Souvenirs
Know before you book
- Public transport options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
- This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).
Activity itinerary
Day 1: Airport pick up / Walking Tour in Yerevan
- 9 stops
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Hotel Villa Delenda (The 19th century building has been restored to its former outfit with comfortable rooms).
Zvartnots International Airport
- 20m
Zvartnots International Airport is located near Zvartnots, 15 km west of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. It acts as the main international airport of Armenia and is Yerevan's main international transport hub.
Republic Square
- 30m
We set off to explore, and we begin our walk from beautiful Republic Square through the city centre and up the strikingly modern Cascades for views of Biblical Mount Ararat. During our walk we discover the ancient culture of Yerevan, the city which, despite numerous invasion, hasn't lost its unique traditions. Walking along Pushkin street we visit old backyards which date back to 19th century and discover old wineries and dental clinics there.
During our walk we are also getting acquainted with Armenian History; Architecture; Geopolitics; Economy; Geography; Traditions; Religion History; etc.).
Mirzoyan Library
- 30m
A gem in the city. Filled with books, journals related to design and photography, and a bar and gallery, the space is peaceful and amazing.
Vernissage Market
- 30m
Visit Statue of Garegin Nzhdeh(Armenian national hero) so we will talk here geopolitical situation of Armenia and will get acquainted to important historical facts connected to Armenia starting from 16th century; walk in Cultural Genocide park(Khachkars also know as Armenian cross-stones); Metro station Republic Square(discovering Armenian metro)
Dolmama - Armenia's Restaurant
- 15m
One of the best-known restaurants in Armenia. Dozens of presidents, prime ministers, and celebrities have visited the restaurant.
Dalan Art Gallery
- 30m
Walk in Abovyan street(the oldest street in Yerevan built 1856) we will stop to see and talk about old houses and buildings from 19th century which were used as profitable houses for rich Armenian merchants for example we will see the building of richest Armenian merchant Egor Khanzadyan built 1895.
We will visit Dalan art Gallery's hidden backyard which has a set up for jazz concerts and open air vine roofs.
We will try sea buckthorn juice which have been used over centuries as food, traditional medicine, and skin treatment in China, Russia, and northern Europe.
Charles Aznavour Square
- 15m
In this beautiful square we will see the oldest hotel in Yerevan "Grand hotel Yerevan" which was opened in 1926, during the Soviet period(the hotel facade is richly decorated with black Armenian tuff stone).
The Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Alexander Spendiaryan
- 30m
Visit Swan Lake and Opera House. The ground-breaking of the Opera-Theatre took place on 28 November 1930 during the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Soviet Armenia. On January 20, 1933, the building was officially opened.
Cafesjian Center for the Arts
- 30m
The Cascade is a giant stairway made of limestone in Yerevan, Armenia. It links the city centre Kentron area of Yerevan with the Monument area. The construction of the cascade started in 1971 and was partially completed in 1980.
Day 2: Hike from Garni village to Garni temple(distance - 4km; duration 2-3 hours)
- 6 stops
- Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
- Accommodation: Hotel Villa Delenda (The 19th century building has been restored to its former outfit with comfortable rooms).
Echmiadzin Monastery
- 40m
Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat. According to most scholars it was the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and is often considered the oldest cathedral in the world.
Garni
- 3h
Hike from Garni village to Garni temple(distance - 4km; duration 2-3 hours)
The trail will take us to pass the “Symphony of Stones,” a natural monument made up of well-preserved hexagonal and pentagonal basalt columns. Near these stones we will notice an 11th-century medieval bridge. We continue our hike through the Azat River Gorge and admire the striking beauty of the geological formations on either side. We will end your hike at Garni temple.
Garni Temple
- 40m
- Admission ticket included
Garni Temple, a first century A. D. Graeco-Roman pagan temple probably devoted to Mithra. We may hear Armenian visitors give an impromptu choral concert.
Garnitoun
- 1h
Geghard is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with enhanced protection status.
The Monastery of Geghard
- 40m
Geghard is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with enhanced protection status.
Yerevan
- 1h
Drive back to Yerevan
Day 3: Hike from Gnishik village to Noravank monastery(distance - 13km; duration 5-6 hours)
- 5 stops
- Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
- Accommodation: Diana hotel / Hotel is 5 storey building. All rooms have all amenities and own bathrooms.
Khor Virap
- 30m
The monastery is surrounded by green pasture lands and vineyards within the Ararat plain and is in view of Mount Ararat. The Arax (or Arakas) River flows close by, and the monastery is across from Aralık, Turkey.
Gnishik
- 6h
Gnishik village is home to only a small handful of families, whose total is barely over 15. Trail leads down into a beautiful gorge, winding like a snake along the river, leading to an ancient monastery. We might see a bezoar ibex (goats), badgers, sky soaring vultures and eagles.
Noravank Monastery
- 40m
The monastery is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery.
Wings of Tatev
- 30m
- Admission ticket included
Wings of Tatev is a 5.7 km cable way between Halidzor and the Tatev monastery in Armenia. It is the longest reversible aerial tramway built in only one section, and holds the record for Longest direct double track cable car.
Tatev Monastery
- 1h
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the monastery hosted one of the most important Armenian medieval universities, the University of Tatev, which contributed to the advancement of science, religion and philosophy, reproduction of books and development of miniature painting
Day 4: Full Day Private Guided Driving Tour in Vayots Dzor provinces
- 4 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Not included
Old Khndzoresk
- 1h
Khndzoresk Bridge is one of the most interesting attractions Syunik province. The 160-meter long bridge weighting 14 tonnes connects the two banks of the village, the so-called Old and New Khndzoresk. Old Khndzoresk is famous as a cave settlement, where the village is located on both slopes of the mountain and inhabitant have used natural and artificial caves on those slopes as dwellings. An interesting fact is that the area used to be inhabited till the middle of the 20th century, and the New Khndzoresk was built in the 1950s.
Zorats Church
- 3h
We walk in Yeghegis village for about 2 hours in total towards the church of St. Stepanos or Zorats (of the Army), is considered a fine relic of medieval Armenia. Its name comes allegedly from the custom of consecrating arms and horses there before battle.
Zorats Church
- 1h
Lunch
Yeghegis Jewish Cemetery
- 1h
Walk to Jewish cemetery which before belonged to the Jewish community which lived in Yeghegis in the 13th-14th centuries. No other historical evidence for the existence of this community is known, nor of contemporaneous Jewish communities in Armenia. About 40 tombstones survived in the cemetery and about another 30 were found nearby. 10 tombstones bear inscriptions in Hebrew or Aramaic.
Day 5: Full Day Private Guided Driving Tour in Gegharkunik and Tavush provinces
- 4 stops
- Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
- Accommodation: Dilijan resort hotel - The hotel is situated almost outside of Dilijan. Fresh air, pool and really nice walking area.
Orbelian Caravanserai
- 30m
Orbelian's Caravanserai also known as Selim Caravanserai is a caravanserai in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It was built along the Vardenyats Mountain Pass in 1332, by prince Chesar Orbelian to accommodate weary travellers and their animals as they crossed from, or into, the mountainous Vayots Dzor region.
Noratus Cemetery
- 30m
The cemetery has the largest cluster of khachkars in Armenia. It is currently the largest surviving cemetery with khachkars following the destruction of the khachkars in Old Julfa, Nakhichevan by the government of Azerbaijan
Monastery Sevanavank
- 1h
Initially the monastery was built at the southern shore of a small island. After the artificial draining of Lake Sevan, which started in the era of Joseph Stalin, the water level fell about 20 metres, and the island transformed into a peninsula. At the southern shore of this newly created peninsula, a guesthouse of the Armenian Writers' Union was built.
Dilijan National Park
- 10h
Overnight in DIlijan forested city
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Day 6: Hike Goshavank Monastery to Parz lake(distance - 8km; duration 3-4 hours)
- 3 stops
- Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
- Accommodation: Iris bed and breakfast - is situated just in the beginning of Alaverdi City, on the bank of river Debed.
Goshavank Monastery
- 4h
This track goes from Monastery of Goshavank to Parz Lich, a very nice walk through the forest of Dilijan National Park. Path starts in Goshavank and goes up to some unexpected mountain’s fields. The way from here to Parz Lich is always under beeches trees (fagus). Itinerary ends at Parz Lich.
Lake Parz
- 1h
A small lake located in the Dilijan National Park east of Dilijan in Armenia
Debed
- 1h
This canyon manages to pack in more history and culture than anywhere else in the country. Nearly every village along the Debed River has a church, a chapel, an old fort and a sprinkling of khachkars somewhere nearby.
Day 7: Hike from Sanahin to Haghpat(distance - 10km; duration 4-5 hours)
- 3 stops
- Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
- Accommodation: Hotel Villa Delenda (The 19th century building has been restored to its former outfit with comfortable rooms).
Monastery of Sanahin
- 5h
The trail is attractive not only by its remarkable nature, it's also thrilling for the fascinating cultural heritage - Sanahin (10 century) and Haghpat (10-13 century) monasterie
Haghpat Monastery
- 40d
Haghpat Monastery, also known as Haghpatavank is a medieval monastery complex in Haghpat.
Yerevan
- 3h
We have a transfer to the airport
Location
Activity location
- Zvartnots International Airport
- Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Zvartnots International Airport
- Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia
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