Armenia in Brief

– Transfer to the hotel.
– Short walking tour in the city center in the evening.

– Breakfast in the hotel.
– Charents Ark. Charents was an Armenian poet, writer and public activist. Higher up the gorge of the Azat river, there is a magnificent monument of medieval Armenian architecture Geghard monastery inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage list. The monastery is partly carved out of a mountain. Departure to Garni Temple (1st century A.D). It is the only pagan temple that survived Christianization of the country and was dedicated to a heathen god, probably to Mithra, the god of the sun.
– Lunch in habitat house. Back to Yerevan.
– Visit to Matenadaran. The Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts is a repository of ancient manuscripts, research institute and museum located in Yerevan. It holds one of the world’s richest depositories of medieval manuscripts and books which span a broad range of subjects, including history, philosophy, medicine, literature, art history and cosmography in Armenian and many other languages.
– Cascade is a giant stairway in Yerevan, Armenia. It links the downtown Kentron area of Yerevan with the Monument neighborhood.
– Opera House.
– Drive to Genocide Museum is Armenia’s official memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, built in 1967 on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd in Yerevan.
– Return to the hotel.

– Breakfast in the hotel.
– Zvartnots temple – the pearl of the 7th c. architecture (inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage list).
– Etchmiadzin. The Church was built between the years 301 – 303 AD under the Armenian king Tiridates III and the first Armenian Catholicos, St. Gregory the Illuminator.
– Lunch in Etchmiadzin.
– Return to Yerevan.
– Visit to famous Ararat Brandy Facory. Ararat Brandy Factory is the leading enterprise of Armenia for the production of alcoholic beverages. Its main brand name is Ararat. Walk around the ageing cellar and see how the brandy spirits are preserved, know who have nominal barrels and enjoy the delicate aroma of the cellar. Pass a pleasant and memorable time in the tasting hall enjoying delicious brandy.
– Visit to Parajanov Museum.

– Breakfast in the hotel.
– Check out.
– Transfer to the airport.