Legends of Armenia
4 days / 3 nights (valid from March 1 till December 25)
(Arrivals on every Friday and Saturday)in case of arrival on Friday and Saturday, excursion to Dilijan will be replaced with cruise on Lake Sevan
The rates are given per person in DBL room.
| Hotel | USD | AMD |
|---|---|---|
| 3* Alba | 195 | 96,000 |
| 3* Artsakh Hotel / Silachi Hotel | 215 | 105,000 |
| 4* Ani Plaza / Diamond House / Imperial Palace | 250 | 122,000 |
| 4* Central Hotel | 275 | 135,000 |
The rates include
- Accommodation
- Breakfasts
- Transfers (individual) and transportation service
- Professional English / Russian speaking guide service
- All entry tickets per program
- Tsakhkadzor ropeway (one station)
- Demonstration of lavash baking process in local village house in Garni
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to the only remaining pagan temple in Armenia devoted to the God of Sun – Myrth, in Garni, built in 77 AD by King Trdat (Arshakid Dynasty). Photo stop at Charentc Arc. The temple is Greco-Roman style with characteristic pillars. It stands proudly on a rocky ridge with a deep canyon presenting a beautiful view. The temple was a summer residence for Arshakid dynasty. Visit to the ruins of Royal Palace and Royal bath-house nearby. Canyon of Garni -magnificent and outstanding scene which creates the image of falling crags. It obtained the name "Symphony of Stones" due to its view. The fantastic landscape of Garni canyon shakes the human imagination.
Drive to the unique caved temple St. Geghard (12th -13th cc.), the name of which means “holy spear” in the honor of the long-preserved spear, the same spear that pierced the body of crucified Christ. It is now exhibited in the museum of Etchmiadzin Cathedral. Geghard Monastery is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list (2000).
Watching of “Lavash” (Armenian traditional flat bread baked in stone-make oven) making process in local village house
Drive back to Yerevan.
O/N in Yerevan.
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Tsakhkadzor. Tsakhkadzor means “gorge of flowers” in Armenian. It is well known for the shady forests and flowering meadows that entice large number of tourists and residents of Armenia. With its beauty is considered to be “small Switzerland”, which can be glanced if you go up to the higher mountains on the 2500 meters long ropeway. In winter the snowy meadows are perfect place to ski.
Drive to Sevan, one of the greatest high mountainous freshwater lakes of Eurasia, climb on the peninsula from where the fascinating view on the Lake is open. Visit Sevanavank monastery, which stands in its greatness on the peninsula overlooking the lake for centuries. During the drive you can enjoy the unbelievable change of the surrounding environment and land shaft from the mountainous lake to the green and rich forest mountains resort Dilijan or so called “Armenian Switzerland”, which is well-known for its forests as well as for its mysterious flora and fauna.
Drive back to Yerevan.
O/N in Yerevan.
