ARMENIA PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR

Transfer from the airport to the hotel. Walking city tour in Yerevan. During the tour you will visit Matenadaran, repository of ancient manuscripts, research institute and museum in Yerevan. (B, L, -) — Overnight: Yerevan

Breakfast in the hotel. Tour to the only pagan temple left in the territory of Armenia. It is a blend of Greco-Roman and Armenian styles built by King Trdat I in the first century A.D. and dedicated it to the God of Sun. On the way to Garni we will have a stop near Charents’ Arch, from where a very beautiful view opens to Mount Ararat. Then we will see the Symphony of stones in Garni gorge. The Symphony together with Geghard Monastery (our next stop) is included into UNESCO World Heritage List. Back to Yerevan. (B, L, -) — Overnight: Yerevan

Breakfast in the hotel. Tour to Khor Virap, one of the three holy places in Armenia and the closest point to the mount Ararat. The notability as a monastery and pilgrimage site of the monastery is attributed to the fact that Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned here for 13 years. Then we will drive through Amaghu gorge to Noravank monastery. Noravank monastery (13th-century) is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin church (to get to the second floor one need to take the narrow stone-made staircase jutting out from the face of the building) and the breathtaking view to the gorge. We will have a stop in Areni winery, will taste Armenian wines and will drive to Goris for overnight. (B, L, -)

Overnight: Goris

Breakfast in the hotel. Tour to Tatev monastery. When in Tatev monastery ( 9th century) one can enjoy the splendid architecture of the monastic complex, the breathtaking view to the deep gorge, see the oil press facility built in the 17th century. And last but not least, to get to the monastery one will need to take the “Tatever” cable car, which was recorded by Guinness World Records as the longest non-stop double track cable car. Tour to Khndzoresk, cave village where people used to live till the second part of the 20th century. Now some of the artificial caves are currently used as stables and warehouses. Here the 160-meter long swinging bridge connects the two banks of the village, old and new Khndzoresk. Back to Goris. (B, -, D)

Overnight: Goris

Breakfast in the hotel. We will take our way to Lake Sevan, the largest water body in Armenia and the Caucasus region, and one of the largest freshwater high-altitude lakes in Eurasia. On the way to the lake we will have a stop in Selim caravanserai, which was one of the caravanserais of Silk Road. Once we reach the lake, we will visit the monastery on peninsula, Sevanavank. From here a beautiful view opens on the Sevan. (B, -, D)