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Amberd
Geghard
Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral
Tatev
Sevanavank

6 days in Armenia: Garni, Tatev, Echmiadzin, Sanahin, Haghpat

By Land of Noah Travel Agency
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €857 per traveller* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

If you have a week to spend in Armenia and want to have unforgettable memories from your trip, then this tour programme is just for you.

Activity location

  • Garni Temple
    • Geghard Monastery Road H3,
    • Garni, Armenia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Garni Temple
    • Geghard Monastery Road H3,
    • Garni, Armenia

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4-7 travellers without guide
  • Activity duration is 6 days6d
    6d
  • English

Garni, Geghard, Noravank, Tatev, Karahunj, Aragats (Lake Kari), Armenian letters, Amberd, Sevan, Dilijan, Echmiadzin (Hripsime, Gayane, st. Cathedral), Zvartnots, Haghpat, Sanahin, Odzun, Dsegh
Pickup included

Price details
€1,202.94 x 1 Traveller€1,202.94
Total
Price is €1,202.94
8-15 travellers without guide
  • Activity duration is 6 days6d
    6d
  • English

sprinter/ minibus
Pickup included

Price details
€1,921.72 x 1 Traveller€1,921.72
Total
Price is €1,921.72
1-3 travellers without guide
  • Activity duration is 6 days6d
    6d
  • English

Garni, Geghard,Noravank, Tatev, Karahunj,Aragats (Lake Kari), Armenian letters, Amberd,Sevan, Dilijan,Echmiadzin (Hripsime, Gayane, st. Cathedral), Zvartnots,Haghpat, Sanahin, Odzun, Dsegh
Pickup included

Price details
€857.11 x 1 Traveller€857.11
Total
Price is €857.11
3-6 travellers with a guide
  • Activity duration is 6 days6d
    6d
  • English

Garni, Geghard, Noravank, Tatev, Karahunj, Aragats (Lake Kari), Armenian letters, Amberd, Sevan, Dilijan, Echmiadzin (Hripsime, Gayane, st. Cathedral), Zvartnots, Haghpat, Sanahin, Odzun, Dsegh
Pickup included

Price details
€1,868.32 x 1 Traveller€1,868.32
Total
Price is €1,868.32
7-15 travellers with a guide
  • Activity duration is 6 days6d
    6d
  • English

driver and guide
Pickup included

Price details
€2,601.11 x 1 Traveller€2,601.11
Total
Price is €2,601.11
1-2 travellers with a guide
  • Activity duration is 6 days6d
    6d
  • English

Garni, Geghard, Noravank, Tatev, Karahunj, Aragats (Lake Kari), Armenian letters, Amberd, Sevan, Dilijan, Echmiadzin (Hripsime, Gayane, st. Cathedral), Zvartnots, Haghpat, Sanahin, Odzun, Dsegh
Pickup included

Price details
€1,507.61 x 1 Traveller€1,507.61
Total
Price is €1,507.61

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport by air-conditioned vehicle according to the number of participants
  • What's includedWhat's includedFuel surcharge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTatev ropeway ticket

Know before you book

  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Visit the only Pagan temple and the unique cave monastery in Armenia
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Garni Temple
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
The pagan temple Garni was built in the 1st century AD by the armenian king Trdat. The temple Garni is the only monument connecting with the era of paganism and Hellenism, dedicated to the sun god Mithra. The temple is built according to the rules of the classical Greek architecture and looks very similar to the famous temple of Athens in Greece.
The Monastery of Geghard
  • 1h
The monastery was built in the 4th century by The First Armenian Catholicos - Gregory the Illuminator. Initially it was called Airivank (cave monastery), then was renamed Geghard, which means <>. The name of the monastery originates from the spear of the Roman soldier who pierced the body of Jesus Christ.
Day 2: Admire the promenant Medieval architectural jewels and take a ride on the world's longest direct ropeway
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Noravank Monastery
  • 1h
Monastery Noravank dates back to XIII—XIV centuries. The complex includes the 1339 St. Astvatsatsin (“Burtelashen”) sepulchre-church, St. Stepanos Nakhavka and gavit, the St. Grigor Church and Stepanos Orbelian Sepulchre, the remains of medieval chapels and residential quarters and a modern office and hall.
Tatev Monastery
  • 2h
One of the famous monuments of medieval Armenian architecture - Tatev Monastery was built in the 9th-13th centuries. In translation from the old Armenian (grabar) "tatev" means "give wings". Indeed, located at a great height, it seems that Tatev stretches upward to the sky. The walls seem to be a natural extension of the rock that raises it so high.
Wings of Tatev
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Thanks to the construction of the Wings of Tatev, the longest cable car in the world (5.7 km), the complex has become one of the most visited places in Armenia.
Day 3: Enjoy the mountain view, visit the highest fortress
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Kari Lake
  • 40m
In the slopes of Mount Aragats there is Lake Kari (Stone Lake). It is located 3.190 m above the sea level and has a perimeter of 1.150 m. The lake appeared from ice formations. It is surrounded by snow most of the time and that is why water is rather cold.
Armenian Alphabet Monument
  • 30m
The complex was built in 2005, on the 1600th anniversary of the creation of Armenian alphabet. The complex includes sculptures of 39 letters of Armenian alphabet. All the letters and statues are made of Armenian tufa. Armenian alphabet was created by Mesrop Mashtots in 405 in order to make the Bible accessible to Armenians and spread Christianity.
Amberd Fortress
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
It is a 7th-century fortress located 2.300 metres above sea level on the southern slopes of the Mount Aragats. The name translates to "fortress in the clouds" in Armenian. The site includes a rich variety of buildings (church, chapel, baths, walls, gates, etc.), in a spectacular position defined by good natural defences.
Day 4: Visit the "Blue Pearl" of Armenia and feel yourself in paradise
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Monastery Sevanavank
  • 1h
In the northwest part of Sevan Lake, on a narrow rocky peninsula, there stands one of the most prominent examples of medieval Armenian architecture – Sevanavank Monastery. It was founded in 874 AD by princess Mariam.
Haghartsin Monastery
  • 1h
In 13 km northeast of Dilijan in a cosy place one can find Monastery complex Haghartsin ('Dance of the Eagles’). It was built between the 10th and 13th centuries. There are stunning khachkars, a sundial on the wall of St Gregory, a ruined gavit and a refectory with stunning arched ceiling.
Day 5: Get acquainted with the history of Christianity in Armenia
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Echmiadzin Monastery
  • 1h
The word “Echmiadzin” means a place where “the only begotten son of the God descended”. According to a legend, Jesus Christ descended from heaven and indicated the spot for a church to be built. Echmiadzin is the residence of the Supreme Catholicos of all Armenians and the centre of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Saint Gayane Church
  • 30m
This is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), the religious centre of Armenia. It is located within walking distance from the Etchmiadzin Cathedral of 301. St. Gayane was built by Catholicos Ezra I in the year 630. Its design has remained unchanged despite partial renovations of the dome and some ceilings in 1652.
Saint Hripsime Church
  • 30m
This is a seventh century Armenian Apostolic church in the city of Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armenia. It is one of the oldest surviving churches in the country. The church was erected by Catholicos Komitas to replace the original mausoleum built by Catholicos Sahak the Great in 395 AD that contained the remains of the martyred Saint Hripsime to whom the church is dedicated. The current structure was completed in 618 AD. It is known for its fine Armenian-style architecture of the classical period, which has influenced many other Armenian churches since. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other nearby churches, including Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia's mother church, in 2000.
Zvartnots Temple
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket not included
The temple is one of the brightest landmarks of medieval Armenian architecture, constructed in the 7th century. All these churches and the temple are listed on the UNESCO World’s Cultural Heritage Sites.
Day 6: Feel the harmony of the nature and stones
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Haghpat Monastery
  • 1h
The monastery of Haghpat, founded by Queen Khosrovanush (wife of the Armenian King Ashot III) in AD 976, consists of one narthex, two corridor-sepulchers, a refectory, a scriptorium, the Chapel of Hamazasp, a belfry, several chapel-tombs and cross-stones (khachkars)․ Is placed on UNESCO's World Heritage List
Monastery of Sanahin
  • 1h
Sanahin used to be the administrative centre and family burial place of the Kyurikyan Bagratids (10th and 11th centuries), as well as the Episcopal residence for the diocese (until the 11th century). The Sanahin monastery contains 3 churches, narthex, scriptorium, belfry and academy. Haghpat and Sanahin Monasteries are placed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Odzun Church
  • 40m
Odzun Church is an Armenian basilica constructed around the 5th-7th century in the Odzun village of the Lori Province of Armenia. From the northern and southern sides of the temple there are arched galleries – a rare feature of Armenian temples architecture. There are a number of khachkars around the temple.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESGarni Temple
    • Geghard Monastery Road H3,
    • Garni, Armenia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGarni Temple
    • Geghard Monastery Road H3,
    • Garni, Armenia

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