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From Yerevan: Byurakan, Oshakan and Amberd Fortress Day Trip
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From Yerevan: Byurakan, Oshakan and Amberd Fortress Day Trip

By Armenia-Tour
Free cancellation available
Price is €474 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Explore a 10th-century fortress
  • Marvel at the former largest telescope in the USSR
  • Savour a delicious traditional Armenian meal

Activity location

    • Yerevan
    • Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Yerevan
    • Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia

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From Yerevan: Byurakan, Oshakan and Amberd Fortress Day Trip
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h5h
  • English
Price details
€474.48 x 2 Adults€948.96

Total
Price is €948.96

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish-speaking driver/guide
  • What's includedWhat's included Private transport
  • What's includedWhat's included All entrance fees
  • What's includedWhat's included Traditional lunch
  • What's includedWhat's included Local wine
  • What's includedWhat's included Lavash baking masterclass

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Discover the best of the Aragatsotn Province on this half-day trip. After getting picked up from the lobby of your hotel, travel to your first destination, Byurakan Observatory, which is considered the scientific pearl of Armenia. Enjoy a guided tour of the observatory and discover what was once the largest telescope in the USSR. Next, head to the 10th-century Amberd Fortress and get an overview of traditional Armenian fortress construction.

Later, continue to the village of Oshakan, where you can see the resting place of the inventor of the Armenian alphabet, Mesrop Mashtots. After his death, a small chapel was built over his tomb, which you can visit.

Finally, experience Armenian hospitality at a local family home. Sample traditional specialities around the dinner table, washed down with homemade wine. You can also enjoy a demonstration of how to make traditional lavash. After your meal, get dropped off back at your hotel in Yerevan.

Location

Activity location

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    • Yerevan
    • Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Yerevan
    • Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia