Restart in Armenia - 6 says

Program

Day 1: Yerevan

• Arrival in Yerevan
• Meeting at the airport, hotel check-in
• Sightseeing tour of Yerevan
• Welcome dinner
• Free time

Day 2: Khor Virap – Noravank – Areni – Karahunj – Goris

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Departure to Khor Virap Monastery, located at the foot of Mount Ararat, famous for being the place where the first Catholicos of All Armenians, Gregory the Illuminator, spent many years in captivity.
• Next, our journey takes us to one of the most beautiful monasteries in Armenia – Noravank, surrounded by sheer red cliffs.
• We will also visit a cave where ancient wine jugs and shoes dating back 6,000 years were recently discovered.
• Next, we will tour a winery, where we will have a tasting and a delicious lunch.
• Next, we will travel to Goris, the greenest city in Armenia. Along the way, we’ll make a short stop in a place near the Zorats Karer complex—Karahunj, also known as the Armenian Stonehenge.
• We’ll arrive in Goris in the evening.

Day 3: Khndzoresk – Tatev – Yeghegis

• After a delicious breakfast, we’ll head to the ancient village of Khndzoresk. We’ll cross a suspension bridge over the gorge and explore ancient caves where people lived 100 years ago.
• Our journey will then lead us to what is undoubtedly the most magical place in Armenia—the village of Tatev.
• Our route will take us on the world’s longest cable car, stretching over the Vorotan Gorge. The cable car’s maximum altitude is 320 meters.
• In Tatev, we’ll have a tour of the Tatev Monastery and meet its abbot, Father Mikael. Lunch
• We’ll continue our journey, and our next stop will be one of Armenia’s most beautiful waterfalls, Shake Waterfall.
• In the evening, we’ll arrive in the village of Yeghegis, where we’ll spend the night in a small, beautiful hotel with a stunning view of the mountains.

Day 4: Sevan – Dilijan – Haghartsin – Yenokavan

• Breakfast
• We’ll then drive along a beautiful mountain pass to Lake Sevan, one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world.
• Along the way, we’ll stop at a unique homemade cheese factory, where we’ll sample delicious cheeses and learn about the cheese-making process.
• We’ll also visit the village of Noratus, home to Armenia’s largest khachkar cemetery, containing approximately 900 unique specimens.
• We’ll stroll along the lake and explore the ancient monastery on the peninsula. We’ll also take a boat ride.
• Afterwards, we’ll head to one of Armenia’s greenest towns, the famous resort town of Dilijan. Lunch at a picturesque guesthouse.
• We’ll stroll through Dilijan, then drive through a protected beech forest to the beautiful 11th-13th-century monastery complex of Haghartsin. This gem of a canyon, one of Armenia’s most mysterious places, is immersed in the greenery of mountain forests. In the evening, we’ll arrive in the village of Yenokavan, which could easily be called the Armenian Switzerland.
• Dinner
• Rest

Day 5: Yenokavan

• After breakfast, we’ll set off on a 90-minute horseback ride.
• Next, we’ll enjoy zip-lining and rock climbing.
• Afterwards, we’ll hike along the gorge to the Lastiver caves and a mountain river with a waterfall.
• A delicious lunch will await us at the bottom of the gorge.
• Rest
• Return climb.
• Dinner and rest.

Day 6: Garni – Geghard

• Breakfast
• We bid farewell to beautiful Yenokavan and return to Yerevan.
• On the way to Yerevan, we’ll visit two more beautiful sights.
• Our first stop will be the village of Garni, home to the only surviving monument in Armenia dating back to the pagan and Hellenistic periods. If we have time, we’ll also take a walk through the Azat River Gorge, where you’ll see a small natural wonder known as the “Symphony of Stones.”
• Lunch will include a hands-on baking of the famous Armenian bread, lavash.
• Afterwards, we’ll visit the Geghard Monastery Complex, a unique architectural structure, part of which is carved into the rock. The monastery complex’s name derives from the spear that pierced the body of Jesus Christ on the Cross, which, according to historical sources, was brought to Armenia by the Apostle Thaddeus, among many other relics.
• Return to Yerevan
• Airport transfer

Tour price for person:

* Depending on the exchange rate, the cost of the tour in dollars may change. The price is indicated at the exchange rate on 01.10.2025. rates: USD = 380

Single occupancy supplement: 49 000 AMD / 127$

The tour price includes:

• Meeting and transfers from the airport to the hotel and airport
• Accommodation in a 3-star hotel with double occupancy
• Comfortable transportation with a driver for the entire route
• Guide service
• Entrance tickets to the indicated museums and cultural centers, including Tatev Cable Car
• Welcome Dinner
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Five lunches
• Winery Tour with Tasting 
• Cheese Factory Tour with Tasting
• Boat Ride on Lake Sevan (for groups of 4 or more)

The tour price does not include:

• Flight to Yerevan and back
• Other dinners
• Zip Line  – $40, Horseback Riding – $30, Rock Climbing – $25
• Medical Insurance – Recommended