Magical 6 Days Departure to Garni Geghard Trip Package

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Arrival. Meet the local guide at the airport. Transfer to hotel. Check-in.

After some refreshments we will start our tour in Yerevan. We will have a familiarization tour of the capital. The first stop would be in the Victory Park, at Mother Armenia monument, from where you will behold a panoramic view of the city. After which we will visit the “Museum under the open air” monument of Cascade to see many nice statues from different artists all over the world. Our trip will be concluded in the Verisage open air flee market, where people will be able to buy many Armenian souvenirs. Overnight in the city Yerevan.

After breakfast we are going to explore the nice ski resort Tsaghkadzor, where we are going to fly with the rope way to the slopes of mountain Teghenis. Our final stop of the day will be the “blue eye of Armenia” – lake Sevan. This fresh–water lake of volcanic origin is situated at an altitude about 6.500 feet. Its crystal – clear transparent water changes color several times during the day. It is turquoise in direct sunlight, then turns a greenish shade, and finally becomes gray by the evening.

We start today’s visit with a unique medieval monastery of Geghard which was included in the list of UNESCO world heritage sites. Some chambers of the monastery were carved out of solid rock and possess exceptional acoustics. Here we will listen to the choir performance inside the chamber. We will then continue towards Garni village where we will visit a pagan temple from 1st century AD - the only one remaining from pre-Christian period in Armenia. The temple is located on a triangular cape overlooking the deep canyon of Garni. If the weather permits, we will take the jeeps the canyon of Garni to see amazing volcanic rock formations called Symphony of Stones. (Optional) Return back to Yerevan Overnight in the city Yerevan.

In the morning we will enjoy the view of Mount Ararat (if the weather permits), lays in the nice setting of Ararat Valley.After two hours ride we enter the world of full – flowing rivers, fascinating waterfalls, caves and snowy mountain peaks of Vayotsdzor Province. Noravank Monastery is situated on the hill of the twisted gorge, among the freakish plumb rosy cliffs. Noravank Monastery, really the place of breath-taking natural beauty, provides great opportunities for taking pictures, walking around the monastery. We end the day at the resort town Jermuk famous for its hot springs.

Departure