Overview
Discover Armenia in one week!
Explore the best spots in Armenia and have a wonderful time and rest.
This experience includes exploring culture, discovering heritage, admiring nature, tasting amazing local food and having unforgettable adventures.
This is a private experience, may be customized.
Professional photos with a Canon camera are offered.
Itinerary
Approximate duration: 2 hours.
Typical Itinerary
Transfer to the hotel provided upon request with an additional fee.
Evening Yerevan tour:
Discovery of The Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet. It is not only a cultural hub but also an architectural masterpiece that you will admire.
The next stop is at Cafesjian Center for the Arts, The Cascade. From there you will admire the wonderful view of evening Yerevan and discover art masterpieces.
The next discovery is Swan Lake. A tiny amazing lake with wonderful surroundings.
After that, you will head to Northern Avenue Pedestrian Street. The biggest recently constructed pedestrian street in Yerevan where you will see newly constructed buildings and lots of locals and tourists having their evening walk.
Then in Republic Square you will discover the amazing buildings from the 20th century as well as stunning Singing Fountains.
Approximate duration: 4 hours.
Typical Itinerary
Genocide memorial visit.
Victory Park and Statue of Mother Armenia. Victory Park is one of the most beloved places of Yerevan residents and tourists. It's one of the best historical places in the city which also attracts nature lovers. You will have the greatest view of evening Yerevan and Biblical mountain Ararat from here.
If you wish you can add optional experiences like a visit to the History Museum of Armenia, Parajanov Museum, or anything else with an additional fee.
Approximate duration: 4-5 hours.
Typical Itinerary
Gaghard partly mountain-carved monastery.
Garni Pagan Temple, built in the 1st century.
Delicious food tasting (optional).
You can add optional experiences like the discovery of Edjmiatsin Mather Cathedral considered the oldest in the world or Lavash baking master class with an additional fee.
Approximate duration: 6-7 hours.
Typical Itinerary
Tsaghkadzor city Discovery
Tsaghkadzor Ropeway ride to mountains
Kecharis monastery
Hiking to Sevan peninsula from Sevan lake and discovery of Sevanavank monastery.
Famous Sevan fish tasting.
Haghartsin monastery (optional: may be provided with an additional fee).
Hiking in Dilijan National Park and Parz lake (optional: may be provided with an additional fee).
Old Dilijan Complex discovery (optional: may be provided with an additional fee).
Dinner: yummy barbecue tasting (optional: may be provided with an additional fee).
Approximate duration: 7-8 hours.
Typical Itinerary
You will explore the Armenian alphabet invented by Mesrop Mashtotc at the Armenian Alphabet Monument site.
You will discover the magic of antigravity and Aragats mountain, an isolated four-peaked volcano massif in Armenia. Its northern summit, at 4,090 m above sea level, is the highest point of the Lesser Caucasus and Armenia.
The other wonder which awaits you is Lake Kari on top of Aragats most of the time surrounded by snow.
Tasty lunch in mountains (optional: may be provided with an additional fee).
Discovery of Amberd, a 10th-century fortress on the slopes of Mount Aragats. Near the fortress, you will see Vahramashen Church (11th-century) (optional: may be provided with additional fee).
Approximate duration: 15-16 hours.
Typical Itinerary
Discover Tatev Monastery which is a 9th-century historical monument. It is one of the oldest and most famous monastery complexes in Armenia.
Admire Vorotan gorge from the world's longest ropeway, Wings of Tatev (tickets are bought by travelers: roundtrip 7000 AMD).
Explore Karahunj (Zorats Karer), an Armenian prehistoric observatory 3500 years older than England’s Stonehenge and 3000 years older than the Egyptian pyramids (optional: may be provided with an additional fee).
Visit the historic cave village, Khndzoresk located on the steep slope of a gorge, comprised of both natural and manmade caves. Take the mysterious swinging bridge connecting Old Khndzoresk and New Khndzoresk for extreme feelings (optional: may be included with an additional fee).
Visiting Ancient Birds-Cave (Areni-1) is more than an extraordinary experience. The oldest leather shoe in the world was also found here. It is more than 5500 years old. Also, in the same area, the world’s oldest women’s skirt (3900 BC) was found. The winery found here is considered to be the oldest one in the world and it is referred to 4th millennium BC.
Winery tour and tasting (optional: may be provided with an additional fee).
Trying yummy local food will be another, this time delicious experience.
Approximate duration: 4-5 hours.
Typical Itinerary
Visit to Vernissage local flea open-air market for buying unique national souvenirs.
Lunch with your favourite guide (optional).
Transfer to the airport (may be provided with an additional fee).
Inclusions
- Private professional guide service: English, Russian, French, Armenian languages (please precise which language you prefer in notes)
- Private transportation: comfortable car with a professional driver
- Local sweets and bottled water
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Entrance tickets for activities mentioned in the program
- Pick up and drop off at any point you wish in Yerevan
- Pick up from the hotel and drop off
Exclusions
- Accommodation (provided upon request)
- Private transfers in all directions in Armenia & Georgia (provided upon request)
- Pick up from the airport and drop off (provided upon request)
- Food and drinks: options available for all preferences (provided upon request)
- Gratitudes (optional)
- Travel insurance (provided upon request)
Yes, of course. Please write which language you prefer and we will come back to you with most probably positive answer.
You will pay when you arrive.
There are discounts available for one-person bookings.
This is a private experience/tour. Only you or your group will participate.
With PHAROS you can get the best deals and discounts with all the hotels. Just let us know your preferences for hotel and room type and we will book the desired hotel rooms for you.
Private transfers in all directions in Armenia & Georgia are provided upon request. Please precise the direction, date, time of the transfer, pick-up and drop-off addresses and the number of people while making the reservation.
Please reserve optional experiences in advance. In case of adding optional experiences to the program, these experiences are provided with an additional discount. The duration of the optional experiences is not included in the program duration.
Any experience may be included and excluded from the program. This should be prior to the reservation.
