Adventure (price is for up to 6 people)

8 Days

Overview

An amazing week in Armenia full of adventures.

The unique adventures will guarantee wonderful time-spending and along with that, you will also discover some of the best spots in Armenia.

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: 3-4 hours.

Typical Itinerary

Transfer to the hotel

Exploring Yerevan city centre

Approximate duration: 10-11 hours.

Typical Itinerary

Discovering Erebuni Fortress founded by Urartian King in 782 BC and considered as the birthplace of Yerevan.

Delicious local food tasting in a cosy restaurant.

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.

Cafesjian Center for the Arts, The Cascade. We will have a wonderful view of evening Yerevan and discover art masterpieces.

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.

Swan Lake. A tiny amazing lake with wonderful surroundings.

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.

Republic Square. Here you will discover the amazing buildings from the 20th century as well as stunning Singing Fountains.

Yerevan 2800th Anniversary Park. You will discover the amazing new park which has wonderful fountains, trees, maps of Yerevan and Armenia, beautiful fountains, etc.

Abovyan street and Charles Aznavour Square. You will discover the oldest street of Yerevan with 19th-century buildings as well as the beautiful Square of Charles Aznavour.

Delicious local food and wine tasting in the sky at the hearth of Yerevan (optional).

Approximate duration: 6-7 hours.

Typical Itinerary

Gaghard partly mountain-carved monastery.

Hiking in the amazing canyon of Garni enjoying "Symphony of Stones".

Traditional barbecue preparation in nature in Garni Gorge.

Visit to Garni Pagan Temple, built in the 1st century.

Exploring Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral considered the oldest in the world (optional experience, may be provided with additional fee).

Discovery of the church of Saint Gayane (optional experience, may be provided with additional fee).

Saint Hripsime Church (optional experience, may be provided with additional fee).

Treasury Museum of Echmiadzin (optional experience, may be provided with additional fee).

Delicious sun-cooked food tasting (optional experience, may be provided with additional fee).

And lastly marvel at the 7th-century Zvartnots Temple (optional experience, may be provided with additional fee).

Approximate duration: 5-6 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 experience, may be provided with additional fee)

Hiking in Dilijan National Park and Parz Lake, zip lining (optional experience, may be provided with additional fee)

Old Dilijan Complex (optional experience, may be provided with additional fee)

Dinner (yummy barbecue tasting - optional) (optional experience, may be provided with 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. The name of Lake Kari (“Kari Lich”) is translated from Armenian as “Stone Lake”. It is located at an altitude of 3200 meters and most of the time surrounded by snow.

Tasty lunch in mountains (optional experience, may be provided with additional fee).

Visit to Amberd, a 10th-century fortress on the slopes of Mount Aragats. Near the fortress you will see Vahramashen Church (the 11th-century).

Approximate duration: 12-13 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 experience, 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 experience, may be provided 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.

Trying yummy local food will be another, this time delicious experience.

Approximate duration: 13-14 hours.

Typical Itinerary

Cave, waterfalls and little wooden houses, forest and nature: hiking in Lastiver – Lastiver

Extreme park adventures: choose between extreme adventures and the experiences that suit you best in the extreme park situated in Yenokavan village. You can try Zipline, Rope Park, Horseback riding, Paintball, Off-road, Via Ferrata, Rock climbing and Paragliding on your choice. Admission tickets are not included.

Trying local yummy food will be another, this time delicious experience.

Approximate duration: 3-4 hours.

Typical Itinerary

Visit to Vernissage local flea open-air market for buying unique national souvenirs.

Lunch with your favourite guide.

Transfer to the airport 2.5 hours prior to your flight. Departure.

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
  • Pick up and drop off at any point you wish in Yerevan
  • Pick up from the hotel and drop off

Exclusions

  • Entrance tickets for activities mentioned in the program
  • 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)
Is it possible to be guided by a guide speaking another language then mentioned in Trip Facts?

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.

You can send your enquiry via the form below.

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