AMAZING ARMENIA

AMAZING ARMENIA

SEPTEMBER 30th 2026 – October 7th 2026

Join us on an adventure to a land of amazing monasteries, temples, canyons and caves. A land of stunning natural beauty, delicious food & wine and a fascinating history.

TUESDAY SEPT 30th

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1st

YEREVAN CITY TOUR

Arrival in Yerevan in the early morning.

Check in at the hotel. Late breakfast.

A walk through the Cascades (a large park in the form of stairs located on the slope of a hill in the centre of Yerevan). The Cascades are also a place where there are phenomenal works of contemporary art.

Walk through the centre of Yerevan to the area of Republic Square. Free time in the centre of Yerevan, including at the Vernissage (souvenir bazaar, full of handicrafts, silver jewellery). Visit the National Museum, where we’ll get acquainted with the turbulent history of the country or Matanadaran - a museum of manuscripts. Then to the centre of Yerevan along the representative Northern Avenue.

For those interested, a visit to Tsitsernakaberd - the Armenian Genocide Mausoleum. Regional dinner in a restaurant. Return to the hotel for the night.

INTERESTING FACTS

Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center.
Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. The first Armenian state of Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in the year 301 became the first state in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion Armenia still recognises the Armenian Apostolic Church, the world's oldest national church, as the country's primary religious establishment

THURSDAY OCTOBER 2nd

ARENI VALLEY MONASTERY WINE TASTING ANCIENT CAVES

Drive to the Khor Virap monastery near Mount Ararat. In good weather, we’ll see a magnificent panorama of the biblical mountain. Drive to the Areni Valley , the centre of Armenian winemaking. Wine tasting & lunch with a local family.

Visit the Noravank monastery in a rocky canyon, then an ancient cave, with the oldest wine cellar in the world. The clay jars (karases), are over 6,000 years old. The mysteriousness atmosphere is further amplified by the bats living here.

Drive to the town of Yeghegnadzor for dinner with a local winemaker, combined with a tasting of his products. Transfer to the south of Armenia for an overnight stay at a hotel in the city of Vayk.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 3rd

AERIAL ROPEWAY “STONEHENGE” TATEV MINERAL SPRINGS

Transfer to the south of the country to the Tatev Monastery . "Flight" on one of the longest cable cars in the world - over 5 km on one rope.

Visit the stone circle of KARAHUNJ (or Zorats Karer) - "Armenian Stonehenge", which was most likely a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

Visit the town of JERMUK s famous mineral water resort. Return to the hotel in Vaik. Dinner at a local restaurant, overnight stay at the hotel.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 4th
VOLCANO FORTRESS LAKE SEVAN STONE CROSSES

Subject to weather conditions: A 4 x 4 expedition in the surrounding mountains to the top of an extinct VOLCANO OR visit MEDIEVAL FORTRESS

Drive through the Selim Pass, along the way visit a 14th-century caravanserai. Then a drive to the shores of Lake Sevan.

Visit Noratus (a large collection of khachkarscarved stone-crosses), unique to Armenian culture & the largest collection of this type of crosses in the world. Dinner at a restaurant on the shores of the high-mountain Lake Sevan.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 5th

GARNI TEMPLE GEGHARD MONASTERY SEVANAVANK

Visit the Sevanavank monasteries picturesquely spread out over the lake.

Drive to Garni temple (2000 years old) built in honor of the ancient deity Mithra. Visit the Geghard monastery, partially carved in the rocks. Dinner in a picturesque canyon near the monastery. Drive to Yerevan, overnight in Yerevan.

MONDAY OCTOBER 6th

BRANDY FOODSTUFFS CATHEDRAL

Visit the production plant of a legendary brandy producer and tastings.

Visit the food market called Shuka, where you can buy original sweets, pickles and other traditional products and a jewellery market.

Visit Zvartnots (picturesque ruins of a large cathedral from the 7th century). In good weather you can see the peak of the biblical Mount Ararat from here. Drive to Echmiadzin - the "Armenian Vatican", i.e. the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church, then visit one of the archaic temples (6th century) and the museum, where there are relics precious to Armenians and the whole of Christianity. Farewell dinner at a local restaurant, which is also a centre for learning traditional handicrafts, cuisine, etc. In the evening return to Yerevan. Overnight stay at a hotel in Yerevan.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 7th
Flight