Overview
An amazing discovery week in Armenia in great comfort with PHAROS.
Have a wonderful time and rest!
Explore 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, a luxury package, may be customized.
Professional photos with a Canon camera are offered.
Itinerary
Approximate duration: 6-7 hours.
Typical Itinerary
Transfer to the hotel.
Discovery of The Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet. Which 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 arts 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.
Yerevan 2800th Anniversary Park will be your next discovery. You will love the amazing new park which has wonderful fountains, trees, maps of Yerevan and Armenia, etc.
Then you will discover Abovyan street and Charles Aznavour Square. Abovyan is the oldest street in Yerevan with 19th-century buildings.
Local delicious food and wine tasting in a cosy restaurant at the hearth of Yerevan will be another beautiful experience of your arrival day.
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.
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.
Delicious local food and wine tasting at the hearth of Yerevan.
Approximate duration: 9-10 hours.
Typical Itinerary
Gaghard partly mountain-carved monastery.
Garni Pagan Temple, built in the 1st century.
Exploring Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral considered the oldest in the world.
Discovery of the church of Saint Gayane.
Saint Hripsime Church.
Treasury Museum of Echmiadzin.
Delicious sun-cooked food tasting (optional).
And lastly, marvel at the 7th-century Zvartnots Temple.
Approximate duration: 15-16 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.
Hiking in Dilijan National Park and Parz lake, zip lining (optional).
Old Dilijan Complex discovery.
Dinner (yummy barbecue tasting - optional).
Approximate duration: 8-9 hours.
Typical Itinerary
You will explore Armenian alphabet invented by Mesrop Mashtotc at 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).
Discovery of Amberd, a 10th-century fortress on the slopes of Mount Aragats. Near the fortress, you will see Vahramashen Church (the 11th-century).
Approximate duration: 13-14 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.
Explore Karahunj (Zorats Karer), an Armenian prehistoric observatory 3500 years older than England’s Stonehenge and 3000 years older than the Egyptian pyramids.
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 in the world and it is referred to 4th millennium BC.
Local delicious wine tasting and winery tour.
Trying yummy local food will be another 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 2.5 hours prior to your flight.
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
- Pick up from the airport and drop off
Exclusions
- Accommodation (provided upon request)
- Private transfers in all directions in Armenia & Georgia (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.