3 day private tours in Armenia from Yerevan

Itinerary

Day 1: Yerevan - Echmiadzin

Stop At: Echmiadzin Monastery, Vagharshapat, Armavir Province
The word “Echmiadzin” means a place where “the only begotten son of the God descended”. According to a legend, Jesus Christ descended from heaven and indicated the spot for a church to be built. Echmiadzin is the residence of the Supreme Catholicos of all Armenians and the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Saint Hripsime Church, Vagharshapat, Armavir Province
7th century church
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Saint Hripsime Church, Vagharshapat, Armavir Province
7th century church
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Zvartnots Temple, Vagharshapat, Armavir Province
The magnificent Zvartnots Temple was constructed in the 7th century. It listed on the UNESCO World’s Cultural Heritage Sites.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Garni - Lake Sevan

Stop At: Garni Temple, Garni, Kotayk Province
The only monument connecting with the era of paganism and Hellenism, dedicated to the sun god Mithra. Was built in the 1st century AD.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Monastery of Geghard, Geghard, Kotayk Province
The Monastery Geghard was built in the 4th century by The First Armenian Catholicos - Gregory the Illuminator.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Monastery Sevanavank, Sevan, Lake Sevan, Gegharkunik Province
One of the most prominent examples of medieval Armenian architecture – Sevanavank Monastery was founded in 874 AD. The church buildings were constructed from black tuff, which probably gave the monastery its name Sevanavank - “the Black Monastery”.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Noravank - Karahunj (Zorats Karer)

Stop At: Noravank Monastery, Areni, Vayots Dzor Province
One of the wonderful monuments of medieval Armenia - the Monastery of Noravank dates back to XIII—XIV centuries.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Karahundj (Armenia's Stonehenge), Sisian, Syunik Province
Karahunj or Karahunj Observatory is also known as Zorats Karer or Zorats Kar is a megalithic composition of Bronze Age tombs (cists, dolmens or tumuli) and over 220 standing stones (menhirs).
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tatev Monastery, Tatev, Syunik Province
Another famous monument of medieval Armenian architecture is Tatev Monastery, which was built in the 9th-13th centuries. In translation from the old Armenian (grabar) "tatev" means "give wings".
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Wings of Tatev, Halidzor, Syunik Province
The longest cable car in the world (5.7 km)
Duration: 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.