Khor Virap - Areni winery - Noravank - Goris (overnight)
Khor Virap - Khor Virap monastery is where Grigor Luisavorich (St. Gregory the Illuminator) was imprisoned for 13 years before curing King Trdat III of a disease. This caused the adoption of Christianity in Armenia in the year 301.
In fact, the name Khor Virap means
deep pit
, named after the prison where St. Gregory the Illuminator was held.
Areni Wine Factory - Get acquainted with the production process, taste the local wines.
Noravank Monastery - The Monastery Noravank dates back to XIII
XIV centuries. The complex includes the 1339 St. Astvatsatsin sepulchre-church, St. Stepanos Nakhavka and gavit, the St. Grigor Church and Stepanos Orbelian Sepulchre, the remains of medieval chapels and residential quarters and a modern office and hall.
Tatev - Karahundj
Karahundj (Armenia’s Stonehenge) - 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).
Tatev Monastery - The monastery was built in the 9th-13th centuries. In translation from the old Armenian (grabar) “tatev” means “give wings”. Indeed, located at a great height, it seems that Tatev stretches upward to the sky.
Wings of Tatev - It is the longest cable car in the world (5.7 km).
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Wine tasting experience
- Travel in comfort with air-conditioned transport
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Hotel accommodation
- Tatev ropeway ticket
Our journey begins at a must-visit Armenian site - Khor Virap. We then proceed to the Monastery Noravank, which hails from the XIII—XIV centuries. Following these two monastery visits, we’ll head to Goris for an overnight stay.
Post-breakfast, we’ll explore Karahunj Observatory, often referred to as Zorats Karer or Zorats Kar, a Bronze Age megastructure boasting tombs and over 220 standing stones.
Our subsequent stop is yet another celebrated medieval Armenian architecture specimen - Tatev Monastery, erected during the 9th-13th centuries. ‘Tatev’, in Old Armenian (grabar), translates to ‘give wings’. Owing to the Wings of Tatev, the world’s longest cable car (5.7 km), this monastery complex has turned into a frequently visited site in Armenia.
While journeying back to Yerevan, we will briefly halt at the Areni winery, providing you the chance to sample Armenian wine and delve into Armenia’s winemaking history.
- Dress code is smart casual
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