Private Tour: Discover Khor Virap Monastery's Legendary History in Armenia
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Yerevan
Embark on a private tour to Khor Virap Monastery in Armenia and uncover its legendary history. Explore a thousand-year-old spiritual site steeped in biblical events and mysticism.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Khor Virap - Khor Virap

Khor Virap

  • Armenian monastery, built in 642, translated from Armenian means

  • deep hole. Khor Virap is one of the shrines of the Armenian Apostolic Church, a place of pilgrimage. The most interesting fact of this monastery is the fact that it was built on the site of the royal prison, where Gregory the Illuminator was previously imprisoned

  • the patron saint and the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church by the Armenian king for 13 years. From the territory of the monastery there is an unusual view of the biblical mountain Ararat.

What's Included
  • Hotel drop-off
  • On-board WiFi
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Private tour
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Driver/guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Hotel pickup
  • Live commentary on board
Additional Information

Embark on a journey to a captivating historical and spiritual site, where you will be introduced to intriguing tales and myths. Khor Virap Monastery, graced with more than a thousand years of history, is drenched in biblical occurrences and mysticism. This monastery is one of Armenia’s most popular tourist destinations. The legend says that King Tridates III imprisoned St. Gregory the Illustrator there for a period of fourteen years. This ancient Armenian Monastery was erected in the 5th century and nestles near Mount Ararat.

  • Infant meals not included
Location
Yerevan
We will pick up you from your hotel!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Meow7203
May 5, 2023
Great Tour with an even better guide! - Our 3 hour trip to see Mt Ararat was our favorite experience of our one-week vacation of Caucasus region. Not just because the stunning views we saw during this tour, but mainly because of our amazing driver/ tour guide Samuel. Samuel taught us about the Armenian culture and was happy to answer our questions about Armenian history and current events. He showed us such kindness and hospitality, treating us like old friends rather than tourists. It was evident that he wanted our experience during the tour (and in Armenia) to be as memorable and positive as possible. We highly recommend this tour and our guide Samuel. When we return to Armenia we would definitely book another trip with (Jan Armenia Tours & Travel) and ask that Samuel joins us.
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J1351zqfilipk
Mar 16, 2023
100% recommended - After spending 15 years in USA, I have returned to my Armenia and decided to visit all of the popular and hidden destinations of my homeland. The first company that I have dealt with in Armenia, was JAN Armenia tours and I have booked 4 excursions from them. I went to Garni and Geghard, was in Khor Virap, participated in horseback riding and have a little hike to the hidden waterfall of Haghartsin. I have travelled with my wife. Both of us were very pleased and surely will choose them again whenever in Armenia once more. My wife has always had issue with self feeling during long roads, but our driver David amazed us, honestly. We didn't even feel that some of the roads were really quite long. We didn't choose guide service, because we had read a lot before coming to Armenia about its history and the visited places, so we just needed a good companion and seeing the places that we have dreamt to see for such a long time. I am so happy to find such a good service in Armenia. 100% recommended
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Leoniek3691
Oct 26, 2022
Customer-oriented company - Took 3 tours from this company. A city tour in Yerevan (walked 3 hours admiring the beautiful city), tour to Garni temple and also a tour to Khor Virap to see the mountain Ararat. These were the places that the office manager advised to choose depending on our preferences (online). They replied my messages very quickly and helped a lot not only about their products but also about my other questions. During the tours to Garni and Khor Virap our driver was the same person and it is one of the things that I liked about my tours really much, it was really comfortable for us. Driver answered all of our questions with patience and did everything for us to feel comfortable. The car was clean and what amazed me was the wi-fi in the car, really a customer-oriented company. I have recommended their company to my friends and am writing here in order you to also know about them. The prices were quite comfortable and I think that the provided service costed more than the money we had paid. Planning to visit one more time in the end of spring.
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Andrewsx6916ay
Jul 27, 2022
Very good tour experience - Planning and coordination of the tour with Jan via Whatsapp was very simple and easy. The person I was messaging with was very responsive and answered all my questions. Pricing was good. Driver and tour guide and the whole experience was very good start to finish. I would recommend Jan tours to friends and family
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