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Nature tour 1 
Cost-470000AMD 
Duration-8 days 7 nights
Start 01.05.2024
Nature tour 2
Cost-435000AMD

Duration-6 days 5 nights
Start 07.06.2024
1
Nature Tour 1
Description of Nature tour 1 (common for all tours)
  •                                     Treasuries of Armenia
  • 1) Skilled and knowledgeable tour guide;
  • 2) Overnight stay in a three-star hotel (or guest houses, Armenian-style taverns, as indicated in the description of each tour);
  • 3) Three meals a day (meal times are marked in red in the tour description);
  • 4)During the event there will be: tea, coffee, mineral carbonated and non-carbonated water, pastries, Armenian chocolate, natural and carbonated juices, fruits and other interesting snacks;
  • 5)Discounts: 50% for one child aged 12-15 years;
  • 6) In the descriptive part of the tour, cities are marked in blue, villages in black-during the tour we will travel 1000 km and visit 20 villages and 9 cities
  • 7) Vegetarians are provided with vegetarian food if they inform about it in advance while buying the tour package.
  • 8)The seasonal schedule for all tours is the same: "spring, summer, autumn" from April 1 to November 17.
                              Specifik conditions for this tour only
Number of participants and Age of participants
No limitation,    12+
Cost
Duration
Tour 1
Nature tour 1
Day 1
Meeting
Day 1
Meeting
We warmly welcome and meet you in the Zvartnots airport of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, the first Christian country in the world (Yerevan 29 years older than Rome), (we will meet and welcome the participants who arrived in Armenia earlier at a pre-arranged place), transfer and accommodate you in the hotel. In the evening, welcome dinner accompanied by Armenian national song and dance, with the participation of a professional dance group and singers. A little tour in the streets of Yerevan, overnight  in- Yerevan
Day 2
Yerevan, museums, restaurants, churches, monuments
Day 2
Yerevan, museums, restaurants, churches, monuments
 Yerevan - breakfast 07:00, during the daytime you will see the statue of Alexander Tamanyan, who designed modern Yerevan, the statue of Komitas, the composer of church music, the statue of artist Martiros Saryan and the park, we will walk in the English garden, in the park of the 2800th anniversary of Yerevan, we will see the group of statue called “The men”, the Statue of American-Armenian artist William Saroyan; composer, pianist, author of film scores and music ;teacher Arno Babajanyan; statue of Jules Bastien Lepage sculpted by sculptor Auguste Rodin, Royal Palace and State Treasury building, Sakharov bust, Saint Astvatsatsin Catholic Church 12-13 centuries, St. Anna Church; Zoravor (Powerful) St. Astvatsatsin Church built in 1679, in the chapel built in the 9th century in the yard of the church according to folk stories/legend and historian Arakel Davrizhets are the miraculous relics of the apostle Ananias; Swan lake, we will taste the delicious broth made with lamb meat called Piti, Museum of the History of Armenia, National Gallery, we will taste the Armenian national dish buttermilk soup in bread-pot; Middle East Museum, Yeghishe Charents Literature Museum, we will taste a rich assortment of Italian and Armenian pizzas at the Armenian national Tashir Pizza. Museum of the Central Bank of Armenia, where you will see the 100,000 dram note, on which the Armenian King Abgar is depicted, who is the only king in the world who accepted Jesus as God and corresponded with him. Park named after Misak Manushyan - National hero of France, member of the resistance; Iranian Blue Mosque, Museum of Wood Art, Saint Sargis Presbyterian Church, Museum of History of Yerevan, We will taste a wide range of cognacs in ”Ararat'' or ''Noi'' cognac-wine factori and receive cognac as a gift. Lunch-14:00, we will taste the national dish of the second Armenian Republic of Artsakh –''Zhangyalov hats''/bread, which is made from 7 types of greens growing in the mountains. House Museum of Khachatur Abovyan 18th century, Saint Hakob Church of Kanaker 1695, which is very rich with meaningful and impressive wall paintings. Memorial spring of friendship between Estonia and Armenia in 1964, Church of St. Astvatsatsin 1695, Russian Orthodox Church (Holy Mother Cathedral) 1912, Victory Park, where the eternal fire burns near the grave of the Unknown soldier, there is an observation deck of Yerevan city, attractions and the Mother Armenia monument, inside which the military museum operates. Supper 20:00, overnight stay in Yerevan.
Day 3
Erevan,Bjni, Kotayk and Tavush regions. Sevan lake, Dilijan
Day 3
Erevan,Bjni, Kotayk and Tavush regions. Sevan lake, Dilijan
Yerevan- breakfast 06:40Bjni - Pahlavuni Castle 5-16 centuries, Church of St. Sargis 7century. It is the smallest semi-altar church in Armenia. Fontan - Gutanasar, Black Wall natural wonder, Church of St. Astvatsatsin 19th century; Sevan - botanical garden, walk on the shore of Lake Sevan, lunch - 13:00, we will catch fish together, we will cook and enjoy, we will visit the Aghtamar peninsula, where the Monastic Complex of Sevan is located 9-20 centuries. We will sail in Sevan lake with motorboats if the weather conditions do not interfere; Dilijan - we will visit the geological museum from the beginning; then we will walk about 8 kilometers through the dense forest - from 13th century Matosavank Monastery Complex to the Jukhtak Monastery Complex (Gisheravank, Peter's Monastery) 12-13 centuries. On the way, we will enjoy the soft water of the spring coming from under the ground and we will return to the starting point, where a little further we will prepare a delicious barbecue on the river bank in the forest. supper 20:30 and overnight will be at the Dilijan Lernayin Hayastan health resort.
Day  4
Dilijan, Tavush region,  parz lake, Gosh, Haxarchin, Ttudjur
Day  4
Dilijan, Tavush region,  parz lake, Gosh, Haxarchin, Ttudjur
Dilijan - breakfast 07:00, we will walk along the paths of the nearby forested mountains, then we will go to Parz lake, where those who wish will sail in canoes, fly on a zipline over the lake, ride horses, increase their adrenaline in the paranaigi, feed the ducks, geese and fish of the lake; we will have a light lunch and visit the Aznvatsegh deer breeding-shelter of the Dilijan reserve, where we will feed the deer with plants we have collected from the forest. Haghartsin- Haghartsin monastery complex of 10-13 centuries, from where we will walk to the waterfall hidden in the forest, we will take a walk in the forest. Lunch at 13:00, we will prepare various barbecues and other dishes. Gosh - Monastic complex Nor Getik (Goshavank) 12-13 centuries, we will go to the Gosh lake in the forest, which is a very beautiful, impressive and interesting place. Aghavnavank - Aghavnavank, church of St. Astvatsatsin (Desert) 11-12 centuries, which is located in the Aghnabat forest, which is distinguished by the high-valued ''keni'' tree species that grow here. About 50 meters from the church, on the riverbank, there are picnic tables surrounded by trees where we will organize a small picnic. We will visit Ttujur - where there is a spring of Ttujur mineral water, the water of which had healing properties, we will return and spend the night in Gosh or Haghartsin., supper  20:30:
day 5
Tavush and lori regions, Achajur, Makaravanq monastery, qari lake,Gyulagarak
day 5
Tavush and lori regions, Achajur, Makaravanq monastery, qari lake,Gyulagarak
Gosh - or - Haghartsin - breakfast 07:00, Hovk – Qari lake/Stone lake located on a platform at the foot of a high mountain, we will spend part of the day here, we will row, rest, take a walk breathing the fresh air, we will be entertained, the keeper of the lake will share healing information with you with information on how to use herbs. We will sleep in the open air; lunch 14:00; Achajur - Makaravank Monastery Complex 10-13th century, located at the foot of Paytatap Mountain; The courtyard of Makaravank was built in 1207 by prince Vache A Vachutyan: Gyulagarak - we will spend the night in the Dendropark/Arboretum, which was founded in 1931 by the Polish engineer-forester Edmon Leonowicz. The area is about 35 ha, Leonovich worked as the director of the botanical garden until 1984, after which his son took over the position. In 1998, the area was designated as a special conservation zone. The area of ​​17.5 ha of the Arboretum Park is a natural forest, and 15 ha are ornamental trees. The area of ​​the botanical garden is about 35 ha. It consists of natural forest, ornamental plants, small-leaved lychee alleys and other wild plant species. Most of the plants were brought from the Yerevan Botanical Garden, as well as from many other countries: Germany, France, Portugal, China and the USA, from Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, the Far East, etc. Currently, more than 500 plant species are represented here. The Arboretum is located at an altitude of 1450 m above sea level and has a cold climate. Annual rainfall is 550 mm. There is snow here from December to March. Dinner 21:00, and overnight in Gulagarak.
Day 6
Lori region, Stepanavan, Ashot Yerkat(iron) Castle, Yerevan
Day 6
Lori region, Stepanavan, Ashot Yerkat(iron) Castle, Yerevan
Gulagarak – Dendropark/Arboretum - breakfast 07:00; till lunch time we will spend the whole day in the Arboretum breathing the invigorating pine air. Lunch 13:30; Stepanavan - Matur Surb Nshan/Surb Nshan chapel, bult in 1871, Ashot Yerkat(iron) Castle, once the capital of the kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget 11-13 centuries; City hall/site Lori Berd 11-18 centuries; Yerevan - dinner 21:00, overnight in Yerevan.
day 7
transfer to Zvartnots  airport.
day 7
transfer to Zvartnots  airport.
Yerevan - breakfast and lunch will be served according to the time of your flight. Surprise gifts, free hours, transfer to Zvartnots airport.
2
Tour No 2
Nature tour 2
Description of Nature tour 2  (common for all tours)
  •                                     Treasuries of Armenia
  • 1) Skilled and knowledgeable tour guide;
  • 2) Overnight stay in a three-star hotel (or guest houses, Armenian-style taverns, as indicated in the description of each tour);
  • 3) Three meals a day (meal times are marked in red in the tour description);
  • 4)During the event there will be: tea, coffee, mineral carbonated and non-carbonated water, pastries, Armenian chocolate, natural and carbonated juices, fruits and other interesting snacks;
  • 5)Discounts: 50% for one child aged 12-15 years;
  • 6) In the descriptive part of the tour, cities are marked in blue, villages in black-during the tour we will travel 1000 km and visit 20 villages and 9 cities
  • 7) Vegetarians are provided with vegetarian food if they inform about it in advance while buying the tour package.
  • 8)The seasonal schedule for all tours is the same: "spring, summer, autumn" from April 1 to November 17.
  •                                    Specifik conditions for this tour only
Number of participants and Age of participants
No limitation, 12+
Amount
One person 780.000 Armenian drams, but in the high season from 01.06 2022 to 30.08.2022. the price rises 820.000
Length
Route plan by sightseeing attractions, settlements, and days
Nature tour 2
Tour 2  dont active now
Tour 2  dont active now