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Traveling with "Calypso" in Armenia. Author's tour!

Traveling with "Calypso" in Armenia. Author's tour!

Traveling with "Calypso" in Armenia

Traveling with Calypso in Armenia

Tour dates: 30.05.2023-5.06.2023

Duration: 7 days / 6 nights

All lunches of traditional Armenian cuisine are included in the price of the tour! 

Added objects and excursions that are not viewed in standard tours, namely: master Levon's cave, ship in Sevan, jeep tour to Smbataberd fortress, Karahunj observatory, Khachkar cemetery Noratus! 

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Tour itinerary: Kyiv - Yerevan - Sevan - Dilijan - Yerevan - Khor Virap - Areni - Smbataberd - Goris - Tatev - Khndzoresk - Sisian - Yerevan - Etchmiadzin - Yerevan - Kyiv

Cost: _______ USD/person

Tour benefits: 

  • professional Russian-speaking guide;
  • all excursions in the price;
  • breakfasts and lunches included in the tour price;
  • cognac tasting at the “Ararat” factory (3 varieties);
  • wine tasting in Areni (6 varieties);
  • accompaniment by an experienced travel guide from Kyiv.

Tour program

Day 1. 30/05/2023 Departure to Yerevan

Arrival at Zvartnots International Airport at 22:50. Transfer to the hotel.

Day 2. 31/05/2023 Yerevan – Sevan – Dilijan

Breakfast in the hotel. Departure for excursion to Lake Sevan. We will visit along the way the cave of the master Levon, who created this miracle on his own, using ordinary tools: a hammer and a chisel. Lake Sevan – The “Blue Pearl” of Armenia is the largest lake in the Caucasus and one of the largest mountain freshwater lakes in the world. Boat trip on the lake. Lunch (in the cost of the tour). Continuation of our journey among the forests and valleys of the richest national reserve of Transcaucasia. We will find ourselves in a long tunnel and suddenly ... at the exit of the tunnel we will see a completely different picture that we expected to see. Instead of the valley of Sevan scorched by the sun, an emerald Dilijan Valleywhere the city is located Dilijan - mountain climatic and balneological resort, which is one of the most famous holiday destinations in Armenia.

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The pearls of Dilijan are medieval monasteries Haghartsin and Goshavank, 10th and 12th centuries of foundation, respectively. In Haghartsin, several remarkable medieval churches and the tomb of the Bagratuni dynasty have been preserved. Monastery Haghartsin very beautiful, perfectly inscribed in the landscape. This is one of those places you don't want to leave!

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Accommodation in a hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel. 

Day 3. 1/06/2023 Dilijan – Yerevan

Breakfast in the hotel. Departure from Dilijan. Moving to Haghpat monastery complex, which for several hundred years was not only a religious, but also an educational center. Ancient manuscripts and books were copied here, theology, painting and the humanities were studied. See also Monastery Sanahin founded in the 10th century and was a major center of education with the Academy of Grigor Magistros Pahlavuni. The main Temple of the Monastery is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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Lunch in Haghpat (in cost) and departure to Yerevan. Accommodation in a hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel. 

Day 4.2/06/2023 Yerevan – Khor Virap – Areni – Smbataberd – Goris

Breakfast in the hotel. Departure to one of the holy places of Armenia - Khor Virap. Moving to the village Areniwhere delicious Armenian wines are born. Wine tasting and lunch (included in the tour price). After the off-road trip to the fortress Smbataberd. Smbataberd - an impregnable fortress of the 5th century, surrounded on three sides by steep slopes. These slopes make up a gorge, along the bottom of which the Artabuin and Yeghegis rivers flow. From here, a delightful and simply unforgettable view of Mount Texar opens. 

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Transfer to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel. 

Day 5.3/06/2023 Goris – Tatev – Khndzoresk – Sisian – Yerevan

Breakfast in the hotel. Departure to Tatev. We are watching Tatev ropeway «Wings of Tatev» - the world's longest passenger cable car. Excursion to Tatev monastery, which was founded in the 9th century, on the site of an ancient sanctuary.

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Lunch (in the cost of the tour) and transfer to Khndzoresk, where the famous suspension bridge is located. Khndzoresk is one of the most visited places in Armenia. It is famous for being one of the most ancient cave cities in Armenia. At the beginning of the 20th century, about eight thousand people lived in these caves.

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Stopover in the city Sisian to visit the observatory "Karahunj", prehistoric megalithic building. This monument, which consists of huge stones arranged vertically according to a certain logic, having holes in the upper part, dates back to 6 millennium BC and according to one version is considered the oldest observatory in the world.

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Moving on Shaki waterfall. After we look Khachkar cemetery Noratus.

Departure to Yerevan. Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan. 

Day 6.4/06/2023 Yerevan - Etchmiadzin — Yerevan

Breakfast in the hotel. Tour to Etchmiadzin, which will allow us to get acquainted with the features of Armenian Christianity, its rich history and heritage as close and in detail as possible. First stop - Church of St. Hripsime. This is one of the most striking examples of Armenian places of worship, it is considered the first building with a cruciform planning inherent in Armenian churches. visit Church of St. Gayane, which refers to the masterpieces of Aramni architecture of the 7th century. After that we will visit Church of St. Shoghakat, which, according to legend, was built on the site of the death of St. Mariana, one of the most pure virgins of Hripsime.

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visit Echmiadzin Cathedral - the main temple of the Armenian Apostolic Church, built in the 4th century. According to legend, the place for the construction of the temple was suggested by Christ in a dream to Grigor Narekatsi. The cathedral was built on the site of a pagan temple. Etchmiadzin Cathedral is one of the oldest Christian buildings in the world. See also Treasury Museum of Holy Etchmiadzin, where numerous valuable things are exhibited - both church exhibits and exhibits of applied art, chalices, altar curtains, right hands, relics, vestments, crosses, etc. St. Geghard (spear), which pierced Christ, part of the cross on which Christ was crucified - all this is also kept in the museum.

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Lunch (in the cost of the tour) and a master class on cooking famous national dishes (optional), after - visit to the temple of Zvartnots, considered a masterpiece of early medieval Armenian architecture, which is included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. This is a circular structure, not typical for Armenian architectural art, with a unique layout and decorative art. 

FROMIT-tour in Yerevan. After excursion to the pagan temple Garni 77, the only Hellenistic temple that has survived to this day in the entire region. Not far from it is the famous rock monastery inside. Geghard 5th-14th century, consisting of a large elevated temple and three churches carved into solid rock in the vicinity of dozens of caves. Geghard Monastery is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. 

Lunch (in the cost of the tour). After such a rich program, we will relax in a unique place, namely, we will visit Brandy factory "Ararat" - perennial barrels, an old cellar and a 120-year history of cognac creation. And the most important part of the tour is the tasting of such famous types of cognac as: “THREE STARS” and “NAIRI”, during which we will learn about many secrets of the plant, hidden from others.

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Farewell dinner. Overnight at the hotel. 

Day 7.5/06/2023 Yerevan - Kyiv. Fly home 

Morning transfer to Zvartnots International Airport.

At 6:30 departure from Armenia home.

Tour price for DBL stay: 979 $

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Included in cost:

  • Accommodation in hotels 6 nights on the basis of breakfast;
  • transport and all transfers on the tour;
  • ascent to Smbataberd;
  • transfer from / to the airport;
  • professional Russian-speaking guide;
  • excursions according to the program;
  • entrance tickets for the tour;
  • 6 lunches at local restaurants and 1 dinner;
  • cognac tasting at the “Ararat” factory (3 varieties);
  • wine tasting in Areni (6 varieties);
  • escort from Kyiv by an experienced guide.

In cost Not included:

  • international flight;
  • dinners (not specified in the program);
  • personal expenses;
  • tips.

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