Yerevan City Tour

Arrival at Zvartnots International Airport. Meet and greet Yerevan. Transfer to the selected hotel. After some rest start exploring Yerevan which is also named “Pink City” for buildings with pink color which gives the stone “tufa”. It’s an old and ancient city therewith considered also a modern and splendid city. Start your tour from Republic Square which was built the 1950s by the project of Tamanian 20 years after his death. Walking through Northern Avenue, which is the modern part of the capital and considers to be the heart of Yerevan. Afterward, we are next to Opera House and Swan Lake where we can have a photo stop. Continue to Cascade monument which is an open-air museum. Climbing up the stairs you will enjoy the fascinating view of Yerevan. Walking through the memorial park and stop by the Mother Armenia Monument. Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan. 

After breakfast departure to Geghard Monastery (13th c.) – a monastery which is hewn out from a cave. The monastery had been originally named Ayrivank meaning "the Monastery of the Cave". The name commonly used for the monastery today, Geghard, or more fully Geghardavank meaning "the Monastery of the Spear". The monastery is also included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. 

Continue our journey to Garni Pagan Temple from 1st c. The temple was built by Armenia King Tiridates and was dedicated to the God of Sun Mithra. Garni is the only Hellenistic temple existing nowadays in Armenia. The stairs of the temple are made huge and high which means that every human being climbing up the stairs is condescending to God of Sun. The road will take us to Lake Sevan which is going to be one of the highlights of your trip. Climb the stairs up on the peninsula from where opens a fascinating view to the “blue-eyed” lake. Sightseeing tour on the peninsula. Lake Sevan is considered to be one of the largest sweet lakes in the world at an altitude of 1897 meters above sea level. Departure back to the capital. Overnight at the hotel in Yerevan. Meals: Breakfast 

Transfer to the airport according to your flight details. Departure home!