Day 1-2

Arrival

Yerevan city tour

Arrival at Zvartnots airport. Time for leisure. Museum of History. Lunch at the restaurant. City tour. Erebuny fortress and museum (782 BC). Dinner, overnight in Yerevan.

Day 3

Etchmiadzin, Zvartnots

Etchmiadzin, Cathedral (303AD), St Gayane (630AD) Ethnographic museum in Sardarapat, lunch. St.Hripsime (618AD) churches, Zvartnots (643AD). Dinner, overnight in Yerevan.

Day 4

Gyumri

Aruch (7th cc.) church and caravansary, Mastara (5th cc.), Harichavank (7-13th cc.), lunch-picnic. Gyumri. Marmashen (10-11th cc.). Dinner and overnight in Gyumri.

Day 5

Odzun

Kobayr (12 -13th cc.) Haghpat (10 -13th cc.) lunch-picnic, and Sanahin (10 -13th cc.) monastery complexes, Odzun temple (6th c.). Dinner and overnight in Odzun. 

Day 6

Dilijan, Sevan

Dilijan, Goshavank monastery complex (10-13thcc.), lunch, Haghartsin (10-13th cc), Lake Sevan, peninsula, Sevan Monastery (9-13thcc.). Noradouz medieval khachkars field (9 -17th cc.). Dinner and overnight at Lake Sevan.

Day 7

Sisian

Lake Sevan, Selim pass and caravan-saray (10-15th cc.), Yeghegis village, Zorats church (14th c.), Gndevank (10th c.), Sisian. Dinner and overnight in Sisian

Day 8

Sisian, Goris

Karahunge ancient observatory (5 mil. BC), Khndzoresk ancient village in caves (I mil. BC), lunch at the restaurant in Goris. Tatev monastery complex and university (9-13th cc.). Dinner and overnight in Sisian

Day 9

Khor-Virap

Sisian, Tanahat monastery complex (13th c), Gladzor university. Noravank (13-14th cc.), lunch-picnic. Khor-Virap (4th c.). Artashat ancient trade center. Dinner, overnight in Yerevan.

Day 10

Yerevan city

sightseeing tour

Matenadaran - institute and museum of medieval manuscripts. Geghard (4-13th cc), lunch-picnic, Garni pagan temple (1st c.). Museum of S.Paradjanov. Parting dinner, overnight in Yerevan.

Day 11

Departure.