Day 1-2

Arrival

Yerevan city

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

Day 5

Odzun, Lake Sevan.

Gyumri, Alaverdi Haghpat (10 -13th cc.) lunch-picnic, and Sanahin (10 -13th cc.) monastery complexes, Odzun temple (6th c.). Dinner and overnight at Lake Sevan.

Day 6

Dilijan

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

Day 7

Garni, Geghard, Yerevan

Garni pagan temple (1st c.), lunch- picnic by the road. Geghard monastery (4-13th cc.). Monument and Museum of Genocide. Museum of S.Paradjanov. Dinner, overnight in Yerevan. (Elevation: 1300 m. Driving: 125 km). 

Day 8

Khor-Virap, Sisian

Khor-Virap monastery (4-17th cc.), Areni church (1321), Noravank monastery (13-14th cc.). Lunch- picnic. Sisavan church (7th c.), Sisian. 

Dinner and overnight in Sisian.

Day 9

Sisian

Sisian, Karahunge ancient observatory (5 mil. BC), Tatev monastery complex (9-13th cc.). lunch. Gndevank monastery (10th c.), Dinner, overnight in Yerevan.

Day 10

Yerevan, Ashtarak

Matenadaran - institute and museum of medieval manuscripts. Ashtarak, medieval bridge (13th c.), Karmravor (7th c.) and Tsiranavor (5th-c.) churches. Lunch. Hamberd castle and church (10-13th cc.), Saghmosavank monastery (13th-c.).  Parting dinner, overnight in Yerevan.

Day 11

Departure.