Tasty Armenia

Upon arrival at the airport you will be greeted by our guide with a sign “Partner Travel Armenia”. On the way to the hotel, the guide will tell you a few words about our tour and the specifics of your stay in Armenia. After settling, we will go for a walk in the center of Yerevan. We will see the sculptures and the Cascade, walk along Northern Avenue to Republic Square, where we will see the Museum of Armenian History. In the evening, we will have a welcome dinner in a traditional restaurant with a show program. After dinner, we will go to the Republic Square to look at the singing fountains.

We will dedicate this day to the Armenian alphabet, learn its history, get acquainted with the monument of the alphabet. Then go to the village Saghmosavank, where we will visit the monastery of the same name with a long history, admire the magnificent views of the gorge at the river Kasakh. Nearby we will visit another monastery - Ohanavank. It was here that the shroud into which Jesus Christ was enveloped was kept. We will have lunch in Yerevan, in a traditional Armenian restaurant. We will go to the village of Oshakan, famous for vineyards and pomegranate gardens. Mesrop Mashtots - an Armenian linguist, the creator of the Armenian alphabet and the founder of Armenian literature rests here. In the evening, we will have free time to get to know the city and the sights. This is convenient, since areas of the city are very diverse and you may want to visit some places you liked, like a park may be, separately from the group.

Today we will get acquainted with the “Armenian Sea” - Lake Sevan. However, before that we will go to the village of Bjni, which is rich with its fruit and ornamental gardens. The village is known for its mineral springs. One of the amazing places in this area is the castle, built in the rocks and partially preserved to this day. After exploring the village, we will go to Lake Sevan - the largest freshwater lake in the region. According to one of the legends, only gods and stars could drink clear water from Sevan. Today everything is much simpler, anyone can drink it, the lake is freshwater, and the water surface has an azure-blue color. Along the lake, there is an alley of khachkars, which we will definitely visit. Depending on the time of day, we can move to the other side of Sevan either by a small ferry or by a car, having toured the lake on its north side. Upon arrival at the appointed place, we will proceed to dinner. Of course, the main dish of the table will be Sevan trout, and with it, there are still a lot of interesting appetizers with their recipes. After lunch, we will rest at the shore of the lake, bask in the sun and go to another village. On the way we will stop at the stables, everyone will be able to try themselves in the role of a cowboy or a stable boy. In the village, we will get to know the locals, talk with them about the rural life and traditions that have been preserved among the inhabitants of the village. For dinner, we will be served homemade rustic food. We will spend the night in guesthouses in the village.

Whoever has not been to Khor Virap, did not see Mount Ararat. Of course, the mountain can also be seen from Yerevan, but this is not at all the kind of view that Khor Virap can provide - it is the closest point to Mount Ararat in Armenia, as well as a monastery that holds the history of the formation of Armenia as a Christian country. The movement towards the adoption of Christianity in Armenia at the level of the state religion started from here. A beautiful panorama of the vineyards will please the fans of taking a couple of photos as a memory. Next, we will go to the monastery of Noravank. Having seen enough of the beauty of this area, we will advance to the village of Areni. Visit the winery, exporting wine to Europe and the CIS countries. Wine tasting will be organized for us. You would also be able to purchase some on the spot, and then we will have lunch with traditional Armenian dishes and snacks. In the evening, we will return to Yerevan.

Today we will enjoy the festival of tea and coffee in Yerevan - one of the most delicious autumn festivals in Armenia and a good example of the development of such a phenomenon as event tourism. The festival will be held in a fabulous place - at Swan Lake in Yerevan. A pleasant walk on a warm autumn day around the transparent lake on this day will be accompanied by cheerful music, games and dancing. The entire street from the monument to Arno Babajanyan to the building of the opera will be filled with notes of coffee and tea. The smells of thyme, mint, and chamomile will certainly entice you high in the mountains, and you will recognize the taste of natural Armenian tea and definitely want to take a bit of memory of the Armenian mountains with you. We will have lunch in a traditional Armenian restaurant. After lunch, we will have a trip to the unusual museum of applied art. Guests specially come to Armenia to visit this museum. In it, all the exhibits are crocheted by one woman who has been knitting for thirty-seven years. This is a kind of encyclopedia, where you “flip through” the pages of Armenian folk tales, see the alphabet on these “pages”, they will tell you about the national heroes of Armenia, about famous composers, musicians, actors. This is a place where everything is literally saturated with love and art. This museum is the face and soul of Armenia.