Christian Holy Tour Of Armenia

Arrival day

1. Arrival in Yerevan. Meet & Greet with our Serene World driver
2. Transfer to the hotel and Check in Hotel
3. Have Indian Lunch in restaurant.
4. Start Yerevan City Tour Visit St. Hovhannes Church | St. Grigory Lusavorich | Gum Market | Mother Armenia  | Cascade |  Opera House | Red Square.
5. Dinner In Armenian Restaurant & Transfer to Hotel.
6. Overnight Stay at hotel. 

Yerevan – Khor Virap – Areni Winery – Noravank – Yerevan 

1. Breakfast at the hotel.
2. Then Visit Khor Virap Monastery. To this day you can visit the underground chamber where St. Gregory the Illuminator, the first Armenia’s Patriarch, was imprisoned for 13 years before curing King Trdat III of a disease. This caused the conversion of the king and Armenia into the first officially Christian nation in the world in the year 301. Its location, near the closest point to Mount Ararat within Armenian borders, offers a spectacular view of the mountain, the national symbol of Armenia.
3. Then we will drive to Areni Winery, degustation and presentation of local wine.
4. Lunch at local restaurant with Indian ascent.
5. Proceed to Noravank Monastery (13-14th centuries), an architectural gemstone nestled among brick-red cliffs, just above a deep gorge. Drive back to Yerevan.
6. Dinner at Indian restaurant.
7. Overnight at hotel in Yerevan.

Yerevan – Garni Temple – Geghard Monastery – Vernissage – Yerevan

1. Breakfast at the hotel.
2. Then drive to the unique caved temple St. Geghard (12th -13th cc.), the name of which means “holy spear” in the honor of the long-preserved spear, the same spear that pierced the body of crucified Christ. It is now exhibited in the museum of Etchmiadzin Cathedral. Geghard Monastery is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list (2000). Drive to the only remaining pagan temple in Armenia devoted to the God of Sun – Myrth, in Garni, built in 77 AD by King Trdat.
3. Local lunch at Habitat house with Indian ascent.
4. Drive to the only remaining pagan temple in Armenia devoted to the God of Sun – Myrth, in Garni, built in 77 AD by King Trdat. Photo stop at Charentc Arc. Drive back to Yerevan.
5. Visit Vernissage open air market of handicrafts.
6. Dinner at Indian restaurant.
7. Overnight at hotel in Yerevan.

Yerevan - Etchmiadzin – Zvartnots – Yerevan 

1. Breakfast at the hotel. Then drive to Etchmiadzin City, the Holy See of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Visit St. Hripsime Church built in the 7th century and is considered a masterpiece of early medieval Armenian architecture. Continue to Etchmiadzin Mother Cathedral. Historically, it is the focal point of the town of Etchmiadzin, and it’s the oldest church in the world. It was originally built by Saint Gregory the Illuminator as a vaulted basilica in 301-303A.D., when Armenia was the only country in the world the state religion of which was Christianity.
2. Lunch at local restaurant.
3. After lunch we will visit St. Gayane Church | St. Hripsim Church | Zvartnots Cathedral.
4. Zvartnots is a 7th-century centrally planned aisled tetraconch type Armenian church built by order of Catholicos Nerses the Builder from 641-653. Now in ruins, it is located at the edge of the city of Etchmiadzin in Armenia's Armavir Province.
5. Then We proceed to Genocide Museum and Dalma Mall for Shopping.
6. Dinner at Indian restaurant.
7. Overnight at hotel in Yerevan

Departure day

1. Breakfast at hotel.
2. Check out Hotel
3. Transfer to Airport.

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