Armenia - Weekend Getaway

Transfer to the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Trip to Garni. You will walk along the canyon, by the beautiful columnar basalt 9th century stone bridge over the Azat River to Garni the Pagan Temple, built in the 1 Century AD.  Explore the Geghard Monastery. Name came from the legendary lance that was used to pierce the body of Christ, which was kept here for centuries. Though the exact foundation of the monastery is unknown, the present complex was built in the mid – 13th century.   Afterwards a visit to a local house where you will have the chance to see and participate in the preparation of the Armenian bread: lavash and even try by yourselves and then taste it. Drive back to Yerevan and overnight at a hotel. Drive to lake Sevan which is the 6th high-altitude and largest lake in Armenia with its sweet and astonishingly blue water. Here you can enjoy the breathtaking scenery of the beautiful lake. Sevanavank Monastery is situated on Sevan Peninsula. 

In the crossroads of the ancient and the new. Hotel Breakfast. Then have a city tour in Yerevan. For ages Yerevan has been known as a “pink city” because of the color of the stone (Armenian tuff) it has been built with. It has a history of about 3000 years. Visit and see:  Republic square  Blue Mosque Mashtots Avenue House of Opera and Ballet after A.Khachatryan   Cafesjian center of the Arts and Park Cascade from where you’ll enjoy the panorama of the city Shopping in Yerevan.