Sunny winter in Armenia - 5 days | Tours in Armenia Planet

Classic Tour
5 days / 4 night
December - February

1Day

Yerevan - History Museum of Armenia - ARARAT Brandy Factory - Photo Atelier Marashlyan - Winter Park

Yerevan / Take unforgettable memories with you from 2800 years old and also young capital, which is known as pink city. Ancient ruins, pink buildings, museums, parks, singing fountains, etc.
History Museum of Armenia / History Museum of Armenia preserves and publishes the objects and collections, which represent the history and culture of Armenia and the Armenian people. About 400,000 historical and cultural objects from the period of Paleolith to our days
ARARAT Brandy Factory / ARARAT Brandy Company, widely known with its legendary brandies, was founded during the period of the Russian Empire in 1887. Factory's product won the 1st place in the World exhibition of 1900 in Paris and has the exclusive right to write "Cognac" on its bottles. And during the Yalta conference, in 1945, Joseph Stalin presented Winston Churchill with an Armenian brandy "Dvin" produced by Ararat Brandy company
Photo Atelier Marashlyan / Photo Atelier Marashlyan is the first photo studio in Armenia with Armenian traditional and vintage costumes. Professional photo sessions in costumes from various regions of historical Armenia give everyone unforgettable feelings and memories
Winter Park / Get ready to visit the greatest winter entertainment center. Santa Clause, elves and reindeers, beautiful sculptures and magic Christmas tree. The park contains cafes, an open air ice rink and slides for the entertainment of adults and children alike

2Day

Khor Virap monastery - Areni-1 cave - Noravank monastery - Areni Wine Art

Khor Virap monastery / Khor Virap means "deep dungeon". Don't miss the pit where Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned in 287-301 by King Tiridates III of Armenia. From the monastery you can enjoy a beautiful view of the biblical Mount Ararat
Areni-1 cave / The Areni-1 is a cave complex where was found 5,500-year-old earliest known leather shoe, 6100-year-old earliest known winery in the world
Noravank monastery / Noravank means "new monastery". 13th-century fantastic monastery complex is set on a hill surrounded by red rocks
Areni Wine Art / Areni village which is famous for its wines and endemic black grape. Excursion, wine tasting and lunch in the local winery.

3Day

Tsaghkadzor - Tsaghkunq Guest House - Lake Sevan - Sevanavank monastery - Malkhas Jazz club

Tsaghkadzor / Tsaghkadzor is one of the most popular health resorts in Armenia and major winter resort attracting a large number of ski and snowboard enthusiasts from all over the world
Tsaghkunq Guest House / Tsaghkunk guest house is located in the village of the same name in Gegharkunik region, near Lake Sevan and the resort town of Tsaghkadzor. Here you will find not only a warm welcome, but also a very tasty cuisine
Lake Sevan / The "blue" Sevan is the largest freshwater lake in the region. With an altitude of about 2000 meters above sea level, it’s one of the highest lakes in the world. The freshwater lake is surrounded by the Geghama mountains
Sevanavank monastery / Sevanavank is standing on the rocky peninsula on the lake Sevan. Initially, in 874, the monastery was built at the small island. Later, in the era of Joseph Stalin, the water level fell about 20 metres, and the island transformed into a peninsula
Malkhas Jazz club / "Malkhas Jazz Club", founded by the legendary jazzman Levon Malkhasyan, is a meeting place for true music lovers. After midnight, the talented virtuoso Levon Malhasyan himself plays

4Day

Ejmiatsin Cathedral - Zvartnots Temple - Armenia Wine winery - Armenian Alphabet Monument - Saghmosavank monastery

Ejmiatsin Cathedral / Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church built in 301-303 AD. It is considered to be the oldest cathedral in the world and is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO
Zvartnots Temple / The "temple of ruins" is listed as a UNESCO heritage site. It was the first circular 3 storey church built in the 7th century. After 3 centuries it was destroyed by an earthquake. Then Armenians started to built more stable rectangular based churches
Armenia Wine winery / Armenia Wine is a largest winery built in the style of Armenian classical architecture
Armenian Alphabet Monument / An unusual monument to the Armenian alphabet is a composition of 39 Armenian 2-meter letters carved from tuff
Saghmosavank Monastery / Saghmosavank is a 13th-century unique monastery complex standing atop the majestic Kasakh gorge. The word "saghmos" means a spiritual song, and the acoustics in the church is amazing. That's why it was called Saghmosavank

5Day

Vernissage Market - Gum market - Arch of Charents - Geghard monastery - Garni Temple - Live performance of duduk in Garni - Baking Lavash in Garni - Master Levon's handmade underground cave

Vernissage Market / Vernissage is an open-air market and the best place to find any Armenian souvenir and examples of folk art
Gum market / "Tasty" market for lovers of Armenian dried fruit and not only
Arch of Charents / The Arch of Charents is situated on the way to Garni and Geghard. From here you will see a breathtaking view to Mount Ararat
Geghard Monastery / Geghard Monastery is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was founded in the 4th century partially carved directly out of the adjacent mountain
Garni Temple / The pagan temple of Garni is located in the village of Garni, Kotayk region, on the territory of the Garni fortress. Garni fortress was built on a beautiful cape, protected on three sides by rocks in BC. III-II centuries. During the reign of the Artaxiad and Arsacid Dynasty, it also served as a royal summer residence. On the territory of the castle there are many notable historical and archaeological monuments, but the jewel of the complex is the pagan temple dedicated to the God
Live performance of duduk in Garni / Duduk is an ancient Armenian musical instrument made of apricot wood. UNESCO proclaimed the duduk and its music as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Baking Lavash in Garni / Traditional Armenian bread Lavash as an expression of culture is included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Master Levon's handmade underground cave / Levon Arakelyan saw a vision and heard a voice saying to him: "Levon, you will perform one singular miracle in this world"