6-hour visit to Khor Virap & Echmiadzin & Zvartnots Cathedrals from Yerevan
Highlights
Yerevan, Vagharshapat, Khor Virap
architectural, cultural, historical
Private Tour
6 Hours
Easy
English, Russian
Description
Explore the Armenian wonders on a 6-hour tour of Yerevan to visit the famous Khor Virap Monastery which offers an amazing view of the majestic Mount Ararat. Next, you will be admiring the Zvartnots Temple, a brilliant landmark for Armenian architecture and Echmiadzin Cathedral, also known as "Mother Cathedral".
Itinerary
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Khor Virap Monastery - Echmiadzin Cathedral - Zvartnots Temple
Meet your tour guide at your hotel in Yerevan city and start your tour.
Visit the Khor Virap Monastery, located about an hour away from the capital city of Yerevan. It offers an amazing view of Armenia’s defining symbol – the majestic Ararat. “Khor Virap” translates as “deep dungeon”, and was built in place of the former royal prison, located on the historical site of Artashat. Gregory the Illuminator, the first Armenian Catholicos, was kept in this prison for 13 years.
See the world’s first Christian Cathedral Church, Echmiadzin, which is considered the spiritual centre for Armenians worldwide! The word itself means a place where “the only begotten son of the God descended”.
You will make a final stop at Zvartnots Temple, another beautiful 7th-century temple included in the UNESCO heritage list. A
At the end of the tour, you will be dropped back at your hotel in Yerevan.
What's Included
What's Excluded
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.