Itinerary

1. Day 1: Yerevan

   • Meet your guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel.
   • Go on a Yerevan night tour and overnight stay in Yerevan. (The schedule can be changed depending on the arrival time.)

2. Day 2: Yerevan

   • Embark on a Yerevan city tour with your Armenia tour guide to visit Republic Square, Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet and Cafesjian Center for the Arts, where interesting samples of modern art are presented on each of the six floors.
   • Head to the "Victory" Park and Matenadaran, where the extant manuscripts from Armenia and around the world are kept.
   • Finish the tour by visiting the History Museum of Armenia.

   Overnight stay in Yerevan.

3. Day 3: Etchmiadzin

   • Visit the St. Hripsime Church in Etchmiadzin (now Vagharshapat) and the main and the most ancient Christian Temple of Armenia. Etchmiadzin is also the residence of the Catholicos.
   • Head to the Shirak region, where you'll visit the temple of Yereruyq, built during 4-5 centuries, which is one of the most ancient medieval buildings in Armenia. 

   Overnight stay in Gyumri.

4. Day 4: Gyumri

   • Begin the day with a visit to the Marmashen Monastery Complex. 
   • After which, visit the medieval monastery Harichavanq with the Armenian guide.
   • Return to Gyumri, and have a walking tour of the city's sights of crafts and arts. 

   Overnight stay in Gyumri.

5. Day 5: Vanadzor

   • Head to Vanadzor and explore Sanahin and Haghpat Monasteries, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.
   • Drive to Akhtala and return to Vanadzor.

   Overnight stay in Vanadzor.

6. Day 6: Dilijan

   • Visit Haghartsin and Goshavanq Monasteries after a short stay in Dilijan. 
   • Head to the Lake Sevan. 

   Overnight stay in Sevan.

7. Day 7: Sevan

   • Start the day with a visit to Sevanavanq and then the Church Hayravanq, a unique example of 4th-century Armenian architecture.
   • End the day in Yerevan.

   Overnight stay in Yerevan.

8. Day 8: Khor Virap

   • Tour Khor Virap, where the Armenian Patriarch Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned before the adoption of Christianity in Armenia.
   • Continue the tour to Areni, where you'll visit the Church of Holy Mother of God.
   • Visit the Noravank Monastery in the heart of magnificent red rocks. 

   Overnight stay in Sisian.

9. Day 9: Waterfall Shaqe - Qarahunj

   • Travel to one of the most amazing monuments of Armenian Nature - Waterfall Shaqe, located only 3km far from the Sisian, from where you'll start your tour.
   • Head to Qarahunj, which is similar to the British Stonehenge but older than it is.
   • Stop at the Tatev Monastery, which had religious and strategic importance for Armenia during the 10-18th centuries.
   • Explore the monastery complex and return to Yerevan. 

   Overnight stay in Yerevan.

10. Day 10: Garni Geghard

    • Begin the day with a visit to the first-century Hellenic temple Garni.
    • Proceed to the Geghard Monastery and return to Yerevan.
    • Rest for a short while at the hotel and head to the airport. (The schedule can be changed depending on the departure time.)