DAY 1: ARRIVAL. MEET AND GREET. TRANSFER TO HOTEL. CHECK IN 29.03.25 (–/L/D)

• • Arrival to Yerevan. Meet and greet and transfer to hotel in Tsaghkadzor. Check-in. Overnight in hotel in Tsaghkadzor.
    
    

DAY 2: TSAGHKADZOR SKI RESORT / KECHARIS MONASTERY / LAKE SEVAN 30.03.25 (B/L/D)

• • After breakfast we will go to Tsaghkadzor Ski Resort. The cable car will take you up to Teghenis mountain from where a beautiful panorama opens up over the whole town of Tsaghkadzor. Afterwards we will admire Kecharis monastery right in the heart of Tsaghkadzor. Then we will head towards Lake Sevan, the Pearl of Armenia and also one of the largest high altitude lakes in the world. We will visit the peninsula of Sevan on top of which there is a 9 th -century monastery: Sevanavank, from here there is also a beautiful panorama of the lake. The lake Sevan is famous also for its endemic fish type – Sevan trout, Salmo Ishkhan.
  • Overnight in Tsaghkadzor.
    
    

DAY 3: GARNI TEMPLE, YEREVAN, ANCIENT CITY AND THE CAPITAL OF ARMENIA 31.03.25 (B/L/D)

• • Breakfast in the hotel. After breakfast we will head towards the village of Garni. On the way to Garni, there is an unremarkable arch. The arch is dedicated to the famous Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents, who loved and admired the beauty of Mount Ararat. The place was chosen accurately: from the arch, you will have the best view of Mount Ararat. Then we will continue to discover one of the wonders of the Hellenistic era, the fortress and the temple of Garni which is situated on the top of a well-protected triangular promontory, erected in 77 AD. In a private home we will have the opportunity to participate inpreparing Armenian traditional bread, "lavash" inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. After lunch we will head for Yerevan and after the check in at the hotel in Yerevan we will start our discovery of the Yerevan city. Yerevan, the capital of the Republicof Armenia is a lively metropolis with an ancient history dating back to 782 BC. Yerevan is located in a valley surrounded by hills. At the south-west part it overlooks the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat covered with perennial snows. Yerevan Panoramic City tour by visiting the main monuments of Yerevan: Republic Square, Opera Square with Swan Lake, the Northern Avenue, Abovyan street with the Armenian “Belle Epoque” buildings, Cascade complex, a grand staircase with terraced gardens.Enjoy the panoramic views of the city from the top. We continue our discovery with walk in the Vernissage, the arts and crafts market where you can not only admire the works of different craftsmen, including stone and wooden crosses, handmade cloth dolls, ceramic plates and glasses and other local handicrafts, but also attend the display of silver and gold jewels, Armenian rugs, embroidery, books, paintings of Armenian painters.The rest of the day you can spend exploring the city at your leisure. You can visit museums, enjoy shopping, or try local cuisine. Farewell dinner in a restaurant accompanied by a folk concert. Overnight in hotel in Yerevan.
    
    

Day 4: DEPARTURE 01.04.25 (B/–/–)

• • After breakfast transfer to the airport. Check-in and departure