Indulge in Armenia’s beauty and history
Lejore Discoveries is offering you a beautiful and carefully curated trip to Amazing Armenia, a country that is as ancient as it is modern. Below are three packages that were recommended by our trusted Armenian colleague, who has recently returned home after many years of living and working in Europe. While most persons schedule their visits for the Spring into Autumn periods, Armenia is an all-year destination, with fascinating sights and sounds that will fill you with awe as it will with joy and pleasure.
Hotels will be 4* and/or 5* properties, ensuring that you are accommodated as you truly deserve.
Take a look at what we have prepared as tour possibilities for you, and then contact us right away to discuss the details, and pricing.
Should you wish for another package, please let us know that too.
8 Day program in Armenia
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Walking tour in Yerevan.
- Cascade complex
- Visit Opera and Ballet National Academic theater
- Abovyan picturesque street with historical XIX century buildings
- Republic Square - the heart of Yerevan, where the Singing Fountains Show takes place.
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Drive to Areni village.
- Visit to winery in Areni
- Wine-Tasting
- Visit to Bird Cave in Areni village, where the oldest leather shoe in the world and wine cellar were discovered.
- Drive to Noravank Monastery complex (XIII century). Excursion in Noravank.
- Lunch in local restaurant.
- Drive to the Vorotan River Gorge, to "TaTever" Ropeway - the longest reversible ropeway in the world, recorded in the Guinness Book of Records (length 5752 m).
- Visit to Tatev Monastery (IX century)
- Dinner in Goris town
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Drive to Khndzoresk village
- Hiking in Old Khndzoresk - the cave village where people lived until XX century!
- Drive to Zorats Karer Megalithic Site (about 7500 years old) - often referred to as the "Armenian Stonehenge"
- Drive to Jermuk resort town - famous for its hot springs and wonderful nature.
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Excursion to Tsolk Waterfalls in the canyon of the Arpa River
- Visit to Water Gallery, to experience hot mineral water (with different temperatures) coming from various springs
- Ride through Vardenyats Pass. Visit to Orbelian’s Caravanserai (XVI century) on the Great Silk Road
- Drive to Lake Sevan – the second largest high-mountainous freshwater lake in the world.
- Excursion in Sevanavank Monastery (IX century) situated on the Sevan Peninsula
- Lunch in restaurant on shore
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Drive to Dilijan Town
- Visit to Old Dilijan Ethnographic complex
- Esayan museum
- Woodwork shop
- Ceramic workshop
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Drive to Haghartsin Monastery complex (XIII century)
- Excursion in Haghartsin, see the enthralling sunset
- Lunch in local restaurant.
- Drive to Akhtala Town. Excursion in Akhtala Monastery (X century) famous for its breathtaking frescoes
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Drive to Alaverdi Town
- Visit to Haghpat Monastery (X- XIII century), listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Dinner in Haghpat
- Drive to Odzun Village and Excursion in Odzun Basilica (VI century)
- Drive to the plateau over the Debed River Canyon, offering breathtaking panoramic views of the Debed Canyon, and Horomayr Monastery (VII century) built on the cliffs.
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Drive to Stepanavan Town
- Lunch at Carahunge Cafe in Stepanavan
- Visit to Lori Fortress (XI century)
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Drive to Gyulagarak Village
- Excursion in "Sochut" Arboretum founded in 1931 by Polish engineer-forester Edmund Leonowicz.
- Return to Yerevan
- Drive to the slopes of Mount Aragats - the highest mountain in Armenia
- Visit to Amberd Fortress (VII century)
- Excursion to Saghmosavank Monastery (XIII century). The monastery is situated atop the precipitous gorge carved by the Kasagh River
- Lunch in Saghmosavan Village
- Return to Yerevan. Drive to Mesrop Mashtots Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts – Matenadaran
- Drive to ArArAt Brandy Factory in Yerevan for an interesting excursion with brandy tasting.
- Dinner in Yerevan.
5 Day Meeting, Conference and Excursions (MICE) tour of Armenia
- Yerevan city tour. Yerevan today is a beautiful and modern city. Be assured that after visiting Republic Square, Abovyan str., Northern Avenue, Gafesjian Center for the Arts
- Welcome dinner in Yerevan
- The performance of Armenian traditional music band and dancers
- Drive to Kotayk region to Geghard Monastery
- Excursion in Geghard (XIII century) - The monastery of Saint lance) (XIII в.c.)
- Lunch in Garni village with panoramic view to famous Garni Temple
- Master class of baking traditional Armenian bread, lavash and making sweet sujuk
- Sampling (tasting) home-made fruit vodka
- Excursion to Garni Pagan Temple (Ist century.)
- Transfer to Megerian Carpet Factory in Yerevan
- Visit and tour of Carpet factory
- Dinner at Carpet Factory
- Master class with chef - cooking traditional dishes
7 Day treatment tour in Armenia
- Homemade wine tasting, master class in baking traditional Armenian lavash bread and toneer barbecue.
- Transfer to Spa town (Jermuk).
- Since ancient times, Armenia was famous for its wine makers, where original traditions were kept until this day. In 2011 archaeologists in Armenia announced the discovery of the world's oldest-known wine production facility. Located in the Areni Cave complex, remains date to about 4000 BC – 900 years before the earliest comparable evidence of winemaking was found in Egyptian tombs. The wineries in Armenia produce a variety of wine that is derived from the grapes which grew only in Armenia
- Jermuk resort town is famous for its hot springs and mineral water brands bottled in the town. It is attractive for its fresh air, waterfall, artificial lakes, walking trails, the surrounding forests and mineral water pools. The town is being redeveloped to become a modern center of tourism and health services.
- Jermuk’s famous hot springs and underground geyser are used for spa treatments as well as for drinking. It is well-recognized for curing various diseases and neurological disorders.
- The Spa/Sanatorium offers the highest quality of medical services, professional advice of specialists, attention and caring staff. Of utmost importance are the medical procedures based on the use of hyperthermal mineral water with a special chemical composition, as well as climatic features of the highland region. Special diet, physical therapy and individually developed complex of physio-therapeutic procedures complement the treatment.
- Visit famous Tsolk Waterfalls (height of 72 meters), which is also famous as “The hairs of the Mermaid”.
- Drive through Vardenyats Pass
- Visit Orbelians caravanserai (XIV century)
- Excursion to Noratus, a medieval cemetery with a large number of early khachkars
- Visit Lake Sevan region. Lake Sevan is the largest body of water in Armenia and in the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater high-altitude lakes in Eurasia, and is situated at an altitude of 1,900 m (6,234 ft) above sea level
- Excursion in Sevanavank monastery (IX century)
- On the shores of the Gavaraget River in the Gegharkunik region lies Noratus village. Remarkable is the villages’ southern large cemetery with its many cross-stones. The majority of them belonging to the XIII-XVII centuries, as a group of cross-stones on family cemeteries. You can also view smaller rectangular tombs here, with cross-stones placed on top of them.