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    • Individual Tour: Charents Arch, Garni Temple, Noah’s Garden, Geghard Monastery, Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, St. Hripsime and St. Gayane churches, Zvartnots Temple

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    Individual Tour: Garni Temple, Geghard Monastery, Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, Zvartnots Temple

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      Individual Tour: Charents Arch, Garni Temple, Noah’s Garden, Geghard Monastery, Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, St. Hripsime and St. Gayane churches, Zvartnots Temple

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      DURATION
      9 hours
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       BOTTLED WATER

      Brief description

      The pagan temple of Garni is the only pagan temple, which has been preserved on the territory of Armenia. Geghard Monastery is one of the greatest medieval architectural structures in Armenia.  The Noyan Garden Gallery presents Armenia with its entire palette. The first Christian cathedral of Echmiadzin was founded in the IV century BC, whose name means “place of the descent of the Only Begotten.” Тhe magnificent Zvartnots Temple, which mean “Temple of Vigil Forces”, was built in the VII century. The ruins of Zvartnots Temple are included in UNESCO as World Heritage Site.

      What's included

      1. Transportation on comfortable vehicles
      2. All tickets to mentioned historic and cultural sights, museums
      3. Drinking water in the vehicle
      4. Taxes

      The price does not include

      1. Lunches during the tour. We can organize lunch by prior request
      2.  Additional alcoholic drinks

      Please note

      1. Please e-mail us if there are children under 4 years with you

      Tour program & full description

      Stop 1: 10:00
      Charents Arch

      Charents Arch is located near Yerevan, between the pagan temple of Garni and Geghard Christian monastery complex in the village of Vokhchaberd. At first glance, the Arch seems to be the most ordinary and unremarkable, but coming closer, passing to the platform inside the arch and looking at the panorama, everything becomes clear – this is the best place to admire the great and sacred mountain of Ararat, to be in unity with it and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

      Stop 2: 11:00
      Garni Temple

      The pagan temple of Garni was built in the second half of the 1st century by King Trdat III. This is the only pagan temple, which has been preserved on the territory of Armenia. After the adoption of Christianity it became the summer residence of Khosrovadukht, sister of King Trdat III. It was destroyed in 1679 by an earthquake. Parts, fragments of graceful columns and wall stones were spread around the temple. It is supposed that the temple was dedicated to Mithra, the God of the Sun. The temple of Garni is included in UNESCO World Heritage List.

      Stop 3: 12:00
      The Noyan Garden Gallery

      The Noyan Garden Gallery presents Armenia with its entire palette. For thousands of years Armenia has been famous for its cultural achievements, cuisine and winemaking. Our goal is to present deeply the Armenian culture making it accessible to everyone. We want to involve in this project the layers of society who have alienated their roots and, of course, tourists visiting us to recognize Armenia. There is a hall where rarest samples of Armenian artifacts, pottery and carpet weaving are kept. Here you can taste Armenian wines, dried fruits and other Armenian dishes prepared from the sun-warming and ripe fruits that are made by preserving the traditions of Armenian traditional cuisine. The Noyan Garden Gallery will introduce you to Armenia and make you a part of it.

      Stop 4: 13:00
      Geghard Monastery

      Geghard Monastery is one of the greatest medieval architectural structures in Armenia. Geghard is completely hollowed out in a cave, it is also called a “cave monastery”. This monastery was founded in the 4th century AD. in place of the sacred spring, originating in the cave. The name of the monastery complex Geghard (spear) comes from the Langin’n spear, which pierced the body of Jesus Christ on the cross. At the moment this spear is kept in the museum of Etchmiadzin. The monastery complex Geghard is included in UNESCO World Heritage List.

      Stop 5: 15:00
      St Hripsimeh church

      The Temple of Saint Hripsime was founded in the 7th century by Catholicos Komitas I Aghtsetsi in the place of a sepulcher of Saint Hripsime. Since 2000 Saint Hripsime Temple has been included in UNESCO World Heritage List. Two prominent Armenian Cathlicoses are buried in the  court yard of Saint Hripsime Temple. They are Catholicos Astvatsatur (1715-1725) and Catholicos Garaped II Oolnetzi (1725-1729).

      Stop 6: 15:30
      Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral

      The first Christian cathedral of Echmiadzin was founded in the IV century BC, whose name means “place of the descent of the Only Begotten.” A feature of the Cathedral is that in addition to the main altar in the eastern part, there is another altar in the middle, at the site of the descent of Christ. In the right-hand boundary of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral there is the Treasury Museum, where are kept relics, church clothes, embroidered with gold and pearls, catholicos’ staffs and crosses, numerous ritual objects made of gold, silver and ivory. On the territory of the monastery complex is also the residence of the Armenian patriarch – the Catholicos of all Armenians. Also here you will see many cross-stones, of which “Amenaprakich” (1279), and the cross-stone devoted to the victims of the 1915 genocide.

      Stop 7: 16:00
      St. Gayane Church

      St. Gayane Temple was built in honor of St. Gayane in the VII century on the place of IV century chapel, which is one of the best monuments of Armenian architecture. The relics of Saint Gayane are kept in the southern wall of the temple, next to the altar niche. Above the western entrance, there was preserved the murals of the 17th century on the theme of the birth of Christ. Near the Saint Gayane Temple there is a special room where animals are sacrificed and stabbed from the time of St. Gregory the Illuminator. This rite is called – matah, which is customary to perform for any occasion: weddings, birth of a child, etc.

      Stop 8: 16:30
      Zvartnots Temple

      Тhe magnificent Zvartnots Temple, which mean “Temple of Vigil Forces”, was built in the VII century. The temple was built for 20 years. Unfortunately, Zvartnots was destroyed by a powerful earthquake in the XX century and only its ruins remained. But even the ruins of this temple give us an idea of its rare and majestic beauty. Today the Zvartnots Temple is an archaeological reserve and museum founded in 1937, where you can see model-versions of the reconstruction of the temple, numerous sculptural fragments, impressive in size. The ruins of Zvartnots Temple are included in UNESCO as World Heritage Site.

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