• Arrival in Yerevan, transfer to the hotel.

1. City tour around Yerevan – during the city tour you will get acquainted with the main streets and the main buildings of Yerevan.

2. Tour to Etchmiadzin _ during which we will visit the first Christian church in the world.

3. Lunchtime.

4. Then tour to Zvartnots Cathedral _ which is a 7th-century cathedral. Now in ruins, it is located at the edge of Etchmiadzin. Cathedral and Churches of Etchmiadzin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

5. Back to Yerevan.

6. Visit brandy factory.

1. Visit to Kecharis Monastery in Tsaghkadzor _ which is a medieval Armenian monastic complex dating back to the 11th to 13th centuries. In the 12th and 13th centuries, Kecharis was a major religious center of Armenia and a place of higher education. Today, the monastery has been fully restored and is clearly visible from the ski slopes.

2.Lunchtime

3.Then we will keep our way to Dilijan _ which is a spa town and urban municipal community in the Tavush Province of Armenia. Usually called Armenian Switzerland or Little Switzerland by the locals, it is one of the most important resorts of Armenia, situated within the Dilijan National Park

4.Overnight in Dilijan

1. Kchuch restaurant (Master-class)

2. City tour in Dilijan.

3. Visit to The Geological Museum and Art Gallery of Dilijan, which is a museum of local history and an art gallery in Dilijan, Armenia.

4. Lunch time in Kchuch restaurant.

5. Tour participants will reach Lake Sevan, one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world. The lake is at an altitude of 1,950m above sea level. Sevan is famous for its different kinds of fish, particular for ishkhan, which means “princely fish.” Sevanavank Monastery (9th c.), located on a peninsula will be the next destination for the group to reach.

6. Back to Yerevan

1. Free day in Yerevan.

1. Visit to the depository of the manuscripts, Matenadaran _ where 18000 pieces of works are kept. These works are included into UNESCO World Heritage.

2. Tour to Garni _ the only pagan temple left in Armenia. It is a blend of Greco-Roman and Armenian styles built by King Trdat I in the first century A.D. and dedicated it to the God of Sun. During the tour traditional bread lavash baking demonstration in tonir (oven in the ground).

3. Lunchtime in Garni.

4. Then we will keep our way to Geghard _ Geghard monastery (13th century) carved out of the adjacent mountain and initially called Ayrivank the Monastery of the Cave) is included in the World Heritage Site. Due to the fact that the famous spear, with which the Roman soldier wounded Jesus, was kept here for 500 years, the monastery was called Geghardavank (the Monastery of the Spear).

5. Back to Yerevan.

• Transfer to the airport, departure.