Arrival – Yerevan Walking City Tour

Arrival in the Land of NOAH. You will be welcomed by the representative of Santa Maria Tours at Zvartnots International Airport and escorted to your hotel.

Shortly after, your guide will meet you at the lobby to start the city tour in winter Yerevan. Winter is a very special time in Yerevan. Feel the magic of New Year and Christmas, while walking across the Republic square, up the Abovyan street to the Opera and Ballet Theatre and Cascade Complex. Learn the history of early 20th century Yerevan, about eclectic architecture, typical for those years, later dive into Soviet classicism and modernism. The last stop will be the Cascade complex, where you will be able to have coffee and something sweet. The Cascade also houses the Cafesjian Center for the Arts, which offers a rich collection of Armenian and international contemporary art, including a selection of artwork from the personal collection of its founder Gerard L. Cafesjian.

Overnight: Hotel in Yerevan
Meals: None
Duration: 3-4 hours
KM: 13 km

Sevan peninsula – Sevanavank– Dilijan –Deer Breeding Center – Haghartsin

After breakfast at the hotel, take the road to the Blue Pearl of Armenia – Sevan, at an altitude of 1900 meters above sea level. We will visit the Monastery complex of Sevanavank on the top of a hill in the Sevan peninsula. After admiring the scenery of Sevan lake, we continue our road to Dilijan. Dilijan is a small and cozy town, surrounded by the forests of “Dilijan National Park”. The area of the park is about 200,000 square km. There are many species of plants and animals under protection there. You can see trees like beech, juniper, oak, different kinds of predator birds and not only. We will have a short walk in Dilijan and continue our way to the Red Deer Breeding Center. The center was opened in 2017 with the help of WWF and CNF to restore the population of these magnificent animals in Armenia. At the end of our tour we will visit the 13th century Haghartsin Monastery. In 2011, the monastery underwent a major renovation by Armenia Fund with a donation from HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah.

Overnight: Hotel in Yerevan
Meals: Breakfast
Duration: 7-8 hours
KM: 160 km

Departure

Finally, it’s time to bid farewell to your tour director, guide, and new friends as you are transferred to Zvartnots International Airport for your return flight.

Overnight: None
Meals: Breakfast
Duration: 1 hours
KM: 13 km