Our pilgrimage tour in Armenia is a good opportunity for those who want to learn more about Armenia, its origins and its history, we offer an unforgettable travel itinerary to discover the people who lived at the foot of Ararat, the mountain where according to biblical tradition, Noah’s Ark stopped after flood.
During this religious tour in Armenia, we will have the opportunity to visit regions with strong and ancient traditions and to know the Armenian Orthodox cult, in what was the first state to adopt Christianity as an official religion, in 301 AD. We will explore the main monasteries of the country, the megalithic site of Stonehenge, and Yerevan, the modern metropolis that still retains traces of its ancient past.
Yerevan (Google Map)
3 Hours Before Flight Time
You will discover the Armenian medieval monasteries and churches and meet ecclesiastical
representatives of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church. You will get to know closely the
history of the Armenian church and participate in the Sunday Mass that will be held in the
Cathedral of Etchmiadzin, the Vatican of the Armenians. You will know the Armenian secular
cuisine with its refinements in the places surrounded by the beautiful and colorful landscapes, by
the hospitality of the local people, visit the UNESCO sites, the stone crosses of Noraduz – symbols
of excellence of the Armenian Christian art. During the your all journey you will across on the Silk
Road described by Marco Polo, the Stonehenge in Southern Armenia, you will arrive at the
monastery of Tatev with "Wings of Tatev", the longest aerial cableway in the world, 5165 m
registrated in Guiness and at the end you will return full with impressions rich in Armenian
spirituality.
Transfer and accommodation in hotel. Relax.
Morning is dedicated to a visit of the Matenadaran manuscript museum, one of the “shrines” of the Armenian identity and to the Museum of History. We can admire the different types of manuscripts and the splendid miniatures that adorn them. Transfer to the Genocide Museum. The last part of the trip is dedicated to the memory of the terrible events of 1915: visiting the Genocide Museum and having a stop at the shrine. Photography journey makes it possible to retrace the events and causes that led to the first great genocide of the 20th century, and determined the current diasporic structure of the Armenian people. In the afternoon, you will have free time. Farewell dinner in restaurant in Yerevan. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast transfer to the airport with the guide or his assistant. Check-in and departure.
