Private Tour: Khor Virap, Areni, Noravank
Description
Khor Virap Monastery is one of Armenia’s most important pilgrimage attraction with an amazing views of the sacred Mount Ararat where Noah's Arc landed. This is a full-day tour from Yerevan, travel by private vehicle with flexible time at attraction and for taking photos. After Khor Virap you will have a wine tasting at Areni winery and visit Bird's Cave, then proceed to Noravank Monastery.
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Itinerary
Khor Virap Monastery is one of Armenia’s most important pilgrimage attraction with an amazing views of the sacred Mount Ararat where Noah's Arc landed.
Areni is one of the most important wine regions in Armenia, In Areni Winery you will get familiar with wine making traditions in Armenia and also participate in wine tasting.
Areni-1 or Bird's cave is where the world's oldest winery and leather shoe was found.
Noravank is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery. The monastery is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church, which grants access to the second floor by way of a narrow stone-made staircase jutting out from the face of building, one of the earliest examples of cantilever architecture.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pickup all our travelers from their hotel.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Possible languages: English, Russian. In case the tour is organized in other language, changes of the prices are possible.
Reviews(13)
We had a fantastic tour which included some classic Armenian sights and a delicious lunch. Arsen was a fantastic guide, with great local knowledge. He even went out of his way to return some wine to us, after we stupidly left it behind in his car. Thank you!
Arman was fabulous! We only had a few days and his recommended itinerary was perfect. He was always on time, great with communication, very accomodating of our requests and provided excellent commentary along the way. His knowledge of Armenia’s history is without peer. We definitely recommend Arman if you are seeking an intimate insight into this beautiful country.
Such a beautiful country ! We travelled with them all the week. We had a fantastic driver, Armen. Really good driver, full of.attentions, really caring. It was like travelling with a kind Brother! Everything was just Perfect!!
Great tour to explore the outskirts of Yerevan. Our driver Arman was knowledgeable with regards to our destinations. Places were amazing. Armenia really has a great history
We enjoyed our tour so much and we learned a lot from our tour guide Armen. He is very informative, he stopped us in different nice scenery to have a good photo and a great guy. Thank you Armen for making this trip memorable and fun. 😊
Liked it: 1) safe driving 2) shows and stops at key locations 3) allow you to look around and take photos, this is a very big plus compared to tours by bus, there is a minute and no possibility of a normal walk and watch everything! 4) drive and communicate comfortably 5) knows where to eat deliciously, the food was fresh, you can find food for every taste, the children also ate deliciously and are satisfied 6) knows when you can meet mountain goats, very impressive 7) ... etc. There's a lot of upside, not to mention. We are happy with everyone, especially with children to go very comfortable.
All meeting is our expectation, excellence. All agreed places were visited on time with accompanying excellence tour guide, Mr. Armand with professional matter in helping our personal matter for buying with local people, etc. that is great.
Very nice guides. We learned a lot. Verh flexible, we got all the time to visit and take pictures and ask questions
We hired a car from Gira Travel for a day trip to visit - khor virap, noravank, areni winery, Geghard and Garni. Our driver/guide - Armen came in the morning and took us for the trip. He was a very nice and knowledgeable perform with loads of information about the place we were visiting. It was a great day. We had so much fun. We liked the tour so much that we booked another tour on the next day. This time we went to lake sevan, dilijan and a ski resort. Both the days Armen was with us. Both the days was super fun and we liked it very much. We can say that Gira Travel is the best. They are professional. They look after the customers. If I ever come back to Yerevan I will book tour with them again. Recommended 100%.
We recently visited Armenia, during which time Aram took care of us (as a private driver cum guide) right from picking up from Tbilisi on the 15/11/19 to returning us back there on the 19/11/19. He is safe and punctual driver. Has local friends everywhere he goes. Communication was easy and prompt. He helped us with a the sight seeing, took us to local markets, suggested good eating places, helped us with local SIM card and money exchange, pretty much everything we needed in the place. He has very good knowledge base of history, politics, culture of not only his own country but surrounding countries as well. We recommend him to anyone visiting Armenia needing local help with transport and guide. We wish him well in future. Thank you Aram for everything.
