Private Tour: Khor Virap, Areni, Noravank, Jermuk
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 testing at Areni winery and visit Bird's Cave, the proceed to Noravank Monastery. At the end of the tour you will visit Jermuk spa town with its waterfall and thermal water gallery.
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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.
Jermuk is famous for its hot springs and mineral water brands bottled in the town. It is attractive for its fresh air, waterfall, artificial lakes, walking trails, the surrounding forests and mineral water pools. The town is being redeveloped to become a modern center of tourism and health services. It is also being set up to become a major chess center, with numerous chess international tournaments scheduled in the town. Jermuk waterfall, 72 m high, flows into the river Arpa. The waterfall reminds girly hair. Hence the other name of the waterfall: mermaid's hair.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pickup all 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(10)
We did this Private Tour to Khor Virap, Areni, Noravank, and Jermuk, and it was absolutely worth it! Our guide Mr. Arman was amazing — kind, knowledgeable, and made the whole day smooth and enjoyable. The Jermuk Waterfall was the highlight — stunning and peaceful! Highly recommend this tour to see the best of Armenia in one day.
Super experience! Arman was our driver but also our guide, a fantastic person, helpful and company. The places visited were beautiful!
We had a wonderful day out and Arman our driver/guide was so very helpful and really interesting. He made the day a highlight of our trip to Armenia. Can highly recommend this tour.
My son was visiting Armenia for the first time so I wanted to give him a day to remember - and it certainly was. We could not have asked for better service from the initial communication, the flexibility regarding departure time, and the care we had throughout the tour. Our guide, Shushan, and driver, Lerno, were friendly, professional, informative and assiduous in their attention to detail. - even to the choice of music along the way. It was a very comfortable car, well-driven, in which we always felt safe. Khor Virap and Noravank are two very different monasteries in dramatic locations, with histories and legends that provided great education and entertainment. Being lovers of Areni wine, we enjoyed seeing the production and the tasting of a very wide variety. Jermuk is interesting in a very different way, being very Soviet in style and boasting a range of hot mineral springs from which we must now be much healthier. In some ways it doesn't matter where you go in Armenia, you will always find incredible landscapes of such a range, and wonderful hospitality. I thoroughly recommend Gira, however, and we remain most grateful for all we experienced.
Aram is very responsive to our inquiries and needs. We goes above beyond. This is our second time booking with them. First was in winter 2019 and now summer 2021, amazing as always. We love drivers/tour guide especially Armen and Arman. Gregory also helped us 1 day. My son loves Armen so much :) Thank you guys, looking forward to coming back in winter again!
I visited 20 May 2021. This was my second time trip. It was good experience with gira travel and tours. Good customer service. I prefer to go September and October month I will go again. I suggest to my friends go Armenia with gira tours
This was a well done tour. Beautiful scenery, my guide was excellent and fun. Learned a lot during the tour. Highly recommended.
had different thoughts in mind before my visit.its my first visit with my family even though it's a short trip but we saw alot,thank you to arman our friend in gira travel who made it all possible.had amazing private tour experiences in yerevan,garni,geghard,khor virap,noravank and jermuk and all the stop that arman made to show us more of "secret" places was beautiful and historical.the majestic landscape of Armenia very touchy and humble experiences.cant wait to come back next year.
Thank you very much to Gira travel agency and a special thank to our very dedicated and lovely guide Arman! During our 1-day trip that started in khor virap and ended in Jermuk we have learned a lot about how Armenia became the first state in the world to adopt and embrace christianity. The way to Jermuk was amazing. The never ending Horizon that is flirting with the Ararat is impressive. You can't just fall in love with Ararat, her majesty that you can see KMs and KMs away far a whay from Yerevan. If you want to experience a true Armenian "asphalted" road that will shake you in a way to make any milk shake and dry Martin jealous, go to Jermuk and take 4x4 to reach the lost geyser. :))
