Visite privée : Khor Virap Noravank Areni et Birds Cave
Description
Au cours d'une visite, vous pouvez voir 2 monastères importants : Khor Virap et Noravank. Visite de la grotte aux oiseaux. La grotte a été découverte par un chercheur de l'Institut d'archéologie et d'ethnographie de l'Académie nationale des sciences de la République d'Arménie, l'archéologue Boris Gasparyan, elle avait de nombreux nids d'oiseaux, en raison desquels le nom alternatif a été attribué à la grotte - Bird. Et nous terminerons la journée à l'usine de vin Areni, où vous aurez l'occasion de déguster des vins arméniens
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Itinéraire
Le nom du monastère de Khor Virap est traduit par "cachot profond". Le premier Catholicos de tous les Arméniens, Saint Grégoire l'Illuminateur, a été emprisonné ici pendant 13 ans par l'ordre du roi païen arménien Tiridate III pour avoir prêché le christianisme. Lorsque le roi fut atteint d'une maladie, sa sœur eut un rêve : un ange lui dit que Tiridate ne serait sauvé qu'après la libération de Grégoire l'Illuminateur. Ainsi le roi libéra Grégoire l'Illuminateur, et ce dernier guérit le roi. Après la cure, le roi a proclamé le christianisme comme religion d'État. Khor Virap a une signification historique importante pour l'Arménie. Aujourd'hui, les touristes ont la possibilité de descendre dans le donjon souterrain situé à l'intérieur de la chapelle Saint Grégoire l'Illuminateur. La meilleure vue sur la montagne sacrée Ararat s'ouvre depuis le territoire du monastère.
Le monastère de Noravank est situé dans la province de Vayots Dzor, à 3 km au nord-est du village d'Amaghu. Le nom du monastère est traduit par « nouveau monastère ». Noravank a été construit aux XIIIe et XIVe siècles. Le complexe du monastère est situé sur un rebord de montagne escarpé, près de la falaise. Le territoire est «encadré» par des falaises inhabituelles de couleur rouge vif, qui créent un arrière-plan très pittoresque pour les bâtiments. Noravank était un centre culturel et spirituel important au Moyen Âge ; il a également servi de résidence aux évêques de la province de Syunik. Le monastère de Noravank est l'une des attractions les plus visitées d'Arménie. Le complexe est une magnifique création architecturale et artistique. Le monastère a été entièrement restauré.
La grotte a été découverte par un chercheur de l'Institut d'archéologie et d'ethnographie de l'Académie nationale des sciences de la République d'Arménie, l'archéologue Boris Gasparyan, elle avait de nombreux nids d'oiseaux, en raison desquels le nom alternatif a été attribué à la grotte - Bird.
Les personnes qui apprécient les bons vins et s'intéressent à l'histoire de l'architecture ancienne tomberont certainement amoureuses du petit village arménien Areni. Le festival « Areni Wine » est organisé ici chaque automne depuis 2009 ; plus de 100 types de meilleurs vins arméniens sont présentés au festival et les visiteurs peuvent déguster et acheter des vins jeunes et vieux fabriqués à la cave Areni.
Le voyage d'Erevan aux points d'intérêt et retour, et un arrêt pour le repas et le temps libre rempliront le reste du temps
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Lieux et horaires de prise en charge
Veuillez patienter dans le hall de votre hôtel ou à l'entrée de l'hébergement 5 à 10 minutes avant la prise en charge. Le chauffeur/Guide vous y retrouvera avec votre nom ou le panneau « One Way Tour ». Si l'accès direct n'est pas possible, le point de ramassage pratique le plus proche sera organisé.
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
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Another unforgettable excursion thanks to a one way tour. Seeing Mount Ararat up close must have been impressive. Visits to Khorvirap and Noravank churches each telling a rich and ancient story. Thanks to Lusine’s explanations, I was able to better understand the cultural and religious importance of these places. After this part of the day, leaving for Jermuq was another wonderful moment. The natural beauty of Jermuq Unbelievable. Many thanks also to Ando our driver, for his exemplary driving throughout the excursion.
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Went on the tour with Hasmik Karapetyan as our guide and Norik as the driver. Took my university friends from Germany and can't recommend the tour enough. Hasmik is very friendly and has really good English, knowledge, and passion about everything. Witty jokes make the whole trip more memorable!
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we went to a little trip to Areni and everything was great!! The tour guides were very polite and helpful, especially Tigranuhi who told us everything about the churches and the mythology about them! Egor was also giving us huge information about the sights we visited! I recommend everyone to go explore our motherland with OneWay team! Thanks a lot!
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I took part to a tour with the One Way agency on november 2023. We visited Khor Virap, Noravank, Jermuk and a wine producer in Areni. All the schedules were realized on time and the guide, Nina, could be very helpful and give interesting insights on the attractions, both in Englissh and in Russian. The experience, then, has been generally positive. I just think that the tour could preview a visit to some wineyards instead of proposing only a factory were the wine is produced: this, especially on summer-autumun, would make it just perfect!
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Guide Lusine and driver Artur are great. We enjoyed our trip, they are friendly, we had fun, great trip.
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Nice excursion, well done guide Anahit! The route was comfortable, in general everything went according to plan and on time
Great experience of Armenia! Very interesting trip. Beautiful landscspes, historical places and comfortable transport
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Very nice place to visit and very recommended for kids and family with very nice group and nice company
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We had a bilingual (English-Russian) trip with an excellent tour guide, Gayane. The trip was well scheduled, leaving enough time at each stop, including also a lunch break. Gayane was giving a lot of interesting information about all the places we visited, making the tour informative and enjoyable. Entrance fee has to be paid only at the cave but it's worth the short visit there. The only thing that shadowed a little bit the tour that on the way back our bus has broken down before reaching the final stop, thus we had to take the metro, and the air conditioner was scarcely working on the way. Instead, Armenian music was accompanying us during the travel on the bus, it was quite loud for me.
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it was in english, bus with air-conditioning (sometimes not working). Driver good (but keep in mind armenian traffic is terrible). pay attention for change at coffee shop and seller I get soured milk . If they see you are a foreigner they are saying a higher price. Guide (Gayane) was very nice with a lot of information and correct time limits. Lunch was at a good big place. there are water(fountain) at stops, sometimes just for this reason (but worth asking for it). 1500 for birds cave worth út, but dont expect a long journey. lot of steps ín general. A good trip for introducing you Armenia out of Yerevan.
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