Day 1. ARRIVAL IN YEREVAN
Arrival at Yerevan Airport (Zvarnots) transfer to Hotel
Check-in and Drop-off Luggage and have a little rest.
Start of City Tour
The city tour starts from the Republic Square where most of the government buildings are situated.
The Republic Square is situated in the center of the city, near Abovyan and Amiryan Street. You can get there by bus, by a minibus or you can use an underground and get off at the station “The Republic Square”.
This area is formed by five famous buildings:
The National Art Gallery and History Museum of Armenia, which contains about 400,000 exhibits covering the entire history of the Armenian people from primitive society to modern times.
Dinner at a local restaurant. Transfer to hotel. Overnight stay in Yerevan.
Visit Matenadaran Museum, Take a walk in Abovyan Park and visit Cascade. Visit to the Genocide Museum dedicated to 1,5 million innocent victims perished in 1915.
The National Art Gallery and History Museum of Armenia, which contains about 400,000 exhibits covering the entire history of the Armenian people from primitive society to modern times.
The Government House of the Republic of Armenia, on the tower of which the country’s main clock with bells is set.
Check-in and Drop-off Luggage and have a little rest.
Start of City Tour
The city tour starts from the Republic Square where most of the government buildings are situated.
The Republic Square is situated in the center of the city, near Abovyan and Amiryan Street. You can get there by bus, by a minibus or you can use an underground and get off at the station “The Republic Square”.
This area is formed by five famous buildings:
The National Art Gallery and History Museum of Armenia, which contains about 400,000 exhibits covering the entire history of the Armenian people from primitive society to modern times.
Dinner at a local restaurant. Transfer to hotel. Overnight stay in Yerevan.
Visit Matenadaran Museum, Take a walk in Abovyan Park and visit Cascade. Visit to the Genocide Museum dedicated to 1,5 million innocent victims perished in 1915.
The National Art Gallery and History Museum of Armenia, which contains about 400,000 exhibits covering the entire history of the Armenian people from primitive society to modern times.
The Government House of the Republic of Armenia, on the tower of which the country’s main clock with bells is set.
Day 2. YEREVAN-GARNI-GEGHARD- SEVAN
Breakfast at hotel. First place is the 77th year pagan temple of Garni which is the only Hellenistic temple and it has remained up to now in all region.
Lunch at a local restaurant. Master class on baking armenian bread – lavash.
After we transfer to Geghard Monastery(5-14 century). The exact date of the foundation of the monastery, is unknown. However it is known, that the place of the monastery was chosen not accidentally, as from pre-Christian times it was highly worshiped place with natural sources, and the key of the curing spring just also is located inside the main porch. Geghard Monastery is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
After we will drive to Lake Sevan, one of the most beautiful, largest and high mountainous lake in the world. Visit to the 874- year-old Sevan Monastery located on the peninsula.
Dinner at a local restaurant. Return to Yerevan. Overnight in Yerevan.
Lunch at a local restaurant. Master class on baking armenian bread – lavash.
After we transfer to Geghard Monastery(5-14 century). The exact date of the foundation of the monastery, is unknown. However it is known, that the place of the monastery was chosen not accidentally, as from pre-Christian times it was highly worshiped place with natural sources, and the key of the curing spring just also is located inside the main porch. Geghard Monastery is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
After we will drive to Lake Sevan, one of the most beautiful, largest and high mountainous lake in the world. Visit to the 874- year-old Sevan Monastery located on the peninsula.
Dinner at a local restaurant. Return to Yerevan. Overnight in Yerevan.
Day 3. YEREVAN-TBILISI
Check-out from the Hotel
Transfer to the airport.
Departure flight from Yerevan to Tbilisi.
Arrival in Tbilisi. Meet by representative and Transfer to the Hotel.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
In the evening going to Mtatsminda/Funicular. This is the top place from where you can see whole Tbilisi night view.
Dinner in the restaurant ,,Funicular’’. Come back in the Hotel. Overnight in Tbilisi.
Transfer to the airport.
Departure flight from Yerevan to Tbilisi.
Arrival in Tbilisi. Meet by representative and Transfer to the Hotel.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
In the evening going to Mtatsminda/Funicular. This is the top place from where you can see whole Tbilisi night view.
Dinner in the restaurant ,,Funicular’’. Come back in the Hotel. Overnight in Tbilisi.
Day 4. TBILISI
Breakfast at the Hotel
Tbilisi City Tour
Shardeni street- A small pedestrian street, one of the single centers of the city’s cultural and social life. After the reconstruction in XIXc. the street was named Shardeni, in honor of the French traveler Jean Chardin.
Next is visiting The Bridge of Peace in Tbilisi is a pedestrian bridge and one of the most famous tourist spots in the city. It connects district of Tbilisi Old Town with Rike Park over a river of Mtkvari.
Lunch at a local Restaurant.
Next stop is Abanotubani. District in the Old Town of Tbilisi where there is a whole street (Abanos kucha) of public bathhouses that use the sulphurous waters of the many hot springs in this area.
Narikala is an historical fortress overlooking Tbilisi. The fortress was founded in the 4th century.
Metekhi church is located on the left bank of the river Mtkvari, the first church on this place was probably built by Vakhtang Gorgasali symbolically resembling the church built on virgin Mary’s tomb in Gethsemane garden in Jerusalem.
Last stop, The Holy Trinity Cathedral Church (Sameba Church) is the religious center of Georgia. Its construction took 7 years and was finished in 2003.
After ending the tour, dinner at a local restaurant.
Return to the hotel and overnight.
Tbilisi City Tour
Shardeni street- A small pedestrian street, one of the single centers of the city’s cultural and social life. After the reconstruction in XIXc. the street was named Shardeni, in honor of the French traveler Jean Chardin.
Next is visiting The Bridge of Peace in Tbilisi is a pedestrian bridge and one of the most famous tourist spots in the city. It connects district of Tbilisi Old Town with Rike Park over a river of Mtkvari.
Lunch at a local Restaurant.
Next stop is Abanotubani. District in the Old Town of Tbilisi where there is a whole street (Abanos kucha) of public bathhouses that use the sulphurous waters of the many hot springs in this area.
Narikala is an historical fortress overlooking Tbilisi. The fortress was founded in the 4th century.
Metekhi church is located on the left bank of the river Mtkvari, the first church on this place was probably built by Vakhtang Gorgasali symbolically resembling the church built on virgin Mary’s tomb in Gethsemane garden in Jerusalem.
Last stop, The Holy Trinity Cathedral Church (Sameba Church) is the religious center of Georgia. Its construction took 7 years and was finished in 2003.
After ending the tour, dinner at a local restaurant.
Return to the hotel and overnight.
Day 5. TBILISI
Breakfast at the hotel.
Drive throughout the fertile lands of Kartli Region. We will pass through ancient capital Mtskheta – which presents a living museum with UNESCO World Heritage Site monuments and other architectural landmarks. Visit Gori and the Joseph Stalin’s Museum - where the items related to the dictator’s life are presented.
Have a lunch at restaurant located nearby.
The ancient temple town Uplistsikhe, translated as the “Fortress of the Lord“, dates back from the 6th c BC and is mentioned in the chronicles of the 1st c AD. It’s located approximately 20 kilometers east of the town Gori. The echoing halls, long meandering corridor-streets, chambers for pagan worship and even the remains of the oldest theatre in Georgia, all carved into the rocky plateau are waiting for you to be explored.
Come back to Tbilisi.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
Return to the hotel and overnight.
Drive throughout the fertile lands of Kartli Region. We will pass through ancient capital Mtskheta – which presents a living museum with UNESCO World Heritage Site monuments and other architectural landmarks. Visit Gori and the Joseph Stalin’s Museum - where the items related to the dictator’s life are presented.
Have a lunch at restaurant located nearby.
The ancient temple town Uplistsikhe, translated as the “Fortress of the Lord“, dates back from the 6th c BC and is mentioned in the chronicles of the 1st c AD. It’s located approximately 20 kilometers east of the town Gori. The echoing halls, long meandering corridor-streets, chambers for pagan worship and even the remains of the oldest theatre in Georgia, all carved into the rocky plateau are waiting for you to be explored.
Come back to Tbilisi.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
Return to the hotel and overnight.
Day 6. TBILISI-BAKU
Breakfast at the hotel.
Check-out from the hotel and transfer to the Airport
Take flight from Tbilisi Airport to Baku.
Arrival in Baku , meet representative and transfer to hotel.
Start Baku city tour.
Old City walking. The ancient heart of Baku is Icheri Sheher, a magical maze of narrow lanes and alleyways that’s still mostly ringed by battlement-topped defensive walls erected in the 12th-century. Built on a site inhabited since the Paleolithic period, this old city core reveals evidence of Zoroastrian, Sasanian, Arabic, Persian, Shirvani and Ottoman presence. During the tour, you will discover traditional mosques with calligraphic facades, old hamams, merchants’ houses and charming trading streets made all the more colourful with quirky little art galleries and carpet shops. You will cross Maiden Tower and Shirvanshakh’s Tower. (entrance to Shirvanshakh’s palace included).
Lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, visit the Nizami Street for shopping.
Dinner at a local hotel.
Back to hotel and overnight.
Check-out from the hotel and transfer to the Airport
Take flight from Tbilisi Airport to Baku.
Arrival in Baku , meet representative and transfer to hotel.
Start Baku city tour.
Old City walking. The ancient heart of Baku is Icheri Sheher, a magical maze of narrow lanes and alleyways that’s still mostly ringed by battlement-topped defensive walls erected in the 12th-century. Built on a site inhabited since the Paleolithic period, this old city core reveals evidence of Zoroastrian, Sasanian, Arabic, Persian, Shirvani and Ottoman presence. During the tour, you will discover traditional mosques with calligraphic facades, old hamams, merchants’ houses and charming trading streets made all the more colourful with quirky little art galleries and carpet shops. You will cross Maiden Tower and Shirvanshakh’s Tower. (entrance to Shirvanshakh’s palace included).
Lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, visit the Nizami Street for shopping.
Dinner at a local hotel.
Back to hotel and overnight.
Day 7. BAKU
Breakfast in the Hotel.
Continue Baku City tour
Heydar Aliyev Center surround walk-building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The center is named after Heydar Aliyev, the first secretary of Soviet Azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982, and president of Azerbaijan Republic from October 1993 to October 2003.
Visit to Highland Park-Alley of Martyrs, The National Assembly- also transliterated as Milli Majlis, Flame towers-the tallest skyscraper in Baku.
Later you will visit Baku Crystal Hall.
Walking through Baku Boulevard which stretches along a south-facing bay on the Caspian Sea. It traditionally starts at Freedom Square continuing west to the Old City and beyond.
Visit Carpet Museum.
End of Tour
Dinner at a local restaurant
Return to the hotel and overnight
Continue Baku City tour
Heydar Aliyev Center surround walk-building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The center is named after Heydar Aliyev, the first secretary of Soviet Azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982, and president of Azerbaijan Republic from October 1993 to October 2003.
Visit to Highland Park-Alley of Martyrs, The National Assembly- also transliterated as Milli Majlis, Flame towers-the tallest skyscraper in Baku.
Later you will visit Baku Crystal Hall.
Walking through Baku Boulevard which stretches along a south-facing bay on the Caspian Sea. It traditionally starts at Freedom Square continuing west to the Old City and beyond.
Visit Carpet Museum.
End of Tour
Dinner at a local restaurant
Return to the hotel and overnight
Day 8. BAKU
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Airport for onward flight
Transfer to Airport for onward flight
TOUR PRICE:
4* Hotels in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan:
1410 $ In case of 15 PAX - Price per person in DBL
1364 $ In case of 20 PAX - Price per person in DBL
1265 $ In case of 25 PAX - Price per person in DBL
1230 $ In case of 30 PAX - Price per person in DBL
SNGL Supplement: 80 $
Note! In case of 15 and 20 PAX 1 group leader is FOC and in case of 25 and 30 PAX 2 group leaders are FOC.
1410 $ In case of 15 PAX - Price per person in DBL
1364 $ In case of 20 PAX - Price per person in DBL
1265 $ In case of 25 PAX - Price per person in DBL
1230 $ In case of 30 PAX - Price per person in DBL
SNGL Supplement: 80 $
Note! In case of 15 and 20 PAX 1 group leader is FOC and in case of 25 and 30 PAX 2 group leaders are FOC.
HOTEL SUGGESTIONS
In Tbilisi: Citadines City Center 4*, Gallery Palace 4*, Tribeca hotel 4*
In Armenia: Ani Plaza 4*, Nova Hotel 4*, Imperial Palace 4*
In Azerbaijan: Royal Garden Hotel 4*
In Armenia: Ani Plaza 4*, Nova Hotel 4*, Imperial Palace 4*
In Azerbaijan: Royal Garden Hotel 4*
THE PRICE INCLUDES
1. Transfers to/From airport
2. Meeting in the airport
3. English speaking guide service
4. Petrol/Driver
5. All the excursions during the tour
6. All the entrance tickets during the tour
7. Master-Class on baking Lavash (Armenia)
8. Hotel Accommodations in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan 4* (Double rooms + BB meals)
9. One bottle of water during the tour
10. Dinners and Lunches during the tour
2. Meeting in the airport
3. English speaking guide service
4. Petrol/Driver
5. All the excursions during the tour
6. All the entrance tickets during the tour
7. Master-Class on baking Lavash (Armenia)
8. Hotel Accommodations in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan 4* (Double rooms + BB meals)
9. One bottle of water during the tour
10. Dinners and Lunches during the tour
