Wine Tour in Armenia. Spring - Summer 2018

Our wine tour in Armenia, which is combined with the sightseeing program, we will start from Yerevan, from the meeting you at the airport of Zvartnots. After getting all finished with your hotel accommodation, based on the selected tour package, we will begin our fascinating journey. Travel agents of the company Chummy Tour, based on your preferences and time of arrival, will constitute an exciting route for personal hiking in the city center. The evening is offered to be held in the wine restaurant Wine Republic, where the best sorts of Armenian wines of the geographical name Zorah Karasi, Koor, Old Bridge, Van Ardi and other types as well are represented.

The second day we will visit the winery Voskeni Wines, where you will have an unusual wine tasting in the picnic format. On the way we will visit the Etchmiadzin Cathedral - the spiritual center of the Armenians and the oldest Christian church (301 BC), as well as we will see the ruins of the temple of Zvartnots in the 5th century, which is called the «Temple of Awaken Angels» from its translation, that is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Upon returning to Yerevan, after a short rest, the evening is proposed to be held at Mezzo Classic House Club.

The third day we begin our journey to the most far wine center from Yerevan - Artsakh, where one of the best wines Kataro is produced. In the morning it is proposed to arrange breakfast on the shore of the high mountain lake Sevan in the place called Bashinjaghyan Tea House. Then we will visit the Ayrivank Monastery (IX century), then Noratus - the largest monument of Khachkars (cross stones). The next stop is already in Artsakh, the thermal springs of Kalbajar. Then a lunch will be organized with national traditions, where pomegranate wine of local production will be offered. Further we will visit the Monastery complex of Dadivank (IX c.). Then stop in Stepanakert, after getting done with hotel accommodation there will be organized a tour of the city.

Early in the morning, if there are no physical limitations, it is suggested to make a hike to the Temple of Kataro IV, located on the top of Mount Dizapayt at an altitude of 2,478 meters. The road to is thorny and long, but the legend says, if you make a wish there, it will come true. Then visit the Kataro Wine winery, where there will be organized wine tasting and lunch.Then a sightseeing tour around Shushi (8th-century Fortress, Surb Amenaprkich Kazanchetsots Cathedral 18th c., Upper Mosque of Gevkhar-agi). In the evening it is planned to arrive Tatev and accommodation in the picturesque hotel Harsnadzor Eco Resort.

In the morning, after having a breakfast at Restaurant Tatever, entering into the complex of Wings of Tatev, on the longest ropeway/cableway of the world, we will cross to the unique monastery complex of Tatev IX c. Then it is planned to have a trip to Areni, a tour of Areni Cave, where, as a result of excavations, the most ancient winery in the world was discovered, about 6 thousand years old; then Noravank - a monastery complex of the 13th century. Then we will visit the wine cellar Hin Areni, including wine tasting and coffee breaks. In the evening we will return to Yerevan; we can offer dinner in one of the best restaurants in the city Lavash or in the BOBS pub-club.

The first half of the day is a walking tour around Yerevan accompanied by a guide, during which sightseeing is based on your interests (Matenadaran, the Center for Contemporary Art of the NPAC, the Museum-Institute of Komitas, Tumo Park, etc.). In the afternoon we will visit the Ararat Brandy Museum, where we will also taste the best sorts of cognac. In the evening we offer to visit the Opera and Ballet Theater named after Spendiarov or, for example, Malkhas Jazz Club, where jazz is always played with an Armenian accent.

On the last day of the tour, we recommend to visit the Vernissage - a souvenir fair, as well as the central market of GUM. Depending on the time of departure, the tour agents of Chummy Tour will make an exciting tour, where they will include the sights of Yerevan, which were not visited on the previous days of the tour.