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Private Tour: Khor Virap, Areni, Noravank - Explore Armenia's Pilgrimage Sites & Wineries
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9 Ratings
Lusarat
Embark on a private tour of Khor Virap, Areni, and Noravank in Armenia. Explore pilgrimage sites, enjoy wine tasting at Areni winery, and marvel at the stunning views of Mount Ararat.
Embark on a private tour of Khor Virap, Areni, and Noravank in Armenia. Explore pilgrimage sites, enjoy wine tasting at Areni winery, and marvel at the stunning views of Mount Ararat.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Khor Virap - Khor Virap Monastery is one of Armenia’s most significant religious sites, offering breathtaking views of the hallowed Mount Ararat, believed to be the resting place of Noah’s Ark.
- Areni Wine Factory - Areni stands as a pivotal wine-producing area in Armenia. At the Areni Winery, visitors can explore the rich heritage of Armenian…
- Khor Virap - Khor Virap Monastery is one of Armenia’s most significant religious sites, offering breathtaking views of the hallowed Mount Ararat, believed to be the resting place of Noah’s Ark.
- Areni Wine Factory - Areni stands as a pivotal wine-producing area in Armenia. At the Areni Winery, visitors can explore the rich heritage of Armenian viticulture and engage in wine tasting sessions.
- T’rchuneri (Bird) Cave - The Areni-1, also known as the Bird Cave, is renowned for housing the oldest known winery and leather shoe in the world.
- Noravank Monastery - The Noravank Monastery, dating back to the 13th century, is situated 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge carved by the Amaghu River. The gorge is distinguished by its towering, brick-red cliffs opposite the monastery. Noravank is famed for its two-level Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church, which features a unique external stone staircase that extends from the building’s facade, representing one of the initial instances of cantilever construction.
What's Included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges included
- Enjoy a wine tasting experience
- Fuel surcharge and parking fee covered
- Travel comfortably in a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Service of a professional driver
- All taxes, fees and handling charges included
- Enjoy a wine tasting experience
- Fuel surcharge and parking fee covered
- Travel comfortably in a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Service of a professional driver
What's Not Included
- Entry tickets to attractions
- Professional guide (upon request)
- Food and drinks (upon request)
- Gratuities
- Entry tickets to attractions
- Professional guide (upon request)
- Food and drinks (upon request)
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Khor Virap Monastery is one of Armenia’s most significant religious sites, offering breathtaking vistas of the hallowed Mount Ararat, believed to be where Noah’s Ark came to rest. Enjoy a day-long excursion from Yerevan in a private conveyance, with ample opportunity for exploration and photography at each site. Following your visit to Khor Virap,…
Khor Virap Monastery is one of Armenia’s most significant religious sites, offering breathtaking vistas of the hallowed Mount Ararat, believed to be where Noah’s Ark came to rest. Enjoy a day-long excursion from Yerevan in a private conveyance, with ample opportunity for exploration and photography at each site. Following your visit to Khor Virap, partake in a wine sampling at the Areni vineyard and explore Bird’s Cave, before moving on to Noravank Monastery.
- 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.
Location
Khor Virap
Highway 11 - Near the village of Pokr Vedi, Artashat
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(9 Ratings)
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Rosaaq2024
Jun 13, 2024
The Amazing Tour with our amazing guide ❤️ - 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. 😊
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Tigranyan123
Jan 3, 2022
Amazing day tour to the south of Armenia - 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.
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Dina_s
Sep 28, 2021
Very nice guides. We... - Very nice guides. We learned a lot. Verh flexible, we got all the time to visit and take pictures and ask questions
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Anirban4ever
Feb 25, 2020
2 great days with the best company - 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%.
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Vvwoman
Dec 15, 2019
Very professional, knowledgeable and helpful - 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.
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Traveling_tendy
Aug 9, 2019
Must Do in Aremenia - When we decided on a trip to Armenia, we wanted to do things are way an not be part of a big group tour. If you want that option to say, "ooh, let's stop here!" then Gira Travel is the way to go, especially as driving in Armenia is quite different than in N. America. Armand was our driver and he picked us up from our hotel at a time good for us (7:30am), took us to Khor Vrap, Areni Winery for a wine, brandy, and vodka tasting, Areni-1 cave, street-side house wines, lunch (at an Armenian street-side Food Court), Noravank, Orbelian Caravanserai (a 14th century silk road stop), Noratus cemetary (has the largest collection of decorative stone crosses, known as khachkars, in the world), and Hayravank monestary along Lake Sevan, even stopping for ice cream and stone collecting before dropping us off to our hotel around 4:30pm. Excellent trip, highly recommend!
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Vacation4us2be
Jul 15, 2019
Enjoyable Tour - Thank you very much!
We really enjoyed the tour.
9 am not too early and not too late.
Guide was very friendly and communication was funny. 👍🏻 Sights were unbelievably beautiful and the weather was perfect for seeing the Ararat.
We would recommend this tour to everyone!
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There671
Feb 26, 2019
4 Days visit in Yerevan - Overall 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.
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