Excursion program with Wine & Brandy Tasting in Yerevan Brandy Factory, Areni Village wine tasting and tour. 

Enjoy the classical wine and organic food in Armenia!

Day 1: Yerevan. City tour
Arrival in the Airport Zvartnots, meeting and pick up to the Hotel.
Yerevan City tour, visit Erebuni museum – fortress, the History museum and the Memorial Complex Tsitsernakaberd. Visit Yerevan Wine Factory and wine tasting.

Day 2: Garni-Geghard
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, an excursion to the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts - Matenadaran. Then you will travel to the historical places of Armenia - Garni and Geghard. Garni is the former summer residence of the Armenian kings. A visit to the pagan Temple of the Sun (1st century AD) - an architectural monument of the Hellenistic era.
Next - a trip to the Geghard monastery complex (12-13th centuries), included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The monastery was founded in the 4th century on the site of a sacred spring originating in a cave. Therefore, it was originally called Ayrivank, which means "cave monastery". According to legend, the founder of the monastery was St. Gregory the Illuminator. Some of the temples of the monastery complex are completely carved into the rocks. On the territory of the monastery complex there are numerous khachkars carved into stone walls and freestanding ones.
Return to Yerevan. After the tour you will try another delicious dish - Khashlama, which is prepared from fresh meat. The meat becomes very tender during the cooking process, and the broth is saturated with the aromas of fresh vegetables and greens.
The second evening of the wine tour in Yerevan.
Return to the hotel.

Day 3: Etchmiadzin — Yerevan
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, a trip to Echmiadzin, the spiritual and administrative center of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and a visit to the Cathedral (4th century). Then, a tour of the Church of St. Hripsime (7th century).
On this day, you will try Echmiadzin Kyufta, the pride of Armenian cuisine. According to a recipe passed down from generation to generation, it was prepared as follows: the best beef, or rather, fresh veal, was selected and beaten for a long time on a flat large stone (salakar) with special wooden hammers until it turned into a viscous homogeneous mass. A little water and salt were added during the process. The beaten meat was shaped into a ball and boiled.
Return to the hotel.

Day 4: Dilijan - Sevan - Yerevan
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, a trip to the mountain resort of Dilijan, located in the middle of a picturesque area called "Armenian Switzerland". A tour of the monastery complex of Haghartsin (11-13 centuries), masterfully integrated into the stunningly beautiful landscape. On the way back, you will see Lake Sevan (1900 m) - the "blue pearl of Armenia" and try fresh fish from the lake itself. If desired, it can be boiled or grilled fish. Return to Yerevan.

Day 5: Yerevan - Zvartnots airport
Transfer to Zvartnots airport and flight home.