Individual / Khor Virap, Birds Cave, Noravank Monastery, Arates Monastery, Waterfall Goghtanik

• Khor Virap
•  Birds Cave
•  Noravank Monastery
•  Arates Monastery
•  Waterfall Goghtanik

We will start our tour from Khor Virap Monastery. It was here, in the underground dungeon under the Monastery, that Gregory the Illuminator spent 13 years in a prison thrown here by the Armenian King Trdat III for the preaching of Christianity. Here we will go down to the underground dungeon, which is located inside the chapel of St. Gregory the Illuminator. Here we will also admire the nice view of Mount Ararat from the territory of the monastery.

The next stop is the famous Cave of Birds in Areni. It is the most popular cave in Armenia. It was here that the oldest 5500-year-old shoe in the world was found, and it was here that wine was produced 4000 years BC. Excavations are still being conducted here.

From here we will direct to the Noravank Monastery complex, which was founded at the beginning of the 13th century and became the spiritual, educational and cultural center of Syunik, the family tomb of Orbelyans' princely house. 

The last stop of the tour is the unique Arates Monastery, which is located on the bank of the Arates tributary of the Yeghegis River, on a hilltop of the Selim Pass. The original construction of the structure is dated back to the 7th century, although the oldest written evidences are dated back to the 9th century.

On our path we will stand at the picturesque waterfall Gokhtanik.

Departure: 09:00

Arrival: 21:00

Place of departure: Hakob Hakobyan str. 1/ next to Mergelyan Institute

1 person - 55.000 AMD,

2-3 persons - 40.000 AMD,

4-10 persons - 30.000 AMD,

11-20 persons - 20.000 AMD,

21-30 persons - 13.000 AMD