Wine & Gastronomic Tours

$175 / Per person

Gastronomic, Wine Tasting & Trekking Tour

  • 7 Days
  • 6 Nights
  • Armenia

Tour Plan

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Day 1: Arrival to the Zvartnots airport in Yerevan

  • Transfer to the hotel
  • Free day
02

Day 2: City tour in Yerevan-Garni -Geghard (Gastronomic & cognac tasting day)

Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of Yerevan. Visit to Matenadaran, where ancient Armenian manuscripts are kept, where various old recipes of Armenian dishes are also written. Visit an Armenian brandy factory and tasting, after a city tour, visit the pagan temple of Garni and the ancient monastery of Geghard. In Garni you can take a master class on lavash (Armenian bread). Night in Yerevan. Lunch in Garni Dinner at traditional Armenian restaurant with folk music.

  • Tour of Yerevan.
  • Matenadaran
  • Armenian brandy factory
  • Temple of Garni and the ancient monastery of Geghard.
  • Night in Yerevan.
  • Lunch in Garni
  • Dinner at traditional Armenian restaurant with folk music.
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Day 3: Yerevan, Sevan, Dilijan, Yenokavan (Gastronomic day)

Breakfast in the hotel. After breakfast, we will drive to Lake Sevan, which is one of the largest lakes in the world. It stands out for its sweet and surprisingly blue water. Afterwards we will visit the Sevanavank monastery, which is located on the Sevan peninsula. We continue our tour to the city of Dilijan, known as a mountain resort in Armenia. Walking along Sharambeyan Street, we will come across many museums, souvenir markets, small shops and so on. For lunch we will visit a local house where the hostess will teach how to cook the Armenian dish Dolma with grape leaves. After the master class, lunch. We will continue our way to Yenokavan village where we will stop for the night. Overnight at Apaga resort.

  • Lake Sevan
  • Sevanavank
  • Dilijan
  • Sharambeyan Street
  • Yenokavan village
  • Apaga resort
  • Lunch in Dilijan
  • Dinner in the hotel
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Trekking time - about 3.5 hours

Day 4: Trekking tour to Lover’s trail

Trail of Lovers. There is a belief associated with this route: if at the beginning of the route you break off a small pebble from flat slabs and carry it to the spring, laying it on the path at the end of the path, your loved one will definitely think about you at that moment. And on this path, you can make wishes at the “tree of love” - and it will definitely come true!
The route begins at the western gate of the APAGA-Resort Club near flat stone slabs that have grown into the ground. The path passes through a sparse forest, past thickets of blackberries and wild roses, meadows with wild strawberries and mint bushes. A gentle ascent continues for 450 m and leads to a clearing dotted with flowers from early spring to late autumn. The glade is bright green, red, yellow, lilac, white and offers a wonderful view of the gorge of the river Khachaghbyur. An ideal place for relaxation, air and sunbathing, meditation. Continuing the path through the forest leads to the "Tree of Love" - ​​to the crossed trunks of which you need to attach both palms and make a wish that will definitely come true. Then the ascent becomes steeper and after 500 m we reach the cornice of the Wanci Cap, which we pass along the Hermit's Trail, but here we cross the Wanci Cap 80 m higher. A completely different look, different feeling. Lots of individual rocks and junipers. Excellent viewing platform. From the cornice you can see a petrified dragon and figures of a guy and a girl frozen in a tree. The guides will tell you their story. This is a third of the way. Here you can make a halt either on the platform near the ledge (if it is not very hot) or go down to the grotto, which the locals call Mamhuti Air. The last part of the path - climbing through a sparse forest - is comfortable in any weather, up to a spring on the border of alpine meadows about 2000 m. Here you need to put a stone brought from below into the path. A loved one will remember you at that very moment! After the spring we go to the alpine meadows, having risen to a height of 1780m to the PstiSar pasture. Here is a meeting with the shepherds, a halt and a snack. We return through PuchurSar - small groves and meadows 2500m. Convenient path, no ups and downs. Return to Apaga, dinner and overnight at the hotel.

  • APAGA-Resort Club
  • River Khachaghbyur
  • Tree of Love
  • Wanci Cap
  • Mamhuti Air
  • PstiSar
  • Lunch: Picnic
  • Dinner and overnight at the Apaga hotel
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Day 5: Yenokavan, Sanahin, Haghpat, Yerevan (Gastronomic day)

Breakfast. Drive to Sanahin monastery, it’s an Armenian monastery founded in the 10th century in the Lori Province of Armenia, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We continue our trip & drive to Haghpat monastery, the monastery was founded by Queen Khosrovanuysh, wife of the Bagratid king Ashot III, probably in 976. Also recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Drive to Yerevan & overnight in the hotel.

  • Sanahin Monastery
  • Haghpat Monastery
  • Yerevan
  • Apaga Hotel
  • Lunch in restaurant
  • Dinner at restaurant
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Day 6: Yerevan, Khor-Virap, Areni, Noravank, Yerevan (Gastronomic & wine tasting day)

Breakfast in the hotel. Today we are waiting for a beautiful day and a sea of ​​​​impressions that will remain in your heart for a long time and will warm you on dark days. A trip to the Khor Virap monastery (4-18 centuries). For the whole of Armenia, the Khor Virap Monastery is a significant historical place, because it was here in 301 that the ruler of the country converted to Christianity, making it then the state religion. We continue our tour to Noravank - a monastery of the XII century, which is located among bizarre sheer cliffs on the ledge of a winding gorge. The brightest temple in Armenia, a place of power among the yellow rocks. Next, we will go to the winery for a master class in making wine. Participants will pick grapes, and then, with the help of a master, prepare real Armenian wine.

  • Khor Virap Monastery
  • Noravank
  • Winery
  • Lunch and tasting
  • Dinner at restaurant
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Day 7: Departure

  • Breakfast.
  • Transfer to Zvartnots International airport.
Price Included:
  • Accommodation in hotels in DBL rooms
  • Transportation
  • Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
  • Service of guide
  • One bottle of water every day
  • Entrance fees
  • All master classes including in the program
  • Degustation’s included in the program
Price Excluded:
  • Airline tickets
  • Entrance fees for Yell extreme park
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