Group Tour: Garni, Stones' Symphony, Geghard, Lavash baking
ID: GYG396080-719905
Category:
Country: Armenia
Duration:
06:00 hours
Description
Visit Armenia's popular attractions. Explore Garni, the only pagan temple in Armenia, admire Symphony of Stones, Geghard Monastery, a complex carved in a cave, learn how to bake Lavash, Armenia bread
Explore Armenia and see its popular attractions. Visit the Garni pagan temple and Geghard Monastery. Learn the interesting history and legends of these places from a multi-lingual guide. Afterward, see the process of how Lavash, Armenian bread, is made and enjoy trying it with local cheese and greens.
Meet your guide at 10:00 AM at the meeting point and head out to the Eastern part of Armenia. Have a short stop at Charent's Arch, from where a wonderful view of Mount Ararat can be seen. Continue on to Garni pagan temple. Be impressed as it towers over a triangular cape. The temple is a blend of Greco-Roman and Armenian styles. Learn about the temple's history extending back to the 1st-century to the present day.
Head to Geghard monastery and witness a masterpiece of 13th-century Armenian architecture. See churches of the complex that were carved into rock. Hear about the legend of the Holy Lance and see fascinating features of the structure.
Your next stop is at family-style restaurant where you can see the process of baking Armenian bread, Lavash. Made of flour, water, and salt, see how the thickness of the bread varies depending on how thin it was rolled out. Toasted sesame seeds and/or poppy seeds are sometimes sprinkled on before baking. Traditionally the dough is rolled out flat and slapped against hot walls of a clay oven. Have the opportunity to participate in the baking procedure. Taste the bread with local cheese and greens.
Conclude your tour with a return to the meeting point.
Highlights
- Admire the views of Mount Ararat from Charent's Arch
- Explore the 1st-century Garni pagan temple
- Discover the legends of St. Lance at Geghard Monastery
- Taste delicious traditional Armenian bread
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Seats are not fixed in advance
Meet your guide at Hyur Service (Head Office) 96 Nalbandyan Street, Yerevan. Please arrive at the meeting point 15-30 minutes before the activity starts for check-in.
INCLUDED
- Professional guide: English and Russian consecutively
- Air-conditioned transportion
- Admission fees
- Lavash baking master-class and tasting
- Light refreshments (bottled water and sweets)
- WiFi
- Visit of Symphony of stones or sujukh-making master class when road to canyon is impassable during winter season
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
