From Yerevan: Echmiadzin Full-Day Trip and Cooking Class
ID: GYG383364-692590
Category:
Country: Armenia
Duration:
06:00 hours
Description
Discover the holy city of Armenia on this full-day guided tour to Echmiadzin. Learn how to cook dolma and enjoy a traditional lunch.
Note: The tour might be in two languages (English and Russian).
Discover the world’s first Christian cathedral and the holy land of Armenians accompanied by an expert local guide. Learn how to cook traditional dolma in a cooking master class.
Meet your guide in Yerevan and hop on your comfortable tour vehicle to head to Echmiadzin. Begin your tour by visiting the 7th-century Zvartnots Cathedral, the first of many UNESCO heritage sites on the tour.
Explore St. Hripsime church, constructed in 618 A.D. on the sepulcher of a Christian nun who fled from the Roman Empire. Take part in a master cooking class and learn to make dolma. Enjoy a full traditional Armenian meal.
Head to the Echmiadzin Cathedral, and visit the museum of Christian relics, including pieces of the Holy Cross and Noahs' Ark, as well as the spear which wounded Jesus.
Highlights
- Explore Echmiadzin's culture and history with an expert local guide
- Tuck into a delicious traditional Armenian lunch
- Visit the Echmiadzin Cathedral and see Christian relics
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All required protective equipment is provided
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
Please arrive 20 minutes before the activity starting time.
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 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 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.
