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Trip to Armenian alphabet monumet, Echmiatzin and lavash baking in Aknashen
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Trip to Armenian alphabet monumet, Echmiatzin and lavash baking in Aknashen

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• Unique opportunity to discover one of the oldest alphabets in the world • Uncover the oldest Christian structure • Lavash baking experience at traditional Armenian host family
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Ages 10-99
Duration: 8h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: Russian, English
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  • Private transfer by comfortable vehicle
  • Hotel pickup/drop-off
  • Lavash baking in Aknashen
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide or driver-guide service
  • Entry/Admission - Armenian Alphabet Monument
What's not included
  • Meals


Start:
  • Yerevan, Yerevan
Pickup details
  • Location Name: Hotel
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 86293P27

    • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    • All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 86293P27

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    • Armenia-Tour.com
      34
      Yerevan, Armenia
      Joined in February 2019
    • AnaKarape
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      ❤️
      Thank you so much for the special tour 😍😍😍😍. I recommend , the service and the guides are professional Armen jan thank you too ❤️😍
      Written 3 October 2024
    • 173george173
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      My lovely Armenia we miss you....
      We took a private tour of Armenia and it was FANTASTIC! Mainly because of our amazing guide. He was so energetic, fun, intelligent and kind. We were confident in eating ANYWHERE with him. It was the first time I had local diverse dishes and each of them were better from the other. Thank you Armenia tour for such a memorable experience!
      Written 2 March 2020
    • alinamA1865EJ
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      awesome
      We had the most amazing trip to Armenia with your help of course. The staff were fantastic, the route was perfect and the cost was very competitive. I would highly recommend Armenia tour and I will definitely use them again for my next visit! Holiday of a lifetime...
      Written 1 March 2020
    • johanschweizer
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      perfect tour in the caucasus mountains
      We were a group of friend in Armenia, where we discovered the south part of the country. smooth ride by the driver Armen and details information by the guide Luisa?? made our excursion especially a "great discovery" thank you, highly recommended!
      Written 28 February 2020
    • Mignon4
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Wonderful!
      Wonderful tour. The guide was very friendly and personable and very knowledge. She was able to share a lot about the sites we visited and about Armenia's culture and history. The tour allows for time to walk around and take photos of the sites. The best tour I have been on and a very enriching experience.
      Written 21 December 2019
    • BellaKira
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      Thrilling Kazakh Adventure
      Our adventurous round trip including the visit of national parks, cultural sites and folkloristic presentations was highly professionally organised by Aratours and the local Kazakh organisation. We had the possibility to instruct Aratours about our wishes and they completely fulfilled every single one. Bazars, sand dunes, mountains, rivers, fantastic culinary experiences and extremely friendly people will stay in our minds forever. After 3,600km of travelling in our four wheel jeep, we had the possibility to reach the Aral lake, our personal highlight, followed by a 30 hours' trip by train on our own where we were able to experience Kazakh hospitality. We highly recommend this individual tour!
      Written 11 November 2019
    • HadsHads
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Very nice landscape and journey with the guide
      The backhorse riding lasted for around 5 hours and the lunch box was made from fruits, vegetables and sandwiches. Overall, it was a very nice experience highlighted by the nice landscape, well trained horses, and a lovely guide.
      Written 7 September 2019
    • yatheiy
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      Gorgeous experience in Yerevan
      The tour guide is nice and introduced Armenian culture to us. The master who teaching us to make the craft is also friendly. Thank you for providing us a gorgeous experience in Yerevan!:)
      Written 23 August 2019
    • Irena77539
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fantastic Experience! Would do it again!!
      Highly recommend this tour as the itinerary was just fantastic and I had a great guide (Narek) who is s superb driver, spoke very good English and was unbelievably helpful and considerate throughout those x2 adventurous days! Duduk music in the car was awesome. Zip-Lining was my first ever and that was amazing! Be prepared for a hike, but the views and experience are totally worth it :) the camping site was something straight out of a fairy tale - no kidding! There was a bunch of locals at the campsite and we had an incredible evening with the live Armenian music played on traditional instruments and some traditional folk dance too. Will definitely miss it. Thank you so very much!!
      Written 22 July 2019
    • UrsFalk
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Living in Armenia for five weeks
      Aratours organized everything from arrival to departure in Yerevan for me to live in Armenia for five weeks in May/June 2019 at selected places spread all over the country. I thank all the local drivers who drove me from one place to the next, the local guides who hiked with me to many beautiful places and the hosts that I have lived with. And I thank the team of Aratours who did an excellent job so that I could travel totally relaxed. It was a great stay for me in Armenia, having met a lot of nice and friendly people in this country. Thanks for having made this possible.
      Written 20 July 2019
    • pkapplmueller
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Perfect daytrip to the south!
      We had a great informative and exciting day! Besides the sightes which have been shown and explained we loved to see the different kinds of natural landscape of Armenia. It really was a awesome experience. Thank you!
      Written 14 July 2019
    • 964gailk
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Girls trip
      This was a girl trip for my sister and I. We have had a great advantage. Hov was our guide for 2 days and I can say after our experience, we can't wait to return to Armenia. The brandy factory and wine tour were amazing and Hov was the perfect guide. Everything was top notch. Thanks Hov for a wonderful trip. Cheers
      Written 24 June 2019
    • JMNFSG
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
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      Written 1 June 2019
    • Kari C
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      whirlwind tour!
      Our guide in Yerevan was one of the best ever! ASK FOR SIRANOUSH!! we had already explored much of the highlights, so she was really accommodating to show us other things (markets, food) and it was fabulous! She was so lovely and we could actually have a conversation about life in Yerevan and Armenia- not just a tourist highlights! Transport to Tblisi was fine-the drivers were quiet but friendly. Not super informative, but we were ok just sleeping most of the time. They were angels getting us through the border, too! The tour of Tblisi was pretty standard and covered a ton. The guide wasn’t as personable as Siranoush, but he was nice and super helpful when we needed to get dinner after. Would recommend for a quick way to see a lot. Things to note: you do need to provide your own hotel in Yerevan. The hotel in Tblisi was at a dead end street and a bit alarming. It was clean, but the bathtub drained onto the floor, which was weird. Would recommend a different lodgings. The tour of Tblisi ends in the middle of the city, so you need to find your own way back. I would recommend more than just one day in Tblisi to explore!
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    • Voyager57196273326
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      voyage en Armenie
      We were taken care of from our arrival to our departure A real effort made by the tour to ensure that we had a pleasant stay. Guides provided were more than excellent. Country is fanastic for hiking and serious mountain climbing.(which we did not do considering time of year)
      Written 9 May 2019
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    Charles
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2019 • Friends
    Très agréable découverte de manuscrits anciens vraiment exceptionnels, merveilleux souvenirs de l'histoire d'un pays si souvent bouleversé par les diverses invasions, suivi de la visite du complexe religieux impressionnant d'Etchmiadzin où transpire la foi de très nombreux croyants en étant depuis plus de 16 siècles le cœur de la chrétienté arménienne. La balade dans ce méga-complexe est empreinte d'une ambiance très respectueuse dictée par l'architecture et le passé du site. Enfin, nous découvrons le lavash, le pain traditionnel arménien, présent à tous les repas et très agréable à manger quand on le roule autour de morceaux de tomate, de yaourt, d'herbes diverses et de fromage: un vrai régal. Sa fabrication est encore très artisanale et beaucoup d'Arméniens le fabriquent à la maison dans un four spécialement conçu. C'est un peu cela, l'Arménie: un mélange de raffinement, de religion et de paysages exceptionnels.
    Written 28 June 2019
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    Monsieur Chapelle, Nous vous remercions de votre appréciation si importante, ainsi que de votre confiance dans l'organisation de votre voyage. Nous espérons vous accueillir encore plusieurs fois chez nous et nous sommes toujours prêts à organiser vos voyages de rêve. Votre appréciation est le meilleur garant de notre succès et de votre séjour réussi. Cordiales salutations de toute l'équipe d'Aratours!
    Written 9 July 2019
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