Day  1. Arrival in Yerevan, meeting at the airport, transfer to the hotel , greeting dinner

Day  2. Sightseeing tour of the city Yerevan, Matenadaran, Tsitsernakaberd

• Yerevan is one of the ancient cities in the world, founded in 782 B.C. by Argishti II. During the excursion you’ll attend the Republic Square, which had been building for 50 years by different architects, nevertheless a perfect architectural ensemble has been made; Opera and Ballet National Academic Theatre is a unique architectural complex in the center of Yerevan; Ring boulevard, where you’ll see monuments to Andranik Zoravar, Griboedov, Zoravar Vartan Mamikonyan, Michael Nalbandyan, Ivan Aivazovsky; St. Grigor Lusavorich Cathedral; Cinema ‘’Russia’’, Komitas Chamber Music House, Cascade hills, Yerevan train station of Sasuntsi David, which has become the symbol of Yerevan.
• Matenadaran is located in the center of Yerevan, the modern building, built by the project of an architect M. Grigoryan in 1959, is a storage of ancient unique manuscripts and has about 20000 storage units.
• Tsitsernakaberd is located on the hill of the same name, on the right bank of the River Hrazdan in Yerevan, built by the project of architects A. Tarkhanyan and S. Kalashyan in 1967. The Memorial Complex and the Museum are devoted to the victims of Armenian Genocide of 1915.

Day  3. Mastara, Talin, Aruch

• Village Mastara is 75 km north-west from Yerevan, here is located St. John (Surb Hovhannes) Church, founded in the V century. The architectural style of the temple symbolizes the transition of Armenian church from simple compositions to complex church structures, like the church of St. Hripsime in Etchmiadzin.
• Talin is 9 km from the village of Mastara and 66 km from Yerevan. In the V-VII centuries it was the center of Armenian princedom. In the city there is a religious complex of the Cathedral of Talin, consisting of the small church of Talin and the big temple, which were built by Kamsarakan brothers in the VII century.
• Village Aruch is 50 km north-east from Yerevan, where is located one of the largest churches in Armenia – St. George Cathedral, built in 666. Before the turn to Aruch there is also a caravanserai (a palace or house for rest on the trade route) of the XIII century.

Day  4. Saghmosavank, Hovhannavank , a monument to Armenian alphabet, Haghpat Monastery, Sanain Monastery, Dsegh

• Saghmosavank Monastery is 5 km north from Hovhannavank, in Saghmosavan village, on the right bank of the River Kasagh. The main church of the monastery complex is St. Sion Church, built in 1215 by King Vache Vachutyan on the site, where in the first centuries of Christianity was a hermitage. It, like St. Karapet Church of Hovhannavank Monastery, belongs to a cross-domed style with two-story aisles in all corners of the building. The book depository of Saghmosavank belongs to the number of rather rare by its purpose and original by its composition constructions in Armenia. Huge inner size and two-story aisles in its south-west allow us to assume that here they not only kept manuscripts, but also rewrote them.
• Hovhannavank Monastery is 4 km north from Mughni, in Hovhannavan village, on the right bank of the River Kasagh. The Monastery itself represents a nearly regular rectangle from 3 compactly standing buildings. The ancient construction of Hovhannavank – St. George basil, built in the V century, was reconstructed in 573. In the basil there is one of the few iconostases. From the north side of the basil the ruins of the first Christian church, referring to the beginning of the IV century and built, most likely, on the site of a pagan temple, adjoin it. The main temple, St. Karapet, built in 1216-1221 by King Vache Vachutyan, differs with affluent décor, the main constituent of which are floral ornament, a bas-relief with the picture of sitting on it Jesus Christ and ‘’wise and foolish virgins’’.
• A monument to Armenian Alphabet
• Dinner
• Haghpat Monastery is 7 km east from Sanain. Presumably, it was built in the X century, it’s is one the largest monastic complexes in Armenia, which has unique features of Armenian mediaeval architecture.
• Sanain Monastery is located in the village of the same name, on a small mountain plateau, near the canyon of the River Debed, at the height of 1000 meters above sea level. The Church complex refers to the X-XIII centuries.
  Both Monasteries are ranked to the world heritage of UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
• Village Dsegh is located on the edge of a chine in Lori Province of Armenia. There are two sights in the village: the first is a colorful landscape and an ancient Kobayr Monastery, and the second one is the hometown of a great Armenian writer, poet and public figure Hovhannes Tumanyan.

Day  5. Check out, Transfer to the airport