KARS, ANI, VAN, AKHTAMAR ISLAND, MUSH (3 DAYS)


Duration:
3 days (2 nights)

Description:
Tours to Ani, Kars, Bayazet, Berkri Waterfall, Van, Varagavank, “Doors of Mher”, Akhtamar Island, House of Van Cats, Mush, Sulukh Bridge, Shepherd’s bridge (Hovvi Kamurj). Degustation of the renowned “Vana Tarekh” fish.

Cost: 93,000 AMD

Price Includes:
  • Transport Costs
  • Hotels: Van, Mush
  • Two meals a day (breakfast-dinner or breakfast-supper)
  • Entrance Tickets to Historical and Cultural Sites
  • Turkologist Guide Service.
  • Entrance fees to historical and cultural institutions, which is the equivalent of about $30.
Price does not include:
  • Turkey Entry Visa (16.000 AMD)



Tour Program:

Day 1
The Medieval Capital of Armenia – Ani, Shepherd's Bridge (Hovvi Kamurj), old town of Mush.
From Yerevan to Gyumri, we pass the Armenian-Georgian Crossing Border Bavra to enter Javakhk. Leaving Akhalkalaki and crossing the Armenian-Turkish border, we head for Medieval Capital of Armenia – Ani, at 45 km from Kars. Having explored the millennium-old churches. Then we will go to the city of Mush, along the way making a stop at the confluence of the rivers Araks and Murts, where Shepherd’s Bridge (Hovvi Kamurj) is located. For the night we stop at a hotel in Mush.


Day 2
Mush, Sulukh Bridge, Lake Van, Akhtamar Island, Holy Cross Cathedral (Surb Khach), Van Fortress, House of Van Cats, “Doors of Mher”.
Next morning we set out for old town of Mush, to see the old Armenian Quarter and the Armenian Graveyard, as well as St. Mary’s Church, the Historical Bridge of Sulukh, the death place of Gevorg Chaush, the War Hero of the Armenian Liberation Movement. Leaving Mush, then we go to Van. On a boat we sail for the Island of Akhtamar, to see the Church of the Holy Cross. On the way back we will have degustation to “Vana Tarekh”, the only species of fish inhabiting Lake Van. Then we will see the Fortress of Van and House of Van Cats, after we will see the “Doors of Mher” – a gate carved in the rock, retaining the cuneiform inscriptions. We will spend the night at a hotel in Van.


Day 3
Varagavank, Berkri Waterfall, Bayazet Fortress Igdir, Kars, Holy Apostles Church (Arakelots Church).
Next morning, we set out for the monastery complex Varagavank on mountain Varag, after we go to Kars. On the way we will see the Waterfall of Berkri, the Fortress of Bayazet (citadel of Daroink). We visit the palace of Ishak-Pasha which is a fusion of the Persian, Arabian and Armenian architectural styles. Then, on the downhill of Mount Ararat, past Kharaba Bazar, along the way our eyes will rest upon the magnificent sight of Mount Ararat from the rear side, we drive to Igdir, the birth-place of Drastamat Kanayan (Dro), the well-known political and military figure. Arriving in Kars, we will see the Church of the Holy Apostles, the Fortress of Kars, the Medieval Bridge “Vardana”, the house of Yeghishe Charents. From Kars we go back to Armenia. In the evening we arrive in Yerevan.


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