Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Armenia Tour


 Date       Night Stay

Oct 31   Yerevan - JR's House (31.10-1.11)

Address: 4/1 James Bryce, 0019 Yerevan, Armenia, Phone: +374 10 229 857, +374 55 229 857 (Whatsapp), GPS coordinates: N 040° 11.564, E 44° 29.879, https://yandex.com/maps/-/CCUgAVtIxB - location of JR's House

Nov 1    Goris - Andranik B&B  (1.11-2.11)

Address: Orbeliannery street 23, 0100 Goris, Armenia

Phone: +374 93 631654 , GPS coordinates: N 039° 30.467, E 46° 20.693

Nov 2    Yerevan - JR's House

Nov 3    Yerevan - JR's House

Nov 4    Yerevan - JR's House

Nov 5 - Dilijan - Ariana Family Hotel (5.11-6.11)

 Address: 33 Kamo Street, 3904 Dilijan,  Armenia Phone: +374 91 519890,  

GPS coordinates: N 040° 43.454, E 44° 51.831

Nov 6    Yerevan (via Lori) - JR's House

Nov 7    Yerevan - JR's House

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Kolkata
CCU 20:20 hrs
Wed, 30 Oct
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
5h 25m
Dubai
00:15 hrs DXB
Thu, 31 Oct
Dubai International Terminal 3

Departure from Dubai (Flight FZ 717)


31 October 2024, Thursday31 October 2024, Thursday
08:05
 
Dubai (DXB)
03h 30min
Non-stop
 
11:35
Yerevan (EVN)
Dubai International Airport,Yerevan Airport
Terminal 2


Oct 31 –
Night Halt Yerevan

JR's House (31.10-1.11)

Address: 4/1 James Bryce, 0019 Yerevan, Armenia

Phone: +374 10 229 857, +374 55 229 857 (Whatsapp)

GPS coordinates: N 040° 11.564, E 44° 29.879

https://yandex.com/maps/-/CCUgAVtIxB - location of JR's House


City tour /Vernissage, St. Sargis Cathedral, Blue Mosque, Parajanov museum, Gum market/ 

Restaurant recommendations Yerevan

 Mer Taghe (best lahmajoun)

Dzirani restaurant

Van Ardi winery for view as well

Gaidz

Sherep

Mayrig

Gata Tavern also has live music

Machanents in Etchmiadzin: astonishing place,  very good food,  some dishes you can't get anywhere else,  like Etchmiadzin kufta.

Lavash in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, at a restaurant named after the flatbread

Jingalov hats (“bread” in Armenian, pronounced “hots”

Syrian restaurant Zeituna, in Yerevan's central Missak Manouchian Park, diners spill into a courtyard where tables bear the finest falafel imaginable ; lahmajoun with pomegranate sauce; freekeh and lamb topped with cashews and almonds; and little open-cased meat pies called semsek 

 Vostan - Heritage Armenian fare like khorovats and gata find a fitting home in a historic building at Vostan, near Yerevan's Republic Square.

CafĂ© Merhatsy :  run by Beirutis near the Yerevan Cathedral is a must for a Levantine salad called fattoush

I recall an Armenian saying Zargaryan shared with me: “To eat is to eat bread


Nov 1   Night Halt at Goris (1.11)

Andranik B&B  (1.11-2.11)

Address: Orbeliannery street 23, 0100 Goris, Armenia

Phone: +374 93 631654

GPS coordinates: N 039° 30.467, E 46° 20.693


Nov 2   Night Halt Yerevan (2.11)

JR's House (2.11-5.11)


Address: 4/1 James Bryce, 0019 Yerevan, Armenia

Phone: +374 10 229857

GPS coordinates: N 040° 11.564, E 44° 29.879


Khor Virap, Areni winery, Bird’s cave, Shaki waterfall, Qarahunge, Khndzoresk, /overnight stay in Goris/

Tatev, Wings of Tatev, Harsnadzor watchtower, Devil’s bridge, Tatev’s watchtower, Jermuk Hot Water

Gallery, Jermuk waterfall, Noravank

Shehrzaad - best Iranian restaurant in Yerevan on the Republic square

Note :

If you want to get an iconic photo of Khor Virap with the majestic Mt. Ararat, inform your driver to make a stop in the fields just before reaching the parking lot or after your tour when you are returning.

Nov 3  Night Halt Yerevan

JR's House

Garni, Geghard, Symphony of Stones, lavash baking, Cascade, Northern Avenue, Republic Square, Matenadaran 

Nov 4 Night Halt Yerevan

JR's House

 Gyumri /city tour/, Black Fortress, Marmashen monastery

 Aregak: In Gyumri, Armenia's second largest city, Aregak is an inclusive bakery, which proudly employs disabled youths and their mothers, has excellent bread and pastries.

Nov Night Halt at Dilijan

Ariana Family Hotel (5.11-6.11

 Address: 33 Kamo Street, 3904 Dilijan, 

Armenia Phone: +374 91 519890 

 GPS coordinates: N 040° 43.454, E 44° 51.831

In Dilijan you can visit 

Goshavank monastery 

Haghartsin monastery 

Parz lake

King of the forest - hidden gem in Dilijan

Walk in old dilijan

To eat

Boiled corn in Dilijan. 

Fresh juice

Thyme tea

Nov Night Halt Yerevan (via Lori

JR's House (6.11-8.11)


Address: 4/1 James Bryce, 0019 Yerevan, Armenia

Phone: +374 10 229857

GPS coordinates: N 040° 11.564, E 44° 29.879


Lake Sevan, Sevanavank, Dilijan, Haghartsin, Goshavank, Lake Parz /overnight stay/ Haghpat monastery, Zarni-Parni cave, Sanahin monastery, Mendz Er cave


# Malakan's village in Lori . It is near Dilijan on the way towards Vanadzor
at Zanazan, near Lake Sevan, where chefs are bringing back dishes that were lost during the 1915 Armenian genocide across the border in Turkey. These include lentil kufta; bulgur with local spices; and spas, a soup made with shelled wheat, onion, and mint. There are also dishes that recall Persian cooking, like pumpkin borani. 


Nov 7 Night Halt Yerevan

 JR's House

Holy Ejmiatsin, St. Hripsime, St. Gayane, Zvartnots, Tsitsernakaberd /Genocide Museum/

Nov Night Halt Dubai

Return from Yerevan (Flight FZ 718)


08 November 2024, Friday08 November 2024, Friday
12:35
 
Yerevan (EVN)
03h 10min
Non-stop
 
15:45
Dubai (DXB)
Yerevan AirportDubai International Airport,
Terminal 2

 

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Price for the 8-day tour /car +
guide/ -   $1850 (for 6 people . For 4 people it is $ 1250) Transfer from and to the airport if needed - $30 The price doesn’t include entrance tickets.


Entrance tickets


Tickets for Garni temple 1500 drams (per person) Tickets for Symphony of Stones 300 drams (per person) Tickets for Birds’ cave 1000 drams (per person)

Tickets for Qarahunge 1500 drams (per person)

One way ticket for Tatev’s cable car 6500 drams (per person)

Parajanov museum 1500 drams (per person), guide 5000 drams, audioguide 1000 drams

Tickets for Mendz-Er cave 1000 drams (per person)

Tickets for Zarni-Parni cave 1000 drams (per person)

Hotel in Goris 10,000 drams (per person) /including breakfast/


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Dubai
DXB 02:00 hrs
Mon, 11 Nov
Dubai International Terminal 3
4h 10m
Kolkata
07:40 hrs CCU
Mon, 11 Nov
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

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