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Half-Day Garni Temple and Geghard Monastery Tour: Discover Armenia's Unique Heritage
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Garni
Discover Armenia’s most incredible sights! Start your journey at Garni, the solitary pre-Christian temple still standing in Armenia, then proceed to the Geghard monastery, an architectural marvel hewn from a cave.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Charent’s Arch - breathtaking panorama of Mount Ararat
- The Monastery of Geghard - A monastery hewn into the cliff, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Garni Temple - Armenia’s sole surviving pagan temple from the 1st century.
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What's Included
- Flexible itinerary with extra stops upon request
- Comfortable air-conditioned vehicles
- Professional, insured drivers
- Complimentary bottled water
- Interactive master class with tasting
- Convenient free pick-up and drop-off in Yerevan
- Expert guidance in English or Russian (optional)
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Garni entrance fee at 1500 AMD ~ 4$ per person
Location
Charent's Arch
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Tinadt135bg
Jul 31, 2024
Arev and Karen are the BEST! - We were so lucky to have the best and most accommodating tour guide and driver today. Arev was extremely knowledgeable about the sights we visited and Karen kindly accommodated our delays and extra lingering of the different sights. They were both very kind to our children and wanted to make sure we all got something out of the beautiful locations. I would choose these two guides every time.
Geghart Monastery, Garni Temple and symphony of stones were all breathtaking.
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H2136nttonyd
Jul 22, 2024
See Armenia With A Great Tour - My partner has been to Armenia before but this was my first time. We booked a tour and had Arev as our guide & Avet as our driver. The tour was incredible, Avet is a first class driver kind, calm and confident behind the wheel. Arev did an exceptional job of giving lots of information about the sites and history of Armenia while making sure it was done in a fresh and interesting way. She was an engaging guide, making sure that if we wanted to take our time (I took lots of pictures) or had questions that they were answered. We got to see and learn about captivating sights and I left this tour with a deeper understanding of Armenia, its culture and history.
We ended our trip with a meal at Abelyan’s House and the meal was unbelievably good. The hospitality was out of this world and felt like a feast at a good friends house.
Do yourself a favour and book a tour with these folks, you won’t regret it!
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Imamara
Jul 22, 2024
An informative and fun tour - We had an amazing private tour to Garni, Geghard, and the Symphony of Stones with Arev, our guide, and Avet, our driver. I’m Armenian and had seen these sights before with family but this was my first time on a tour and I learned a lot that I had missed during previous visits. It was my partner’s first time in Armenia and this was an incredible introduction for him too. Arev is knowledgeable and so passionate about what she does (and a skilled photographer and singer) - it was such a joy to hang out with her for the day! We also ended our tour with an amazing meal at Abelyan’s House in Garni, which was not only delicious but a great place to process our day while sitting in a beautiful garden full of fruit trees.
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Katherine
Jul 20, 2024
Private Tour Garni, Geghard and Symphony of Stones - I did an amazing solo tour with Hamik (driver) and Gayane (guide) to Garni, Geghard and Symphony of Stones. They arrived promptly with a clean car and were so pleasant. Gayane was very knowledgeable and did a fantastic job translating everything to English for me. I would 💯 recommend this service and will use them again when I come back to Armenia.
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A10stravel
Jul 11, 2024
Private Tour Armenia - This company is excellent. They made us very comfortable during the drive and all sites. Arev and Karen — guide and driver were very kind and extremely knowledgeable. We will use them again!
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Nikkbt
Jul 6, 2024
Great tour! - The tour guide Raffi (I’m probably spelling his name wrong)was very informative and funny too! I definitely appreciated the humor. Very enjoyable tour.
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Voyager52978283530
Jul 3, 2024
amazing Garni and Geghart tour - the views were amazing ancient churches ,history ,nature , people, tasty Gata. we enjoyed every moment from todays trip. thanks to our guide michael for the information and driver Haig.
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Natalieov3947by
Jul 3, 2024
Fun and Insightful Tour - This was such a great experience!! Also added a lavash masterclass which was so tasty and interesting to see made and we went to the symphony of stones. Michael was our tour guide and gave us amazing explanations and had a lot of patience with our group. Our driver Hayk also was great and took us to a beautiful viewpoint. We had such a fun time but be prepared to walk!!!
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Nyirig2024
Jun 30, 2024
We 100% reccomend Hyur Service! - My fiancé and I had a wonderful time visiting Garni, Geghard, Khor Virap, and Noravank. Anna, our tour guide, was extremely knowledgeable and explained many interesting facts and stories about each of the sites. I have used Hyur service in the past as well, and I will always use them for tours and other related services in Armenia. I reccomend them highly to all my friends and family.
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G700egdouglass
Jun 29, 2024
Awesome sights, wonderful guide, excellent driver, delicious lunch at a amazing price! - We only had a half day for sightseeing, Hyur Service delivered a top-notch, thoroughly enjoyable, incredibly affordable, private excursion.
We were picked up exactly on time at our hotel by our wonderful guide Anna and our excellent driver Tashat.
Tashat’s car was immaculately clean, exceptionally comfortable, and well-appointed (cold bottles of water awaited us in the car). Tashat himself was a personable, professional driver. He doesn’t speak English - he is fluent in Armenian and Russian - but that didn’t hamper our experience at all. He expertly manoeuvred the “interesting” Armenian rural roads and dropped off/picked us up at ideal locations at each of our stops. When we were walking to see the sights he stayed with the car and watched our things that we left behind in the vehicle.
Anna’s English is excellent and her passion for Armenia, its people, and its history is obvious and infectious! Our time spent with her felt more like chatting with an old friend than being lectured by a tour guide. The time flew by, but we saw and heard everything that was possible during our short time with her.
The tour was fascinating! Garni temple is an amazing story and a must-see site. The Symphony of Stones is a jaw-dropping, unique natural phenomenon that can only be described as mesmerizing. Lastly, Geghard Monestary is an inspirational snapshot of Armenian religion, civilization, and fortitude - chapels from the 13th century, some cleaved into the living rock. The lunch that we pre-purchased was delicious, ample, and set in a beautiful, quiet garden (where we could pick all the apples, apricots, cherries we could want at no cost).
Absolutely everything about our experience was wonderful and perfectly met our expectations. Thank you Anna, спасибо Tashant!
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