Yerevan Exploration: Embrace Armenia's History, Art and Architecture in a Cultural Walking Tour
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Yerevan
Embark on a cultural walking tour in Yerevan to discover the rich history, art, and architecture of Armenia. Explore hidden gems and iconic landmarks while immersing yourself in fascinating stories.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Republic Square - We set off to explore, and we begin our walk from beautiful Republic Square through the city center and up the strikingly modern Cascades for views of Biblical Mount Ararat. During our walk we discover the ancient culture of Yerevan, the city which, despite numerous invasion, hasn’t lost its unique traditions. Walking along Pushkin street we visit old backyards which date back to 19th century and discover old wineries and dental clinics there.

During our walk we are also getting acquainted with Armenian History; Architecture; Geopolitics; Economy; Geography; Traditions; Religion History; etc.).

What's Included
  • Savor the traditional medicinal and skin treatment benefits with Sea buckthorn juice, used for centuries.
  • Experience the taste of authentic Armenian bread.
Additional Information

I am cultural storyteller, passionate about music, art, history and architecture. I love to tell stories about the fascinating people and wonderful places that give Yerevan its unique fabric. As a storyteller through words, images and music, it is a great pleasure for me to meet new people and to share with them some of Yerevan’s most exciting stories. On my tour you’ll see the best highlights and hidden gems Hope we shall meet soon!

We set off to explore and we begin our walk from beautiful Republic Square the (central town square in Yerevan which contains a pool with musical fountains) through the city center and up the strikingly modern Cascades for views of Biblical Mount Ararat. We visit Khachkars’s park(known as an Armenian cross-stone khachkars are characteristic of Medieval Christian Armenian art). During our walk we are getting acquainted with Armenian History; Economy; Geography; Geopolitics; Traditions; Religion History; Hiking Routs and many more )

Location
Singing Fountains
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We meet at Republic Square in front of the History Museum of Armenia / National Gallery (the meeting point is just between the singing fountains and the History Museum). When you are already at Republic Square, please pay attention to the guide wearing green rope badge with name Tigran Ghazaryan.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Sarahc2013172
Aug 4, 2024
Very enjoyable tour - A very enjoyable and informative tour - despite the heat, we saw a lot of lot of the city and learned a lot about the culture and history
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Hugoaj2996qb
Jul 27, 2024
Great tour of Yerevan history and culture - We had a great tour of Yerevan where we could undertand more about the rich history and culture of Armenia. Tigran made the tour fun and easygoing and he has a great deal of knowledge. This tour is a must do in your first days in Armenia
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Kimworldtraveler
Jul 17, 2024
Great guide! Great tour! - I enjoyed this tour so much! Tigran is highly energetic and a very fun tour guide! He has a very relaxed and engaging sense of humor coupled with history and stories of Armenia. I paid through Tripadvisor, so the tour included the local juice and some local bread, both of which were quite delicious. I felt that the pacing of the tour was good. Given that this is July and it’s very hot and sunny, he also did a fantastic job during long-standing periods ensuring that were in the shade and/or sitting so we would not overheat. I think the best part of this tour is Tigran’s warm personality as he is very good about engaging the group and ensuring everyone is OK and having a good time. Highly recommended.
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Carolina_p
Jul 9, 2024
Had an amazing time!!! 😃 - I had an amazing time on the Cultural Walking Tour in Yerevan! The guide was incredibly accommodating and knowledgeable. I couldn't make it last Sunday, but he kindly allowed me to join two days later. He shared fascinating facts about Armenian culture, took us to some incredible places, and we even got to taste some delicious local food. Highly recommend this tour! 😃
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Romanj721
Jun 20, 2024
A comprehensive introduction to Yerevan - The tour took us all over the city with stops at significant places where the guide provided insights into the country’s history and culture. Tigran was our guide and he was just great. He also provided suggestions for the rest of our stay. Highly recommend this tour, especially at the beginning, as it is a great introduction to the city.
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Rdubinas
Jun 17, 2024
Excellent Introduction to Yerevan! - Excellent introduction to Yerevan! Tigran provided an exceptional tour covered the essentials of Armenia’s capital city - Yerevan. Thank you for your time!
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Dennyray
Jun 9, 2024
Wonderful introduction to the highlights and secret gems of Yerevan - I visited Yerevan for the first time and wanted to get a nice informative introduction to the city. I got just that with this tour and Tigran as our guide. Tigran was very knowledgeable and passionate about his city. We were introduced to the most of the highlights but also some gems only the locals would know about. I would highly recommend this tour
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Anna
Jun 9, 2024
Awesome excursion - There were only 3 participants and the guide Tigran paid lots of attention to us. We were challenged by a pouring rain that started exactly when the excursion began, but Tigran made it possible for us to enjoy it. We briefly found out about Armenian history, were shown some places that a usual tourist could never discover and treated us to some local juice and bread! I'm really grateful for the experience!
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Emmajbartram_
Jun 8, 2024
Yerevan city walking tour! - Tigran was such a lovely guide! Very friendly, chatty and engaging! Also very knowledgeable and informative but kept the tour light hearted and fun! Would really recommend!
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Afina_k
Jul 12, 2024
Walking around yourself is probably better. - So...there was a lot to talk about. Tigran is friendly but I feel like the cultural walking tour was showing more hidden parts of armenia(which wasn't very much in this tour) and I just wanted more of a general overview of the different parts of yerevan and how the architecture changed over time. Also he spoke too low especially in a high traffic region like Yerevan and when I asked him to please speak up he made a rude comment about me being demanding which is normal for an armenian in front of the other tourists. There was also construction happening and he merely walked a few feet away and spoke at the same low volume. Additionally, his english isn't the best, so at times he would crack a joke in english that I believe didnt translate properly from armenian and it can off offensive to the other tourists. He kept cracking these jokes at some french tourists who looked frustrated and were starting to get offended. He also made comments about how armenians dress very nicely and then pointed out the outfits of the tourists saying they would not fly here. I just think his biggest problem was his english, he could have made the whole thing much nicer if his english was better. And the last thing, he kept taking us into the alleyways which had nothing nice to see, we would just stand there for 10-15mins listening to him speak way too long about something that wasn't relevant and looking at walls. 4hrs tour is too long for this. This could have been 2hrs of the main points of yerevan. We had so many folks who had never been here, they needed a general tour of the area.
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