Discover the holy city of Armenia on this full-day guided tour to Echmiadzin. Learn how to cook dolma. Note: The tour might be in two languages (English and Russian).

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Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
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Duration 7 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English, Russian

Highlights

Explore Echmiadzin's culture and history with an expert local guide
Explore Zvartnots temple
Visit the Echmiadzin Cathedral and see Christian relics

Full description

Discover the world’s first Christian cathedral and the holy land of Armenians accompanied by an expert local guide. Learn how to cook traditional dolma in a cooking master class. Meet your guide in Yerevan and hop on your comfortable tour vehicle to head to Echmiadzin. Begin your tour by visiting the 7th-century Zvartnots Cathedral, the first of many UNESCO heritage sites on the tour. Explore St. Hripsime church, constructed in 618 A.D. on the sepulcher of a Christian nun who fled from the Roman Empire. Take part in a master cooking class and learn to make dolma. Head to the Echmiadzin Cathedral, and visit the museum of Christian relics, including pieces of the Holy Cross and Noahs' Ark, as well as the spear which wounded Jesus.

Includes

Guaranteed departure
Professional and knowledgeable guide
All entrance fees during the tour
Refreshments during tours (bottle of water, local sweet)
New comfortable vehicles with WI-FI on board
Passenger insurance in the vehicle
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour

Traditional lunch (€12 per person)

Not suitable for

Pregnant women

Meeting point

Meeting point address: Cascade complex, in front of the Al. Tamanyan statue

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Passport or ID card

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4.9 /5

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Kind and very professional guide! It must have been difficult to interpret both Russian and English at the same time, but she did it perfectly! Thanks to this tour, I learned about Armenian history and made a dolma. Thank you for making my trip to Armenia enjoyable 😍

April 28, 2023

From Yerevan: Echmiadzin Full-Day Trip with a Master Class

From Yerevan: Echmiadzin Full-Day Trip with a Master Class

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