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From Yerevan: Garni Temple & Geghard Tour with Lavash Baking

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Day trip

From Yerevan: Garni Temple & Geghard Tour with Lavash Baking

Activity provider:Yerani Travel
4.7  / 5
121 reviews

From $28.31 per person

Discover the Pagan history of Armenia and learn about the later development of Christianity. Experience this history through exploring the Garni Temple and Geghard Monastery.

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Duration 7 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Russian

Experience

Highlights
  • Visit the Temple of Garni, the only standing Greco-Roman temple in Armenia
  • Learn about the Geghard Monastery a UNESCO World Heritage site
  • Enjoy the Symphony of Stones * (available until November 15, 2023)
Full description
The tour starts from the capital city of Armenia, Yerevan before traveling to the first stop of the day, Garni Temple. The temple, which was built in 77 AD, is the only remaining heathen temple of the post-Soviet era. The temple gracefully stands on a high plateau overlooking the Azat river gorge and has stunning views all around. At the temple, admire the on-site Greek-Roman bath house that holds a mosaic made from 30,000 pieces of natural stones, as well as the ruins of the royal palace, will dates back to the 3rd century AD. Next, visit the Geghard Monastery complex which symbolizes the lance with which the Roman centurion pierced Jesus after crucifixion. The lance was brought to Armenia and kept in the Geghard Monastery for many centuries, and the site is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Your last stop before returning to Yerevan will be the gorge of "Symphony of stones." These rocks start from the beginning of the canyon and up to the highest point. The monument consists of huge paradoxically symmetric hexagon and pentagon basalt columns of nearly 100 meters high. Learn how the gorge got its name from its amazing resemblance to the church organ. Admire the many rocks in the gorge of the Azat River, which is included in the UNESCO heritage list.
Includes
  • Guide
  • All entrance fees
  • Refreshments during tours (bottle of water, local sweet)
  • Comfortable vehicles with WI-FI on board
  • Passenger insurance
  • Airfares
  • Accommodation
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Traditional lunch (€12 per person)
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  • Pregnant women
  • People with back problems
  • People with mobility impairments
  • People with heart problems
  • Wheelchair users

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Meet in front of the Al. Tamanyan statue, near the Cascade complex.

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  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • Sun hat

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    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.7/5
  • Service
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GetYourGuide traveler – ThailandOctober 22, 2023 – Verified booking
Loved the tour and the guide gave us the right amount of information in English and Russian. We even got to bring back some left over lavash bread with us! Wish we had more time at the symphony of stones. We were given 20 minutes and it’s hardly enough time to go down the hill and climb back up. Overall it was a wonderful trip.
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Krzysztof – PolandSeptember 12, 2023 – Verified booking
The places we visited were just great, but the guide was lame. Her English pronunciation was hardy understandable and she spoke fast and casually as if she didn't want to do her job at all. I learnt more from the Wikipedia I was reading in the meantime than from her talks. The bus was small and quite uncomfortable. We were offered a bottle of water for free.
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Mylène – FranceSeptember 8, 2023 – Verified booking
Watching the ladies make the lavash, cook it and then taste it with cheese and herbs was a great experience. The monastery is beautiful and different from what we used to visit. And Garni is to be done just for the fact that it is the only remaining pagan temple
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