Day Trip from Yerevan: Areni Winery, Tatev Monastery and Ropeway, Khndzoresk Caves and Bridge
Yerevan, Armenia
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 13 hours
On this 7-hour tour you will visit Areni, one of the oldest settlements in Armenia and today is famous for its wines. Next visit Tatev monastery that was once a spiritual center and also had outstanding scientific and political significance. The monastery is surrounded with beautiful nature. It is there, where one can take the world’s longest rope-way without stops. The final stop is Khndzoresk, a village where one can cross a swinging bridge and get to the caves where people used to live in till the beginning of the 20th century.
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On this 7-hour tour you will visit Areni, one of the oldest settlements in Armenia and today is famous for its wines. Next visit Tatev monastery that was once a spiritual center and also had outstanding scientific and political significance. The monastery is surrounded with beautiful nature. It is there, where one can take the world’s longest rope-way without stops. The final stop is Khndzoresk, a village where one can cross a swinging bridge and get to the caves where people used to live in till the beginning of the 20th century.The tour starts at 09.00am from the local operators office. You will be driven to the Southern part of Armenia the first stop at the village of Areni that is in Vayots Dzor region. This sunny village is famous for its best wine assortments. Due to its specific flavor and delicate taste "Areni" wine has its respectful place among the best Armenian wines. The visit to the wine factory of the village will serve a good testimony. The St. Astvatsatsin church built by skillful architect and sculpture Momik is in Areni village, too.
The next stop is Tatev monastery, which used to be wealthiest medieval monastery in Armenia. Besides being a religious center Tatev was also the important strategical center of Syunik kingdom. Being situated on a naturally defended place Tatev monastery has always been an impregnable fortress for alien. In non-stable political conditions the several secret ways in the territory of the fortress led the way to the canyon and served as a link between the monastery and external world.
You will visit the aerial tramway called Wings of Tatev. The 5.7-kilometer rope-way was built within 11 months, passes through a deep gorge of the River Vorotan and over hills covered with lush forests. The tramway is sup-ported by three towers between its two terminals. One terminal is on a hill overlooking the village of Halidzor and the other is near Tatev Monastery, on the road to Tatev village. Two cabins operate at once, traveling in opposite directions.
Lunch will be held in a local restaurant near the rope-way station. One can choose the meal between 4 offered options in the vehicle before arrival to the restaurant and pay on the spot.
The last stop is Khndzoresk which is located at a distance of 8 km from Goris. The village is famous for its natural stone carpets. Old Khndzoresk is situated on the two slopes of the mountainous valley. There were no flat areas on those slopes for building settlements and for this reason people used caves. During the national liberation movement of Syunik (1722 - 1730) due to its inaccessible geographical position Khndzoresk served as a stronghold for Syunik.
Drop off point is back at the operators office in Central Yerevan.
The next stop is Tatev monastery, which used to be wealthiest medieval monastery in Armenia. Besides being a religious center Tatev was also the important strategical center of Syunik kingdom. Being situated on a naturally defended place Tatev monastery has always been an impregnable fortress for alien. In non-stable political conditions the several secret ways in the territory of the fortress led the way to the canyon and served as a link between the monastery and external world.
You will visit the aerial tramway called Wings of Tatev. The 5.7-kilometer rope-way was built within 11 months, passes through a deep gorge of the River Vorotan and over hills covered with lush forests. The tramway is sup-ported by three towers between its two terminals. One terminal is on a hill overlooking the village of Halidzor and the other is near Tatev Monastery, on the road to Tatev village. Two cabins operate at once, traveling in opposite directions.
Lunch will be held in a local restaurant near the rope-way station. One can choose the meal between 4 offered options in the vehicle before arrival to the restaurant and pay on the spot.
The last stop is Khndzoresk which is located at a distance of 8 km from Goris. The village is famous for its natural stone carpets. Old Khndzoresk is situated on the two slopes of the mountainous valley. There were no flat areas on those slopes for building settlements and for this reason people used caves. During the national liberation movement of Syunik (1722 - 1730) due to its inaccessible geographical position Khndzoresk served as a stronghold for Syunik.
Drop off point is back at the operators office in Central Yerevan.
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