Day Trip to Armenia Including Homemade Lunch
- Free cancellation
About this experience
Meeting point: Avlabari Metro Station (Your guide will be holding a branded orange color flag at the entrance of the metro station)
Endpoint: Avlabari Metro Station
Available dates: Every day
Meeting & Check-in time: 08:30
Boarding time: 08:55
Departure time: 09:00
End time: 20:30-21:00
Duration: 12 hours
Language Spoken by a tour guide: English
Group size: 18 people
Tour Type: Daily Tour
Minimum age of a traveler: 5 years old
Start your tour at the Akhtala Monastery, a church from the 12th century that contains beautiful frescoes and is surrounded by copper smelting caves and a copper smelting factory.
You will then have the possibility to have lunch and try some traditional Armenian food. The third destination of the tour is the Haghpat Monastery, located in Haghpat Village and a UNESCO-listed site. It is one of the most beautiful medieval masterpieces in Armenia, and one can't help but think that God's hand played a part in building such an incredible construction. You will then have lunch with a local Armenian family and try traditional Armenian food.
Following Haghpat Monastery, you'll make three stops on your way to visit the second UNESCO Heritage Site, Sanahin. The first will be a 13th-century bridge, the second for a Debed canyon with astonishing views, and the third for the Mikoyan Brothers' museum, where an original aircraft (MiG 21) will surprise you. You will finally travel back through the border to Tbilisi, arriving at approximately 8:30 PM.
Highlights:
Akhtala
Haghpat Monastery
Local Family
Copper Smelting Factory
Debed Canyon
Aircraft MiG 21
Sanahin Monastery
Next available dates
What’s included
- Homemade lunch in a local family
- A professional guide service
- Transportation service
Not included
- A visa for required countries (3000 ADM - about 7 USD per person) which you need to get online and takes 48 hours to be approved
Itinerary
- 1
08:30 AVLABARI metro station
Our guide meets you in front of Avlabari metro station with our company's branded flag.
- 2
09:00 Start the Tour
Congratulations! Your experience has just started!
- 3
10:00 Georgia-Armenia Border
Duration: 1 hour It takes an hour to get to the border and around 40 minutes to cross it. You’ll be able to exchange money after entering Armenia in Armenian currency. However, it is complicated for restaurants and souvenir shops to pay by card. Because of this, it is better to have local currency.
- 4
11:00 Local shop in Armenia
Duration: 20 minutes After crossing the border, we stop at a local shop to exchange money and buy the local product.
- 5
12:00 Akhtala monastery
Duration: 45 minutes The first sight of the tour which we visit is Akhtala Monastery. A church from the 13th-century with beautiful frescoes, surrounded by copper smelting caves, a copper smelting factory, and the central defensive fortification of the southern part of Georgia.
- 6
13:15 Lunch in Armenia
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes Armenia is famous for its cuisine. With delicious food, you can taste many different traditional Armenian dishes at the lunch place.
- 7
14:30 Haghpat Monastery
Duration: 1 hour The second destination of the tour is Haghpat monastery, located in Haghpat village and is a UNESCO heritage site. One of Armenia's most beautiful medieval masterpieces takes your breath away.
- 8
16:30 Sanahin Monastery
Duration: 45 minutes After lunch, we visit the second UNESCO heritage site called the Sanahin Monastery, one of the most beautiful monasteries from the 10th-century. On the way to Sanahin Monastery, three extra stops are available: one for the bridge, which is originally from the 12th-century and from the bridge you see a copper smelting factory which makes you feel the time of the Soviet Union; the second place is Debed canyon with an astonishing view; the third sight Mikoyan Brothers’ Museum which will amaze you with original aircraft MiG 21.
- 9
18:45 The Border
Duration: 45 minutes From the last stop to the border, it takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. The average time for crossing the border is 45 minutes in the evening.
- 10
20:30-21:00 AVLABARI metro station
Tour will end at 20:30-21:00 at AVLABARI metro station.
Good to know
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Minimum age
- 5+ years
- Guide
- Guided tour in English
- Start times
- 09:00
Know before you go
- Be on time.
- The tour operates only in English.
- The tour operates in all weather conditions. Therefore, please dress according to the weather.
- Vegetarian food is also available upon request.
- Passport
- A visa for required countries
- Comfortable shoes
- Cash
- Good mood
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 1 day before the experience starts.
- 1 day or more before: full refund
- Less than 1 day before: no refund
Meeting point
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AVLABARI metro station
- Address
- Avlabari Square, T'bilisi, 0103, GE
- How you meet
- Meet on location
- Coordinates
- 41.69253, 44.81462
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Frequently asked questions
How long does this experience last?
It lasts 11 hours.
Can I cancel this booking?
Free cancellation up to 1 day before the experience starts. 1 day or more before: full refund · Less than 1 day before: no refund
Is this experience guided, and in what language?
Guided tour in English
Is hotel pickup included?
No — you make your own way to the meeting point.
Where does this experience start?
It starts at AVLABARI metro station, Avlabari Square, T'bilisi, 0103, GE.
Is there a minimum age?
Travellers must be 5 or older.
From AED 299 per person
