July 5  - 11 , 2010

DAY 1 – JULY 5 –  MONDAY
YEREVAN-KARS
Check out from the hotel early morning
Depart from Yerevan; Lunch on the way;
The road: Yerevan, Akhltskhe, Vale, Posof, Artahan, Kars
Pass two borders: ARMENIAN-GEORGIAN, GEORGIAN-TURKISH
Dinner; Overnight in KARS

DAY 2 – JULY 6 – TUESDAY - KARS-VAN
Breakfast served
Kars – is a town that is dominated by the ruins of the ancient castle, sits at the top a rocky hill over-  looking Kars and St. Arakelots Cathedral, Cathedral of the Holy Apostles (10th century), Armenian Old Houses & Kars Museum with the wide collection of antiquities; Lunch;  Ani  ...Today the great City of Ani is in ruins... a ghost town, a mere shadow of the once world-renowned splendor of 1,000 years ago; can attract us even today; panoramic view of Mt. Ararat from the Western Armenia; City tour in Igdir:   with its high mountain ranges, remote plateaus, plains splashed with color, and some of the best   architecture within, this region brings history to life; City tour in Dougbayazid - it was settled by Armenians in the Daroynk Fortress, emanated lava of Tondrouk; Berkri waterfall
Dinner near waterfall; Lake Van, the first meeting with it in front of Lim Island
Overnight in VAN (at lake side)

DAY 3  – JULY 7 – WEDNESDAY - VAN
Breakfast served
Van-Tushpa one of the ancient and important capitals of Great Armenia in the second millennium B.C., ancient fortress of Van Kingdom, visiting the museum of VAN, ancient town and water canals area, Mher’s Door - with the famous Urartian cuneiform inscription; Varagavank; Archak Lake;Driving to Haykaberd - "Armenian Fortress", Lunch in the territory of fortress , Free time in the town,
Dinner, Overnight in VAN (at lake side)

DAY 4 – JULY 8 – THURSDAY - VAN - MUSH
Breakfast served
Akhtamar the volcanic isle; on which only the majestic Holy CrossChurch has survived and has been
renovated; every place with a breathtaking view of Lake Van as it has been said “Van is in this “World–Paradise is in the Next”; Lunch- the tasting famous fish "Tarekh" from Lake Van,  depart from Van to Mush the center of both Paganism and Christianity in Historical Armenia;
Mt. Nemrut one of the most impressive worshipping grounds /connected with the weather and time/;
Bitlis is located on the most important pass in the eastern Taurus Mountains, the city itself fanning
upward like an amphitheater from the river vale /a short visit/Dinner, Overnight in MUSH

DAY 5  – JULY 9 – FRIDAY - MUSH - HARPUT
Breakfast served
Walking in the Mush valley, Sulukh bridge- with 12 arches and Meghraget; St. Karapet church:
originally it was a big and beautiful 4the monastery; but if you hope to experience this unrepeatable Monastery let's muster up our courage to do it, Lunch on the way, Bingyol . Dinner & Overnight in  HARPUT (ELAZIG)

DAY 6 – JULY 10 – SATURDAY –HARPUT- ERZRUM
Breakfast served
In the town of Harput visiting the ruins of old  Fortress of Harput and it’s surrounding area .Mirjan Terjan, Apranits the unique Khachkars with high of about 6.40 meter, Lunch on the way ,The Sheapherd’s  bridge. Dinner, Overnight in ERZRUM

DAY 7  – JULY 11 – SUNDAY –ERZRUM- YEREVAN
Breakfast served
Short city tour in Erzrum-visiting Armenian Church, Fortress - one of the important remains from the period of Byzantine is the well preserved a fortress city that has been a military bastion since Roman times , Lunch on the way
Pass two borders: TURKISH-GEORGIAN, GEORGIAN-ARMENIAN
Arrive to Yerevan – Check in hotel in Yerevan

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