City Tour in Yerevan

Learn of the birth of Yerevan at the Erebuni Hill and let your guide take you back in ancient Yerevan time. The unforgettable/impressive architecture takes your breath away throughout 7-hour tour.

Feel the mixture of old and modern city Yerevan, which is one of the oldest cities in the world (dates back to 2800), it is unique in its style and it is called "pink city” as its all buildings made of naturally coloured volcanic rocks of assorted shades of pink.

Have a look at this beautiful city from Park of Victory. From here you’ll stroll down to Cafesjian Center for the Arts which is the best contemporary art in Armenia and presenting the best of Armenian culture to the world.

Walk the Yerevan’s best-known places and enjoy seeing all the highlights of the city center, including Cascade, Opera House, North Avenue, the Republic Square.

The tour will be ended up in Armenia's official memorial complex dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Erebuni Town-Fortress, Yerevan Armenia

Learn about the birth of Yerevan at the Erebuni Hill. Visit Erebuni museum and let your guide take you back in time to ancient Yerevan.

_ Erebuni Fortress: it's an Urartian fortified city, located in Yerevan. Erebuni was founded by Urartian King Argishti I in 782 BC. It was built on top of a hill called Arin Berd overlooking the Arax River Valley to serve as a military stronghold to protect the kingdom's northern borders. Erebuni has been described as being "designed as a great administrative and religious centre, a fully royal capital. The name Yerevan itself is derived from Erebuni.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Victory Park and Statue of Mother Armenia, Azatutyan Ave, Yerevan Armenia

Look at this beautiful city from Park of Victory.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Cafesjian Center for the Arts, 10 Tamanyan St, Yerevan 0009, Armenia

From Park of Victory you’ll stroll down to Cafesjian Center for the Arts which is the best of contemporary art to Armenia and presenting the best of Armenian culture to the world. The Center offers a wide variety of exhibitions, including a selection of important work from the Gerard L. Cafesjian Collection of contemporary art. Cafesjian Center for the Arts continues to exhibit unique works of modern and contemporary art and offers a diverse program of lectures, films, concerts, and numerous educational initiatives for adults and children.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Tamanyan str. 10, Yerevan 0009 Armenia

Yerevan Cascade is a giant stairway made of limestone in Yerevan. It links the downtown City Centre area of Yerevan with the Monument neighborhood. Designed by architects Jim Torosyan, Aslan Mkhitaryan, and Sargis Gurzadyan the construction of the cascade started in 1971 and was partially completed in 1980.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Armenian Opera Theatre, Tumanyan St, Yerevan, Armenia

Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after Alexander Spendiaryan in Yerevan was officially opened on 20 January 1933, with Alexander Spendiaryan's Almast opera performance. The opera building was designed by the Armenian architect Alexander Tamanian. It consists of two concert halls: the Aram Khatchaturian concert hall with 1,400 seats and the Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Theatre with 1,200 seats.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Republic Square, Yerevan, Armenia

Republic Square is the central town square in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It consists of two sections: an oval roundabout and a trapezoid-shaped section which contains a pool with musical fountains. The square is surrounded by five major buildings built in pink and yellow tuff in the neoclassical style with extensive use of Armenian motifs. This architectural ensemble includes the Government House, the History Museum and the National Gallery, Armenia Marriott Hotel and the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Transport and Communications.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Armenian Genocide Museum, Tsitsernakaberd Hwy, Yerevan 0028 Armenia

_ Tsitsernakaberd: it's Armenia's official memorial complex dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, built in 1967 on the hill of Tzitzernakaberd in Yerevan. Every year on April 24-the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day-thousands of Armenians gathers at the memorial to commemorate the victims of the genocide.

Duration: 1 hour