Armenia

Armenia is a nation, and former Soviet republic, in the mountainous Caucasus region between Asia and Europe. Among the earliest Christian civilizations, it’s defined by religious sites including the Greco-Roman Temple of Garni and 4th-century Etchmiadzin Cathedral, headquarters of the Armenian Church. Khor Virap Monastery is a pilgrimage site near Mount Ararat, a dormant volcano just across the border in Turkey.

My Trip

• 2017 December 14 to 18 (3 Days) : I travelled to Armenia from Doha during National Day holidays with friends. We did guided day tours and covered some of the famous attractions.

Visited Places/Attractions

• Khor Virap monastery
• Garni pagan temple
• Geghard cave monastery
• Sevanavank Monastery
• Tsaghkadzor ski resort
• Lcher Restaurant, Akunk
• Yerevan: Cascade Complex, Freedom square, Republic Square, Vernisagge

Day Plans

• Day-0: 2017-Dec-14, Thursday
  Flight from Doha by Qatar Airways. Landed in Yerevan, Armenia by midnight and checked into the hotel.

• Day-1: 2017-Dec-15, Friday
  Did a guided day tour in car and visited Khor Virap monastery, Garni pagan temple, and Geghard cave monastery.

• Day-2: 2017-Dec-16, Saturday
  Did a guided day tour in car and visited Sevanavank Monastery, Tsaghkadzor ski resort, and had dinner from Lcher Restaurant, Akunk.

• Day-3: 2017-Dec-17, Sunday
  Took a taxi to Yerevan city and explored it by walking and visited Cascade Complex, Freedom square, Republic Square, aand Vernisagge flee market.
  Returned back to Qatar after midnight.

Expenses

• Air Ticket: 2615 QAR
• All others around 1000+ QAR

Notes

1000 dram = 7.5 QAR = 132 INR = 2 USD