Noravank & Khor Virap Monasteries - Areni "Wine Country" Tour

A day dedicated to exploration of Southern Armenia combining the magic of Armenia's finest medieval architecture with stunning landscapes, incredible food & wine as well as other amazing local experiences. We will visit the most iconic site in Armenia - Khor Virap fairy-tale monastery with Mount Ararat on its backdrop. I will show you around Areni-1 Cave complex, where the world's oldest winery has been found, 6100years old and it is amazingly well-preserved! Winery tour and wine tasting in best local winery in Vayots Dzor wine country. As a certified wine tour guide I have so many stories and great tips to share with you started from wine tasting techniques to the history of winemaking. Lunch with a local winemaker and his family. See how your barbecue is being taken out of the underground oven called tonir, chat and taste wine with your host family, learn about their life and story Our next stop is the Monastery of Noravank, an architectural gemstone nestled among brick-red cliffs, just above a deep gorge.