KHNDZORESK TOUR

Noravank: we start our trip from Noravank monastery.

Noravank (literally “new monastery”) is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery. The monastery is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church, which grants access to the second floor by way of a narrow stone-made staircase jutting out from the face of building.

Next step is Khndzoresk: here we visit Old and New Khndzoresk, situated in the Syunik province. Both old village and new village are called Khndzoresk, here we visit Swinging Bridge of Khndzoresk, which connects Old & New Khndzoresk.

Old Khndzoresk is famous for the ancient cave dwellings, natural stone pyramids, which brings human imagination to a distant era when there were giants. there are more than hundreds of dwelling caves, khackars, 218 monuments.

After Khndzoresk the last excursion of the day will be Qarahunj, then we will be back to Yerevan.

Qarahunj located 4 km south of the city of Goris. The most popular name for Qarahunj is Zorats Karer, it is considered to be the oldest observatory in the world. According to researches Qarahunj has 7500 years of history.