Private Tour

Transport rental to Tsaghkadzor (Kecharis), Lake Sevan (Sevanavank)

Overview

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Visit the famous mountain-ski resort - Tsaghkadzor. Here you will visit the 11th century monastery Kecharis. The next destination of this trip will be “The Jewel of Armenia” or the “Geghama Sea” - Lake Sevan with Sevanavank Monastery.

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Dress code is smart casual

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Kecharis Monastery

Kecharis Monastery is a medieval Armenian monastic complex dating back to the 11th to 13th centuries, located 60 km from Yerevan, in the ski resort town of Tsakhkadzor in Armenia. Nestled in the Pambak mountains, Kecharis was founded by a Pahlavuni prince in the 11th century, and construction continued until the middle of the 13th century. In the 12th and 13th centuries, Kecharis was a major religious center of Armenia and a place of higher education. Today, the monastery has been fully restoredand is clearly visible from the ski slopes. Sevanavank is a monastic complex located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, not far from the town of Sevan. Initially the monastery was built at the southern shore of a small island. After the artificial draining of Lake Sevan, which started in the era of Joseph Stalin, the water level fell about 20 metres, and the island transformed into a peninsula.

Admission Not Applicable