Free Cultural Walking Tour in Yerevan with Tastings - Traditions and Armenian cuisine

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Yerevan

Duration: 3 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Free Walking Tour in Yerevan

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Registered on 23 August 2020

***We are in love with Yerevan and spend most our my time walking around its streets and bridges to discover hidden gems to share with other travelers!*** Let us take you on alternative routes around Yerevan with top sights and show you charming passages, secret gardens and the best shopping districts while we share their history and tell you our favorite tales of the city. We are group of licensed tour guides and have extensive background and knowledge in the history of Armenia, which dates back to 3, 500 B. C. 1.Intensive English Certificate - courses 1st and 2nd level; 15/01/2008 - 23/03/2008. 2.Tour Guide Certificate (provider UNHCR; 13/10/2014 - 01/06/2015) Looking forward to meeting you. Tigran and Ioanna

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Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

***Please note that our tour is in English and in case you or your partner or your friends for whom you are booking for the tour don't know or understand English there is no need to book the tour as during our tour it is not okay to translate to other person or to do cross talking(in case you already booked the tour please cancel your reservation)*** additional noises from group members translations or cross talkings disturb the guide speech, block the voice and ususally at the end of tour many tour participants were not able easily grasp the information and enjoy their tour fully🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️We are more then happy to see group members socializing during walk or when we all seat in the restaurant for lunch break but not during guide speech. Thank you for understanding😉

Additional information

***Minimum of a 5 people is required so to be able to start the tour***

***During our tour we have a stop in an Armenian restaurant to try local starters such as zaatar with cheese, muhammara with bread, choice of drinks such as tea and coffee, local beer or tan(yogurt drink) which will cost 3,000 AMD(~ 7 $) per person.***

***Unfortunately we we are not able to invite children(1 -7 years old)👶for our tour - thank you for your understanding.***

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

5GH7+9C Yerevan, Armenia

In front of the History Museum of Armenia (the meeting point is right between the dancing fountains and the History Museum). I'll be waiting for you with a red umbrella written "Free Walking Tour in Yerevan"

Outside visit

Republic Square

An oval roundabout square with a stone pattern in its center designed to look like a traditional Armenian rug.

Outside visit

Mirzoyan Library

A gem in the city. Filled with books, journals related to design and photography, and a bar and gallery, the space is peaceful and amazing.

Outside visit

Vernissage

Vernissage is a large open-air market in Yerevan, Armenia. The name of the market is the derived from the French word vernissage. Next to the market we will visit Cultural Genocide park where is located the Statue of Garegin Nzhdeh(Armenian military commander); walk in Cultural Genocide park(Khachkars also know as Armenian cross-stones); Metro station Republic Square(discovering Armenian metro)

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).