- Important points
- Choosing wings
- Hotel or apartment
- Transport subtleties
- Nightingales are not fed with fables
- Useful details
- Best travel to Armenia
This country was the first in the world to adopt Christianity, and the walls of its temples are ascetic, and completely devoid of rich decoration, generously give any traveler not only coolness, but also fortitude. Sincere in heart, Armenians are like children. They are trusting, welcoming and willingly share bread, shelter, and joys with the guest. If a trip to Armenia has appeared in your personal program of learning about the world, do not postpone it indefinitely. The received energy from vivid impressions will be enough for you to survive any adversity and difficulties.
Important points
- For a Russian citizen, a visa to Armenia is not required. A valid foreign passport is enough.
- Renting a car in Armenia is not difficult, but it is better to climb the serpentine road of dead mountain roads to distant temples with an experienced local driver at the wheel.
- For communication, it is more profitable to purchase a SIM card of a local operator, and free Wi-Fi in Armenia is present in most restaurants, cafes, hotels and even city parks.
Choosing wings
Several airlines operate direct flights from Moscow to Yerevan:
- Aeroflot connects the two capitals with a daily flight from Sheremetyevo to Zvartnots. Travel time is about 3 hours, ticket price - from $ 300.
- A flight on the wings of Utair, Ural Airlines and Nordwind Airlines will be cheaper. Issue price - from $ 170.
- The planes of Armenian airlines fly from Vnukovo, and the schedule of Domodedovo airport includes flights to Yerevan from the S7 company.
Only Aeroflot flies from the northern capital to Yerevan, and tickets are also not cheap, as well as from Moscow.
The land of stones and apricots can also be reached by car. The only possible way is through Georgia and many tourists are planning a single trip to Armenia and the neighboring Transcaucasian republic. At the entrance to the country from the side of the Georgian border, there are several ancient temples that can be viewed along the way.
Hotel or apartment
The European level of comfort awaits guests in far from all hotels in Armenia. If there are hotels in the capital that fall under the star classification standards, the province cannot boast of a modern room stock. However, the presence or absence of stars should not worry a potential traveler. Even the hotels that have been preserved since Soviet times guarantee their guests home comfort, delicious breakfasts with aromatic oriental coffee and a great desire of the staff to help the guest in solving any problem.
Prices for a 3 * room in the capital are approximately $ 50-$ 70 per day. Accommodation in a sanatorium in the Dilijan resort will cost $ 30-$ 40, while the traveler will be offered two meals a day.
Apartments for rent are no less popular in Armenia. This option can be more profitable and more convenient for a group of friends traveling together. Fully furnished "treshka" in the center of Yerevan with all amenities and a step away from the main attractions and the metro line will cost $ 60-$ 70 per day.
In the provinces in the villages where the main sights of Armenia are located - ancient temples, the locals are happy to welcome tourists. The price of the issue is from $ 10 per night. A hot breakfast with homemade cheese, tortillas, apricot jam and freshly brewed coffee is included by default.
Transport subtleties
You will have to travel between the cities of Armenia by buses or trains, since there is no local passenger aviation in the country. The car fleet is quite old, and therefore the conditions on the bus cannot be called too comfortable. Trains, too, have not been updated over the past decades, but the prices for travel are very pleasant and almost imperceptible even for a budget traveler. The price of a train ticket from the capital to any city in the country does not exceed $ 5.
In cities, you can ride a shuttle or private taxis. The second option involves an interesting conversation with the driver. Armenian taxi drivers know a lot about local attractions and are ready to share with their guests a sea of useful information about what to see, where to eat, how to buy souvenirs, etc.
Nightingales are not fed with fables
No one can have problems with food in Armenia, because in this country a feast is a part of culture and a national tradition. You can have an inexpensive snack in roadside cafes and in small kebabs, where the menu is based on all kinds of vegetable salads, grilled meat on coals and homemade cheeses. Local wines and cognac top the list of available drinks, while teetotalers will love pomegranate juice, thyme tea and mineral water. The average bill for a dinner for two with wine and a hot dish is $ 15-$ 20.
Useful details
- Do not change a large amount of currency immediately upon arrival at the Yerevan airport. The exchange rate in the Zvartnots exchanger is the most disadvantageous in the country.
- Drinking water in fountains on city streets and on intercity highways is not only clean, but also healthy. It comes from mountain springs and can be collected in drinking bottles.
- A unique dish in Armenia is crayfish kebab, which is prepared in a cafe on Lake Sevan. Surprisingly, the skewer of this delicacy is not too expensive than the usual mutton kebab.
- Despite the pleasant coolness in the vicinity of the famous Armenian high-mountain lake, do not forget to use a cream with a high protection factor. The sun in Sevan is so active due to the thin air due to the considerable height above sea level.
- Many residents of Armenia, especially the middle and older generation, speak Russian, and therefore tourists from Russia in the Transcaucasian republic do not have problems communicating with them.
- Bring headwear and clothes that cover your shoulders and knees for your trip to Armenia. All this is required when visiting Armenian temples.
Best travel to Armenia
The land of Armenia is rich in healing springs and local balneological resorts are one of the popular tourist destinations. You can visit Dilijan or Jemruk at any time of the year, but the best season for treatment in local sanatoriums is late spring and the first half of autumn.
A stable snow cover on the ski slopes of Tsaghkadzor appears with the beginning of the calendar winter, and you can comfortably ride in the resort until the first half of April. The slopes boast modern ski equipment, and the local hotels offer a decent European level of service.
Even at the height of summer, it is rarely hotter than + 25 ° C on the beaches of Sevan, and the water of a high-mountain lake does not get warmer than + 18 ° C. The best time to relax on the local beaches is the second half of summer.
