The information for reflection

Welcome to Armenia!!
You have arrived to Armenia, the small country with huge history, the country which is rich with mysterious legends and where after flooding the primogenitor of mankind Noy has planted the first grapevine at the foot of the biblical mountain Ararat.
If it is a question of grapes, it means, Armenia - the country of merry fellows, and anyhow hospitable and friendly owners surround you. All this - for those who are already in Armenia and if you only have made a decision to visit us it would be necessary for you to prohonour some advice.

First of all necessarily learn to speak in Armenian. BUT! Thus it is necessary to be rather cautious; if you will be given out with intonation of the tourist for certain bankrupt will soon happen. Directly after landing at airport " Zvartnots " numerous porters with a stretcher of last squeak will turn to you and if they will feel your foreign accent it is necessary to your purse unsweetly. For any 50 m from you will demand at least $15-20. You will certainly pay the necessary sum, especially when you have no representation about the local prices. Already at a taxi the cunning porter for certain will significantly wink at the driver (in fact they are old partners and friends). The widely smiling driver, will efficiently place your suitcases, on road it becomes kind to ask about any bosh and will specially choose the most colourful and long road.In the end you have to pay $50.

But fortunately travel is not only the airport and a taxi. Cosy hotel, museums, sights, national kitchen and in particular Armenian KHASH, the SHISH KEBAB - here see, how many unsophisticated pleasures!
Problem of hotels today is solved much easier. Thank God, those times have passed when there were only 2-3 hotels in the city, and their service was very nasty. Now - it has absolutely changed: "Armenia", "Metropol", "Ani" "Yerevan ", " Sil Hotel ", "Arma", "Bass", "Valensia", "Terjan" and hotels will offer many other things ideal number for you, any class, in any part of Yerevan, on any floor. And if you also wish to get rid of fuss at the airport after one call hotel, " Aviatrans " will arrange everything. In a word, it is impossible to list all hotels with their service and conditions in the citie.All this information at times does not manage to be found even in directories and corresponding agencies (e.g. news agency " Hayastan information ") as some hotels are not registered.At the area of the Republic. Nalbandyan 3, is even special office for tourists (where also have no exact information on the quantity of hotels).

Use of credit cards and tourist checks is complicated, in a province - it is impossible. Probably US dollars and the Russian roubles are used in large hotels, private institutions and in the markets. Banks work from 9.00 till in the working days, on Saturday some banks accept clients from 10.00 till . Exchange does not make difficulties, it can be made at the airport, banks and exchange offices. The tip in the majority of institutions make 5%.

And now let's talk about excursions and national kitchen. We advise first of all to visit Garni and Geghard. Garni - the unique pagan temple which has been kept in Armenia - will for a long time be remembered by its magnificence. In turn, Geghard will amaze you with the unique architectural structure; it is the enormous complex consisting of a lot of churches, hollowed in rocks. In Armenia - there are a lot of sights; so you will not have time to visit everywhere. It would be wrong to leave Armenia, not having visited in Khorvirap (Ararat), Akhpat (Лори), Tatev(Goris), Haxartsin(Dilijan), Makarvank(Ijevan). Having visited Echmiadzin, and also the churches Gayane and Hripsime you will understand, that only the nation, the first accepted christianity, could create and keep this magnificent cathedral up to now. Indeed, " Armenia- is a museum in the open-air ".
Visit to Armenia will by all means induce desire to visit Artsakh-which is similar to a heavenly spot. Otherwise you can continue the travel to Armenia. Falls Shaki, Jermuk, Sevan, Tsaxkadzor and many other places and beauty of the nature will captivate you. And if at this time of the year you suddenly decide to visit Tegnise you will understand what is the real cold. Fortunately, the winter is not eternal; in a few months it becomes warmer. And if during excursion you suddenly sweep up a fire in a wood do not hasten to call 1-01: there people simply prepare a shish kebab. If you stay with the Armenians, for you necessarily will arrange the present Armenian feast with the Armenian shish kebab. After it numerous cafes, fantastic evening are expected for you....... Everything is fantastic here: turning all over world and the charm to which you so much aspired and have not met, you will find in Armenia - in ancient and simultaneously young native land of Armenians.