Yi-Hwa Outerbridge MD
My husband and I had a Wonderful time in Georgia & Armenia on the Private Tour arranged by ARARA Tour.
After Research online I've contacted Arara Tour for information. Sati Ohanyan Senior Tour Manager immediately responded to my inquiry and made a suggested Itinerary to our visit. We were able to make our payment online with my AMX card few days prior to our trip without any issues.
After arrival to Tbilisi, Georgia late at night without our luggage ( the Airline left our luggage in Atlanta, Georgia) there was an issue I wanted to communicate with Sati. To my extreme suprise, she not only responded rapidly - she also made contact with others to make adjustments to our requests for the next day!
Our Georgian Tour Guides - Tazo and Sandro were both extremely competent, knowledgeable, friendly and with great commend of English. They were both very delightful and my husband and I considered they are our Friends now.
We are also extremely grateful for Raffi to be our Tour Guide in Armenia.
We've traveled worldwide and he is one of the best Tour Guide ever!
He speaks perfect English ( he was educated in UK with a Law Degree) and he was Attentive, Kind, Intelligent and Extremely Knowledgeable about most subjects! My husband have some limited vision issues in dark places ( example: caves, dark indoor monastery), and he was extremely kind to assist him.
He definitely is a Rare Gem and An Great Asset to ARARA Tour Company.
I Highly Recommend ARARA Tour for your visits to the Caucasia Region!
Ramsay Thomas
The trip to Georgia and Armenia was wonderful. Our driver/guides Irakli in Georgia and Arthur in Armenia were wonderful.
Georgia and Armenia were full of adventures, great sites., food was delicious. Our ARARA coordinator, Sati arranged excellent hotels for us. Thanks again. Ramsay and Janet
Yousef Khattar
Hi Sati, I had an amazing time with your guys. You, Eva and Vahram made all the difference in this trip. I will definitely keep you in mind and have already recommended Arara tours to my family members who will contact you when they decide to come to Armenia.
Lynn Hamlin
Hi Tatev!! We had such a wonderful time on our trip- we have such happy memories and Met such nice people. I posted my photos on Facebook and everyone cannot believe how wonderful the two countries are!
I noticed you have a trip to Latvia, Lithauania, and Estonia. I am very interested in seeing these countries. Can you share more info about the trip? Do you get other people going?
Lynn
Mark Di Frangia
Satì jan eesk Eduard jan, bari yereko dzes!
I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed this tour. Both guides (Sophie and Haykuhi) and the drivers (David and Artur) did a great job of gettinf us from place to place safely and well informed. I only wish I had an extra day in Tbilisi to explore the Old City more. The extra day I had in Yerevan (last Friday) gave me a chance to explore more of your capital city and become more intrigued by your cultural inheritance and the general positive feeling of the place. I won't even touch the subject of your wonderful cuisine; everyone in the group loved our eating experiences and the tips Haykuhi gave us for specialities along the way. Needless to say I enjoyed my time in Hayastan much more than in Georgia, based largely on the kindness of the people and your Western orientation.
Thanks for your help in organising the trip; I hope to return one day soon with friends and see more of your beautiful country!
Hajoghtutyún!
Bruce Warwick
Hello Sati just to let you know that I made it home okay. No surprises this time everything went well. Thank you again for everything. The hotels you choose for me were great and the guides and tours were outstanding. I will gladly recommend you and your company. Thanks again for being right there when the surprises came up.
Guido B.
Good morning Tatev!! I really enjoyed my stay and I am fascinated by your country and culture. Undoubtedly wonderful! I have very much appreciated the service provided by you and Ara: really very good professional service! I have already some friends asking suggestions since would like to visit and will share your contact
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Chris Keane
My wife and I traveled to Armenia with Arara tours last month. We spent 2 weeks in the country exploring its capital and regions with so many beautiful mountains, lakes and forests. Our trip was organized by Sati, our local travel agent. She was very punctual, attentive and caring during the whole communication, as well as when we actually got there. Our guide Haikuhi was such a nice young woman with good English and communication skills. She could really deliver the whole information to us in an engaging way. The hotels were mostly nice and comfy. We prefer smaller hotels with calming and comfortable atmosphere. Most hotels in our tour where of this standard and had a great service.
If you wish to cover the whole country without rushing, explore every corner and get to know its history, this trip is just perfect for you.
We are going to recommend Arara tours to anyone interested in visiting the Caucasus. And hope to travel to Georgia and Uzbekistan with you once we have time. Thank you for everything once again!
Fiona Quinn
Can’t believe we finally could make this trip. We planned to travel to Georgia and Armenia back in 2020 but the pandemic cancelled all of our plans. Finally we were able to travel in April after getting the vaccine.
Armenia turned out to be an absolute delight. The history and the journey this country has gone through is terrifying. It’s beauty has no limits, we were enchanted by the nature and views in Dilijan, the breathtaking Khor virap and Hagpat monasteries...
The services are of high quality, the hotel was very good located, near Cascade complex, all the sites nearby and easy to reach.
Georgia was a country of contrasts and captivating beauty. We very much liked Telavi, the cozy wine town where we had a memorable excursion to the Kareba Winery. This was an experience to remember.
As for the guides, both Ani and Tazo were amazing. Very professional, hard working and enthusiastic young people who would make you fall in love with their countries.
Thank you Arara team for organizing our holidays in your special region.
Janet Millar
We recently traveled to Armenia and Georgia with Arara tours. Sati, our tour coordinator was very easy to deal with. She made any modifications we requested to make the tour suit us. We had high standard vehicles in both countries, which was one of the most important things in such a trip. Both of our guide-drivers were very punctual, safe and easy-going. We made friends especially with Ara in Armenia. Hope to meet him when he is in New York.
Hotels were very good located giving us the freedom to stroll in the evenings. The staff was very nice and very quickly changed our room, as we didn’t like the view. Thank you Sati for your quick response to this and all the other minor issues we encountered during our trip. We do appreciate your skills much.
Georgia was amazing and our personal favorite. We plan to visit it again in the future with our friends. And Arara will be the only agency we will trust and contact. Great job!
Melissa Muddle
Dear Tatev, Hope you are fine. We have safely returned home last week. Thank you for such a good organization of our holidays despite the ongoing pandemic in the world. Armenia is a country of mysterious atmosphere, incredible nature and hospitality. We were met with kindness and smiles everywhere. Meeting the locals, spending time with them and listening to their stories was one of the highlights of our trip. Vardan is a great guide, very caring and attentive. We got to know his family as well, as he was so nice to invite us to dinner. He was a very safe driver as well. The roads can be tricky sometimes as we had off-road in our routes. Now I can say it was worth it, as the scenery and views were unbelievable.
I am going to recommend your company to all my acquaintances who are interested in such a trip.
David Jacob
I recently returned from a 20 day private tour arranged by Arara tours to Armenia & The Republic of Georgia .
It was a fantastic trip. My trip coordinator at Arara, was Tatev . She listened carefully to everything I requested in terms of things I wanted to see, activities and hotel accommodations. Everything was arranged perfectly despite the COVID situation.
The ancient Monasteries in Armenia are breathtaking. And the hiking in Dilijan National Park in Armenia was invigorating. Learning the history and culture from my excellent guides in both Armenia & Georgia was great. It’s hard to believe the diversity of landscapes in Georgia. Snow capped mountains and fast running rivers. Armenia & Georgia are also well known for their high class wines .
In summary, Arara tours & Tatev put together a very wonderful custom tour of 2 fascinating countries with beautiful landscapes and incredible history.
Thank you !