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If you decided to travel with Arara, please have a look at our travelers' reviews below. If you wish to get in touch with them, we can provide their emails as soon as we get their permission.

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Thomas and Janett Morton

We are already in The United Kingdom and would like to give our special greetings to Liana, our tour manager, who organized a wonderful Gastronomic tour to Armenia and Georgia. We can’t thank enough her for her patience, eagerness to help and quick responses. She was very wonderful and helpful. The tour was amazing, everything was organized in its best. All the wine tastings we had during the tour showed us how rich this two countries can be with their local wine production. Not to mention the dishes, everything was just perfect. We will definitely recommend Arara Tour Company to all our friends and relatives.

02.04.2018
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Carly Taylor

Hi Syuzanna,
Thank you for organizing this amazing trip for me and my husband. It’s been a week since we left Georgia, but the memories of our tour are so fresh and mesmerizing that it feels like we are still doing the trip. Thank you very much for making this trip for us, it was a great 10-day-tour and we enjoyed every minute of it. Please send our warm wishes to our Armenian guide, Haykuhi. She was very helpful and provided all the information for us to get acquainted with local people and lifestyle of Armenia. Special thanks to our Georgian guide as well, he was very good at his job. Both guides provided the best service we could imagine. Thank you again for your work and assistance. Hope to visit your lovely country again!
01.04.2018
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Fatima Garcia March

Our Guide Anna, deserves special compliments. She is an excellent guide. The best I've seen in my entire career as a tourist. Rss, rss. A perfect teacher of history, of a professional didactics. The explanations of the story very interesting, that we wanted to hear more and held our attention. In addition to experienced guidance, a teacher who knows what she is talking about with great security and understanding of the subject. I learned a lot with her. It was very cultural and productive and I came back knowing a lot about Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan after these "lessons".
As a bonus, she took us to a well-known candy store in Yerevan, where she used to go as a child, and bought us typical candies and coffee. The place is so old and traditional that it was frequented by his parents and grandparents. During the trips he offered us dates and peanuts with sesame. These pleasures that captivate us and make us want to return.
She took us to several places that were not in the script and we were very pleased. Leon (Levon) was a careful, friendly, helpful and patient driver, stopping for Marta to take pictures of the flowering trees along the road. This is what denotes a good guide. When we go through a beautiful and different building, we tourists, we want to know what is it for, what monument is that, who was this person of the monument, etc.
A good guide not only focuses on what is in the script. He explains what we see along the way, shows what has interesting, curious facts and legends of the place. That pleases us. All the guides helped us choose the dishes from the menu, describing what each one was and the preparation and ingredients they take. This is also very necessary and important for us.
All the drivers were cautious and did not talk on the phone while driving, which I found to be safe and correct. The Toyota Camry was new, confortable and clean.
22.03.2018
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Edwin Bartolome

Dear Liana, Thank you so much for being so patient my each and every query suggesting a good place to visit in Armenia. I really enjoyed and memorable during my short stay in Armenia. About the hotel, Cascade Hotel - All the staff was so friendly and kind. I would definitely recommend your company to our friends. Once again, thank you so much.

16.03.2018
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Nick Newman

Dear Lusine,
I am writing to you to tell you that the tour was a success. Arthur the guide is a very nice person and an outstanding guide. he took us to very interesting places. We liked every bit of it but the best place was by far apaga gomer.

Thank you again,

Kind regards
26.12.2017
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Marian Fernando

Dear Syuzanna,
I am back safely in Kuwait. Sorry that we were not able to meet. I was so fascinated with your country that I really spent my time enjoying up to the last hour before I went to the airport for my flight back.
To tell you in details, I liked the following:
1) Your friendly service and accommodating approach. From the beginning that I sent you inquiry up to the last conversation. You were very responsive. Thanks a lot for making my trip excellent!
2) Kantar hostel. Clean and nice hostel just like the reviews from Trip Advisor. Though breakfast every morning was almost all the same. But I still liked it. Friendly and helpful staff as well.
3) Raffy, the driver. He was very welcoming and friendly. He drived safely and came on time for my airport drop.
4) Tours. Very interesting and amazing locations. I enjoyed everything especially in Tsagkhadzor ropeway! Though I have only noticed that all tours were monasteries and old churches. Nevertheless, I still had a great time. If only I can stay longer.
5) Affordable restaurants. I was surprised on how affordable the prices in restaurants. I did not tighten my budget for food as everything was so cheap!
6) Free day. I enjoyed my free days exploring the city by myself. Thanks to your suggestions Syuzanna! I watched the show during the opening of Christmas fair in North Avenue and I even got featured on Bravo.am. Please see attached photos.
Meanwhile, I did not like the following:
1) FOOD ON THE TOURS. They should provide a better selection and variety of food. All four days of tour, I felt dismay about the food plus it is not even that delicious to be priced like that. Just being honest.
2) Smoking inside restaurants. I was totally irritated with the smoke in every restaurants.
However, in summary, I had a fantastic vacation. I would love to come back again next time and will be getting in touch with your agency when it happens. Definitely, I will refer you to my friends.

Thanks once again and all the best!

Marian
8.12.2017
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Swati H Shirodkar

Guide: First of all it was a wonderful trip. Liana: Thank you so much for being so patient answering my each and every query, suggesting us with such a nice package to Armenia and Georgia. We enjoyed it very much. Haykuhi: You are the best in your field dear. The reason for us to fall in love with Armenia. The same words goes to Keti from Georgia. You both are amazing guides, explaining everything in detail, understanding the fact that we have a little infant with us and adjusting accordingly. Suggesting us with food which was relished by us. Teona: Thank you for the City tour which you had to adjust with us as we missed it on day 1. You were so cooperative and supportive. I would also thank you for the adjustment with the last day in Hotel.
Driver: Both of my drivers(Im so sorry I don't recollect my Georgian driver name at present)were very good. Artyom, Thank you
Car: Cars were cozy and comfortable. They served the purpose understanding that enough space for us as well as for our stroller and baby.
Hotels: Cascade: All the staff was so friendly and kind. Thank you for looking after us as well as our little baby. Shine: The room was small and a bit difficult to adjust with it.
What did you like best in your trip? Snow, food, Monuments, Museum, paragliding, Thank you Liana and Haykuhi for arranging the birthday surprise for my Hubby. The restaurant the cake and the food all awesome.
What didn't you like in your trip? There was nothing in particular that we did not like about this trip. Everything was well organized.
What would you add to your trip? Few places I missed seeing in Georgia as we had a little baby with us.
Would you recommend our company to your friends? Of course, YES
17.03.2017
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Ann King and Rick Toth

We have fond memories of our the wonderful tours of Armenia and Georgia that you arranged for us!

 

17.10.2017
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Joel C.

Dear Lusine,
Thanks for arranging a wonderful trip. The driver and guide were so cooperative and informative. We really enjoyed the trip at the maximum. Convey our regards to your team, guide and driver. I have attached our group photo. Have a wonderful day ahead.

Thanks and Regards,

Joel
30.11.2017
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Zaher Al Busaidi

Dear Vahe & Lusine,
I would like to thank you both for the amazing tour we had in your country! Vahe was very knowledgeable, hospitable, and walked the extra steps to make sure that we see and experience the most out of the tour. We enjoyed a lot and carried back with us good memories good memorabilia to share with other people. I wish you the very best!

Best Rgds,

Zaher
16.11.2017
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Greta Gilbert

What did you like best in your trip? Everything! It was a wonderful tour. We saw so many amazing, beautiful things, including wonderful Yerevan, the Gerhard Monastery and the Garni Temple, with the incredible symphony of stones formation just below it, Etchmiatsin Church, the museum of manuscripts, the fascinating Zvarnots Ruins, the haunting church of Saint Rhipsime,the Genocide Memorial, the ancient Khor Virap Monastary, the beautiful and isolated Noravank Monastary, the Areni cave ruins (so incredible!), the picturesque journey to the Caravansarai at the top of Selim Pass, Armenian Stonehenge (also just incredible!), the Noravus cemetary and the incredible ancient ruins around beautiful Lake Sevan, the sublime Sevanavank Monastary, the spectacularly situated Tatev Monastary (and the exciting, scenic tram ride to it) the Debed gorge and the fascinating ruins of Sanahin and Hagpat Monastaries that dot its edges, and the incredible painted Monastary of Akhtala. This is not to mention the delightful home visits we had with beekeepers' and cheesemakers' families, or the incredible meals we had throughout. It was an absolutely wonderful trip and we loved every minute of it!
What didn't you like in trip? We didn't like that it had to end!
What would you add to your trip? We would have made it longer if we could have.
Guide: Vahe was our guide for all but one of the days of the tour and he was just magnificent! He made the trip so special for us. He was always looking for ways to enhance our tour, including taking us to additional places of interest beyond what was planned, and delighting us with little surprises. He was so knowledgeable and passionate about Armenia, and we were so grateful for his openness, thoughtfulness, and warmth. He went above and beyond for us. We love you, Vahe! Arthur was our guide for one day of our tour (the tour of Yerevan) and he was also just wonderful. Thank you, Arthur! Both of our guides spoke excellent English and were great communicators.
Driver: Vahe was an excellent driver. We felt totally safe in his very capable hands.
Car: Perfect car for the tour.
Hotels: Great. We especially loved Qefo Hotel.
Would you recommend our company to your friends? Yes, wholeheartedly. Lucine was our contact for organizing the tour and she was very responsive, knowledgeable, professional, kind, and patient with us. When we requested several last minute changes to the itinerary, she was able to make them happen for us. She was an absolute delight to work with.
16.10.2017
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Ann King

Hi,
We're finally back home and on the road to be settled. It will take a while. We were gone for 7 weeks, so much to catch up on.
Regarding the tour, it went extremely well. Both guides, Arthur and Kakha, were professional, knowledgeable, pleasant, fun, gentlemanly, and enthusiastic. Couldn't ask for more than that. The hotels were fine. The one in Tbilisi is still renovating and will be wonderful when finished. The only real problem now is the elevator which is in an unrenovated section. The staff was more than helpful, in both hotels.
If I had to make a recommendation, it would be to visit fewer monasteries, although I'm not sure what to substitute. It seemed we visited monasteries and forts, plus wineries. Don't know what else would be available. I realize the monasteries ad forts are critical to the history of both countries. But different types of sights would help. Just food for thought.
My husband has some difficulty walking so the steps everywhere were a challenge. You might note this caution in tour information. Aside from the above, we were very pleased with the tour and with the countries. And with your patient responses to my never-ending emails. thank you for all your help. We will certainly refer others to your firm in the future.

Regards from Ann King

17.10.2017
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