CYMA 2008 Itinerary

CYMA has been designed and organized under the auspicious of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church. This trip was organized for an ease and an efficacy not found with a typical trip. This is not a high school trip or tour around Armenia with a travel agency. We are not going to these locations to just visit, walk around and leave. We are the Christian Youth Mission to Armenia and this is your Spiritual Pilgrimage to your homeland!

Thanks to all for being patient. A lot of back and forth with our contacts in Armenia takes days not hours because of the time difference, but we have been working hard to finalize the greatest CYMA itinerary ever. This schedule is packed and it will be a whirlwind, but when it's all said and done, you will be begging for more. Check out the itinerary and get yourself mentally ready!

Armenia Itinerary (This is Hayastan, so this is subject to change!)
Don't forget to click on all the links and check out these places before you actually get there!

Tuesday, July 1: Meet at LAX 12pm Tom Bradley Airport (this isn't subject to change)
Wednesday, July 2: 22:30 Arrive in Yerevan Airport Transfer
Thursday, July 3: 10am Depart Yerevan City Tour, Garni, Geghard
Friday, July 4: 10am Depart Noravank & Khorvirap
Saturday, July 5: 10am Depart Lake Sevan, Haghartsin, Goshavank monasteries
Sunday, July 6: Badarak at St. Gregory / Vernisaj
Monday, July 7: 10am Vanadzor, Sanahin, Hahpat, Odzun
Tuesday, July 8: 10am Sardarapat Museum and Zvartnots
Wednesday, July 9: ACYO International (ACYO-I) Assembly, Tour Manana Youth Center Yerevan, Opening Presentation Soorp Sarkis, ACYO-I Social
Thursday, July 10: ACYO International ACYO-I Assembly, Soorp Etchmiadzin, Gayane, Hripsime
Friday, July 11: ACYO-I Assembly, ACYO-I Social in Yerevan
Saturday, July 12: Tsitsernakapert, Oshagan w/ACYO-I, Dinner at Ashtaraki Dzor w/ACYO-I
Sunday, July 13: ACYO-I, Tour of Holy Etchmiadzin, Badarak at Holy Etchmiadzin, ACYO-I Barahantes
Monday, July 14 – Wednesday, July 16: Artsakh Trip: Goris, Datev, Stepanakert, Shushi Thursday July 17: Free Day in Yerevan, (Visit CYMA-C in Aradashen Village?) Paros Foundation Visit in Yerevan
Friday July 18: Free day in Yerevan, CYMA Farewell Dinner at Parvana
Saturday July 19: Depart Yerevan 11:40 am Airport Transfer
Saturday July 19: 19:00 Arrive LAX

Coordinators: Sarah, Mkritch and Der Vartan are here and at your disposal. We don't have contact info for them until they get to Hayastan, but remember, email is available in the hotel. Also, Hovig Artinian and Tamara Karakashian will be in town for the ACYO-I Assembly and hanging around the group!

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That's all for now...Have an amazing trip CYMA 2008