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Our program begins on July 3^rd and our final day is July 14^th.

Participants staying at our AGBU Vahe Karapetian Center should plan on arriving in Yerevan on July 2^nd and departing on July 15^th, and AGBU will coordinate picking you up and dropping you off at Zvartnots International Airport.

Participants choosing to find their own accommodations can plan on arriving as far in advance and staying in Yerevan as long as they want! But they will have to arrange their own transportation to/from Zvartnots Airport.

AGBU owns and maintains its own private facility just outside the delightful city center. The AGBU Vahe Karapetian Center is a spacious, state-of-the-art, fully furnished multi-purpose facility for international youth who have traveled for AGBU activities.

Accommodation features include shared bedrooms (2 to 3 people per room), a communal kitchen & indoor entertainment space including a library, chess room, game room, and TV room. The space also boasts a comfortable outdoor entertainment space. Services include daily breakfast, Wi-Fi, free laundry and cleaning service and a 24/7 building security guard.

The program maintains a reasonable curfew for the safety of the group.

Most nationalities do not need a visa to enter Armenia, although there are some exceptions. If necessary, though, obtaining a visa or an e-visa is quick, simple and quite inexpensive. For more information, and to see if you would need a visa, visit https://www.mfa.am/en/visa/

If you’re an instrumentalist (i.e. violin, trumpet, flute, etc.), don’t forget your instrument! And be ready for the Yerevan summer: temperatures can get high, so pack shorts, t-shirts, and a bathing suit just in case. And be sure to have clothes for going out at night, there will be plenty of laid-back group meals, concert going, rooftop bars, and of course our end of the program Gala Concert.

The program includes 5 lectures on the history of Armenian music at our AGBU Yerevan offices, 5 one-on-one lessons with Armenia's top musicians on your instrument of choice at the Tchaikovsky Music School, tours and outings to museums and cultural sites, exclusive networking opportunities, and our end of the program Gala Concert at AGBU Yerevan.

Select group meals and transport to/from group activities will be included.

For those staying at the AGBU Vahe Karapetian Center, breakfast and laundry is also included (see more details above).

You should plan on bringing spending money during the program. Yerevan is a fairly inexpensive city, for example cab rides run around $3 USD. You will need to cover some meals, evening outings and of course souvenirs shopping to bring a piece of Armenia back home – we will be going to the vernissage, after all!