Mt. Ararat Trek

The name "Ararat" itself is not only the name of the sacred mountain we are specialized guiding on, but also the name of Noah's Ark, legendary residence for the sacred story of Bible and Koran.

In Turkish, Mount Ararat's name is Buyuk Agri which means 'Great Agri'. Agri, in Turkish can be translated as 'Pain'.
Ararat Mountain is within the border of Turkey but just a step distance from Armenia and Iran as well.

The highest end of “trekking in Turkey” or “adventure in Turkey” is the Mount Ararat ascent; which offers a completely different view of the Eastern Turkey, a historical background of Dogubeyazit and Van city, the mountains over 3000 meters and surely different cultural structure when compared to West Anatolia regions of Turkey.

Price

From: EUR700 per person (7 days)

Price Includes

• Permit fee and registrations (50 EURO)
• All transfers stated
• Dogubeyazit Ishak Pasha Palace sightseeing transfers and entrance fees
• Best hotel in Dogubeyazit (4 stars). 2 nights full board basis (B,L,D)
• Mount Ararat full board basis (B,L,D)
• All hot drinks on the mountain. (Tea, Coffee...etc)
• Cooking service
• Leaders and mountain guiding (English)
• Tents (one tent for each 2 person)
• Sleeping mattresses

Price Excludes

• Single Supplement: 50 EUR Special purpose visa costs Transfers not included in the program Personal clothing and gear Personal expenses such as laundry, phone calls, minibar etc. Unexpected costs due to any necessary changes in the program Tips to the staff All drinks in Dogubeyazit

Day 1: Meeting in VAN city airport before midday and drive to Dogubeyazit town, where the starting point of the Ararat trek is. 180 km, 2.5 hours average. On the way we will stop by the Muradiye waterfalls and enjoy the view with Turkish tea. After late lunch, permits and gear check before dinner and overnight in our hotel.

Day 2: Transfer to Mount Ararat Eli village at 2200m / 7250 ft. After 4 hours trek, Camp at 3300m / 10850 ft. We call this camp site, "Green Camp"

Day 3: Rest at camp. Acclimatization hikes up to 4000m. 13150ft. / (4- 5 hours)

Day 4: Hike up from Green camp to second camp at 4150m / 13615 ft. (2,5 hours)

Day 5: Summit day. Wake up at 3:30 and after breakfast we will start for the summit bid at 4:30. After 5 to 6 hours average we reach the summit at 5137 m / 16854 ft. It will take 2-3 hours to descend back. Total time: 8 hours average. Camp at 4150m / 13615 ft.

Day 6: ***Spare day in case of bad weather / Transfer back to Dogubeyazit town before lunch. After lunch we will visit ancient Ishak Pasha palace and see the art demonstration of the very best examples of Turkish handcrafts before dinner and overnight.

Day 7: We will drive to Van city airport early in the morning for the domestic and international connection flights or continue with extension tours.