Mountain guide
Resul KOTAN
Mountain guide
Mehdi Garmipour
City tour guide
Öykü ŞAHİN
Mountain guide
Kawa ŞAHİN
Mountain guide
Meritxell BigataRegion
TURKEY
Group size
Unlimited
Duration
5 DAYS
DAY 1
Day 1 Content
You will be met at Van airport by your guide and transfer from Edremit to Gevas for lunch next to Van lake. After lunch we take a boat to Akdamar Island to visit an old Cathedral Church of the Holy Cross which was built by Armenians in the 10th century. Then we visit Van Cat House which located to Van city and we drive to Dogubayazit. On the way we can see Muradiye waterfall and Caldiran. After check in hotel we will go to dinner. After dinner back to the hotel. Overnight at hotel in Dogubayazit.
DAY 2
Day 2 Content
After breakfast we will visit Ishak Pasha Palace is that one of the biggest palaces in the Silk Road route. About 200 meters from Ishak Pasha we have ancient Urartian Castle and 2 mosque from Ottoman time. Then we drive to Uzengili (Mahser) village to visit Noah’s Ark. Walk down to the Ark side to view the remains of the Ark before visiting an Altar stone near Uzengili village. Afterwards we visit a Meteor crater just next to the Iranian border and drive to Sagliksuyu (Arzep) village to visit number of Anchor stones the House of Noah and Altar stone. Then we can see the iron springs next to the village. Transfer to hotel in Dogubayazit.
DAY 3
Day 3 Content
Transfer from hotel to to Eli Village at 2200 meters (with minibus). Then we walk to Yesil Yayla base camp at 3200 meters (our equipment will be transported by horses). When we reach the camp we drink tea and eat hot meal that prepared by our cooker on base camp. Climbing takes on average 3-4 hours. After lunch you have free time. We meet on dinner.Overnight stay at Base Camp.
DAY 4
Day 4 Content
After breakfast at Base Camp we depart for our descent down to 2700 m to visit a Kurdish nomad village, before having lunch with Kurdish villagers. There we will have the opportunity to see traditional Kurdish village life in the mountains. After the meeting with Kurdish villagers we walk down to 2000 m for our transfer back to Dogubayazit. At the evening we drive to Diyadin village to see the natural hot spring in the Tendurek valley and take the opportunity to soak your weary bodies after your trek. Transfer to hotel in Dogubayazit. Overnight at Dogubayazit.
DAY 5
Day 5 Content
After last breakfast together transfer to the airport.