MOUNT ARARAT TREKKING 4 DAYS

Talent wins games, but teamwork win championships

Mountain guide

Resul KOTAN

Mountain guide

Mehdi Garmipour

City tour guide

Öykü ŞAHİN

Mountain guide

Kawa ŞAHİN

Mountain guide

Meritxell Bigata

Region

TURKEY

Group size

Unlimited

Duration

4 DAYS

DAY 1

Day 1 Content

We meet in Igdir, Ağrı or Van airport drive to Dogubayazit. You will check in at the hotel on Dogubayazıt and then have a rest. Evening our team will take you from hotel and come to our restaurant for dinner. Our team leader is kawa; gave the information about Mount Ararat to you and check your equipment. After dinner back to hotel and Overnight stay in the hotel.

DAY 2

Day 2 Content

Carry to Ararat (2200m) and trekking to the (3200m)

Transfer from hotel in Doğubayazıt to Cevirme Village at 2200 meters (by minibus). Your equipment will be carried by horses to camp 3200. After receiving your lunch packages which prepared freshly by our team,we will climb to Green Plateu main camp 3200 m. When you reach the base camp on 3200 m (take a time 4-5 hours),our cooker will be prepare the best meals for you. After lunch you have a free time and drink something or take a rest on your tents. We will meet on dinner. Spend the night stay in the tent.

DAY 3

Day 3 Content

Trekking once again to the Mt Ararat (4200m)

In the morning our cooker prepare the traditional turkish breakfast on camp 3200 m. After breakfast we receiving the lunch packages and start to acclimatization walk to camp 4200 m (it takes 4-5 hours). Equipment is also carried by pack animals). After lunch on camp 4200 you have free time. You can also learn Kurdish songs or dances from our team during the tour and enjoy our culture. On dinner we meet and prepare ourselves for arriving the summit of Mount Ararat the day after.

DAY 4

Day 4 Content

Ararat summit, later landing to the (3200m)

We start climbing very early in the morning (about 1 – 2 a.m.). After breakfast our cooker gave us lunch packages and hot drinks thermoses and we start walk to summit of Mount Ararat.Depending on snow conditions crampons may be needed for the last 200-300 meters. After 5-7 hours we reach Mount Ararat summit. Afterwards we return to Camp 2. On the campside our cooker will wait you and prepare best lunch and hot drinks for you. After lunch you can take a rest enjoy your last day after summit on Ararat while our cooker prepare the dinner for you. Spend the night stay in the tent.

DAY 5

Day 5 Content

Carry backward Dogubeyazıt

In the morning after breakfast, we will walk to near Cevirme village where driver wait us. After take a rest on hotel we take you from hotel and go to our restaurant for dinner and celebrate the summit success. We are organizing a wonderful celebration dinner next to the magnificent Ishakpasha Palace. After celebration we gave your certificate and back to hotel. Spend the night stay in hotel.

DAY 6

Day 6 Content

Transfer from Dogubayazıt to the airport.

After last breakfast at the hotel we will transfer you to the airport.