Arrival at the alternative airports. Transfer from Ağrı Airport or Igdir Airport (by agreement, with an additional fee for Van Airport) to Doğubeyazıt and check in to the hotel.
Dogubeyazit is the gateway town to Mount Ararat. You can explore the city and prepare for climbing in your free time. In the hotel, you will meet with a mountain guide and team to give you information about climbing Mount Ararat.
Overnight in Doğubeyazıt.
After breakfast, you’ll be transferred to Cevirme Village by minibus( 2200 M ) to the beginning of the hiking trail at an altitude of 2200 meters. We will hike to the first campsite for about 6 hours at an altitude of 3200 meters. Your heavy items will be carried to the camp by mules and horses.
Once we arrive at the campsite, your meal and coffee or tea will be ready and waiting for you. Afterwards, we’ll set up our tents.
- Climbing average 3 – 4 hours
- Ascent 1000 m.
- Altitude 3200 m.
Overnight stay in tents. ( Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner )
We’ll start the day with a fresh breakfast and pack our belongings before continuing on our journey to the second camp area at 4200 meters. This climb will take approximately 5 to 6 hours to complete. Pack animals will transport equipment. Upon arrival, our cook will prepare our meal, and we’ll set up our tents. For the rest of the day, we will rest and enjoy the views to gather our strength for the summit climb.
- Climbing average 5 – 6 hours
- Ascent 1000 m.
- Altitude 4200 m.
Overnight stay in tents. (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)
After breakfast, we’ll take snacks prepared by our cook for the summit and start climbing early at 1 or 2 a.m.
It will take approximately 7 hours to reach the summit of Mount Ararat, which stands at 5,137 meters above sea level. But it will be worth it.
We will start our descent after enjoying our accomplishments and taking group photos. Once we arrive at the second camp area, we will rest and then continue descending to the first camp area, located at 3200 meters, where we will spend the night.
Overnight stay in tents. ( Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner )
After breakfast, we’ll pack up and continue on our descent to the starting point, which will take about 3 hours. Upon arrival, we’ll be transferred to our hotel in Doğubeyazıt by vehicle and have some rest until the afternoon.
In the afternoon, visit the historical Ishak Pasha Palace.
The Ishak Pasha Palace combines elements of Seljuk, Ottoman, Georgian, and Armenian-Iranian architecture uniquely and distinctively.
Noah’s Ark: We will go to Durupınar Village, where American researchers, especially James Irwin, found findings claimed to belong to Noah's Ark. You can see the geographical shape of Noah's Ark from the Durupınar Noah's Ark Visitor Centre, located at the foot of Mount Ararat.
Overnight stay in Doğubeyazıt. (Breakfast)
Free time depends on your flight hours. Transferred to Iğdır or Ağrı Airport. ( Breakfast )
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