Mt Ararat tour 9-day program
* Individual, tailor-made tours are also available. We are happy to make hotel and domestic flight arrangements for you and organise city tours preceding or following your trip.
| DAY1 | transfer from Van airport to Van. Following lunch in Van, we travel to
Dogubeyazit. On the way we have a break at the Muradiye waterfalls. At dinner,
you can enjoy traditional Kurdish music and dances in the performance of the
local folklore group. After the show you are welcome to try your feet and join
in the dancing. Accommodation is provided in a 3-star hotel. |
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| DAY2 | transfer from Dogubeyazit to 2200m by truck at 8 am, ascent to 3200m (1st camp,
4 hours). We pitch tents and hot food is served for dinner. |
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| DAY3 | acclimatisation day. We start in the morning at 9 am, ascent to 4200m (2nd camp,
4 hours). After a short rest, we return to the 1st camp where hot food is served
for dinner. |
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| DAY4 | start in the morning at 8 am, ascent to the 2nd camp at 4200m (4 hours). The
afternoon is spent with relaxation and preparing for the ascent to the summit
the following day. Hot food is served for dinner. |
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| DAY5 | start at 2 am, climb up to the summit (5137m). Depending on snow conditions, crampons may be needed for the last 200 meters. We reach the summit by about 8 am. We return to the 2nd camp, where hot soup and tea is served. After some rest, we pack the tents and return to the 1st camp to spend the night there. Dinner at 1st camp. |  |
| DAY6 | descent from 1st camp to car pick-up point, return to Dogubeyazit by truck.
Accommodation in a 3-star hotel. |
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| DAY7 | Dogubeyazit day-tour visiting Ishak pasha palace, Noah's ark, the meteor
crater. After lunch in Dogubeyazit, we drive to the hot spring in Diyadin,
a perfect cure for tired feet! We return to Dogubeyazit for dinner. |
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| DAY8 | transfer to Van, visiting Van castle and Akdamar Island. On the last night we stay in Van. |  |
| DAY9 | transfer to the airport | |
| Price | |
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group of 4-7 people |
group of 8-15 people |
| 650EUR/person | 580EUR/person |
| Single supplement: 50 EUR/person | |
| Included in the price |
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| all transportation, all meals, tea, water (other soft drinks and alcohol not
included), hotel accommodation for 4 nights in double rooms (2-star in Van,
3-star in Dogubeyazit), guide, porter, cook |
| Necessary equipment |
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| backpack for the equipments and clothes, day-bag for the hikes, good 3-season
sleeping bag (0ｰC), tent, mat, hiking boots, crampons, head lights, warm and
waterproof clothes, pocket knife, sun glasses. Weather may be chilly at 4200m,
and you can expect temperatures between 0 and -15ｰC on the summit. |
