Ascent to the top

Arrival at the airport and transfer to Nemrut base camp. Our guide will meet you at Igdir or Van airport from where we will drive 33 km to the ferry terminal and take a short cruise to Akdamar Island. After visiting the island, we will move to the base camp near Mount Nemrut. Dinner and overnight in tents.

Trek to Mount Nemrut. We will need a little physical preparation and acclimatization before climbing Ararat and this hike to Mount Nemrut is more than suitable. After breakfast, we will start our hike to the western side of Crater Lake and climb to the top of Mount Nemrut. After the ascent, we will descend back to the base camp. Dinner and overnight in tents.

Transfer to Dogubayazit, sightseeing. On this day, we have to move to the border town of Dogubayazit from where all the Ararat climbing routes begin. On the way we will visit Lake Van and Muradiye Waterfall.

Hotel accommodation. We will check the equipment, get permits, and we will still have time for an independent evening walk around the city. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel in Dogubayazit.

First day of ascent. We will have to wake up early, have breakfast at the hotel and start packing. First, on a comfortable minibus we need to move to the village of Eli which is located at an altitude of 2000m. Here we will load our rucksacks onto horses and walk to our first camp at 3200m. Lunch will be in the form of lunch boxes, and upon arrival at the camp you will be provided with a full dinner. Rest and overnight in tents.

Trekking to camp 2. Today we will get up early and after having breakfast we will pack up the camp and go to a height of 4200m. This is our last and highest camp. Having arrived at the spot we will settle down and prepare for the ascent. Dinner, rest. It will be necessary to go to sleep early as we will have very little time left before reaching the top.

Ascent to the summit. Around 1 am we have to wake up and have breakfast. After breakfast at about 2:00 we will leave for the ASCENT. The climb to the top takes about 7-9 hours. At an altitude of about 4800 m above sea level, where eternal snow and ice begins (this varies depending on the time of year), we will put on crampons. Having conquered the summit, we need to go down to the 2nd base camp where we will have a snack, take a little rest, then we will roll up the tents and continue the descent to the first camp. Hot dinner will be waiting for us at the camp. Rest and night in tents.

Transfer to Dogubayazit. This morning, after a good rest we will go down to the village of Eli, where the car will pick us up and take us to Dogubayazit. Check into a hotel. Optionally you may visit the Turkish bath this evening or visit the Ishak Pasha Palace. At dinner time we will celebrate our successful ascent!

Departure. Today we are going home. The car will take you to the Igdir or Van airport. Flight home. End of the program.