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Araratiada, mass ascent of Mount Ararat

Araratiada, alpiniada - mass ascent of Mount Ararat – 5 (8) Days

Especially for the participants, we have developed 3 programs and 2 pricing options

Participants of all three programs climb to the top on the same day!! !!

Attention! Applications are accepted until April 1st. The tour will take place from 20 participants

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Araratiada, mass ascent of Mount Ararat
Article:
61
Country:
Turkey
Tour type:
Climbing Ararat
Directions:
Turkey
Complexity:
Easy
Number of participants:
From 1 people
Duration:
8 days
Price:
400 USD
Count:
Tours dates
  
20.06.202527.06.2025
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3 tour programs: comfortable, accelerated and sporty

Program 1 (comfortable climbing)

Day 1
Arrival at the airports of the cities of Agri or Igdir (by agreement of Van). Our representative will meet you. Transfer to the city of Dogubayazit. Accommodation at the hotel. The road from the airports: Igdir to Dogubayazit - 45 minutes, from Agri - 90 minutes, from Van - 2.5 hours.

Attention! Arrival/departure to the city of Van!!! Early approval and transfer fee required

Day 2
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer of the group by bus to the village of Eli (2200 m). Here all the backpacks, all the necessary equipment and food are loaded onto the horses. And all the participants go further light to the Base Camp at an altitude of 3400 m. Overnight in tents.

Day 3
Base camp 3400 m. Breakfast. Acclimatization hike to the upper parking lots at an altitude of 4200 m. Here we will spend 1 - 2 hours. Don't forget to bring warm clothes with you! Then return to base camp. Dinner. Overnight in tents.

Day 4
Base camp 3400 m. Breakfast. Loading of things on horses. Trekking to the second camp at an altitude of 4200 m. Dinner. Overnight in tents.

Day 5
An attempt to climb the summit. Early rise at 2 am. Breakfast. We pack up and leave at 3 o'clock. In 6-7 hours we will climb to the top of Ararat (5137 m). 5-10 minutes we take pictures, admire the views, relax. Then we descend to the second camp at 4200 m. Here we rest for one hour, collect all our things and then descend to the camp at 3400 m. All our things will be carried down by horses.

Day 6
Base camp 3400 m. Breakfast. We go down to the village of Eli (2200 m). We sit down in a comfortable transport, go to the city of Dogubayazit. Check in at the hotel, rest, shower, festive dinner. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7
Reserve day for bad weather or on this day there will be a cultural excursion to the places of Ishak Pasha, the Borderi meteorite crater of Iran, Noah's Ark park, the Turkic bath. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8
Morning breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to the airports of the cities of Agri or Igdir.

 

Program 2 (accelerated ascent)

Day 1
Arrival at the airports of the cities of Agri or Igdir (by agreement of Van). Our representative will meet you. Transfer to the city of Dogubayazit. Accommodation at the hotel. The road from the airports: Igdir to Dogubayazit - 45 minutes, from Agri - 90 minutes, from Van - 2.5 hours.

Day 2
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer of the group by bus to the village of Eli (2200 m). Here all the backpacks, all the necessary equipment and food are loaded onto the horses. And all the participants go further light to the Base Camp at an altitude of 3400 m. Overnight in tents.

Day 3
Base camp 3400 m. Breakfast. Loading of things on horses. Trekking to the second camp at an altitude of 4200 m. Dinner. Overnight in tents.

Day 4
An attempt to climb the summit. Early rise at 2 am. Breakfast. We pack up and leave at 3 o'clock. In 6-7 hours we will climb to the top of Ararat (5137 m). 5-10 minutes we take pictures, admire the views, relax. Then we descend to the second camp at 4200 m. Here we rest for one hour, collect all our things and then descend to the camp at 3400 m. All our things will be carried down by horses.

Day 5
Base camp 3400 m. Breakfast. We go down to the village of Eli (2200 m). We sit down in a comfortable transport, go to the city of Dogubayazit. Check in at the hotel, rest, shower, festive dinner. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6
Reserve day for bad weather or on this day there will be a cultural excursion to the places of Ishak Pasha, the Borderi meteorite crater of Iran, Noah's Ark park, the Turkic bath. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7
Morning breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to the airports of the cities of Agri or Igdir.

 

Program 3 (for sports groups and physically strong participants)

Day 1
Arrival at the airports of the cities of Agri or Igdir (by agreement of Van). Our representative will meet you. Transfer to the city of Dogubayazit. Accommodation at the hotel. The road from the airports: Igdir to Dogubayazit - 45 minutes, from Agri - 90 minutes, from Van - 2.5 hours.

Day 2
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer of the group by bus to the village of Eli (2200 m). Here all the backpacks, all the necessary equipment and food are loaded onto the horses. And all the participants go further light to the Base Camp at an altitude of 4200 m. Overnight in tents.

Day 3
An attempt to climb the summit. Early rise at 2 am. Breakfast. We pack up and leave at 3 o'clock. In 6-7 hours we will climb to the top of Ararat (5137 m). 5-10 minutes we take pictures, admire the views, relax. Then we descend to the second camp at 4200 m. Here we rest for one hour, collect all our things and then descend to the camp at 3400 m. All our things will be carried down by horses.

Day 4
Base camp 3400 m. Breakfast. We go down to the village of Eli (2200 m). We sit down in a comfortable transport, go to the city of Dogubayazit. Check in at the hotel, rest, shower, festive dinner. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5
Reserve day for bad weather or on this day there will be a cultural excursion to the places of Ishak Pasha, the Borderi meteorite crater of Iran, Noah's Ark park, the Turkic bath. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6
Morning breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to the airports of the cities of Agri or Igdir.

 

Attention! The organizers of the event (group leaders) can change the ascent plan (depending on weather conditions, the moral and physical condition of the group members).

Program 1

Airport of Agri or Igdir (Van city) - transfer to Dogubayazit - transfer to Eli (2200 m) - Trekking to Base Camp 3400 m - acclimatization trekking to the camp 4200 m - Trekking from Base Camp 3400 m to Camp 4200 m - Summit Ararat (5137 m ) - Descent to Base Camp 3400 m - Descent to Eli village (2200 m) - Transfer to Dogubayazit - Transfer to the airports of Agri or Igdir (Van)

Program 2

Airport of Agri or Igdir (Van city) - transfer to Dogubayazit - transfer to Eli (2200 m) - Trekking to Base Camp 3400 m - Trekking from Base Camp 3400 m to Camp 4200 m - Summit Ararat (5137 m ) - Descent to Base Camp 3400 m - Descent to Eli village (2200 m) - Transfer to Dogubayazit - Transfer to the airports of Agri or Igdir (Van)

Program 3

Airport of Agri or Igdir (Van city) - transfer to Dogubayazit - transfer to Eli (2200 m) - Trekking to Base Camp 4200 m - Summit Ararat (5137 m ) - Descent to Base Camp 3400 m - Descent to Eli village (2200 m) - Transfer to Dogubayazit - Transfer to the airports of Agri or Igdir (Van)

Full service package cost

  • Program 1 - from 540 USD (from 450 Euro) *
  • Program 2 - from 490 USD (from 410 Euro) *
  • Program 3 - from 440 USD (from 370 Euro) *

Cost of the Economy package of services

  • Program 2 - from 450 USD (from 380 Euro) *
  • Program 3 - from 400 US dollars (from 340 Euro) *

* Payment is made in Euros (Dollars)
* The cost is indicated for 1 one participant in the general group
* Leader (leader) of the group is free for a group of 6 people
* Depends on living conditions (negotiated in advance)

Included (Full package):

  • meeting / seeing off at the airport
  • all transfers along the route
  • 2 nights in a 3 * hotel with breakfast
  • mount Ararat full board basis (breakfast, lunch dinner, all hot drinks on the Mountain ( tea coffe etc….)
  • cook services (cook man in Mountains)
  • 2 liters of water per day
  • guides
  • horses
  • tent,
  • crampons (in the absence of our own, we issue it, but we recommend taking your own checked and fitted ones!)
  • sleeping mats (for camp 2 (4200 m), for your comfort we recommend taking your own self-inflating mat)
  • climbing certificate
  • permits for climbing
  • excursion to the places of Ishak Pasha, Iranian meteorite crater Borderi, Noah's Ark park, Turkic bath

Excluded:

  • food in cities, on excursions and while moving under the route
  • insurance + from COVID-19 !!!
  • air travel

Includes (Economy Package):

  • meeting / seeing off at the airport
  • all transfers along the route
  • 2 nights in a 3 * hotel with breakfast
  • mount Ararat full board basis (breakfast, lunch dinner, all hot drinks on the Mountain ( tea coffe etc….)
  • cook services (cook man in Mountains)
  • 2 liters of water per day
  • guides
  • horses
  • climbing certificate
  • permits for climbing
  • excursion to the places of Ishak Pasha, Iranian meteorite crater Borderi, Noah's Ark park, Turkic bath

Excluded:

  • tent
  • crampons 
  • sleeping mats (for camp 2 (4200 m), for your comfort we recommend taking your own self-inflating mat)
  • food in cities, on excursions and while moving under the route
  • insurance + from COVID-19 !!!
  • air travel

You will to bring  sleeping bag, some clothes, warm  jacket Rain, glove, glasses, mountain shoes trekkıng, pants trekking, sun cream, headgear, leg gaiter,lamps head,

Attention! Meals + souvenirs + other approximately from $ 100 !!

Brief information on the area and route

Mount Ararat is a mountain, stratovolcano and the highest volcanic massif of the Armenian Highland in eastern Turkey. About 30 (20) km from the border with Armenia (Iran) is located. The massif consists of two cones of sleeping volcanoes merged by the bases: the Big Ararat (5137 m) and the Small Ararat (3896 m). The summit of Big Ararat is the highest point of Turkey.
The distance between the peaks of the Great and Small Ararat is 11 km. Volcanoes are separated by the Sardar-Bulak saddle. The base of both peaks has a length of about 130 km in circumference. Big Ararat from 4250 m and above is covered with eternal snow. There are about 30 glaciers in the massif (the largest is the glacier of St. Jacob, more than 2 km long).

Local names of Ararat:

  • The traditional Armenian name of Ararat is Masis (Armenian Մասիս), or Black Mountain
  • The Turkish name of Ararat is Agrydag or Agra-Dag (Turkish: Ağrı Dağı), “mountain curve” or “mountain of pain”
  • The Persian name of Ararat is Kukhi-Nuh (Pers. وه نوح), “Mount Noah”
  • Ararat's Arabic name is Jabal al-Харāreṯ, “the mountain of the plowman”
  • Ararat’s Kurdish name “Agri” (Kurd. Çiyayê Agirî - translated from Kurdish as “Mount of Fire” indicates volcanic origin) or the second name “Chiya Grie” is translated from Kurdish as “Weeping Mountain”.

The first ascent of the Great Ararat was made on September 27 (October 9), 1829 by Professor I. F. Parrot, Professor, University of Derpt.
The first ascent alone, in 24 hours, was made by James Bryce on September 12, 1876.
The first winter ascent alone was made by the former chairman of the Mountaineering Federation of Turkey, Bozkurt Ergör, on February 21, 1970.

Additional Information

  • Children under 14 years old are allowed on the route only if accompanied by adults.
  • The host party has the right to change the route according to weather conditions and the state of the group
  • The cost of the voucher does not include: optional excursions, transfers outside the program, environmental fees, etc.
  • It is possible to provide additional services by prior arrangement: additional transfers, personal equipment hire, hotel booking, recreation, etc.

We recommend taking with you:

  • waterproof windproof jacket and trousers;
  • warm jacket or puff;
  • tracksuit;
  • a set of thermal underwear, t-shirts, underpants (interchangeable);
  • sleeping bag (comfort from -10 ° C);
  • polyurethane foam mat;
  • trekking shoes (mountain boots for cats);
  • replaceable shoes for the camp (sneakers);
  • backpack up to 40 l; a seater;
  • trekking poles;
  • rain cape on yourself and on a backpack;
  • sun protection: panama, cream, glasses;
  • work gloves;
  • mug, spoon, bowl, knife (KLMN);
  • thermos and flask for water with a total volume of 1-2l .;
  • headlamp (spare batteries);
  • individual first-aid kit;
  • MANDATORY camera, etc.
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