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 by bus to the village of Eli (2200 m). Then we go light, and all our things to the base camp at an altitude of 3000 - 3200 m will be carried by horses and mules. Overnight at the base camp. The location of the base camp is determined by weather conditions.
Day 3
Base camp 3000 - 3200 m, breakfast. Trekking to the second camp at 4200 m. We carry all things on our own! Overnight stay.
Day 4
An attempt to climb the summit. Early rise at 2 am. Breakfast. We pack up and leave at 3 o'clock. In 4-7 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 3000 - 3200 m. We carry all our things down ourselves !!
Day 5
Base camp 3000 - 3200 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, lunch. Then there will be a cultural excursion to the places of Ishak Pasha, the Borderi meteorite crater of Iran, the 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.
Day 7
Reserve day for additional acclimatization or in case of bad weather
Attention! The senior guide (group leader) can change the ascent plan (depending on weather conditions, the moral and physical condition of the group members).