Mount Ararat in 7 days – Arrival in Igdir

Dates:

15.06 – 21.06.2025 Available spots!
06.07 – 12.07.2025 Available spots!
10.08 – 16.08.2025 Available spots!
24.08 – 30.09.2025 Available spots! 
07.09 – 13.09.2025 Confirmed! Available spots!

1st Day – Arrival in Igdir
Reception of participants from the airport in Igdir, drive to Dogubayazit; overnight in hotel in Dogubayazit;

2nd Day – Trekking to first camp
We eat breakfast in hotel and than we load our all equipments to our minibus and we drive to Cevirme village or Eli village at 2200 m. There we stop and the luggages are loaded for the horses. We take our lunch-boxes and we start trekking to the 1. camp at 3350 m. Our trekking takes about 4-5 hours. In the 1. camp we drink tea and eat some sweets and we rest and wait for the dinner. Dinner in the camp. Overnight in the tents.

3rd Day – Trekking to second camp 
We eat breakfast and after it we prepare our luggages and take our tents. The luggages are load for the horses. We take our lunch-boxes and we start trekking to the 2. camp at 4100 m. Our trekking takes about 4-5 hours. In the 2. camp we drink tea and eat some sweets and we rest and wait for the dinner. Dinner in the camp. Overnight in the tents.

4th Day – Trekking to the summit 
We wake up at 1.00 and eat something. If weather is okey we start (about 2.00 o’clock) trekking in dark to the summit. We reach the summit of Ararat (5137 m amsl) after 4-7 hours. We back to 4100 meters for little break and we eat something. After that we prepare our luggages and take our tents. The luggages are load for the horses. We go down to the 1. camp. In the 1. camp we rest and wait for the dinner. Overnight in the tents.

5th Day – Descent from Ararat
We eat breakfast in 1. camp. Descent to Cevirme or Eli village. Drive to hotel in Dogubayazit. Overnight in hotel.

6th Day – Reserve day
This day is reserve day in the case of the bad weather in the summit day. In cas of good weather we make a cultural tour in the surroundings of Mt. Ararat (Ishak Pasha Palace, kurdish Museum).breakfast in 1. camp. Descent to Cevirme or Eli village. Drive to hotel in Dogubayazit. Overnight in hotel.

7th Day – Flight home
Transfer to the airport in Igdir.

Price includes:

• mountain guide
• permit
• airport (Igdir) transfer
• transfer to the foot of Mount Ararat and back
• 3 meals per day during the trek (breakfast, light lunch, warm dinner) with drinks (no-alcohol)
• 2 nights at the hotel
• horses for luggage
• equipment: tents, crampons

We also propose:

• assistance in booking additional nights in hotels
• additional organizations such as tours like: surroundings of Mt. Ararat, to the ruins of Ani, hot springs in Diyadin, Akdamar island, trek on Mt Suphan and others