Booking code : Jga-2431-0723

Celestial Events: 28-29 July Summit Day Nihgt “☄️ Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower” The nearly full moon will block most of the fainter meteors this year. But while climbing night, you may still be able to catch a few good ones.”

General Information

Our program, Join A Group To Climb Mount Ararat 8 Days Open, is a safe program containing an exercise day for acclimatisation. Our program’s main objective is to help you reach the summit of the mountain, whilst also getting you used to the high altitudes. Our cultural program includes the most famous historical monument Ishak Pasha Palace, along with an airport transfer, a 3 night stay at a hotel and more!

Our groups are limited to 15 climbers.

Join Group trips

Mount Ararat

Join Group trips are guaranteed to depart, regardless of the number of climbers. Also, you will not be asked to pay more even if, on the specific date of starting the trek, you are the only person going on that trip. If our current dates don’t suit your schedule, we will create a new climb, starting on any day – our “private climb” .We have a number teams climbing Ararat throughout the year so we are very flexible and will be able to help you. Every year, we help hundreds of climbers on their way to the top of Mountains. Via this link you can view all our scheduled options for climbing Ararat.
We climb Mount Ararat and other mountains seven months of the year and we can schedule a climb for any booking group size.

We offer special discounts for groups. If you have any questions please contact us

Tour Beginning Location: Igdir or Agri Airport
Tour Ending Location: Igdir or Agri Airport
Mountain Route Used: Mount Ararat South Route
Hotel accommodation: 3 Nights
Mountain accommodation: 4 Nights
Extra Day: 1 “With an extra day, you’ll have a chance to wait in the second camp to wait for the weather conditions to improve and then try again the next day when the weather gets better”
Mt. Ararat Climbing difficulty: Basic ” Special Skills are not Required” “Summit nights are more difficult.”
Group Capacity: Minimum 1 and maximum 15 people.
Mount Ararat Climbing Gear List: “Click here”

Important notice: Program could be changed due to weather conditions!

Important Warnings!

Only the guide decides on the changes to be made on the tour and this cannot be discussed. During the mountain tour, you cannot leave the group and go off on your own, as this is very risky and we do not accept responsibility for you if you do this. If you leave the Group for any reason after the tour has started, you are not entitled to a refund. Please note that if you need to descend from the mountain to the city for any reason other than health problems, a carrier horse, a guide and a vehicle will be sent to the mountain just for you, and you will have to pay extra for these.

Cancellation and Refund

Cancellations made at least 30 days before the start of the tour will grant you a 80% refund. No refund will be made for cancellations made less than 30 days before the tour starts. However, you can change the canceled Tour to another date within the climbing season.

Included:

Pick up you at Igdir (IGD) or Agri (AJI) airport to Dogubayazit,
Professional Mountain Guide “One guide for each 10 person group. Our groups are limited to 15 climbers”,
Personal Tent (One tent is for two people), Single tent supplement for the tour is EUR 50,
All the entrance fees for the museum and surrounding areas “For Ishak Pasha palace”,
3 Nights in the Hotel “Middle class hotel in Dogubayazit based on bed and breakfast”,
Climbing Transportation ‘From Hotel to mountain and from mountain to Hotel”,
Turkish bath and massage on the mountain return day,
Non-alcoholic beverages for the duration of the climb,
Cultural Guide “For a tour of the Ishak Pasha palace.”,
Hot food for the duration of the climb,
A Celebration Dinner in the City,
Climbing Permit Fees,
Summit Certificate,
Carrier (mule),
Crampons,
Mat,

Not Included:

Plane tickets for international and domestic flights,
Personal Climbing Equipment,
Alcoholic beverages,
Food in the city,

JOIN A GROUP TO CLIMB MOUNT ARARAT 24 – 31 JULY 2023 – 8 DAYS – “☄️ DELTA METEOR SHOWER” PROGRAM & DETAILS:

General view of the Two Ararat Mountains

1^st Day July 24: “Welcoming Day”

On this day, we’ll greet you at the Igdir or Agri Airport and provide transportation to your hotel.

Accommodation: Doğubeyazıt Hotel

2^nd Day July 25: 3.200m “Mount Ararat Base Camp”

We’ll arrive in Çevirme Village (with altitude of 2.200m) next to Mount Ararat. At this point, our carriers will handle our equipment and transfer it to the camp using mules. This is also where our hike will begin. After a comfortable hike of about 5 hours, we’ll arrive at the first camp at 3.200m.

Accommodation: 3.200m Mount Ararat Base Camp

3^rd Day July 26: 3.200m Mount Ararat Base Camp, “The Acclimatization Day”

A climber on the summit of Mount Ararat

We’ll begin our hike to the second camp at 4.200m to conduct acclimatisation exercises. Even though it’s a much harder stage compared to the previous day, we’ll arrive at the second camp in about 4 hours. We’ll rest here for one hour and do little walks around the second camp. And then we’ll start our descent to the first camp at 3.200 meters. We’ll have plenty of opportunities to rest at the camp before the summit climb, which we’ll reach after a two-hour hike.

Accommodation: 3.200m Mount Ararat Base Camp

4^th Day July 27: 4.200m “Mount Ararat Second Camp”

After breakfast, we’ll start our climb again to the second camp at 4.200 meters. After this climb, we’ll spend the night in the second camp at 4.200 meters. Here we’ll do our equipment check and we’ll prepare our bags for the summit climb which we’ll start at midnight.

Accommodation: 4.200m Mount Ararat Second Camp

A group of climbers reached the summit of Mount Ararat

5^th Day July 28 “☄️ Delta Meteor Shower”: Mount Ararat “Summit Day 5.137m”

After a night of rest, our summit climb will start with waking up at the time our guide has determined. We will reach the summit in about 6 hours. After resting for half an hour at the summit, we’ll head towards to the second camp at 4.200 meters. After around 3 hours, we’ll reach the second camp where we’ll rest for about an hour and start our descent to the first camp at 3.200 meters, where we’ll spend our last night on the mountain.

Accommodation: 3.200m Mount Ararat Base Camp

There is an emergency Extra day in our program. Weather conditions on the mountain sometimes make the climb impossible. With a extra day, you’ll have a chance to wait in the second camp to wait for the weather conditions to improve and then try again the next day when the weather gets better. If there are no bad weather conditions, this day will be used after the summit descent to rest at the Base Camp at 3.200 meters

6^th Day July 29 “☄️ Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower”: “Return to Doğubeyazıt”

We’ll have breakfast. After which we’ll start our descent to the 2.200 meters where the vehicle transfer point is. We’ll arrive at this point 3 hours later and then get transferred to our hotel. Here, with our vehicles, we will go for a massage in the Turkish bath.

Accommodation: Doğubeyazıt Hotel

Ishak Pasa Palace

7^th Day July 30: “Ishakpasa Palace Tour Day“

Today we’ll be visiting the Ishakpasa Palace historical Doğubeyazıt city and explore its nature then head back to our hotel.

Accommodation: Doğubeyazıt Hotel

8^th Day July 31: “Farewell Day“

This adventurous, fun and historical tour program will end today with us making sure you get to the airport safely. After this program, we hope we’ll meet with you on more different routes and cities.

Welcome and send off

American mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer, Turkish Slovenian and Iranian Mountaineers at the Ararat Summit. He was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

This tour includes Airport transfer. We provide airport transfers from Igdir (IGD) and Agri (AJI) Airport. At airports other than these airports, you must pay an additional fee for pickup.

Join A Group To Climb Mount Ararat Climbing Services:

• Private Camp Area

Since camp will be a private area, there will be guards securing the camp. This way the equipment you leave behind will be safe and the tents will be under surveillance in case of bad weather conditions. We are staying at a special camp on the south route of Mount Ararat. In this camp, we have our camping tents and kitchen.

Meal Time on Mount Ararat

• Cook preparing your hot food and drinks

During the climb, our firm will keep a cook on the mountain ready, responsible for preparing your hot food and drinks. On climbing days, our cook will provide your rations every morning and the climb nights for your consumption during hikes. We request our vegetarian and vegan visitors to inform us in advance about their choices.

• Equipment kept

The equipment you won’t need during the climb will be kept by our hotel to be handed back to you after your return. Equipment you’ll be bringing to the mountain will be transferred between the camps by carrier mules and you won’t be charged any extra fees for all these services.

Photo gallery:

We look forward to meeting you! Please do contact us if you have any questions.

Booking code : Jga-1017-0723

General Information

Our program, Join A Group To Climb Mount Ararat 8 Days Open, is a safe program containing an exercise day for acclimatisation. Our program’s main objective is to help you reach the summit of the mountain, whilst also getting you used to the high altitudes. Our cultural program includes the most famous historical monument Ishak Pasha Palace, along with an airport transfer, a 3 night stay at a hotel and more!

Our groups are limited to 15 climbers.

Join Group trips

Mount Ararat

Join Group trips are guaranteed to depart, regardless of the number of climbers. Also, you will not be asked to pay more even if, on the specific date of starting the trek, you are the only person going on that trip. If our current dates don’t suit your schedule, we will create a new climb, starting on any day – our “private climb” .We have a number teams climbing Ararat throughout the year so we are very flexible and will be able to help you. Every year, we help hundreds of climbers on their way to the top of Mountains. Via this link you can view all our scheduled options for climbing Ararat.
We climb Mount Ararat and other mountains seven months of the year and we can schedule a climb for any booking group size.

We offer special discounts for groups. If you have any questions please contact us

Tour Beginning Location: Igdir or Agri Airport
Tour Ending Location: Igdir or Agri Airport
Mountain Route Used: Mount Ararat South Route
Hotel accommodation: 3 Nights
Mountain accommodation: 4 Nights
Extra Day: 1 “With an extra day, you’ll have a chance to wait in the second camp to wait for the weather conditions to improve and then try again the next day when the weather gets better”
Mt. Ararat Climbing difficulty: Basic ” Special Skills are not Required” “Summit nights are more difficult.”
Group Capacity: Minimum 1 and maximum 15 people.
Mount Ararat Climbing Gear List: “Click here”

Important notice: Program could be changed due to weather conditions!

Important Warnings!

Only the guide decides on the changes to be made on the tour and this cannot be discussed. During the mountain tour, you cannot leave the group and go off on your own, as this is very risky and we do not accept responsibility for you if you do this. If you leave the Group for any reason after the tour has started, you are not entitled to a refund. Please note that if you need to descend from the mountain to the city for any reason other than health problems, a carrier horse, a guide and a vehicle will be sent to the mountain just for you, and you will have to pay extra for these.

Cancellation and Refund

Cancellations made at least 30 days before the start of the tour will grant you a 80% refund. No refund will be made for cancellations made less than 30 days before the tour starts. However, you can change the canceled Tour to another date within the climbing season.

Included:

Pick up you at Igdir (IGD) or Agri (AJI) airport to Dogubayazit,
Professional Mountain Guide “One guide for each 10 person group. Our groups are limited to 15 climbers”,
Personal Tent (One tent is for two people), Single tent supplement for the tour is EUR 50,
All the entrance fees for the museum and surrounding areas “For Ishak Pasha palace”,
3 Nights in the Hotel “Middle class hotel in Dogubayazit based on bed and breakfast”,
Climbing Transportation ‘From Hotel to mountain and from mountain to Hotel”,
Turkish bath and massage on the mountain return day,
Non-alcoholic beverages for the duration of the climb,
Cultural Guide “For a tour of the Ishak Pasha palace.”,
Hot food for the duration of the climb,
A Celebration Dinner in the City,
Climbing Permit Fees,
Summit Certificate,
Carrier (mule),
Crampons,
Mat,

Not Included:

Plane tickets for international and domestic flights,
Personal Climbing Equipment,
Alcoholic beverages,
Food in the city,

JOIN A GROUP TO CLIMB MOUNT ARARAT 10 – 17 JULY 2023 – 8 DAYS PROGRAM & DETAILS:

General view of the Two Ararat Mountains

1^st Day July 10: “Welcoming Day”

On this day, we’ll greet you at the Igdir or Agri Airport and provide transportation to your hotel.

Accommodation: Doğubeyazıt Hotel

2^nd Day July 11: 3.200m “Mount Ararat Base Camp”

We’ll arrive in Çevirme Village (with altitude of 2.200m) next to Mount Ararat. At this point, our carriers will handle our equipment and transfer it to the camp using mules. This is also where our hike will begin. After a comfortable hike of about 5 hours, we’ll arrive at the first camp at 3.200m.

Accommodation: 3.200m Mount Ararat Base Camp

3^rd Day July 12: 3.200m Mount Ararat Base Camp, “The Acclimatization Day”

A climber on the summit of Mount Ararat

We’ll begin our hike to the second camp at 4.200m to conduct acclimatisation exercises. Even though it’s a much harder stage compared to the previous day, we’ll arrive at the second camp in about 4 hours. We’ll rest here for one hour and do little walks around the second camp. And then we’ll start our descent to the first camp at 3.200 meters. We’ll have plenty of opportunities to rest at the camp before the summit climb, which we’ll reach after a two-hour hike.

Accommodation: 3.200m Mount Ararat Base Camp

4^th Day July 13: 4.200m “Mount Ararat Second Camp”

After breakfast, we’ll start our climb again to the second camp at 4.200 meters. After this climb, we’ll spend the night in the second camp at 4.200 meters. Here we’ll do our equipment check and we’ll prepare our bags for the summit climb which we’ll start at midnight.

Accommodation: 4.200m Mount Ararat Second Camp

A group of climbers reached the summit of Mount Ararat

5^th Day July 14: Mount Ararat “Summit Day 5.137m”

After a night of rest, our summit climb will start with waking up at the time our guide has determined. We will reach the summit in about 6 hours. After resting for half an hour at the summit, we’ll head towards to the second camp at 4.200 meters. After around 3 hours, we’ll reach the second camp where we’ll rest for about an hour and start our descent to the first camp at 3.200 meters, where we’ll spend our last night on the mountain.

Accommodation: 3.200m Mount Ararat Base Camp

There is an emergency Extra day in our program. Weather conditions on the mountain sometimes make the climb impossible. With a extra day, you’ll have a chance to wait in the second camp to wait for the weather conditions to improve and then try again the next day when the weather gets better. If there are no bad weather conditions, this day will be used after the summit descent to rest at the Base Camp at 3.200 meters

6^th Day July 15: “Return to Doğubeyazıt”

We’ll have breakfast. After which we’ll start our descent to the 2.200 meters where the vehicle transfer point is. We’ll arrive at this point 3 hours later and then get transferred to our hotel. Here, with our vehicles, we will go for a massage in the Turkish bath.

Accommodation: Doğubeyazıt Hotel

7^th Day July 16: “Ishakpasa Palace Tour Day“

Ishak Pasa Palace

Today we’ll be visiting the Ishakpasa Palace historical Doğubeyazıt city and explore its nature then head back to our hotel.

Accommodation: Doğubeyazıt Hotel

8^th Day July 17: “Farewell Day“

This adventurous, fun and historical tour program will end today with us making sure you get to the airport safely. After this program, we hope we’ll meet with you on more different routes and cities.

Welcome and send off

American mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer, Turkish Slovenian and Iranian Mountaineers at the Ararat Summit. He was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

This tour includes Airport transfer. We provide airport transfers from Igdir (IGD) and Agri (AJI) Airport. At airports other than these airports, you must pay an additional fee for pickup.

Join A Group To Climb Mount Ararat Climbing Services:

• Private Camp Area

Since camp will be a private area, there will be guards securing the camp. This way the equipment you leave behind will be safe and the tents will be under surveillance in case of bad weather conditions. We are staying at a special camp on the south route of Mount Ararat. In this camp, we have our camping tents and kitchen.

Meal Time on Mount Ararat

• Cook preparing your hot food and drinks

During the climb, our firm will keep a cook on the mountain ready, responsible for preparing your hot food and drinks. On climbing days, our cook will provide your rations every morning and the climb nights for your consumption during hikes. We request our vegetarian and vegan visitors to inform us in advance about their choices.

• Equipment kept

The equipment you won’t need during the climb will be kept by our hotel to be handed back to you after your return. Equipment you’ll be bringing to the mountain will be transferred between the camps by carrier mules and you won’t be charged any extra fees for all these services.

Photo gallery:

We look forward to meeting you! Please do contact us if you have any questions.