Mount Ararat Ascent (5,137 m) | Trekking in Turkey — Aventures Anatoliennes
Climb Mount Ararat at 5,137 m with an experienced local team. An 8-day trek featuring acclimatization, high-altitude camps, and the discovery of Eastern Anatolia.
Great Ararat must be earned: a gradual climb towards the ice, the thinning air, then that final night walking to the summit, head-torch on.
8 days · Level 5/5
- A glaciated summit at 5,137 m
- Progressive acclimatisation camps
- Introduction to crampons and ice axe
- Led by high-mountain guides
Day-by-day itinerary
- Arrival in Doğubayazıt — Welcome at the foot of the volcano and an equipment check.
- Ishak Pasha Palace — Gentle acclimatisation and a visit to the clifftop palace.
- Camp 1 (3,200 m) — Climb to the first camp, a night under canvas.
- Camp 2 (4,200 m) — Carry up to the high camp, glacier technique.
- Acclimatisation — A day of active rest and reconnaissance.
- Summit (5,137 m) — A night start, summit at dawn, a long descent.
- Descent & rest — Back to Doğubayazıt and a celebration evening.
- Departure — Return transfer.