Approach
Doğubayazıt → Base Camp
Meet in town, kit check, then the drive to Çevirme Village and a five-hour walk into Base Camp at 3,330m.
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7-Day Adventure · Summit at 5,137m
Mount Ararat
Seven days to the roof of Türkiye — base camp, acclimatisation, and a summit push to 5,137m.
Doğubayazıt · Ağrı province · Türkiye
A mountain of memory and altitude.
Mount Ararat is the highest peak in Türkiye at 5,137m — a dormant volcano rising alone above the Anatolian plateau, and the mountain named in Genesis 8 as the resting place of the ark.
Seven days from arrival to summit and back. Two nights in the town of Doğubayazıt, four nights on the mountain in staged camps, one long summit day. Chef on the mountain, horses to carry gear, guides who have summited hundreds of times.
Summit
5,137 m
Duration
7 days
Base city
Doğubayazıt
Price
On request
The mountain in three parts
Approach · Acclimatise · Summit
Acclimatise
Base Camp → Second Camp
Two staged acclimatisation days between 3,330m and 4,200m — the essential work that makes the summit possible.
Summit
Second Camp → 5,137m → Doğubayazıt
A pre-dawn start, seven hours to the summit, and a long descent all the way to a hot shower in Doğubayazıt.
Day by day
Program of the Adventure
Tap through each day to see what's on the ground — arrival, trek, altitude, summit, and rest.
The region
Doğubayazıt · Ağrı · Türkiye
The summit route on the north face — trailhead to 5,137m in four camps.
SummitWaypointsAscent path
In the shadow of Ararat
Day 1
Arrival day
Night: Doğubayazıt hotel
Meet at Ağrı airport
Transfer to Doğubayazıt
Check-in & briefing at hotel
Onto the mountain
Day 2
Base Camp trek · 3,330m
Night: Base Camp
Drive to Çevirme Village (2,200m)
Five-hour walk to Base Camp
Set up camp at 3,330m
Dinner & briefing under the stars
Climb high, sleep low
Day 3
Acclimatisation · 4,200m
Night: Base Camp
Alpine start
Ascend to Second Camp (4,200m)
Three-hour altitude stay
Descend to Base Camp
Recover for the summit
Day 4
Rest day at Doğubayazıt
Night: Hotel
Descent to Doğubayazıt
Hot showers & real food
Reading: Genesis 8 on Ararat
Back onto the mountain
Day 5
Second Camp ascent · 4,200m
Night: High camp
Kit check & summit briefing
Three-hour walk to Second Camp
Cross the snow line
Early rest for summit push
Roof of Türkiye
Day 6
Summit day · 5,137m
Night: Doğubayazıt hotel
Pre-dawn summit push
Summit at 5,137m
Descend to Base Camp
Onward to Doğubayazıt hotel
Off the mountain
Day 7
Departure
Departure
Breakfast in Doğubayazıt
Transfer to Ağrı or Iğdır airport
Farewell & departure
01 / 07
Prepare for the journey
What to pack
High altitude and cold — even in summer. Proper mountaineering kit is not optional.
Mountain clothing
- Insulated summit jacket
- Waterproof shell + trousers
- Fleece + base layers
- Warm hat, buff, gloves
- Mountaineering boots
Sleep & camp
- Sleeping bag rated to −15°C
- Sleeping mat / inflatable pad
- Head torch + spare batteries
- Personal water bottles (2L+)
- Snacks & electrolytes
Personal items
- Passport & travel documents
- Travel insurance (altitude cover)
- Personal medication
- Sunscreen SPF 50+ & lip balm
- Sunglasses (glacier grade)
Included on the mountain
- Crampons & mountaineering tents
- Guides & horse support
- Chef & all mountain meals
- All transfers from Ağrı
- Climbing permission fee
Why this trip
Walk it. Come to life.
A serious mountain done well — staged, guided, catered, and led by people who know how to bring you home.
- Real altitude
A summit that earns the name. 5,137m of proper mountaineering with proper acclimatisation.
- Fully supported
Chef, horses, guides, tents, crampons — everything on the mountain is taken care of.
- Small group
Kept intentionally small so no one is left behind on summit day.
- Named in Genesis
The mountain of the ark. Read Genesis 8 on the summit ridge.
Coming soon · dates TBA
Not yet open.
Mount Ararat is in planning. Applications will open once dates and the first guiding team are locked in.
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