Ararat Ski Tour 7 Days

Day1: On the first day, we pick up the group at the airport or at the border gate. After picking up the group with a private car, transit or taxi, we depart to Doğubayazıt. It takes 2 hours and 45 minutes to reach Doğubeyazıt from Van airport. Doğubeyazıt is a city at the foot of Mount Ararat. The distance between Doğubeyazıt and Ağrı airport is 1 hour and 45 minutes. The distance between Doğubeyazit and Iğdır is only 50 minutes. Whichever airport our customers choose, we also get to be present at that airport by car and pick up the group. We go to Doğubayazıt to the hotel, our customers stay at the hotel that night. The group can relax at the hotel if they want, or visit the bazaar center.

Day2: On the second day, after having breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we get into the car with the group between 8 and 9 o’clock and set off to Mount Ağrı. We get off at the “Çevirme” village at an altitude of 2200 meters, and here our special cook belonging to our group gives a lunch package to each person one by one, and the porters load all the ingredients onto the horses and move to the first camp, which is the winter camp, that is, at an altitude of 2800 meters. At the same time, our professional local guide wears skis with the group or continues hiking on the snow without wearing skis. We arrive at the first camp, which is at an altitude of 2800 meters, in about 3 hours. We stop about two or three times on the way. When we arrive at the camp, our cook prepares all meals and drinks and we do accommodation in the first camp.

Day3: Today for acclimatization walking up with our skis to the up the camp of second and about 4000 meters and skiing back to the 2800 meters to our winter base camp, eating our foods and drinking some hot drinks and overnight stay in our tent, for be ready next day.

Day4: On the fourth day, after having breakfast in the morning, between 9 and 10 o’clock, the equipments and all the materials are loaded on the horses and we move towards the second camp [3500] with our local guide and we camp at an altitude of 3500 meters. After having dinner, hot water and tea, the group goes to bed.

Day5: We get up at 1 a.m. Our cook will have already prepared everything in advance and after having breakfast, we leave all our stuff at the camp. After taking our small backpack and putting food and clothes in it, we move towards the summit under the leadership of local guide. We arrive at the summit in about 6 or 7 hours. After staying at the summit for a while, we go back to the second camp [3500] and ski down. We land at the camp in about 40 or 50 minutes. After eating something in the camp, all the equipment is loaded onto the horses. We immediately go down to the city center of Doğubayazıt, we go the hotel in the late afternoon for accommodation.

Day6: On the day six, after having breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we leave our guests at the airport with private car agar.

Day7: On day seven we will giving you one extra day by free, because we will use it for summit skiing if weather conditions is bad. you will not pay extra for it. and if weather was okay and we didint use this extra day,we will descent to the city and we will use for cultural historical tour Ishak pasha place and urartian castle overnight stay in hotel.

Note: Important materials for going to the top: 2 pairs of gloves. Cold-resistant protective footwear suitable for winter. Cold-resistant trousers. Two jackets, one should be a regular jacket or coat, and the other one should be a thick and winter coat.