Mount Ararat ; According to Marco Polo you cannot climb Mount Ararat. But the Senderos Travel team offers you the climb to the top, up to 5137 meters. We organize confirmed departures from June 20 to the end of September. The dates of the confirmed departures can be found in the pages of the tours of the ascent to Mount Ararat. For groups more than 6 people you can organize the trip to any date between June and September. It is important to consider that the conditions for the portatore horses would be difficult and that the second encampment be made at 3800 meters instead of 4200 meters.
TREKKING MOUNT ARARAT
Day1: Camp at 3300m.
Day2: Acclimatization to 4200m, camp at 3300m.
Day3: Ascent, camp at 4200m.
Day4: Summit 5137m, camp at 3300m.
Day5: Descent from 3300m.
The city of Dogubeyazit ; It is located in the eastern part of the country, in the province of Agri, at an altitude of 1900 meters. As it is located right on the border with Iran it is a place called the "gate of Anatolia". It is one of the famous cities with its cattle of eastern Turkey and with the cold in the winter. Ishak Pasa Palace and Mount Ararat (5137m) are located in this city.
The Palace of Ishak Pasa ; One of the famous architectures and palaces of the Ottoman time in Anatolia. Construction began in 1685 by Colak Abdi Pachá, was continued by his son Ishak Pachá and completed by his grandson Mehmet Pachá. Inside are 116 rooms, a mosque, courtyards, a local parliament and haren halls, all of them surrounded by walls. A huge 7600 square meter complex. The palace is registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000.
Noah's Ark ; In the last fifty years, some wooden remains and ark-like photographs have been taken at the foot of this mountain which, according to some researchers, may have belonged to the ark. But these were not scientifically accepted. In 1950, the French mountaineer Fernand Navarra found some remains of wood and determined that they were more than 7000 years old. Porcher Taylor thought that Noah's Ark could be 309 meters, just like in the book of Genesis, based on the pictures he took. However, this has not been archaeologically confirmed either. Perhaps Noah's Ark can still be found. Mount Ararat has been accepted in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam as the resting place of Noah's Ark.