In the morning, by 4-wheeled jeeps to 2200m on Mount Ararat. Hiking for 4 hours to reach 3200m. Lunch served. Photo-taking and then returning to the village on 2200m. Dinner with music and local folklore show. Hotel in Dogubayazit.
By car to Little Ararat to visit the ruins of churches on 2500m. Returning to drive near to the border and custom checkpoints of Iran. Then visiting the world's second largest meteor crater of 60m deep and 35m wide. By car to İshakpaşa Palace, the Ottoman Empire started construction in 1685 and finished in 1784. It took 99 years to build this Palace of 95 rooms amd harem by well-known architect Selcuk, the artist of the Ottoman Empire and Persia. Just opposite is the old Dogubayazit Mosque, of 420 years old. Old Dogubayazit was on an elevation of 2000m and the new Dogubayazit is 1640m. Dinner with local music played by traditional instruments. Hotel in Dogubayazit.
Flight from Van to Istanbul. Sultan Ahmet Mosque, Bosphorus Tour, Grand Bazaar. Dinner with whrling dervish show and local music show. Hotel in Istanbul.
Istanbul Airport for departure.
