Please remember that all our tours go up into very high mountains and pack your equipment and clothes accordingly. The temperatures above 5.000 m can drop down quickly to -10 degrees. The second camp on Mt. Ararat is already in an ice zone.

Packing and equipment list:

Bag for your main luggage e.g. a touring back pack and a smaller day back pack ca.40 l
Sleeping bag (min. – 5 degrees)
Bivouac sack (bivy bag) not essential in summer
Thermo mat (we now supply a 5 cm foam mat, very comfortable)
Hiking boots (suitable for crampons)
Crampons (can be borrowed for € 20 – but please notify us in advance)
Sandals/trainers/sport shoes
Gaiters
Hiking sticks (important)
Waterproof clothes – jacket & overtrousers
Bathing suit
Sun hat
Good sunglasses or glacier glasses (UV protection)
Warm hat (fleece/wool), gloves (plus spares)
Headlamp with spare batteries
Passport or identity card

Savour Turkey suggested Packing List for Ararat, Süphan, Nemrut and Kaçkar

Passport with photocopy

Plane ticket with photocopy
Travellers checques, cash, bank cards
Insurance cards/papers
Day rucksack/back-pack (30 – 40 litres volume)
Waterproof cover for the rucksack or waterproof liner inside rucksack
Sleeping bag (feather/down +15° to – 20°)
Inflatable thermo-mat (optional) (we now have 5 cm foam insulating mats, very comfortable)
Stiff or rigid hiking boots suitable for crampons + crampons (can be hired locally)
Gaiters
Hiking poles (no ice-axe required)
Anorak Overtrousers
Woolly/fleece hat, headband, gloves
Softshell jacket, pullover
Thin fleece sweater
2 long-sleeved mountaineering shirts
2 short-sleeved shirts
2 – 3 T-shirts
Mountaineering trousers (good with zip-off legs)

2-4 pairs thick hiking socks

Long johns, warm vest (Ski underwear)

Underwear

Thermos flask (1 litre )
Sunglasses (suitable for high altitudes)
Sun cream, lip balm, poss. eyedrops for irritated eyes
Toilet accessories, hand towel
Head lamp
Watch, mobile telephone
Camera
Writing things
Personal medicines
Travelling first-aid kit: Medication for stomach disorders, colds, coughs, headaches, bloodpressure or circulation problems, Voltaren for aches & pains
Sterile bandages, elastic bandages, plasters, plasters for blisters, 2 triangular bandages
Sterilisation tablets for drinking water (Mikropur)
Insect repellent
Waterproof plastic or nylon bag (poss. in kit bag), for dirty washing or problematic rubbish (like batteries and aluminium foil)
Additional personal things