• Date:

    10.08.2025 – 17.08.2025  Guaranteed Departure : BOOK NOW 

  • Location:

    Ayder – Palakcur – Karamolla – Yaylalar – Modut – Olgunlar – Kaçkar – Yukarı Kavrun

  • Price:

    Price:  € 975 per person (minimum of 8 pax)

    On this trek you cross the high passes of the Kaçkar Mountains from North to south and climb to the summit of Mount Kaçkar (3.937 M) You will stay in a hotel in Ayder, guest houses  in Yaylalar and Olgunlar villages and in tents on Dilberdüzü camp site. This route is graded difficult. The walking is 5-8 hours per day. There is a lot of difference in height, sometimes with a steep climb and descent. The subsoil is often Rocky

    Daily Program
    Day 1

    Rize – Ayder

    After arrival at Rize airport transfer ( 60 mins ) to Ayder for dinner and night. Depending on your arrival we can make a short stop in Çamlihemşin for a visit to the village and some of the Ottoman stone bridges of the Fırtına river.

    Day 2

    Palakçur-Karamolla (14 km/ + 900 M/- 900 M )

    Following a short transfer we start our trek from Palakçur mountain pass to the village of Karamolla on the South side of the Kaçkar mountains. After arrival, short transfer to the pension in Olgunlar for dinner and night.

    Day 3

    Olgunlar –  Modut  ( 13 km/ + 800 m/- 997 m)

    Today’s hike leads first through the forest, then ascends to the treeline and then descends to the summer settlement of Modut Yaylası. Following a transfer from Modut to Olgunlar we spend the night at a pension

    Day 4

    Olgunlar -Dilberdüzü base camp ( 2.900 M). (11 km / 4-5 hrs  / + 1.000 m )

    In preparation for our trek to the top of MT Kaçkar we walk to Dilberdüzü base camp today. We are accompanied by mules carrying luggage and tents and a cook. After settled we can take a walk around the camp before dinner.

    Day 5

    Kaçkar Summit (11 km +/- 1.100 m)

    Early departure for the ascent of the highest peak of the Kaçkar mountains ( 3.937 m). The trek is mainly on a good path and we pass the icy Deniz Gölü lake (3.380 M). The last meters to the top are Rocky. There may still be snow. After having signed the summit book, we return to the base camp via the same path.

    Day 6

    Dilberdüzü- Olgunlar (13 km/ + 633 m/ – 796 m)

    On clear Yayla paths we head to Olgunlar for dinner and night in a pension.

    Day 7

    Olgunlar – Yukarı Kavrun  (14,5  km / 6 hrs / + 1.122 m/ – 969 m)

    Over the stony Naletleme pass (3.200 m) we walk back to the North side of the Kaçkar Mountains  and descend via  Yukarı Kavrun . We are met by a van and taken to our hotel in Ayder. In Ayder we can relax in the warm water of the spa center.

    Day 8

    After breakfast the program ends with a transfer to Rize airport. Onward Travel.

    Includes:

    All transfers during program and transfers to Rize airport VV

    Luggage transport

    Mules during Kaçkar summit trek

    Tents and sleeping mats.

    All meals: breakfast, lunch (picnic) evening meals

    English speaking mountain guide ( 6 days)

    Excludes:

    Flights

    Soft drinks and alcoholic drinks

    Entrance fees to museums and Spa center in Ayder

    Tip ( guide, cook, bus driver)

    You need;
    medium seized backpack.
    sleeping bag.
    waterbottle/ thermos
    outdoor clothing
    light walking trousers
    hat, sunglasses, sun cream
    comfortable,worn in footwear,double layered socks.
    Walking Poles.

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