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Getting to Nemrut Mountain
 | We took the bus from Diyarbakir to Kahta. This takes about 3 hours. |
Options to visit Nemrut Mountain
| You will be offered a minibus tour. I would advise to leave in late afternoon to
see sunset and spend the night there. There's either a dormitory at the base of the
mountain, or there's a more luxurious hotel a couple of kilometres before the mountain. We
stayed at the dormitory. Make sure you have a good sleeping bag here because it's freezing
cold. Next morning you can get up to see sunrise. |
| Another option is to spend the "night" in Kahta, You will then get up at 1.30
am, and leave at 2 am. You will arrive at the mountain around 3.30 am, much too early for
sunrise. You will freeze if you don't have good clothing. So, I don't really recommend
this option. This is also part of the 2-day trip which is organised departing from
Cappadocia. This minibus starting from Kahta costs now 40 US$ for the whole bus, including
the additional tour. |
| The third option, and probably the best if you have the choice, is starting from
Malatya. Take the tour organised by the Tourist office. They will propose you to book a
hotel near the mountain, but you could also book a oneway ticket, walk over the mountain
(direction Kahta) and spend the night in the dormitories. Next day, it shouldn't be
difficult to join one of the minibuses leaving for Kahta, price will be 15 US$ (07/2001). |
Additionnal tour
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| Most tours take in some other nearby sights like a nice Roman bridge and some reliefs.This bridge name:Cendere |
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Getting further west
| From Kahta we went further west to Mersin and on to Anamur and Alanya. |
| Check the info on Antakya which we visited during the second trip. |
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