Getting to Nemrut Dagi
We took the bus from Diyarbakir to Kahta. This takes about 3 hours.
Options to visit Nemrut Dagi
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 a
dditional 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$ (11/98).
Additionnal tour
Most tours take in some other nearby sights like a nice Roman bridge and some reliefs.
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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Article Comments:
| 07/18/2006 |
| Sam Buchanan (3) |
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I took the cheap option, public minibus (dolmus) from Kahta (ignoring the many people who told me it didn't exist and tried to get me to take a taxi) to the bottom of the hill (ignored the hotel owner who swore the bus didn't go any further). Hitch-hiked to the end of the road with some friendly gendarmes. Camped in my tent just below the top - nobody seemed bothered by me camping out. Got a lift down with some locals the next morning.
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