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Day Trips · Iğdır, Iğdır

Aralık Bird Sanctuary & Pomegranate Orchards

  • Distance30 km south
  • Travel time35 minutes by car
  • TransportTaxi from Iğdır (~₺350–500 return); dolmuş toward Aralık village (~₺30 one-way from Otogar)
  • Rating★ 4.2
  • Best seasonMarch–May (birds) and September–October (pomegranate harvest)
By Updated Reviewed by Daniel Mercer

How to get there

  • Mode
    Taxi (return)
    Price
    ₺350–500 (~$7.56–10.80)
    Notes
    Best option for flexibility; ask driver to wait
  • Mode
    Dolmuş (one-way)
    Price
    ₺30 (~$0.65)
    Notes
    Return by separate dolmuş or taxi; less convenient

Location

Aralık Sulak Alanı and orchard district, Aralık, Iğdır Province

39.8771, 44.5249 View on map