Çarpanak Island
Aside from Akdamar, there are several other small islands on Lake Van, with their own Armenian churches. While none are quite as glorious as Akdamar, the most interesting is Çarpanak Island, north of Van, often visited in combination with Adır Island. At Çarpanak Island, a strip of land extends into the water and you can wade for several hundred feet as the water is quite shallow. If you have the time and money, it can make a nice excursion where you'll likely to have the whole island to yourself. You need to hire a whole boat to visit, which costs around 250 or 350 TL.
