An endoscope includes: a treatment instrument elevator base including a contact surface which contacts with a treatment instrument inserted into a treatment instrument insertion channel, and rotatably provided to a distal end to elevate the instrument a contact portion provided to the distal end to contact with the instrument when the elevator base is elevated a first leading portion provided to the contact surface to lead the instrument to a predetermined position on the contact surface as the elevator base is rotated a holding portion provided to the contact surface and the contact portion, and including a grasping surface for sandwiching the instrument with a diameter not exceeding a predetermined value and a second leading portion provided to the contact portion to lead the instrument larger than the grasping surface away from the holding portion.
