Iran's mountains & Monuments

Iran’s mountains & Monuments Brief Introduction

Explore both adventure and culture of Iran. 14 days of combined tour, provides you with trekking in the the most famous and highest peaks of Iran, Damavand and Alam-Kuh, also the Caspian Sea with sightseeing in the most historical and cultural cities of Iran, Kashan, Isfahan and Tehran.

This unique package would fit those who seek for a mixed trip, those who are interested in both trekking in mountains and sightseeing in cities, adventure, history and culture. It’s gonna be an exceptional itinerary.

Iran’s mountains & Monuments At a Glance

Day 1: Arrival at Tehran

Day 2: Drive to Kelardasht, Roodbarak Village, Vandarbon Mountain Camp

Day 3: Trek to Alamkuh southern base camp, Acclimatization trek

Day 4: Summit day of Alamkuh

Day 5: Drive to The Caspian Sea

Day 6: Drive to Rineh Mountain Village

Day 7: Trek to Bargah-e Sevom (Damavand southern shelter), Acclimatization trek

Day 8: Summit day of Mount Damavand

Day 9: Reserve day

Day 10: Tehran sightseeing

Day 11: Drive to Kashan, Kashan sightseeing

Day 12: Drive to Isfahan, Isfahan sightseeing

Day 13: Isfahan Sightseeing

Day 14: Flight to Tehran and departure

Iran’s mountains & Monuments Detailed Itinerary

Day 1       Tehran

Arrival at Tehran; You will be welcomed by our agents at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA), transferred to the hotel, then you will have a short sightseeing in the city, overnight Tehran at a hotel.

• Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Tehran
• Meals included: Dinner

Day 2       Kelardasht / Vandarbon Mountain Camp (2200 m)

After having breakfast at the hotel, at 9:00 we will drive to “Kelardasht” (approx. 4-5 hours) via “Chaloos” Road (one of the most eye-catching roads to the North of Iran), have lunch at a local restaurant, drive to “Roodabarak” Village, transfer to the Federation Mountain Camp (equipped with rooms, beds, showers and a restaurant) in “Vandarbon” Village at 2200m by 4WD vehicles, have the dinner in the camp, overnight Vandarbon at the camp.

• Accommodation: Mountain camp in Vandarbon
• Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 3       Alamkuh Basecamp (3750 m) 

 You will have the breakfast in the camp early at 6:00am (in order not to be annoyed by the Sun!), then be transferred to Tang-e Galu at 2800m by 4WD vehicles around 7:00AM for about 45 minutes, start trekking to the Alamkuh southern base camp named Hesarchal at 3750m (approx. 2 hours), set up our tents beside a narrow river on a green land (a replica of the Paradise on Earth!), after having lunch and some rest at the base camp we will have a short acclimatization trek to the summit of Mount “Lashgarak” (4250m) (approx. 2 hours) enjoying the beautiful landscape including 4000m peaks around Alamkuh and some seasonal lakes, descend back to the base camp, have the dinner, overnight the base camp in the tents.

• Accommodation: Tents in Basecamp
• Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 4       Alamkuh Summit (4850 m)

 Summit day of Mount Alamkuh; after having breakfast early in the morning at 5:00, we will start trekking to the summit of Mount Alamkuh around 6:00 (approx. 4-5 hours), reaching the summit you are able to see “Alamchal” Glacier and beautiful peaks located at the north face, on the way back we will trek to the summit of Mount “Marjikosh” (4550m) as an easy extra summit and it would be much easier descending to the base camp from this summit in comparison with the normal route, have a watery soup, melons or watermelons and some tea or coffee, have the dinner, overnight the base camp in the tents.

• Accommodation: Tents in Basecamp
• Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 5       Caspian Sea

 After having breakfast, we will leave the base camp to the downstream at 9:00, return to the Roodbarak Village, have lunch at a local restaurant, drive to the coastal city of “MahmoudAbad” next to the Caspian Sea beach at 14:00 (approx. 3 hours), have some fun and the dinner at the beach, overnight MahmoodAbad at a hotel.

• Accommodation: Motel in MahmoudAbad
• Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 6       Damavand / Rineh Mountain Village (2300 m)      

 After having breakfast at the hotel, at 9:00 we will drive to the local traditional Bazaar of the city full of handicrafts, sweets, pickles, spices, tea, rice, fishes and so on; visit the whole Bazaar (approx. 2 hours), then we will drive to “Rineh” mountain village next to the Mt. Damavand via “Haraz” road (approx. 3-4 hours), have a homemade lunch in a local guest house which is equipped with sleeping rooms, a hall, showers, kitchen and a cozy yard, in the afternoon we will visit the village, then have some fun before the dinner, overnight Rineh in the guest house.

• Accommodation: Guest house in Rineh
• Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 7       Damavand / Bargah sevom or Camp 3 (4200 m) 

 Today we leave the guest house at 7:00, drive to the base camp of southern route of Mt. Damavand named “Goosfandsara” (means the sheep pasture) or the mosque at 3100m with 4WD cars (approx. 45 minutes), hand the luggage to the porters, trek to the shelter at 4200m named “Bargah-e Sevom” (approx. 4 hours), have lunch in the shelter, rest for a while, then we go for a short acclimatization trek up to 4900m and descend to the shelter to have dinner, overnight the shelter.

• Accommodation: Beds / tents in camp 3
• Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 8       Damavand Summit (5671 m)

Today is the day you’ve been waiting for, after having breakfast at 5:00 am we will start trekking to the summit (approx. 5-6 hours), enjoy the great landscape from the top (depending on the weather condition!), taking lots of photographs, descend to the shelter at 12:00 (approx. 2-3 hours), have a delicious lunch with some melon or watermelon, have some rest, descend to the base camp at 5:00 (approx. 2 hours), drive to the guest house and pick up our swimming costumes to enjoy an hour in the hot spring; after such a hard day it would be absolutely delightful! then we have lamb kebab in a local cozy restaurant, head back to the guest house and overnight there.

• Accommodation: Guest house in Rineh
• Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 9       Damavand / Tehran

 Reserve day for the summit in case of any problem like bad weather condition and also in case we couldn’t descend back to the village after summit; Then we will drive to Tehran, enjoy your free time, overnight Tehran at a hotel.

• Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Tehran
• Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 10       Tehran

Sightseeing in Tehran. After having breakfast we will leave the hotel and drive to the northern part of the city at 9:00, visit “Sa’dAbad Palace” (the royal family heritage), the holy shrine of “Imamzadeh Saleh” and “Tajrish Bazaar“, have lunch in a cozy restaurant next to the river in “Darakeh” neighborhood, visit “Milad Tower” (the highest tower in Iran with a 360 degree view of the city), short visiting of historical buildings of the city, visit “Azadi Tower” (the symbol of the city), have dinner, overnight Tehran at a hotel.

• Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Tehran
• Meals included: Breakfast

Day 11       Tehran / Kashan

 Sightseeing in Kashan. After having breakfast, we will drive to Kashan for about 3 hours, visit the Fin Garden and the traditional Hammam inside it, visit great historical houses in Kashan like Borujerdi House, Tabatabaei House and Ameri House which are among the best Islamic architecture, have lunch in a restaurant, visit Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse and Agha Bozorg mosque, visit the oldest ziggurat in the world dates back to 7000 years ago in Sialk hills, have dinner at a restaurant, overnight Kashan at a hotel.

• Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Kashan
• Meals included: Breakfast

Day 12       Kashan / Isfahan

 After breakfast we will leave Kashan and head to Isfahan, start on a full day city tour of Isfahan’s most fascinating sites including: Imam Square (UNESCO heritage), Ali Qapu Palace and Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Chehel Sotoun Palace (UNESCO heritage), Jameh Mosque and also the lovely Bazaar of Isfahan full of handicrafts, overnight Isfahan at a hotel.

• Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Isfahan
• Meals included: Breakfast

Day 13       Isfahan

Today we keep on visiting the rest of the eye-catching sites of the city including: Monar Jomban (shaking minarets), Zayanderud River bridges like Sioseh Pol & Khaju Bridges, Armenian Vank Cathedral Museum and Jolfa area, have a delicious meal in a perfect restaurant, have free time in the afternoon on your own that you can spend it the way you want, overnight Isfahan at a hotel.

• Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Isfahan
• Meals included: Breakfast

Day 14      Isfahan / Tehran  

Today you will have a short time to say goodbye to Isfahan before your flight to Tehran and departure.

• Accommodation: –
• Meals included: Breakfast

Iran’s mountains & Monuments Required Equipment

Here is the check list of equipment that you need for the mountains part of this trip:

• Base layers
• Backpack (35 to 45 Litre)
• Wind stoppers (polar jacket)
• Warm trekking pants
• Light down jacket
• Gore-Tex jacket (waterproof)
• Warm hat
• Trekking boots (waterproof)
• Sleeping bag with the comfort level of +10 to +5
• Warm gloves
• Sunglasses
• Sun creams
• Headlights
• Sticks, poles
• Mattress

Note: If you do not have one or all of these equipment you can rent from us.

Iran’s mountains & Monuments Services

Mountain:

• Transfer from Tehran to Tehran by private Air-co Cars
• All accommodations (1 night at Federation mountain’s camp, 2 nights in tents, 1 night at the shelter, 2 nights guesthouse)
• Transfer to basecamps (Alamkuh and Damavand) and back by 4WD cars
• Full board (All meals are included)
• All Permit fees (Alamkuh and Damavand)
• Entrance fees to the mineral hot spring pool
• An expert mountain guide

City: 

• All transfers by private Air-co Cars
• Domestic flight from Isfahan to Tehran
• All accommodations at 4-star hotels (1 night in Mahmoudabad, 2 nights in Tehran, 2 nights in Kashan, 2 nights in Isfahan)
• Breakfast included
• Entrance fees for the monuments
• An expert tour guide
• Travel insurance

Iran’s mountains & Monuments Trip Map