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Experience
the adventure of climbing mountains of Iran with Darwan Tour
Recommended for Spring, Summer
and Autumn
Duration: 11 days and 10 nights covering Mountains Damavand, Alam Kooh,
and the city of Tehran
Iran, The Amazing Mountainous Land:
More often than not,
some travelers think of Iran as a country with plenty of deserts. But the
fact is that Iran is a mountainous land. Generally, the Mountains of Iran
include two main ranges namely; Alborz with an east-west direction and
Zagros with a northwest-southeast extension, which covers most of the
high Mountains in Iran. Many other high Mountains are also spread in
other areas and specially around the central plateau of Iran.
Due to the extremely
high altitude variation in Iran, ranging from 28 meters below the sea
level up to 5671 meters on Damavand Mountain, very beautiful views and
climatic variations can be seen all over the country. This saying is
famous in Iran that one can have one's first half of the day enjoying
winter sports like snow skiing, and the other half doing water sports
like surfing in The Caspian Sea, or The Persian Gulf!
The beautiful Alborz
Mountain range in the north, contains a collection of the highest
Mountains in Iran. Damavand, the roof of Iran with a 5671meter altitude,
is a volcanic cone. Alamkooh , 4850 meters on the other hand, and with
forested slopes, has 850 meters of fine parapet excellent for
rock-climbing. There are also many other peaks of over 4000 meters high
throughout the country.
In the Zagros range,
most of the Mountains are calcareous with deep valleys and meandering rocks.
Famous Mountains such as Dena with several high peaks, the beautiful peak
of San Bran, Gahar Lake on it's foot, Zardkooh and many other peaks with
over 4000 meters, stand there straight under the blue sky. But there are
other peaks of over 4000 meters in other areas as well. Among those;
Taftan volcanic cone in Baloochestan with volcanic gases still erupting
out, and the splendid Sabalan peak in Azerbaijan with slopes covered with
wild flowers and a beautiful lake in the volcanic cone at it's peak
frozen most part of the year.
There are Mountaineering facilities to most of these peaks, and also
perfect climbers with wonderful capabilities for many mountain sports.
Please contact us at the time of your reservation, should you need
Mountaineering equipment.
Here, you are about to
discover a few of most beautiful and unique Mountains in the world. The
following tour would take you to Mountains Damavand and Alam Kooh.
Mountain Damavnad 5611 m
Damavand:
Damavand has always
been a point of attraction throughout the history of Iran. Damavand being
the center of Alborz range, stands at 5611 meter height, and about 70 Km
northeast of Tehran. The
climb of Damavand which is said to be rather challenging, than being very
technical. However, the climbing of any route of Mountain Damavand offers
a unique chance of seeing the beautiful scenery and the mother nature. Mountain
Damavand has 6 major routes and a
number of side routes to climb. Here are the most prominent ones;
North-east route, Northern route, Eastern route, and western route.
Damavand has also
number of shelters that are currently used by the Mountaineers. At the
altitude of 4500 m of the north-east route, there is a shelter called
“Tak Fereidoon”, and at the altitude of 4100 m in the southern route,
there is a shelter called “Bargah-e-Se”. There are also two shelters In
the western and northern routs.
Alam Kooh:
Alam Kooh with 4650 m is
known to be Iran’s Himalayas.
Its North face is one of the most impressive in the world. Alam Kooh is
the third highest peak in Iran
and as most experts believe, is the one which brings more challenges to
climbers. Alam Kooh has about 1000 meters of vertical
granite which is suitable for cliff hanging. Alam Kooh range is famous
for its wall and 14 peaks about 4000 m. Most climbers enjoy to climb
Damavand and Alam Kooh in a combined package, and camping there.
Climbing Itinerary:
Day 1: TEHRAN- ROODBARAK, Arrive at Tehrán via Lufthansa
flight # LH 600 from Frankfurt at 1:25 a.m., transfer to Hotel. In the
morning transfer to Rudbarak./ BLD
Day 2: ROODBARAK- SACHAL REFUGE, Sachal refuge. ascent to 2400
mts with four wheel drive. Night in tents./ BLD
Day 3: SACHAL REFUGE- DAMAVAND, Sachal Refgue at 3850 mts. Night
in Hut or tents./ BLD
Day 4: ROSTAMNESH, Rostamnesh and Takht-e-Rostam.
Night at tent./ BLD
Day 5: ALAM KOOH, Alam Kouh./ BLD
Day 6: SACHAL- ROODBARAK- REINEH, Sachal. Rudbarak. Rudbarak
Reineh./ BLD
Day 7: GUSFANDSARA, Gusfandsarah (3000 mts) by car.
Ascent to the hut at 4.100 mts. Night in tents./ BLD
Day 8: ALAM KOOH, Acclimatizing until
5100. Should the mountain condition and safety be right, sleeping at
5100m./ BLD
Day 9: SUMMIT, Summit day. Back to 4100 mts.
Night in tents./ BLD
Day 10:
ROODBARAK- TEHRAN, after breakfast, returning to
Roodbarak to drive back to Tehran. Short rest at hotel./BLD
Day 11: TEHRAN-
HOME,
transfer to the airport for flying back home. The tour
ends here.
Services included:
Tourist visas*, accommodation in four star hotel while in Tehran, in a **
twin shared bedroom with private facilities, camping while in mountains,
breakfast, English speaking tour guide throughout the ground tour,
licensed Mountaineer throughout the climbing, all land transport,
transfers including all government taxes.
Services not
included:
Return International Air ticket, lunch and dinner, all personal extras
such as laundry, long distance calls, all optional excursions, tips, and
travel insurance***.
*Granting
visas is at the discretion, and subject to approval, by Iranian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
** Single room available upon request.
***Available
through Darwan Tour & Travel Co. Ltd.
Skiing in Dizin, Tehran (Special Offer)
Itinerary
Day 1: TEHRAN: Arrive at Tehran via EK 971 at 9:15
a.m., transfer to Tehran Grand Hotel (4*), check in, overnight at
Tehran./B
Day 2: DIZIN: Transfer to Dizin, check in Dizin hotel (3*),
free time to Ski./B
Day 3: DIZIN: Free time to Ski./B
Day 4: DIZIN: Free time to Ski./B
Day 5: DIZIN: Free time to Ski./B
Day 6: DIZIN: Free time to Ski./B
Day 7: DIZIN: Free time to Ski./B
Day 8: DIZIN: Free time to Ski./B
Day 9: DIZIN- TEHRAN: Transfer to Tehran, arrive at Tehran, check
in Tehran Grand Hotel. Half day city tour including visiting Carpet &
Iran-e- Bastan *Museum. Should there be spare time a visit to Abgineh
Museum./B
Day 10: TEHRAN: After breakfast, a visit to Sa'd Abad
Palace, Contemporary, Jewelry and Reza Abbasi Museums. Overnight at
hotel./B
Day 11: TEHRAN-HOME: Transfer to the airport, depart from Tehran
via EK 971 at 11:05 a.m. The tour ends here.
(B) Breakfast
* Museums are
closed on Mondays.
Services
included:
*Tourist visas,10 nights accommodation in a **twin shared bedroom in a 3
star hotels with breakfast, English speaking tour guide for transfers
from and to the airport, transfers to and from Dizin, and during tours to
Tehran, all entrance fees per itinerary, and all transfers and
transportation including all government taxes.
Services not included:
International air ticket, lunch and dinner, all extra excursions, tips,
laundry, long distance calls, and ***travel insurance.
*Granting
visas is at the discretion, and subject to approval, by Iranian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
** Single room available upon request.
***Available
through Darwan Tour & Travel Co. Ltd.
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