Duration: | 8 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
Tour Category: | Full Day Tours |
Meet at the Hotel, and Continue for a full-day tour, Start from the hotel early in the morning ...drive to the West of Tehran for one of the most famous Hashashian forts called Lambesar and located in Alamout Valley (Ghazvin province). The group will reach the past Karaj in around 3 hours. Light trekking for 1- 2 hours will be at the ancient ruined fort.
Alamut is a region in Iran including western and eastern parts on the western edge of the Alborz (Elburz) massif, between the dry and barren plain of Qazvin. Starting from Qazvin toward Alamut, passing through the first range of hills, curvatures, forms, scars, and wrinkles are significant themes in nature's composition of this area.
Two citadels of Ismailists, Lambesar castles are in this area. Hassan-i Sabbah and his Hashshashins controlled the area for many years, as featured in the 1938 novel by Vladimir Bartol.
The group will back to Tehran after visiting this area and have lunch on the back way in a restaurant with traditional Iranian food.