| Duration: | 15 Day(s) - 14 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Mountaineering |
Damavand is the highest peak in Iran and also the highest volcano peak in Asia. You can do different levels of climbing in all seasons. It has 4 main ridges for climbing and also 3 main glaciers. The normal ridge is south and many mountaineers come to climb or ski.
South Ridge has 2 shelters, one at ~3000m as a base camp and the other one at 4150m. In winter mostly they are not full and you can use them but you should have your tent for emergency times.
Alamkouh region is one of the most important regions for mountain climbing which has national and even worldwide importance it is located between the northern area of Iran and the Tehran- Qazvin mountains. There are more than 400 peaks higher than 4000m in this area.
Here are also two high walls in the north 800 meters from the bottom of the glacier/the framework of the main wall is 500-600m.
Trip Highlights:
• Skiing in Takhtesoleyman region
• Ascent & Descent Mt. Damavand(5671m)
• 3 days sightseeing in Tehran & Isfahan
Day by Day Detailed Itinerary:
Day 01: Tehran /Iran capital city (Arrival)
After welcoming you at the Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport, Our guide will transfer you to a hotel in the city center. The rest of the day is free in Tehran. Bed & Breakfast.
Day 02: Tehran (Sightseeing)
After a good breakfast in the hotel transfer with an expert foreign-speaking language guide for a Full day sightseeing in Tehran, the Traditional Bazaar, Archaeological Museum, Glassware & Ceramic Museum, and Niavaran Palace. Overnight Hotel3* B/ B.
Day 03: Driving to the North of Tehran(Roudbarak)
Today begins with a ~ 5-hour drive via Chalous road toward Roudbarak mountain village (Alamkouh zone ) –we will reach to guesthouse(Mountaineering Federation Guesthouse). You have time to relax & explore around with amazing & beautiful views or have a very light hiking, overnight at this guesthouse, B /L /D.
Day 04: Sardchal Shelter (3950m)
Today is the beginning of mountaineering, after packing our stuff to send by mules we will have a good breakfast & with attack backpack and lunch box we go by car to Vandarbon. By car(with a lunch box), we start skiing or trekking from Vandarbon to Sardchal shelter(~3950m), overnight Shelter B /L /D.
An alternative route for Day 04
If we have a problem with an avalanche or carrying the loads to the Sarchal shelter we choose the Hesarchal place for skiing. for this reason, we go to Tang-e-g`alo which is surrounded by peaks higher than 4000m. Overnight Local house or tent B /L /D.
Day 05: Sardchal Shelter(3950m)& Skiing Around
Today we will wake up in a 3950m high shelter that is surrounded by more than 4000m peaks. The group will have hot tea & coffee with breakfast & then start (with a lunch box)a mountain ski day around the shelter. overnight Shelter, B /L /D.
Day 06: Sardchal Shelter(3950m) & Descent by Ski.
Today the group will do more skiing around then back down by ski or trek to Roudbarak (we will reach to Mountaineering Federation guesthouse ), overnight on this guesthouse B /L /D.
Day 07: CASPIAN SEA, Raineh, Damavand Base camp (South Face)
Drive to the Caspian Sea and drive up to Reineh overnight Mountaineering Federation guesthouse (or Gousfandsara on tent) B /L /D.
Day 08: Damavand Base camp(south face) Goosfandsara - Bargah Refuge
We wake up early morning, and after having breakfast start climbing(with the lunch box). If we were lucky with good weather, it would take 4 hours to reach the second shelter in 4150m Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
(~4150m). Overnight Refuge.F/B
Day 09: Damavand Summit Day (South Face)
We wake up at 5 am have breakfast wear our SKI take an attack backpack and go skiing. If the group is ok in 6 hours we will be in the summit. From the top, you can see all around the mountains. We have no time so we take pictures and go down. In 3 hours we return to the shelter. We have a meal and then go to sleep after a hard day. B /L /D.
Day 10: Damavand Summit Day (South Face)
One day reserve for bad weather conditions and stay in refuge. B /L /D.
Day 11: Damavand Base Camp (South Face)
Today we are not in a hurry we eat breakfast pack our staff and go down. In 2 hours we reach the first shelter rest for a few minutes and continue our way to the main road. The driver is already there and we return to the local guest house. We have lunch and rest and then we go to Mineral Hot Springs (spa). You will relax after the hot spring and then we go to Tehran and stay overnight in a hotel. B /L /D.
Day 12: Half Day in Tehran is Your Own
Half a day in Tehran is your own, and there is something yet to see and explore around your hotel (shopping & seeing)after lunch transfer to the Domestic airport to fly to Isfahan and check in to the Hotel. Isfahan. In the evening walk through Chahar Bagh Street and alongside the Zayandehrood River and visit 33arches Bridge and Khajoo Bridge. Overnight Hotel3* B /B.
Day 13: Isfahan Sightseeing (Isfahan Image of Half of the World)
Full-day sightseeing of Isfahan’s 16th & 17th-century monuments (Safavid dynasty: Chelsotoun(40columns) and Aaliqapou palaces, Meidane Naqhsh-e-Jahan(The image of the world square), Jomee mosque, Imam mosque, Sheikh Lotf-o-Allah mosque &Grand Bazaar. Over night Isfahan Hotel 3* B /B.
Day 14: Kashan Abiyaneh Sightseeing
Very Early in the morning drive to Tehran by visiting Abiyaneh (a historical village) and then Kashan.Visiting Fin Garden & Broujerdi house (typical bioclimatic traditional dwelling) and Sialk hill (8000 B.C.) Kashan .over night hotel in Tehran 3* B /B.
Day 15: Departure
The group will be transferred to the international airport for your flight back home.
