Duration: | 7 Day(s) - 6 Night(s) |
Tour Category: | Adventure Tours |
Itinerary: Tehran, Masuleh, Caspian Sea, Gorgan, Turkmen Nomad Region, Tehran
Day 1: Arrive in Tehran
Check in to your hotel and the afternoon is yours to explore the city. (D)
Day 2: Masuleh – Masuleh
Masuleh – Masuleh is a breathtakingly beautiful village located 1050m above sea level in the Talesh mountains. Built into the steep mountainside means the streets are built on top of the flat roofs of the houses below. (B)
Rud khan Medieval Castle (near Foman city)
Masuleh Village Tour and overnight.
Day 3: Caspian Sea / Ramsar
Arriving at the Caspian Sea makes our base the popular sea resort of Ramsar, better known to have the highest level of natural radioactivity in the world, due to the presence of radioactive hot springs. (B)
Radioactive Hotsprings
Day 4: Caspian Sea / Ramsar
An excursion to Javaherdeh village in the nearby Alborz mountains gives us some spectacular views of the region. (B)
Javaherdeh Village – Alborz Mountains
Day 5: Gorgan
Moving on from the sea coast we drive to the town of Gorgan where the green Alborz Mountains stoop to meet the northeastern steppe. (B)
Behshahr – Abas Abad Gardens (UNESCO Site)
Imamzadeh-ye Nur
Jameh Mosque
Day 6: Turkmen Nomad Region
The day is spent visiting the local sights of this Turkmen Nomad area and if we are lucky we might be invited to spend the night in a traditional nomadic yurt. (B)
Mil-e Gonbad Tower
Gharra Tappeh Sheikh
Alexander's Wall
Day 7: Tehran and Depart
A short flight from Gorgan takes you back to Tehran where you are free to depart in the afternoon. (B)