| Duration: | 8 Day(s) - 7 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Canyoning |
Necessary Equipment:
Harness, Helmet, Descender, Jumar, Carabineer, Canyoning Rope (static rope), Sling, Canyoning backpack, Canyoning apparel.
Description:
Raghaz is one of the best canyons in Iran. It’s between dry mountains and nobody can imagine that such a beautiful valley could exist there so it’s been explored in recent years.
It’s between huge limestone rocks and also you can find untouched caves in this area.
For visiting this valley you need permission from the Iranian Environment Protection Organization.
Day 01: Arrival - Tehran
After welcoming you at Tehran International Airport we transfer you to a Hotel in the center of the city. After breakfast a full day of sightseeing in Tehran, the Traditional Bazaar, the Archaeological Museum, the Glassware & Ceramic Museum, and the Niavaran Palace. Overnight you will stay in a Hotel. Bed/ Breakfast.
Day 02: Shiraz
Early in the morning Transfer to Tehran domestic Airport fly to Shiraz and Full day sightseeing of Shiraz Vakil traditional Bazaar, the holy shrine of Shah-e-Cheragh, and Narenjestan Garden. In the evening transfer to Darab city in the south of Shiraz by car it takes 2 hours. In Darab we stay in a hotel and we should wake up early morning.
Day 03: Trekking-Swimming-Camping
6 a.m. we get out of bed take breakfast and transfer by car to the north of the city.
We start trekking beside a small stream and go up. The weather is very hot and after one and a half an hour we are at the beginning of the canyon. You will surprised when you find out that all of the waterfalls and pools are made from water from small springs.
We vacuum our staff and control all of the equipment because if you descend the first waterfall you should go to the end of the valley and if you take your rope you should finish the valley. It's 9 am and we wear our equipment and start our adventuring.
In the beginning, you swim and pass ambushes and jump small waterfalls. The water is so clean and bright you see all the deep pools.
Most of the pools are very deep and you should throw your backpack then jump and swim in beautiful pools. After one hour, we reach the first technical waterfall. We fix the belaying and descent with rope. You can see small fish swimming beside you without any scare because this valley is untouched. Some of the pools are very long and you should swim 50 m to pass them.
The swimming safety Jacket is necessary because some of the pools are very big and deep and also when you are descending the pressure of the water pushes you.
We descend the waterfalls one by one. Some people climb small waterfalls and jump them many times while the leader is busy making ready the belaying.
In some places, we install the bolt, and in some places, we use natural belaying.
We pass 33 waterfalls and reach the first camp. It's the only place you can stay overnight.
The weather is hot and you don’t need a sleeping bag. We changed clothes and had dinner. The canyon is so wonderful you forget to have lunch. Hear the important subject is cleaning environment, so everybody should take his rubbish and carry it to city.
Beside the camp are limestone rocks about 200m high and during the night you see the stars and listen to the music of the waterfall. The air mat is the best thing for rest and you use your swimming safety Jacket as a pillow and sleep till 6 a.m.
Day 04: Waterfall Tour - Sweet Lemon Garden
We wake up at 6 o’clock have breakfast and start descending the first big waterfall.
Then we passed some wild waterfalls and at 10 o’clock we saw an amazing view.
The water makes big bowls with limestone and the fishes swim inside them.
We reach a place where the rocks are so high that the light cannot cover them. And you can see the sun for 30 minutes. We traverse some places and finally, we descend the last big waterfall (45m) and return to the city. The weather is hot and you wish not to finish the canyon.
After one hour we are in sweet lemon gardens and in the shadows enjoy eating sweet lemons.
Our car is there and we come back to the hotel and take lunch and in the evening we go to Shiraz and stay in the hotel. Bed/ Breakfast.
Day 05: Persepolis & Naghsh-e-Rostam
Early morning we get up and go by car to visit Persepolis & Naghsh-e-Rostam (Royal tombs of Achamanideas). In the afternoon visit Hafez's tomb (Great Iranian poet).Overnight Hotel.Bed/ Breakfast.
Day 06: Shiraz to Isfahan
In the morning transfer to Shiraz airport Departure Shiraz to Isfahan and Full day sightseeing Isfahan, Chelsotoun(40 columns)Palace, Meidane Naghsh-e-Jahan(Imagine of the World Square), Jamee mosque & shah mosque, Bazaar. In the evening walk alongside Zayandehroud riverside. Overnight Hotel Bed/ Breakfast.
Day 07: Tehran
Drive to Tehran via Kashan & Abiyaneh (visit there) Overnight Hotel Tehran Bed/ Breakfast.
Day 08: Departure
Transfer to Tehran Airport Departure to home.
