4-Day Trek to Mount Damavand Summit from Tehran
Highlights
Tehran, Alborz
trekking, camping, Hot Springs
Private Tour
4 Days
Medium
English
Description
Admire the views of Mount Damavand - an active volcano, a stratovolcano and the highest peak of Iran. Enjoy picturesque mountain views at this volcano. After strenuous treks, take hot spring water baths and rest in camps.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Tehran to Damavand Base Camp
Meet your local tour guide at 9:00 am for pick-up and transfer. Start driving from Tehran for about 3 hours to Polur, a small village on the way to Damavand trekking route.
Have lunch at a local restaurant, before driving out to the base camp of the southern trekking route of Mount Damavand - Goosfandsara (Sheep Pasture) or locally called The Mosque at almost 3,100 m.
Trek up to almost 3,800 m for acclimatization and descend to the base camp.
Eat a healthy dinner and spend the night at the base camp in the tents or a room in the Mosque.
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Day 2: Bargah Sevom
Have a good breakfast and leave the base camp at 8:00 am for trek to the Bargah Sevom at almost 4,200 m, which will take about 4 hours.
Enjoy your lunch, rest for a while and go for a short acclimatization trek up to almost 4,900 m. This trek will help in better sleep in our next day's Mount Damavand Climb.
Overnight stay at camp or in tents.
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Day 3: Mount Damavand Summit
Wake up at 5:00 am in the morning, so you can have more daylight while trekking.
Eat a good breakfast and climb Damavand Mount, which will take almost about 5 to 6 hours. Enjoy great landscape views.
Start to descend to the camp. Have a delicious lunch with some melon or watermelon as dessert, take some rest and descend to the base camp at 4 pm.
Drive to the guest house in 4WD cars and head to a local hot spring pool for a relaxing swim. The waters of the spring emerge from under the Damavand Mount.
Relish in a delicious dinner at a local restaurant next to the hot spring pool and stay overnight at a guest house.
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Day 4: Return to Tehran
Go for a short sightseeing tour around the village for an hour to get to know the area.
Leave for Tehran at about 12:00 pm and have lunch at a cosy local restaurant on the way back.
What's Included
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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1 to 1 | /person |
This is a private tour |