North Of Iran Tour
The northern part of Iran is so popular for Iranians and a fantastic place to experience a different culture through the purity of nature. It is a common belief that only deserts in Iran are worth visiting for tourists; however, the rich green nature including UNESCO World Heritage forests and northern lifestyle according to the ecosystem will be memorable to you.
The Beauty of the Caspian Sea and Hyrcanian Forest Through the History and Culture
The Route is: Tehran 🚌 Alamut 🚌 Qazvin 🚌 Masouleh 🚌 Anzali 🚌 Ramsar 🚌 Lavij 🚌 Gorgan 🚌 Damqan 🚌 Tehran
| Season | All around the year except winter |
| DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION | Tehran / Tehran |
| Style | Mix of Culture and Nature |
| Hotel Rate | 3 and 4-star hotels, ecolodge |
| Vehicle | Depends on the size of the group |
Detail:
The northern part of Iran is so popular for Iranians and a fantastic place to experience a different culture through the purity of nature. Our north of Iran tour starts with driving to the fantastic valley of Alamut to visit an amazing lake with beautiful nature next to high range mountains, but the main destination is Alamut castle with its amazing structure. The Alamut castle was founded by Hassan-Sabbah for Assassins to defend against their enemy. Next, we drive to Qazvin, which was the capital of Iran for a couple of years in the 16th century by the Safavid dynasty. After driving through Alborz mountains, the scenery becomes different when we get to the ancient Hyrcanian forest landscape and rice farms. Hyrcanian forests cover a unique forested massif that stretches 850 km along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. The history of these broad-leaved forests dates back 25 to 50 million years when they covered most of this Northern Temperate region. This forest was recognized as a natural world heritage in 2019 by UNESCO.
The first destination in Guilan province is the rural museum, which presents the culture of the people in that region and then we drive to the heart of the Hyrcanian forest to have a hike to a high fortress, Roud-Khan, an ancient fortress with amazing scenery and unconquerable towers. Spending one night in Masouleh, the most beautiful vertical village in Iran would be a memorable experience for everyone. After Masouleh, we drive to the sea to visit Bandar Anzali (Alzani Port), riding a boat in the lagoon and have a walk in the seaport to complete your fourth day in the north.
Our journey continues on the coast road and passing by several towns to reach Ramsar, the most beautiful town in the north of Iran, where the forest and the sea join together. There, you will experience riding a cable car from the seashore to the top of a mountain through the forest. Also visiting the palace of Reza-Shah Pahlavi, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty in the 20th century, is in your itinerary in Ramsar.
After driving for a couple of hours on the coast road, the next destination is Lavij, a high village in the heart of Alborz mountains and famous for having a hot spring and natural spa. This natural spa is the best way to relax and refresh you for the rest of the tour. After leaving Lavij, we drive to the eastern part of the northern line and before arriving at Gorgan province, we visit a UNESCO world heritage; Abbas-Abad garden of Behshahr. This Persian garden has a complicated hydraulic system and it is very different from other Persian gardens.
The sightseeing in Gorgan province includes Gonbad-e-Qabus, the highest brick-made tower with an impressive structure and a UNESCO world heritage. Also the ancient cemetery of Khaled-Nabi with ancient gravestones, which have a peculiar and exotic erotic style.
After leaving Gorgan, our route to coming back to Tehran is on the ancient Silk Road and before arriving at Damqan for overnighting, we visit Bastam, an ancient and important town located on the Silk Road and there we visit Bazayid-Bastami mausoleum, which was a famous Sufi. Then we take a look at Kashaneh tower, an amazing structure from the Mongols era. Visiting Jame mosque of Bastam, will complete our city tour in Bastam. On the last day of your north of Iran tour, we will visit Tarikhaneh Mosque in Damqan, which is the second oldest mosque in Iran and also Jame mosque of Semnan before reaching Tehran.
Highlights :north of Iran tour
- Stop by 3 UNESCO world heritage sites of Iran
- Driving in some parts of the ancient Silk Road
- Walking into the fantastic ancient Hyrcanian forest
- Alamut, the mysterious castle of Assassins
- Driving through Alborz mountains with spectacular sceneries
- Being amazed at the incredible fortress of Roud-Khan
- Caspian sea with amazing sandy seashores
- Visiting the highest brick made tower in the world
- Discovering Masouleh, an ancient vertical village
- The erotic style gravestones in Khaled-Nabi cemetery
- Being amazed at the scenery of the Caspian sea while riding the cable car in Ramsar
- Swimming in a natural spa in the Lavij village
- Visiting the second oldest mosque of Iran
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| Number of Person | 1, 2, 3, 4-6, 7-10 |
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Day 1 : 🚌/🚗 Driving to Alamut
You will see:
Alborz mountains, Alamut valley, Evan lake
You will Experience:
Watching the amazing nature and landscape of Alamut valley as well as spending a night in a traditional house there. Enjoying the spectacular scenery of the Alborz extended on the sides of the road.
Distances:
Tehran to Alamut is 250km (about 4 hours)
Accommodation:
A traditional guest house in Alamut valley
Day 2 : Visiting Alamut castle and driving to Qazvin
You will see:
Safavid complex, Sa’d-al-Saltaneh Bazaar and Carvansarai, Sardar-Bozorg cistern
You will Experience:
Being exposed at the beauty of art and architecture of the Safavid dynasty.
You will know:
More about Assassins and their way of living and their kingdom
Distances:
Alamut to Qazvin is 100km (about 3 hours)
Accommodation:
A 3star hotel in Qazvin
Day 3 : 🚌/🚗 Driving to Masouleh
You will see:
The rural heritage museum, Roud-Khan fortress
You will Experience:
The difference of culture of people in the north
Hiking in Hyrcanian forest and the amazing landscape from the fortress
You will know:
More about the culture of living in the northern part of Iran
Distances:
Qazvin to Masouleh, including Roudkhan is 255km (about 3.5 hours)
Accommodation:
A guest house in Masouleh
Day 4 : 🚌/🚗 Driving to Bandar-Anzali
You will see:
Masouleh village, Anzali seaport and lagoon
You will Experience:
Walking in fantastic alleys of Masouleh village
Spending the night next to the Caspian sea
Distances:
Masouleh to Bandar-Anzali is 100km (about 2 hours)
Accommodation:
A 4star hotel in Anzali
Day 5 : 🚌/🚗 Driving to Ramsar
You will see:
The Caspian sea, The cable car, Pahlavi palace
You will Experience:
Feeling the sandy seashores of the Caspian sea and the fantastic view of the sea on top of the mount. Riding in a cable car from seashore to top of a forest mountain
You will know:
About Pahlavi family, the last royal family before the 1979 revolution.
Distances:
Bandar-Anzali to Ramsar is 150km (about 3 hours)
Accommodation:
A 4star hotel in Ramsar
Day 6 : 🚌/🚗 Driving to Lavij village
You will see:
Sisangan national forest park, Lavij village
You will Experience:
Relaxing in the famous natural spa in the Lavij village, Being amazed at the forests of northern Iran, different in style and beauty
Distances:
Ramsar to Lavij is 180km (about 4 hours)
Accommodation:
A local guest house in Lavij
Day 7 : 🚌/🚗 Driving to Gorgan via Abbas-Abad garden
You will see:
Abbas-Abad garden of Behshahr
You will know:
More about Persian Gardens.
Distances:
Lavij to Gorgan is 275km (about 4.5 hours)
Accommodation:
A 4star hotel in Gorgan
Day 8 : 🚌/🚗 Sightseeing in Gorgan province
You will see:
Gonbad-Qabus tower, Khaled-Nabi cemetery and Gorgan museum
You will Experience:
Standing under the highest brick tower in the world
Discovering an exotic cemetery in Iran, which will amaze you deeply with its structure
Accommodation:
A 4star hotel in Gorgan
Note:
Visiting Khaled-Nabi cemetery and Gonbad-Qabus tower may replace one another according to the season.
Day 9 : 🚌/🚗 Driving to Damqan via Bastam
You will see:
Bayazid-Bastami mausoleum, Khashaneh tower, Jame mosque of Bastam
You will know:
The story of Sufis and a mystic man, Bayazid, about Silk Road
You will experience:
Being on the world-known Silk Road and imaging the aliven history on it
Distances:
Gorgan to Damqan is 200km (about 3 hours)
Accommodation:
A 3star hotel in Damqan
Day 10 : 🚌/🚗 Driving to Tehran via Semnan
You will see:
Tarikhaneh mosque, Jame mosque of Semnan
You will know :
How were the primary mosques in Iran
Distances:
Damqan to Tehran is 340km (about 4 hours)
From Center of Tehran to IKA: 50 minutes
Welcome to the northern part of Iran. This part of the country is completely different from the others. The high ranges of Alborz and ancient Hyrcanian forests (UNESCO World Heritage site) are making this land beautiful and spectacular. Also, the culture of the people who live here is different. On the first day, we drive to Alamut valley to see amazing scenery of Alborz mountains and also to visit a beautiful lake there and spend a memorable night in a traditional guest house.
You will see:
Alborz mountains, Alamut valley, Evan lake
You will Experience:
Watching the amazing nature and landscape of Alamut valley as well as spending a night in a traditional house there. Enjoying the spectacular scenery of the Alborz extended on the sides of the road.
Distances:
Tehran to Alamut is 250km (about 4 hours)
Accommodation:
A traditional guest house in Alamut valley
In the morning we will visit Alamut castle, which is a high and unconquerable fortress made by assassins to survive from the enemy’s attacks. After visiting this unique castle, we drive to Qazvin and have a look at the Safavid complex from the 16th century as well as a magnificent Bazaar and Caravanserai with amazing architecture and tiling art. Also, we visit a huge cistern in Qazvin.
You will see:
Safavid complex, Sa’d-al-Saltaneh Bazaar and Carvansarai, Sardar-Bozorg cistern
You will Experience:
Being exposed at the beauty of art and architecture of the Safavid dynasty.
You will know:
More about Assassins and their way of living and their kingdom
Distances:
Alamut to Qazvin is 100km (about 3 hours)
Accommodation:
A 3star hotel in Qazvin
A fantastic drive through Alborz mountains to reach Guilan province with the scenery of the Hyrcanian forest. The first stop would be in Saravan to visit the rural heritage museum of Guilan. In this museum, you will find the lifestyle and culture of people who are living there and the special type of building and farming would amaze you. The next stop would be for visiting the fortress Roud-khan fortress. After hiking for one hour in the forest we will reach the fortress, which goes back to the Sassanid era and was used by Assassins later. After a beautiful drive, this day will finish in Masouleh.
You will see:
The rural heritage museum, Roud-Khan fortress
You will Experience:
The difference of culture of people in the north
Hiking in Hyrcanian forest and the amazing landscape from the fortress
You will know:
More about the culture of living in the northern part of Iran
Distances:
Qazvin to Masouleh, including Roudkhan is 255km (about 3.5 hours)
Accommodation:
A guest house in Masouleh
After a pleasant walk in Masouleh village and having a delicious breakfast in an amazing café, we leave to drive to the Caspian sea and visit Anzali seaport as well as riding a boat in Anzali lagoon. At the end of the day, you will have a memorable accommodation next to the sea.
You will see:
Masouleh village, Anzali seaport and lagoon
You will Experience:
Walking in fantastic alleys of Masouleh village
Spending the night next to the Caspian sea
Distances:
Masouleh to Bandar-Anzali is 100km (about 2 hours)
Accommodation:
A 4star hotel in Anzali
After a couple of hours on the road next to the Caspian coast to reach the central part of the northern provinces, we will visit Ramsar, the most beautiful town in the north, where the forest and the sea join together. At first, we try a famous cable car from the seashore to the top of a forest mountain to have the spectacular view of the Caspian sea. Then we will visit the Pahlavi palace and museum in Ramsar.
You will see:
The Caspian sea, The cable car, Pahlavi palace
You will Experience:
Feeling the sandy seashores of the Caspian sea and the fantastic view of the sea on top of the mount. Riding in a cable car from seashore to top of a forest mountain
You will know:
About Pahlavi family, the last royal family before the 1979 revolution.
Distances:
Bandar-Anzali to Ramsar is 150km (about 3 hours)
Accommodation:
A 4star hotel in Ramsar
Continuing on the coast road to reach to a lovely village, Lavij. On the road, we visit Sisangan national forest park, the biggest natural habitat for boxwood trees in the country next to the sea. Lavij village is known for an amazing natural spa and fabulous landscapes of Alborz mountain. We try the spa and a pleasant night to be fresh for the rest of the tour.
You will see:
Sisangan national forest park, Lavij village
You will Experience:
Relaxing in the famous natural spa in the Lavij village, Being amazed at the forests of northern Iran, different in style and beauty
Distances:
Ramsar to Lavij is 180km (about 4 hours)
Accommodation:
A local guest house in Lavij
The tour continues by going to the eastern part of the northern line. But the last place we visit in the central province is a UNESCO world heritage site: Persian Garden of Abbas-Abad. Compared to other Persian gardens, this is a particular one. This garden has a beautiful lake and a fantastic hydraulic system from the Safavid era in the 17th century. In the evening, after checking in to your hotel, we have an evening walk on the wooden path of Alang-Darreh forest in Gorgan.
You will see:
Abbas-Abad garden of Behshahr
You will know:
More about Persian Gardens.
Distances:
Lavij to Gorgan is 275km (about 4.5 hours)
Accommodation:
A 4star hotel in Gorgan
A full day excursion in Gorgan province including the Gorgan anthropology museum. Then we drive to the eastern part of the province to visit the highest brick tower in the world and a UNESCO world heritage. The structure and the age of the tower would amaze you. We will then drive through Gorgan plains to an exotic ancient cemetery with erotic style gravestones and a unique mausoleum.
You will see:
Gonbad-Qabus tower, Khaled-Nabi cemetery and Gorgan museum
You will Experience:
Standing under the highest brick tower in the world
Discovering an exotic cemetery in Iran, which will amaze you deeply with its structure
Accommodation:
A 4star hotel in Gorgan
Note:
Visiting Khaled-Nabi cemetery and Gonbad-Qabus tower may replace one another according to the season.
Leaving northern part of Alborz mountains and Gorgan province to continue the tour through the ancient Silk road. In Bastam, an important town in history and on the Silk Road, we visit the mausoleum and monastery of Bayazid-Bastami, a famous Sufi in history. Also we have a look to Kashaneh tower, an amazing structure from Mongols era as well as the Jame mosque. At the end we leave for Damqan.
You will see:
Bayazid-Bastami mausoleum, Khashaneh tower, Jame mosque of Bastam
You will know:
The story of Sufis and a mystic man, Bayazid, about Silk Road
You will experience:
Being on the world-known Silk Road and imaging the aliven history on it
Distances:
Gorgan to Damqan is 200km (about 3 hours)
Accommodation:
A 3star hotel in Damqan
We continue on the road to Tehran through the ancient Silk Road and the border of the central desert and Alborz mountains. But before leaving Damqan, we visit the second oldest mosque in Iran. On the way to Tehran, we have a stop in Semnan to have a look at another beautiful mosque. In the evening the tour would finish in Tehran and you would have amazing memories from the northern part of the country. At the end we will go to IKA airport for your departure.
You will see:
Tarikhaneh mosque, Jame mosque of Semnan
You will know :
How were the primary mosques in Iran
Distances:
Damqan to Tehran is 340km (about 4 hours)
From Center of Tehran to IKA: 50 minutes
- The first & last days of program depend on your flight time, so the necessary changes will be made accordingly.
- This itinerary can be tailor-made according to your interests.
- The Possibility of all the visits depends on the weekdays.
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Single Supplement: 100 Euro per person
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