2 Week ski adventure in the most beautiful wild ski resorts of Iran
If you dream of skiing in the wild in Iran, the Zagros mountain range is the place to be! There’s a cool mountain called Zard Kouh that’s over 4,000 meters tall, and it’s the best spot for skiing. Imagine going off the usual path and skiing down the slopes of Mount Zard-Kouh – it’s like a secret snowy playground for super enthusiastic skiers!
Taking a trip to ski on Mt. Zard Kouh is like having the coolest ski vacation ever in Iran. Iran has a special place for skiing called a ski resort, and guess what? It’s the tallest one in the whole Middle East! So, you can slide down the snowy hills and have a blast.
But here’s the best part – you don’t have to worry about skiing in the wild alone. There are super smart guides who know all about the mountains. They’ll make sure you’re safe while you ski in the backcountry. You can even try something called split board trips, which is like a cool way of skiing, with the help of DamavandGuide.com. So, get ready for an amazing skiing adventure in the mountains of Iran!
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After arriving at the IKA airport, and meeting with the tour guide, you will be transferred to your hotel. After resting and having breakfast at the hotel, we will start our city tour in Tehran.
In the Tehran city tour, we will first go to Golestan Palace, one of the most famous buildings of the Qajar period. Golestan Palace is the place of coronation and rule of several kings of the Qajar dynasty.
restaurants inside the market.
Then we will go to Tehran Grand Bazaar, which is located near Golestan Palace. In this bazaar, everything you see is sold, and after visiting the Grand Bazaar, you will have lunch in one of the restaurants inside the bazaar. After the Grand Bazaar, we will visit the jewelry museum. In this museum, a variety of jewels – precious stones and thrones and royal crowns related to the dynasty of the previous kings of Iran are kept. After that, we will go to the Museum of Ancient Iran. One of the biggest museums in the country, where everything related to Iran’s history and civilization is stored in this museum. The next day, we will leave for Chalgerd (Kohrang) by van Toyota Hiace. We will be on the road for 6 to 7 hours, and after arriving, we will stay at a hotel or a local house. In the morning, after having breakfast, we will go by car as far as it is possible to drive and then we will ski. In this area, the goal is not to climb the peak, but to climb to the top of the passes where it is possible to ski, and then we will descend with skis. We will be in this area for three days, and we will ski in a different area every day. Then he went to Isfahan. Isfahan was once the capital of Iran, of course, during the Safavid period. There are many buildings left from that period that we will visit. Then we will go to Kashan and visit the historical houses, most of which belong to the Qajar period, and have lunch there. We will continue our journey. We will spend the night at the headquarters of the Mountaineering Federation and tomorrow we will leave for Damavand Peak. After having breakfast and getting ready, we will drive as far as possible and continue skiing for about 4 hours to Bargah at an altitude of 4200 meters. Upon entering the shelter of Mount Damavand, we will be welcomed with hot drinks and soup by our team who have arrived before us and prepared everything for us. After resting and arranging items of luggage, we are ready to have dinner and then we go to sleep after a ski climb. He woke up around 4 o’clock and after breakfast, he was ready to climb with skis towards the magnificent peak of Damavand Khawaym. In about 6 to 7 hours climbing with skis and then ready to descend, which of course will be less time. After a rest at the bar and drinking and eating, we will ski down. After arriving at the base and changing clothes, we will go to Larijan natural spa, which doubles the pleasure of skiing, and after the water bath, we will go to lunch, which is a barbecue with fresh meat. After lunch, we will go to Tehran and stay at the hotel and then we will go to the airport to return or travel to other cities.
Transfer from the airport to the hotel, half-day Tehran city tour. O/N Hotel
Drive to “Chelgerd city ( 2480m height )” By land (6 hours). O/N Hotel
Start trekking on the mountain and Ski touring and go back “chel gerd . O/N Hotel
Ski climbing to “Do-Zarde ( 4120m height )” peak, skiing and coming back to “Chehe gerd. O/N Hotel
Drive to “Shahriyari village ( 3600m height )”, Ski climbing to “Shahriyari (3600m)” peak and skiing. Go back to “chehel gerd. O/N Hotel
Drive / Ski climbing to “kollon chi ( 4221m height )” peak and skiing, go back to “chehel gerd. O/N Hotel
Drive to “Isfahan” and have a nice Isfahan city tour. O/N Hotel Esfahan
Full-day Isfahan city tour. O/N Hotel
Drive to the “Polour” mountain federation complex. O/N
Drive to start Ski climbing till shelter “Bargah sevom (height 4200m) O/N Shelter
Acclimatization or reserve Day. O/N Shelter
Summit Day / back to shelter. O/N Shelter
Mount Damavand skiing down” polour” and “Tehran” and overnight in Hotel. O/N Hotel
Transfer to the airport and back home.
If you are planning to have an cheap Zard Kooh and Mount Damavand Skitour or any other Iranian mountain climbing tours, feel free to contact us to get our advice. The itinerary is quite flexible, and you can choose any day in your Plan.
We are a professional Iran adventure tour operator and our mission is trying to make the best and easy itinerary program for newcomer climbing.
Climbing mount Damavand in all seasons is possible but from the middle of fall till the end of winter need more physical fitness and mental preparation as well as appropriate winter equipment.
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9 nights *** hotel and 4 nights shelter. Local house in the desert(Room and food B/L/D) | All Accommodations in the Mountain
All Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner In Mountain) Water(Mineral & Boil)
All transfers | Tehran to Tehran
Professional Ski Touring Guide
All land Transportation | Mulls For Carrying Luggage Till Shelter / Camp
These services are not included in the price:
Damawand Journey (Damavand Guide) is one of the best Iran Adventure Tour operators and one of the oldest Iran climbing & ski tour guides that provide Iran adventure trips on beautiful mountains and deserts of Iran.