The Valleys of the Assassins, Trekking Through the Alborz to the Caspian Sea, Masuleh & Rasht

Package Overview

This tour is probably one of the most attractive tours offered by our company. In this tour you will have enough time for trekking in Alborz Mountain range, explore the villages around, taste local cuisine, socialize with local people and stay in their homes. The highlight of this tour can be visiting the castle of Alamut and know more about its history but you will also visit the remains of another castle used at the same era called Lambesar. On the way to the Caspian you will visit a beautiful lake “Ovan” having the chance of staying with local people and tasting their food. In the second part of the trip we will visit Masuleh which is a historical village attracting many tourists because of its architecture and people. Masouleh is surrounded by forest from valley to mountain and fog is the predominate weather feature of Masouleh. In this trip you will also have the chance to visit Rudkhan castle, which is a medieval brick and stone castle built on two tips of a mountain.
Rasht is the capital of Gilan province by far the largest city of the Shomal (Caspian littoral) region. Gilan is very famous for foods and one of the best places in Iran in terms of vegetarian foods. Also we will visit the old Rasht bazaar as well.
In this tour we have tried to use local people and their facilities as much as possible so ethically part of the income generated from this tour would go to the local people increasing their quality of life. We appreciate the locals for their support and help which enabled us offering such a trip.

Trip Highlights

Trekking from Andej canyon ”Red-rock” to the Castle of Assassins
Visit fabled ruins of the Alamut historic castle “Eagle Nest”
Exceptional trekking route through spectacular mountain scenery
Hike through two vast valleys; Alamut and Se Hezaar
Local homestay & socializing with locals
Visit Ramsar royal palace and the snake castle
Explore Masuleh historic village and hike in Rudkhan Castle
Visit Lahijan the center of Iran’s tea plantation farms
Visit Gilan heritage museum & Anzali lagoonItems of personal nature, travel insurance

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Arrival

  Upon arrival in a Hotel in Tehran, You will check-in to your hotel.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 2 : Free Day in Tehran

  Based on our experience many of travelers arrive around midnight and would need to sleep well before starting the journey. You can relax in your hotel after your flight or if you have arrived earlier you have the option of exploring the capital city by yourself

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 3 : Tehran to Alamut Valley - Trekking

  An Adventure Iran representative will greet you after your breakfast and drive towards the city of Ghazvin. We will be at Alamut valley around noon time.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 4 : Trekking Day

  Today we will pick an old historical trail through the mountains and work our way up to another historic.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 5 : Trekking to the Caspian

  After breakfast at 7:30 A.M we will hike our way through some spectacular scenery towards another beautiful and old village.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 6 : Explore the Caspian Sea

  we have one day sightseeing and exploring tour around Tonekabon in the Caspian. There are lots of attractions in the north of Iran which according to the time of your travel, climate and local situation you will see some of them.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 7 : Anzali Lagoon, Masuleh Exploring Tour

  Full day exploring tour, visiting tea plantation and rice fields, Anzali lagoon by boat and drive to Masuleh historic village. walking tour in Masuleh.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 8 : Hiking in Rudkhan Castle, Rasht Sightseeing Tour and Back to Tehran

  we have 3 hours hiking to the castle, Half day exploring tour and visiting some attractions of Rasht before driving to Tehran in the afternoon.

Inclusions

• Hotel
• Sightseeing
• Meals - 8 B ,5 L ,4 D
• 2 nights hotel in Tehran, 1 night local house in the Alamut valley, 1 night tent camping or local hose in the field, 1 night guesthouse in Tonekabon (the Caspian Sea), 2 nights local home stay in historic village
• All transportation, backpack handling during the trek (up to 15 Kg)
• Backpack handling by cars or mules/horses
• Important Note
• Deviating from this itinerary is unpreventable sometimes due to weather conditions, seasonal changes, frequency of visits to a village or for any other factor which may influence our travel times and schedules. Furthermore, this is the tight itinerary and sometimes we must skip a place or two depending on the season.

Exclusions

• Items of personal nature, travel insurance

Price & Rates

Terms & Conditions

This Tour is Offered by

• Unit 1, 1st Floor, No 688, Between Najar Kala & Piam T-junction, Imam Khomeini Blvd Lavasan, Tehran, Iran - 334176
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