Ski de Randonnée au Damavand – 8 Jours

Arriving at the airport you will be welcomed by one of our agents. You will be dropped off at your hotel to rest and spend time on your own.
Later on, you will meet your guide and have a welcome dinner with him/her.

Note: A short Tehran sightseeing tour of the northern part of the city can be added to your itinerary on your first day. The program normally includes visiting Sa’dabad complex (Sa’d Abad Museum complex), Tajrish Bazaar and Imam zade Saleh Holy Shrine depending on your arrival time.

Meals: Welcome dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Tehran

After having breakfast at 8:00 you’ll be transferred to Polur village. We’ll get to the mountaineering federation hut at Polur Village (2300 m), we take our skis to trek up to Mount Golezard (3800 m, 3-4 hrs) and ski down as a warm up session before going to Doberar Mountain Range. We’ll have dinner in Polur and overnight in the Hut.

Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Snacks

Accommodation: Bedrooms in Polur village (2300 m)

We’ll have breakfast at 6:00 and leave the hut at 7:00 after boarding our skiing equipment in the car. Today we climb Mount Angemar (4050 m), one of the most beautiful mountains in the Doberar mountain range. We’ll be transferred to Lasem village (2700 m, 20 km, 30 min), located in the foothills of Doberar mountain range. Depending on the condition and the level of snow, we may have to walk for 30 minutes before reaching the snowfield where we can use our skiing equipment. Having our skis on, we’ll trek up to the Angemar peak (4 hrs, ~1300 m elevation gain). We’ll ski down from the peak with the beautiful scenery of Mount Damavand and the Doberar mountain range making it more enjoyable (1-2 hrs). The valleys are normally covered with powder snow and are ideal for skiing. Reaching the foothills we’ll take the cars back to Polur where we’ll rest, have dinner and spend the night.

Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Snacks

Accommodation:Bedrooms in Polur village (2300 m)

This morning we’ll get up at 6:00 and head to Lasem village at 7:00. We‘ll walk until we reach the snowfield after leaving the car. Today we climb Mount Doberar (4250 m), another one of the beautiful peaks in Doberar mountain range as the second part of our acclimatization process. Getting to the snowfield we put on our skis, put the skins on them and start trekking up to the Doberar summit (4-5 hrs, ~1500 m elevation gain). We’ll ski down from the summit and enjoy another great adventure in Doberar mountain range (1-2 hrs). Afterwards, we’ll get back to Polur and spend the night there.

Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Snacks

Accommodation: Bedrooms in Polur village (2300 m)

We get up at 6:00 and have breakfast. Then at 7:00 we’ll be transferred by 4WD Jeeps to Goosfandsara (3100 m) the southern base camp of Damavand. Depending on the snow level we will ride up to where we’re forced to leave the cars, then we’ll put our skis with skins on them and ski trek to Bargah-e Sevom hut (4200 m, 5-4 hrs). After having lunch and rest we’ll trek up for a couple hundred meters to check the quality of the snow and also to acclimatize better. After descending to the hut, we’ll have dinner and sleep early to recover and gain energy for tomorrow.

Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Snacks

Accomodation: Beds at Bargah-e Sevom hut (4200 m)

Today we get up at 4:00 to get ready for ski touring on the amazing Damavand Summit. We’ll leave the hut at 5:00 after having breakfast and putting on warm clothes (probably down jackets) due to the extremely cold weather in the morning. We have to put on headlights at the beginning until the sun comes up. We also need to put crampons on our skis as the snow is partially frozen. We’ll ski trek to the summit from a valley on the left side of the summer ridge (5-6 hrs, 1460 m elevation gain). We may also have to trek the last few hundred meters without our skis, depending on the snow conditions. Finally stepping on the summit, we’ll take photos to make this day memorable and take off the crampons and skins and start skiing down with the stunning landscape at sight (1-2 hrs to the hut). We’ll ski down smoothly as the snow has gotten softer due to the heat by noon. We’ll have lunch at Bargah-e Sevom hut and rest before skiing until we reach Goosfandsara. Afterwards, we take the Jeeps from Goosfandsara to Larijan village to relax in its hot spring and taste delicious lamb Kebabs after this adventurous day. We’ll spend the night at Rineh village.

Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Snacks

Accomodation: Guesthouse in Rineh Village (2200 m)

Today is considered as backup day (reserved day). In case we’re unable to reach the peak on the 6th day we’ll do so today and continue with the rest of the schedule. Otherwise we’ll spend this day sightseeing in Rineh village and exploring the surroundings of Damavand.
After visiting Rineh and experiencing rural life in Iran, we’ll visit Shahandasht Waterfall located in Haraz road. This breathtaking waterfall is the largest in Mazandaran province and the highest in Iran. After spending a while listening to the calming sound of the waterfall and enjoying the sight we’ll head to visit Kafar Koli caves. These manually carved caves date back to the time Arabs attacked Iran and served as homes for non-Muslims. We’ll also visit Shekl-e Shah epigraph and stroll around Lar National Park.

Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Snacks

Accomodation: Guesthouse in Rineh Village (2200 m)

Our great adventure ends today as we leave Rineh village after breakfast. You’ll be dropped off at your preferred location in Tehran or at the airport and that will be the end of your tour with Cheetah-Adventures.

Note: Extra nights for accommodations in Tehran can be requested (before/after the tour start/end date).
Note: This Ski tour can be followed by an Iran Cultural tour

Meals: Breakfast

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