9-day Iran Eco tour

Arrive at Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA), meet the driver and transferred to the hotel. Check-in and rest.

In the morning drive for 5h toward Sari near the Caspian sea. In Sari enjoy your time by visiting Lotus Park covering 45 hectares. Check-in the hotel and rest.

After breakfast drive to Badab-e Surt, the natural travertine terrace. Enjoy having Persian cuisine in local houses nearby. In the afternoon drive back to Sari and rest.

In the morning first visit Miankaleh wetland, one of the richest ecological havens, where wild horses run or a group of birds follows you through the sky. Then drive toward Gonbad Kavus city to visit Gonbad Kavus Tower (UNESCO) considered a masterpiece of Iranian architecture. Drive toward an ecolodge with a great view of the landscape. Check-in and rest.

After breakfast, a local guide accompanies us to Golestan National Park and trek in the park to see the great fauna and flora that exist there. In the evening drive back to the ecolodge.

In the morning drive for 1/5 h to the cemetery of the prophet Khalid and the Tomb of “Khalid Nabi” which according to oral tradition was a pre-Islamic prophet. The mysterious cemetery along with the landscape is flawless and is famous as “one thousand hills”. Drive to Abr forest, check-in the local house.

In the morning trek in the Abr Forest (or literally means cloud forest) with dazzling mountains and jungle scenes. After lunch drive to Damghan and visit Tarikhaneh, a Sassanid fire temple that turned into a mosque. Check-in the Inn and rest.

After one-third of Iran is covered with big deserts, On this day, drive for 1h to Haj Aligholi Salt Lake to be enchanted by the desert. At noon drive to Semnan city. In Semnan visit Semnan’s Bazaar, old Bathhouse, and Mosque. Check-in the hotel and rest.

After Khar Turan National Park is a protected area that is one of the homes of the Asiatic Cheetah. Wandering in the area to have a chance to see different types of animals for a half day. Then drive to International Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA).