A Tour to The National Parks in IRAN


Iran is a vast nation of great natural beauty and rich history. Because of its beautiful natural setting, a lively and interesting environment we can offer our nature loving tourists a no. of magnificent and outstanding tours which are unique and can be organized in a wide range of different itineraries to cover the beauty of the whole country at very competitive prices.
We can offer you, visits to a number of Natural Parks & Protected Regions such as, Golestan, Kavir, Lar, Khosh Yellagh, Bakhtegan and Bamboo. Bakhtegan Lake is a place that must be seen by tourists especially in winter when the migrated flamingoes and birds from Russia accommodate themselves in here.
A visit to Margoon Waterfall, Anzali Lagoon (West Caspian coast), Miankaleh Lagoon (East Caspian coast), Qeshm Island, Mangrove forest in Persian Gulf will fulfill your tour of Iran.
At present there are 10 National Parks & 41 Protected Regions in Iran. The total area encompassed by these Protected areas is approximately 7.9 million hectares (about 19.75 million acres) about 4.8 % of the total land area of the country.

Day 01 : Tehran - Gorgan / Early morning drive to Gorgan via Firouzkouh road, O/N.
Day 02 : Gorgan - Golestan forest / Drive to Golestan Forest (National Park), the first area to be designated as a National reserve in Iran. The park in uniquely situated in mountainous terrain, spanning bunchgrass steppe. The Eastern edge of the contiguous Caspian forest. It provides abundant wild life such as one would expect to find in mountain, foothills & valleys with steppe and deciduous forest vegetation, O/N in tent.
Day 03 : Golestan forest / Full day Golestan forest sight seeing tour, O/N in tent.
Day 04 : Golestan - Khosh Yellagh / Drive Khosh Yellagh Protected area, O/N in tent.
Day 05 : Khosh Yellagh - Damghan / Morning drive to Damghan via Shahroud, sight seeing in mentioned cities, O/N.
Day 06 : Damghan - Jandagh / Drive to Jandagh (Passing through the central desert), arrive in Jandagh, O/N in tent.
Day 07 : Jandagh - Naeen - Isfahan / Drive to Isfahan via Neaeen, a visit to some monuments in Naeen, continuing to Isfahan, O/N.
Day 08 : Isfahan / Full day Isfahan city tour, O/N.
Day 09 : Isfahan - Kashan - Natanz - Desert / Drive to Kashan via Natanz, sight seeing in mentioned cities, continuing to desert where we will stay two nights in tent.
Day 10 : Kavir National Park, This protected region provide good examples of the desert and arid steppe train typical of perhaps half of Iran's land surface. This area is located near the northwestern corner of Iran's vast and arid central, basins between the Dasht-e-Kavir (Salt Desert) and the salt Lake. Observing animals within 150 Km of capital, together with the resurgence of plant life, give rise to the hope that some day area will be a natural history show case of a living desert, O/N in tent.
Day 11 : Tehran / Drive to Lar Protected Area, where is located at the Skirt of the Highest mountain in Iran (Damavand peak). It consists of mountainous, terrestrial & aquatic ecosystems. Minimum elevation is 2400 m above sea level. Vegetation cover consists of four types including grass steps, tragacanthic (thorn cushion), shrublands and high mountain vegetation (Alpine meadows and perennial herbs). Lar provides suitable habitat for around 100 species of endemic and migratory birds such as; Caspian snowcock, Chukar partidge, Eagles, Kastrel, Crane, Herons & Flamingo. Mammals of this area include; wild Goat, Alborz reed sheep, Bear, Leopard, Hyena. O/N in tent.
Day 12 : Tehran / Morning in Lar, PM drive to Tehran, we end our tour or extend for other programs.
Duration : 12 days, 11 nights
Suitable Time : March - may, August - October
Cities : Tehran, Gorgan, Shahroud, Damghan, Jandagh, Naeen, Isfahan, Natanz, Kashan
Min. Person : 02
Max. Person : 11

Climatic Conditions :
The climate of Golestan National Park is extremely affected by the humidity of the Caspian sea, and the moisture brought in by the Western winds, making it a humid region. However most of the humidity is due to the mountainous rainfalls.
Rainfall - Annual precipitation varies between 150 mm - 750 mm. Moving from West to East, rainfall decreases. There is less variation in the highlands.Temperature - Average annual temperature varies between 11.5 - 17.5 Cº ; absolute minimum temperature is 25º with maximum reported as 45º.Humidity - Average relative humidity of the region is 45% but increases up to 100% in the summer and falls to 18% in the winter.

Symbol of Iran's Scenic Nature

Golestan National Park
As a vast, unspoiled and intact natural reserve situated both in the south-east of the scenic Caspian Sea and 70 km away from historic city of Gonbad-Ghabous, Golestan Natural Park constitutes one of the richest and most significant habitat and sanctuary of variant types of vegetation and wildlife. Over 150 species of mountain birds as well as brown bears, tigers, wild cats, deers, mountain goats, foxes and coyotes are among the beautiful and rare inhabitants of this 10,000 ha long splendid natural park.
Remarkably, Golestan Park is also the original birth place of the legendry "Hirkan Tiger," frequently cited by the renowned British writer Shakespear in his masterpieces. Hirkan was of course the ancient name of the city of Gorgan whose fierce tigers even captured the essence of the World Literature. Most unfortunately, the very last one of the mentioned species was hunted down by a local chieftain about 70 years ago and its preserved corpse, known as Mazandaran Tiger, is currently on display in Darabad Wildlife Museum. Actually, the researchers and nature-lovers are both fascinated by spectacular variation of existing vegetation within the picturesque Golestan National Park-- a unique natural feature undoubtedly attributed to three different jungle like, dry and mild climates peculiar to this region.