Danial Cave & Ramsar Itinerary

Day 1: Tehran

Arrival, O/N Hotel

Day 2: Danial

Drive to Danial village, Visit attractions on the way, O/N Local House

Day 3: Ramsar

Caving Danial, Drive to Ramsar, O/N Hotel

Day 4: Ramsar

Ramsar City tour, Mineral hot spring, O/N Hotel

Day 5: Ramsar

Free time at Caspian seashore, Drive to Tehran, O/N Hotel

Day 6: Tehran

National Museum, Carpet Museum, Golestan Palace, O/N Hotel

Day 7: Tehran

Shopping in Tehran Bazaar, O/N Hotel

Day 8: Tehran

Departure

Explanations

Gerdkuy or Danial Cave is located in northern side of Iran in a village with the name of Danial, beside Chalus town. It has the length of about 1500 meter and is famous for having a river inside. The water source of the cave is from several springs in the cave and some external canals. As entering to the cave you must put yourself into water and it’ll continue till coming back. There are some waterfalls climbing during the journey. Moreover there are little lakes that force you to have all your body in the water to near your nose and your head stick to the roof. There isn’t much stalactite and stalagmite in the cave. Being drenched for about 7 hours in the cold water of this cave is one of its difficulties to caving.

Tehran is the largest city in the Middle East and is the 16th most populated city in the world with a population of around 7 million people.

Golestān Palace is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran's capital city.The oldest of the historic monuments in Tehran, the Golestan Palace belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran’s Historic Arg (citadel).The Arg was built during the reign of Tahmasp I of the Safavid dynasty.

The National Museum of Iran is an archeological and historical museum located in Tehran. It preserves ancient Persian antiquities including pottery vessels, metal objects, books, coins etc. It was inaugurated in 1937. The museum consists of two buildings. Building one is dedicated to the pre-Islamic collection, while Building Two contains post-Islamic artifacts.

Carpet Museum founded in 1976 exhibits a variety of Persian carpets from all over Iran, dating from 18th century to present. The museum's exhibition hall occupies 3,400 square meters and its library contains 7,000 books.

Location: Tehran & Mazandaran Province

Best Time: May till November

Climate: Cave temperature is around 23°C and water is 17°C

Group Size: 1-12

Hardness Degree: non technical caving, passing through difficult corridors

Track: It’s a round way track which takes 5 to 7 hours

Needed Equipments: helmet, headlamp, flask, water proof and dry cloths, gloves