Ghale Kurd & Ali Sadr Cave Itinerary

Day 1: Tehran

Arrival, O/N Hotel

Day 2: Abgarm

Drive to Abgarm, Visit Qazvin, O/N Camp or Local House

Day 3: Hamedan

Caving Ghale Kurd, Drive to Hamedan, O/N Hotel

Day 4: Hamedan

Visit Alisadr cave, Lalejin Village, Ganjname Cornice, O/N Hotel

Day 5: Tehran

Hamedan City tour, 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

Ghale Kurd cave is one of Iran’s beautiful caves which are located near a village by this name. Its height is 2064m. Passing the Cave entrance and abseiling 12m well, you will see 1000 m² hall with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. The antiquity of the cave dated back to 3rd course of Geology. You can find bats in it. In some parts of the cave there are shallow wells and in other parts you can find some ponds. The entire cave is covered with lime decoration in different shapes.

Iran's Ali-Sadr, is a unique natural phenomenon, which attracts millions of visitors every year. Upon entering, visitors see a vast area that leads them through a wide path onto a wharf where they must take a boat to continue their tour. Visitors then move through a number of labyrinthine halls, ending in the 'Island', which is located 350 meters from the wharf. The steady dripping of mineral-containing water has created beautiful red, purple, brown, green and blue lime pillars in the shape of cauliflowers, needles and umbrellas.

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 & Hamedan Province

Best Time: Spring, Summer

Climate: Cave temperature is between 15°c to 20°c with moist

Group Size: 1-12

Hardness Degree: Technical Caving, Passing difficult corridors Track: It’s a round way track which takes 5 to 7 hours

Needed Equipments: helmet, headlamp, jumar, abseiling tools, harness, Lock carabineer