Day 1: Airport Pick-up and sightseeing in Tehran
– Meet our guide at Tehran International Airport (Imam Khomeini International Airport)
– Check-in at a hotel and do some sightseeing in Tehran (depending on your arrival time)
– Golestan Palace
– Grand Bazaar
– National Museum
– Have a welcome dinner in a local restaurant
– Our guide will give a mountain program briefing and do a final equipment checkup

Day 2: Transfer to Rineh Village and Acclimatization Hike
– After breakfast, transfer by a bus to Rineh village located at the base of Mount Damavand (2000m)
– We will stay at Base Camp, get some refreshment, and have lunch here
– To help your body adapt properly to the altitude, we start acclimatization hike around the camp site
– Have dinner and short briefing for tomorrow // 10PM lights out

Day 3: Ascent to Bargah Sevom Camp
– After breakfast, transfer to the starting point (3050m) by a jeep
– Begin our ascent to Bargah Sevom Camp (4200m, 5-6 hrs hike) while our baggages will be carried to the camp by mules
– Together we set up our tents and mattresses. Free time on the afternoon, you can explore the landscape
– Have dinner and short briefing for tomorrow // 10PM lights out

Day 4: Acclimatization Hike and back to Bargah Sevom Camp
– To help your body adapt properly to the altitude, after breakfast, we will take a packed lunch and hike to 4800m-5000m and stay at this altitude for 30-60 minutes, taking pictures, exploring wild flowers and volcanic landscape
– Come back to Bargah Sevom Camp and rest, free time on the afternoon
– Before dinner, our guide will check your equipments for the summit push (e.g. shoes, trekking poles, headlamps)
– Have early dinner around 5PM and sleep early

Day 5: Summit Push and back to Bargah Sevom Camp
– Have early breakfast around 2AM, take a packed lunch
– We will ascend through rocky terrains for 5-7 hrs until reaching the Summit of Mount Damavand. Note to be careful with the Sulfur fumes.
– At the summit of Damavand 5671m, we will enjoy the magnificent view of the Damavand crater. Take pictures and refill our energy.
– After summit, we descend to Bargah Sevom Camp
– Have dinner and celebrate our success // 10PM lights out

Day 6: Transfer to Tehran
– After breakfast, we descend to the starting point where the jeeps are waiting for us.
– Transfer to Rineh Village
– We can have a quick dip in a hot spring on the way, if time allows.
– Pack our luggages and drive from Rineh to Tehran
– Check-in and refresh ourselves at the hotel in Tehran
– Celebration dinner at a local restaurant

Day 7: Transfer to Airport
– After breakfast, transfer to Imam Khomeini International Airport
– Say goodbye to our guide and bring wonderful memories home