Note: There is
20% Discount for
groups of 2 people, and 30% for
groups of 3 or more on all the packages.
Tehran - Alamut - Tehran
The trip to Alamut takes about four hours from Tehran. Alamut is located in
Qazvin Province, a mysterious region of multifaceted and unique natural marvels.
A number of historical castles built high on the formidable mountains of Alborz
Mountain Range, charming little purely Persian villages located in the green fields of Alamut
Valley and hundreds of hectares of open plateau have made Alamut
off-road tour
one of our most popular Iran off-raod tours. The most significant and well-known aspect of Alamut is undoubtedly its historic castles built on the lofty cliffs. Alamut
functioned as the headquarters of the famous Assassins (The Hashashin). As well
as producing the most consummate shadow assassins of the age, Alamut castles
were also the major institutes for scientific and astrological research.
Equipped with one of the largest libraries in the world, Alamut castles were
visited by Iranian and also foreign men of letter and science who admired the
castles and held their occupants in high esteem in their numerous memoirs and
chronicles. Alamut and its famous castles came into spotlight after the
publication of the book Alamut by Vladimir Bartol; a fictive account of the
deeds of Hassan-i Sabbah and his followers in a number of heavily fortified
castles. Interest in Alamut has been recently revived after the introduction of
two Ubisoft games, Prince of Persia and Assassins’ Creed in which Alamut is
represented either as the ancient city of Alamut (utterly fictive) or simply as
Alamut Castle, a fortress in Iran (more accurate). Our Alamut Off-Road Tour is a
one-day package but includes the best of Alamut. And you can enjoy all this
while sitting in an air-conditioned reliable off-road car accompanied by a tour
guide who speaks good English and knows all about Alamut and its great past
(even some creepy grandma stories about the Assassins!).
