How to find an IRAN MOUNTAIN GUIDE?

To find a mountain guide in Iran, pay attention to a few points:

- Experienced certified Iran mountain guides help you to increase your safety in mountaineering and skiing tours. In addition, local mountain guides in each area are those who know the area better than anyone and are aware of the dangers of the environment. Iran is include high altitude mountains like (Damavand 5610m) -some technical mountain areas like (Alamkooh 4860m) and also some 4000 mountains for ski touring like (Alborz and Zagros)

- Legal permits issued by government and relevant organizations such as the Ministry of Tourism of Iran only include certified guides who have a mountain guide certificate.

- Issues related to accident and travel insurance coverage can be followed and used only if you use official certified Iran mountain guides.

- English knowledge is one of the most important skills for a mountain guide. Certified Iran mountain guides have the acceptable level of EN speaking and understanding.

- Currently, the only official national document in Iran is the mountain guide certificate of the Ministry of Tourism, and other mountain guides and local guides are not legally allowed to lead and operate mountain tours.

- any Iran Mountain guide needs about 2 years of training to obtain the relevant degree, including: map reading and GPS courses - rock and ice climbing - first aid - environment - avalanche - meteorology, etc…

- Only some national mountain guides have the ability to lead ski tours in the mountains.

- To pass the mountain guide courses, people must first pass the eco tour guide course. The eco tour guide course is one of the short-term tourism training courses approved by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts. The subject of most of the topics of this period is wildlife, nature conservation and the interests of the local community.

The theoretical topics and trips of the eco tour guide course are as follows:

1. Ecotourism (basics, vocabulary and terms)

2. Familiarity with the geological diversity of Iran

3. Familiarity with arthropods and butterflies

4. Iranian fish and aquatic animals

5. Familiarity with reptiles and amphibians in Iran

6. Iranian birds and bird watching

7. Introduction to Iranian mammals

8. Iran flora

9. Crisis management and emergency response

10. GPS and map reading

11. Touring techniques and skills

12. Behavioral patterns and etiquette in tourism

13. local communities and the principles of facilitation

14. Familiarity with the nations

15. Understanding the tourism industry

16. Language of ecotourism

17. Iran ecosystems and the geography of ecotourism

18. ecology and conservation

19. Familiarity with the rules and regulations of tour management

20. Principles and foundations of interpretation of cultural and natural heritage

21. Familiarity with cultural and spiritual heritage

22. Familiarity with nature tourism equipment

23. Familiarity with astronomy and constellations

24. Photography and photography in nature

25. Familiarity with the culture and ethnic groups of Iran

26. Basics of tourism geography

27. cultural heritage, handicrafts and traditional arts

28. Application of information technology in travel

29. Historical and cultural attractions of Iran

30. Contemporary Political and Social History

31. The art of expression and eloquence 

1. 1. Educational trip to the principles of settlement and survival in nature
2. Educational trip to get acquainted with Iranian plants
3. Educational trip to get acquainted with Iranian birds
4. Educational trip to get acquainted with reptiles in Iran
5. Geological training trip
6. Educational trip to get acquainted with Iranian mammals
7. Educational trip to get acquainted with arthropods and butterfly hunting

  - In case of various accidents in tours without official guidance and without legal permits, emergency operations and insurance coverage will be difficult or impossible. At IRMtravel we always use official national guides as well as IFMGA guides to maximize the safety of travelers in mountaineering and ski tours.

- If you find a site or advertisement on the Internet called mountaineering and ski tour, do not hesitate to request official documents and official tour guide card to make sure you are dealing with experienced people.

- Do not be deceived by the low prices of travel websites. for your info the salary of a certified and experienced mountain and ski guide is currently between $ 30 and $ 100 per day, depending on the level of guide abilities in Iran.

- You can find the sample of the official national card of Iran mountain guides in the main page of IRMtravel site.

- Do not hesitate to contact us and ask any question even if you are not our clients!