When everyday life wears you down and you are suddenly struck by an impulse to be inspired anew, travel can be a great way out. With its ancient historical sites and beautiful nature, Iran has the potential to become one of the most important tourist destinations through the establishment of tried-and-true programs, such as those of Egypt, India, Greece, China and Italy.

This land is famous for its architecture, literature, handicrafts and the hospitality of the people and has always surprised tourists.

Golestan Province's location:

This province, covering an area 22,033 square kilometers, is located on the southeast coast of the Caspian Sea. It has borders with Turkmenistan in the north, Semnan Province in the south, Mazandaran Province in the west and Khorasan Province in the east.

The province is divided into three distinct areas: the mountainous area, the highland area and the plains area. It has a Mediterranean climate, and humidity is low compared to other provinces like Gilan and Mazandaran.

This province, with a mountainous temperate climate, has numerous natural attractions. These include forests, mountain ranges, plains, fields, deserts, rivers, and the famous gulf island and several beautiful streams which make it unique among the other provinces. It can be considered a small continent. It is located 380km from Tehran and 550km from Mashhad.

The monuments which have been discovered in Golestan in recent decades, particularly from Gorgan's Tourang Tappeh, indicate that this region was inhabited in the 3rd and 4th milleniums B.C., i.e. before the entrance of Aryans into the region.

Considering the natural sites, undoubtedly Golestan Province is one of the most beautiful and varied provinces of the country. Besides forest and steppe regions, it includes Golestan National Park, Naharkhoran Natural Park, and beautiful seashores in Bandar Gaz, Bandar Torkeman, Ashouradeh Island, wonderful Shirabad Cave, Loveh waterfall, Kaboudball cascade, international wetlands and unique and virgin forests.

Ziarat Village is another attractive village situated on the northern skirt of Alborz Mountain some 400km off Tehran, 7km from Naharkhoran recreational and tourism center.

Embracing a valley with a very pleasant climate, hot and cold water spas, stunning fall, houses with special, unique architecture, hospitable people with diverse cultural and ethic specifications and assorted handicrafts, the village has turned out to be a tourism pole in Golestan Province. There have been found many valuable objects of the civilizations of the first millennium in the mounds of Ziarat Village, now kept in Gorgan Museum.

The shrine of Imamzadeh Abdollah located in the village is host to many pilgrims from the neighboring villages in different seasons. Ziarat Fall

The fall of the Ziarat Village pours into a small pool from a 15-meter high level. Flag-stones covered with moss and water plants have created astonishing scenery enrapturing the nature lovers.