Hello to all the tourist friends and nature lovers and the beloved worldmappin community.
I hope you are all doing great.
Today I want to share one of my tourist trips to the foothills of the Hezar Masjed mountains and the very beautiful village of Artakand. In the summer season, to escape the hustle and bustle and heat of urban life, I traveled to such places.
Artakand is a very beautiful and charming village in the heart of Khorasan Razavi province. If I want to be more precise, after Mashhad, if you head towards Kalat County, it is about 2 to 3 hours to the village itself. The famous Kalat-e Naderi.
After we deviated from the main road, there was a fork towards the village that is completely obvious. We were about half an hour away from the main tourist area.
Let's go see some photos from just before entering the village.
After reaching the village's dedicated path and heading towards the final destination known as the lost paradise, which even had this name at the entrance, there were very beautiful gardens along the way, and the path had many ups and downs. In some places, it was asphalted, and in others, it was dirt, and water had filled the middle of the road, making it a bit difficult to navigate this narrow path.
When we reached the final destination, it gradually got dark, and we were supposed to stay overnight in one of the accommodations, and the next day after having breakfast, we would set off with the group towards the waterfall and river.
I tried to share the step-by-step path to the waterfall with you. Many people were going on this path, and the route was full of buffets, restaurants, cafes, and accommodations.
Completely touristic
When I post the photos, you'll understand yourself.
The one-hour path to the waterfall was not boring at all, because it was full of local snacks and entertaining attractions that you can see in the photos yourself.
Wherever you looked, everyone was taking pictures.
As we gradually got closer to the waterfall, the valley became narrower and in some places the water was deeper. The grandeur and beauty of the mountains also added a beautiful charm to the path.
We were gradually getting close to the waterfall. A price from the mountains had come together that nothing could be seen. The stones had come together, and we had to climb over a piece of wood to see the main waterfalls and move in a bent position. It was very challenging and exciting.
I will post the photos for you to see.
The hardest part was here, where we had to get ourselves up and into the cave.
After we passed through here, inside a piece of the mountain, there was a mossy state and water was flowing down.
After this, we reached the main part. It was very very beautiful and since it was between the rocks, little light was coming in and it was dark. And for this reason, the photos you will see next may be a bit blurry.
When we entered, we were faced with such a scene. It was amazing. How beautiful it was. Only those who had come to this part would understand what greatness and splendor mean!!!
Wherever we looked and every ray of light that was seen, water was flowing. In my opinion, it is indescribable with these photos. And the very interesting part was that anyone who went to this area, whether they wanted to or not, would get completely wet because water was dripping from all sides.
From the giant stone walls, wild water was pouring down from above, as if it was shouting.
I was really stunned.
My mouth was left open. I was just looking. And the droplets that splashed on my face and I got wet.
It felt like we had reached the end of the world, a place where it was just us and those waterfalls, with that grandeur that I felt was polishing our souls.
It was a very exciting experience.
You must come here to visit. A piece of paradise.
Until the next trip,
goodbye 😉😘
Text & photography :@azamsohrabi
