It is beautiful, amazing and the perspective keeps changing all the time. Perfect place to escape a little from civilization into nature and the simple life of the locals. You can even do a couple of hikes alone but it is saver to go with a guide and it is good for the kharma, too, to support the local population. The place is not on the main route of any major tourist flow but it is so much worth visiting and taking the adventure to reach Dana!!!

spent there a couple of days, just as break of daily life - it' a perfect location for it. I'm not into hiking, made just 2 hours walk tour in the valley. you can seat there on every stone and be into meditation. very peaceful place. don't forget to visit the handicraft shop - acceptable price and unique art. good place to buy all gifts.

We were just passing through so only stayed for the night, and unfortunately the weather did not cooperate for a sunset, which Dana valley is ideally situated for a stunning sunset. The village is unique, like staying in ancient ruins, the inns are reconstructed from the older buildings. It's small but fascinating to wander through the narrow streets and so many subjects for photographing if that's your thing. The valley is gorgeous, I would have like to have spent a day hiking and exploring, guess one day 2 nights should be minimum. Recommend staying at Dana Hotel, a family cooperative built by USAid (avoid the Dana Tower Hotel as they, a privately owned hotel, use predatory practices to steal guests away from the Dana Hotel, not right, not in the spirit of the community.)

Incredible views, peaceful, wild nature and charming old ruins. Wish we had time to do the hike down the valley... I do not recommend Tower Hotel/Rainbow Restaurant, we had a horrible experience. While the views at Rainbow are very impressive, we were surprised to see an empty buffet upon arrival, even though we had notified them that we are a big group coming. When I asked politely if there was more food coming, the man in charge said: No, of course this is all there is. By the time we got to the buffet, there was hardly anything left, and we had to feed our kids from our own plates (even though they were each charged separately). One person in our group didn't eat at all, but the owner accused us of lying about it and charged us for every person, including a 1.5 year old child. When I expressed my surprise and disappointment, he actually told me not to come back! He was incredibly rude and disrespectful. Upon further complaint, he did refund the one adult who didn't eat, but the whole experience left a very bad taste on an otherwise magical experience at the Dana Reserve. Our own hotel, Dana Hotel, was excellent..wish we had stayed there for dinner too :) Overall great trip, beautiful place...look forward to the opening of the RSCN's amazing new hotel/venue right on the edge of the cliff...and they are slowly restoring the old ruins into rooms and other venues. Once the restorations are complete this is going to be a magical place.

Hiking with Camel as a guide was a highlight of my trip. Hazim from Dana Tower arranged the trip, on very short notice. Camel is an excellent guide, and prepared a wonderful lunch with tea midway in our 7 hour hike in the Dana Biosphere. I would recommend Camel most highly!