Iran in 50 days, Covering All UNESCO World Heritage Sites and less visited places (Full Board Tour)

Welcome to Iran
Today is a very special day for Iranians and everyone is outside of their houses and celebrates the Nature Day (Sizdah Be Dar). You are invited to the ceremoney so, we go to the outside of Tehran and join others in a big garden to see what people do on this day and have some fun. We will greet you at IKA, if you have arrived during the day, we go directly to the garden otherwise if you have arrived too early, you can rest at the Novotel Hotel, the best hotel close to the airport and then in the morning after breakfast we drive to the garden. In the evening we go to walk a little in Mellat park to see more about Nature Day (Sizdah Be Dar) and have dinner at Qajarieh Matbakh restaurant.
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Lunch, midday catering: At the garden
Overnight: Espinas Palace Hotel or Azadi Hotel, one of 2 best hotels in Tehran
Dinner: Qajarieh Matbakh restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tehran
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Notes:
– We start our Tehran tour at 9 o’clock in the morning. Thus, your flight should land in Tehran at about 07:00 am. If you booked an early flight, which lands before 7 am, we can book a half charge hotel upon your request. This half charge accommodation would cost 24 Euro for 1-6 hours (breakfast included). Therefore, you need to inform us about your flight time sooner.
– If you arrive later than 09:00 am, we would transfer you from IKA airport to join the other group member free of charge.
– If you arrive later than 19:00 pm, you would go directly to the Novotel hotel to have dinner and rest.

Today we start our plan at 09:00 am and we go to visit Sa’dabad Palace, in the north of Tehran where you will be informed about the Pahlavi era. The Green Palace and White Palace are the two main palaces that we should visit and if we had more time we can visit other palaces as well. The complex is very big and we spend at least 2 hours there. After lunch, we visit the Iranian Art Museum Garden and then walk to Tajrish Bazaar to see the old bazaar with a variety of shops in the north of Tehran. In the end, we have dinner and rest at the hotel.
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In the case of unexpected closure of a place or have more time we can visit some of the following places:
– Zaman Museum (Time Museum)
– Carpet Museum
– Imamzadeh Saleh Shrine
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Breakfast: Espinas Palace Hotel or Azadi Hotel
Lunch: Chargah Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tehran
Midday catering at: Coffee or tea with cookies/milkshake
Dinner & overnight: Espinas Palace Hotel or Azadi Hotel, one of the 2 best hotels in Tehran

We have breakfast and leave Tehran at 08:00 am to visit the Salt Mines of Garmsar. Chasing Dr. Alfons Gabriel, after lunch, we head to visit the paved road from the Safavi era, Qasr-e Bahram Caravanserai, and Eynolrashid Caravanserai. To visit them all, we have to get off the road and go through the desert to reach them, so we should check the weather the day before. If we were lucky, we might see a desert deer in this area. Later, we drive to Mehdi-Shahr. We will have dinner and spend the night at Sangsar Hotel.
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In the case of unexpected closure of a place or have more time we can visit some of the following places:
– Qale Bala in Semnan
– Water Reservoir in Garmsar
– Stonavand Castle
– Deir-e Gachin Caravansarai
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Breakfast: Espinas Palace Hotel or Azadi Hotel
Lunch and midday catering: Arkadash Traditional Restaurant, or one of the best restaurants in Garmsar
Dinner and overnight: Sangsar Hotel, the best hotel in Mehdi-Shahr

We will have breakfast and then visit the second limestone cave in Iran named Darband Cave and then we move on to trek to Opert. For visiting Opert, we need to use a 4WD off-road car and then start trekking to reach the peak in the Alborz mountain range. We enjoy the view and watch the ocean of clouds in the chance of cloudy weather. After drinking tea and some snacks, we go for dinner and spending the night at a rural house in Parvar.
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In the case of unexpected closure of a place or have more time we can visit some of the following places:
– Parvar Protected Area
– Imamzadeh Tajoddin
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Breakfast: Sangsar Hotel
Lunch and midday catering: rural house in Parvar or one of the best restaurants in Parvar
midday catering: tea with cookies (Sohan of Qom) or some local fruits
Dinner and overnight: The best rural house in Parvar (at this eco-lodge we need to sleep on the floor and share toilet and bath)

We start our day by visiting Badab-e Soort. We will visit the strange stairs of nature and the beauty of Badab-e Soort. Then, we move to reach our precious hotel. We have a late lunch at Salar Dareh Hotel and rest for a while. Later, we plan to get close to the Khazar sea and visit Kolbadi house in Sari. When we are close to the Khazar sea, it would be interesting for you to check the altitude with your phone.
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In the case of having more time or sudden closure of a place we can visit:
– Mirza Mehdi Cistern
– Ramedani Historical House
– Saat Square
– Melal Park
– Shah Abbasi Mosque
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Breakfast: rural house in Parvar
Lunch: Salar Dareh hotel or one of the best restaurants in Sari
midday catering: tea or coffee with some local cookies (KOLOUCHE)
Dinner: Saravi house or one of the best restaurants in Sari
Overnight: Salar Dareh Hotel, the best hotel in Sari

We continue our overland journey to Gorgan. Depending on the weather, we would have two different plans. The first plan is to visit Behshahr-Mehdi Rajeh, where you can see Gorgan gulf from there and experience paragliding upon Gorgan Gulf. The other one is to visit 2 or 3 sites in Gorgan. It takes about 2.5 hours to reach Botanic Palace Hotel or Jangardi hotel in Gorgan. We want to visit Gorgan Craft Museum, Taqavi House. Afterward, we visit Gorgan Palace Museum and Jameh mosque in Gorgan’s bazaar.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we will visit:
– Naharkhoran Park
– Gorgan Tower
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Breakfast: Salar Dareh Hotel
Lunch: Meykhosh Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Gorgan
Midday Catering: Baqeri’s House
Dinner and overnight: Jahangardi hotel or Botanic Palace Hotel, the best two hotels in Gorgan
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Note:
In the case of proper weather, you need to pay 50 euro per person for paragliding.

After having breakfast in Gorgan, we move to Gonbad-e Qabus city. After about 2 hours, we can visit Russians Bazaar & The Carpet Museum. Then, we visit Voshmgir Tower (Mil-e-Gonbad) which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the world’s tallest brick tower and you can see it from far away. Then, we head to Kalaleh to have dinner and spend a perfect night with traditional music in our ecolodge. Our accommodation is close to the Khalid-Nabi cemetery and we have a green landscape view around us.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can visit:
– Bandar Torkaman
– Golestan Dam
– Horse Riding
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Breakfast: Jahangardi hotel or Botanic Palace Hotel
Lunch: Gandom Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Gonbad-e Qabus city
Midday Catering: special Halva or bread with taste of ginger + tea or coffee
Dinner and overnight: Hezar Dare Khalid Nabi eco-lodge (at this eco-lodge we’ll experience a group accommodation on the floor in Turkman style tents and we need to share toilet and bath with the others)

We leave our ecolodge at 08:30 am to Bojnurd. The road that we take to Bojnurd goes through another UNESCO site where is full of Hirkani trees and known as Golestan National Park and takes around 4 hours. It would be nice to have some stops on the way and do some trekking in the jungles. When we arrived Bojnurd we will have lunch and then visit Sardar Mofakham House and Sardar Mofakham mirror House. Later, we have dinner and rest in the Dariush hotel.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can visit:
– Baba Aman natural park
– Besh Qardash natural park
– Esfarayen village
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Breakfast: Hezar Dare Khalid Nabi Ecolodge
Lunch: Mehan Traditional Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Bojnurd
midday catering: tea or coffee with special local candies in different tastes/fruit
Dinner and overnight: Dariush hotel, the best hotel in Bojnourd

In the morning, at about 8:30 a.m. we drive about 4 hours to Mashhad. On the way, we will have lunch at Tous city and visit the TOMB OF FERDOWSI, the great poet and one of the saviors of the Persian language. There is a museum and many statues from his book so it would take around 2 hours visiting. Later, we continue our journey to Mashhad, the city of Holy Shrine of Imam Raza (the 8th Imam of Shiah Muslims) and the capital of saffron and barberry. We finish our day at the hotel in Mashhad.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can visit:
– Holy Shrine
– Harouniye dome
– Shandiz
– Torghabeh
– Mil-e-Radkan
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Breakfast: Omidiyeh Eco lodge
Lunch: Haft Khan Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tus
Midday Catering: tea or coffee with cookie (Sargharbil)
Dinner and overnight: Almas2 hotel, the best hotel in Mashhad

In the morning, at about 8:30 am we head to see The Holy Shrine Of Imam Reza. This shrine is one of the biggest and most important place for Iranian people and you can feel a different atmosphere. We walk around and visit different mosques, yards, and the museum until lunch. After lunch, we go for Darougheh historical House to see an old Mashahadi style house. In the afternoon we will visit Nadir Shah Afshar’s tomb which is located in downtown of Mashhad. It is designed like a tent because Nader Shah was always on the way of wars to overbear the revolts. There is also a small museum in the area. We walk around in the park and then will have dinner.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can visit:
– Khorasan Great Museum
– Saint Mesrop Armenian Church
– Tavakoli Historical House
– Khorshid Palace
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Breakfast: Almas2 hotel
Lunch: Pesaran Karim Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Mashhad
Midday Catering: tea or coffee with Mashahdi cake / warm chocolate milk
Dinner: Mashhadi House or one of the best restaurants in Mashhad
Overnight: Almas2 hotel, the best hotel in Mashhad

In the morning, at about 8:30 am we head to Azmighan (about 5 hours of driving) and go to the direction of Dasht-e Kavir with a total surface area of about 77,600 Square kilometers. on the way we go to Gonabad city to visit Qanats of Gonabad which also known as Qasabeh Qanat. The system of Qanat is an Iranian invention to have clean water from mountain in the city and this Qanat is one of the largest and oldest in the country. We will have a stop at Ferdows city to have lunch and rest. After lunch, we continue our way to Azmighan. We will rest in Azmihgan eco-lodge and explore the environment around before dinner. We are going to sleep to feel fresh the next morning.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can visit:
– The historic city of Toon, Hasan Abad castle, Koushk historical collection in Ferdows
– MianDeh Cistern, Asfak and Negnan, AbBar Bridge, and Boshrouyeh’s Kavir and Mill
– Nashtifan windmills
– Great Mosque of Ferdows
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Breakfast: Almas2 hotel
Lunch: Shabhaye Toon restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Ferdows
Midday Catering: tea or coffee + dry mulberry or dry fig
Dinner and overnight: Azmighan eco-lodge (traditional mudbricks house and you will sleep on the floor with sharing toilet)

Today we wake up in Ezmighan to see a wonder. Don’t forget to take your sandals and a towel, because today after breakfast we walk through a river in the desert. Kal-Jenni as an extraordinary place which can amaze you itself. After lunch, we try to see the shining throne in the middle of the river which known as Takht-e-Aroos. We see the Paddy and Palmy landscape and then experience the natural Dr. Fish. Before going to Kal-Jenni we have to check the weather and depth of water. Ezmighan is an amazing and unexpected village in the desert and we spend the whole day on an excursion there.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can visit:
– Khan Garden, Qal’e Dokhtar
– Tomb of Sepahsalar in Ezmyghan
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Breakfast: Ezmighan eco-lodge
Lunch: Ezmighan ecolodge
Midday Catering: Local date or cookie with tea / local fruits
Dinner and overnight: Azmighan ecolodge (traditional tents and you will sleep on the floor with sharing toilet and bath)

At 08:00 am, we leave Azmighan behind and after almost 2 hours, we will reach Khorv to visit Esmaeelian castle from button of the mountain and then go for Morteza Ali Fountain to have another walking tour through a unique river where you can feel the different temperature of water in the same river. After lunch, we can visit Golshan Garden is locatedlocated between the Lut and Kavir Deserts and always permanent running water flowing. Then, we are going to rest and sleep at a eco-lodge in Nay-Band. We want to show you an amazing view of a green village in the desert. Nay-Band village is one of the villages of Iran that are like stairs. This idiom comes from the special architecture of this place. Each above building has a yard that it would be the roof of the building below. This is why it would be like a stair.despite of other villages, at this village you’ll see many kids and young people which means new generation didn’t left the village to big citys. This is something unique that you’ll see here in Nay-Band.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can visit :
– Shahabbassi Dam in Khorv
– Bazaar in Kurit
– Esfahak old city
– Kurit Dam
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Breakfast: Ezmighan eco-lodge
Lunch: Nardoon Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tabas
Midday Catering: Local sweets (Qotab or Nanchai) with tea
Dinner and overnight: Nay-Band ecolodge (traditional mudbricks house and you will sleep on the floor with sharing toilet and bath)

On this day, at 07:00 am, we will head to Dige-e Rostam Hot Spring to refresh ourselfs before the breakfast. It takes less than 30 minutes driving to reach there. This hot spring is very unique becuase of the tempreture and having sulphur in it. The water of this spring compare to other springs is diffrent & special, becuase it’s not salty or sower, it’s sweet. Then we back to the Nayband to have breakfast and explore the village by visiting caves, mineral springs, and palms. After three hours of visiting, we need to have lunch in our ecolodge in the village. Later, we head to Birjand. It takes about 3 hours to reach. We will check-in at Koohestan hotel to rest and have dinner.
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In the case of having time or group preferences we can visit these places before night sleep:
– Baharestan Citadel
– Pordeli historic house
– Tomb of Ibn Hosam Khosfi
– Deyhuk
– Esfahak
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Breakfast: Nay-Bandecolodge
Lunch: Nay-Band ecolodge
Midday Catering: Local fruit or date/tea or coffee
Dinner and overnight: Koohestan Hotel, the best hotel in Birjand

We have breakfast and get ready at 08:00 am to start visiting different places in Birjand sooner. We spend our whole day in the city, so first of all, we need to visit Kolah Farangi mansion with the hexagonal shape of architecture. Then, we visit Birjand Castle as the oldest monument of this city in an area of 3000 square meters. It dates back to the Safavid period when it had only a military usage. Next, we will visit Akbariye Garden, an Iranian garden which has been registered by UNESCO. You will know more about Iranian gardens’ features by visiting this garden. Khaje Khezr Historical House is our last destination for today.
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In the case of having more time or closure of a place, we can plan to visit:
– Birjand Bazaar
– Shokat Abad Garden
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Breakfast: Koohestan Hotel
Lunch: Shams-ol-Emare Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Birjand
Midday Catering: Local sweets with tea or coffee / Jujube, fig, red date
Dinner: Birjandi House or one of the best restaurants in Birjand
Overnight: Koohestan Hotel, the best hotel in Birjand

We are going to leave the city at 08:00 am. On the way, we must drive 1.5 hours to Furg Citadel, on top of the hill where you can see the whole village from the castle. Then, after around 1 hour being at Furg, we continue driving to Nehbandan. It would take 2 hours to reach there. After having lunch in a traditional restaurant and mansion named Akram Khan, we are going to visit Windmill Of Khan-Sharaf. These wind mills are also known as Asbadan by locals and has a special structure which you can see specialy at cityes in deserts. Later, we are going to have dinner and rest in Akram Khan traditional restaurant and mansion.
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if we had enough time we can visit:
– Shah Dej castle
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Breakfast: Koohestan Hotel
Lunch: Akram Khan traditional restaurant and mansion or one of the best restaurants in Nehbandan
Midday Catering: Local sweets with tea or coffee
Dinner and overnight: Akram Khan mansion(traditional mudbricks house and you will sleep on the floor with sharing toilet and bath)

We are going to leave the city at 08:00 am. We pass the Zabol city by beltway and driving for around 2.5 hours to reach a special UNESCO world heritage site in southeast of Iran and visit Shahr-e-Sukhteh (Burnt City) wherein 3200 BC they had surgery room and also an artificial Eye has found there. Then we have an easy hiking to Rostam castle on the way to Zahedan to visit a Sassanid castle which has colorful painting. It would take 2.5 hours to reach Zahedan. We have dinner and rest in Esteqlal hotel. We are close to the border of Pakistan and you will see another Iranian tribe with the name of Baluch.
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if we had enough time we can visit:
– Dahaneh Gholaman
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Breakfast: Koohestan Hotel
Lunch: we may have a picnic or one of the best restaurants in Zabol
Midday Catering: Local sweets with tea or coffee/local banana
Dinner and overnight: Esteqlal Hotel, the best hotel in Zahedan

Today we are going to visit the city of Zahedan, the capital of Baluchistan province. After breakfast and around 9:00 we will visit the Great Museum of Zahedan for half-day, we can even walk from the hotel to the museum. In this museum, the ancient artifacts, the local coverage, local cuisine of the province and species of animals in the province are exhibited. At this museum, you will see the oldest animation in the world that painted around a bowl that backs to 5200 years ago. Then, we have lunch and rest a little bit. In the afternoon we have to visit the largest Sunni mosque in Iran known as Jameh Mosque of Makki. The architecture of this mosque is fabulous and even from outside you can feel the greatness of this building. We will drive to the Arg-e-Jadid hotel in Bam city to sleep.
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In the case of having more time or closure of a place we can visit some of these places in Zahedan:
– Zaranj Mosque
– Post Museum
– Zahedan Bazaar
– Mirjaveh cave and fountain
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Breakfast: Koohestan Hotel
Lunch: Melal restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Zahedan
Midday Catering: Local sweets (Lendo) with tea or coffee/Mango
Dinner and overnight: Arg-e-JadidHotel, the best hotel in Bam

Bam, the mudbrick city, is one of the wonders of Iranian history. This ancient citadel is a UNESCO-recognized monument & has a history dating back around 2,000 years. We walk around and visit different parts of the citadel for at least 2 hours and then we have lunch in Bam city. Later on the day, we will drive 2 hours to reach Mahan but on the way, there would be a stop at Keshit to have lunch in a local eco-lodge. Here you’ll be surprised by nature. We continue our way to the Eyvan hotel to have dinner and stay overnight.
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In the case of having more time or closure of a place we can visit some of these places:
–Rayen Citadel
–Rayen Castle
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Breakfast: Arg-e-Jadid Hotel
Lunch: Ilia eco lodge
Midday Catering: Local sweets and dates with tea or coffee/fruit (orange of bam)
Dinner: Tigaran restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Mahan
Overnight: Eyvan hotel, the best hotel in Mahan

We start our day by visiting the Shah Nematollah shrine and then Shazdeh garden, an Iranian garden in the middle of the desert with old trees and mansion. We visit sites till 11:00 am. After lunch exploring the Lut desert will be started with driving for 1.5 hours through the Lut desert to reach Kaluts, where you will see different types of Iran’s deserts. You should be there to hike to one of the Kalutsto enjoy the sunset and chill out. Later, we drive to Lut Star eco-camp to have a late dinner and stay the night.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can :
– Langar icehouse
– Shotor Galu mansion
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Breakfast: Eyvan Hotel
Lunch: Motevalli Bashi restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Mahan
Midday Catering: Local sweets (Kolompe, Komach & ghovvatoo) with tea or coffee/Faludeh Shirazi
Dinner and overnight:Lut Star eco-camp, the best eco-camp in Lut desert

Today we explore the desert more and after breakfast at Lut Star eco-camp we take the 4WD off-road car and go for one of the hottest places in the world with name of Gandom Beryan. Sirch is another special place to stop and see one thousand years old cypress. The Rood-e-Shoor (Salty River) is our next stop. The village of Shafi Abad is where you can see the Qanat system (underground water channels) and water resarvore which is the second bigest one in Iran. At night we back to the eco-camp and have dinner.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can :
– ATV
– Balloon over the desert
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Breakfast: Lut Star eco-camp
Lunch: picnic in desert
Midday Catering: Local sweets (Kolompe, Komach & ghovvatoo) with tea or coffee/fruit
Dinner and overnight:Lut Star eco-camp, the best eco-camp in Lut desert
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Note:
These options are not included and you should pay extra

We should leave at 8:00 am to visit Rageh Valley with 4WD car, the third geopark of Iran (It is also known as the Death Valley) where we spend around 3 hours to visit deffrent parts of it. We will have stop at Kabootarkhan village to have local icecream in the desert.Then we drive to Meymand and start exploring the village and enjoying the stoniest place of our life. We hear the stories about the place, visit the Zoroastrian fire temple, old bathhouse, and visit the real-life of people who are already living there. Enjoying the unique environment, stargazing at night while gathering around a fire-place near our cave is one of the most memorable parts of our journey. We sleep in our cave for the first and maybe the last time of our life.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can visit:
– Haj-Agha Ali house
– Caravanserai
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Breakfast: Lut Star eco-camp
Lunch: Picnic at Rageh Valley or one of the best restaurants in Rafsanjan
Midday Catering: Special icecream at Kabootarkhanvillage/Tea
Dinner and overnight: Meymand Caves

We continue our overland journey to Shiraz. It takes almost 5 hours driving directly but on the way we have some stops to go back to the 2500 years ago and visit Pasargad Complex (the tomb of Cyrus the great). We will have lunch at Hoobare Restaurant and we will visit Necropolis (Naqsh-e Rostam), and Persepolis Complex. Finally, we arrive at Shiraz and check-in at Zandiye Hotel. In the evening, we will walk in Hafeziyeh Tomb and have dinner at Haft-khan Restaurant (traditional floor).
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In the case of having more time we can visit some of these places:
– Naghsh e Rajab
– Qur’an Gate of Shiraz
– Khajooye Kermani tomb
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Breakfast: Meymand caves
Lunch: Hoobare Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Marvdasht
Midday Catering: season fruit/tea or coffee + local sweets (Masghati)
Dinner: Haft-khan restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Shiraz
Overnight: Zandiyeh Hotel, the best hotel in Shiraz

After breakfast we have to visit Nasir-Al Molk Mosque in the morning to see the colorful patterns on the floor of the mosque. Then for enjoying the smell of orangery we go to Narenjestan Qavam and walk in the yard. After lunch at Parhami House, we have 2 hours walking tour and visit the Vakil Complex which contains ,Vakil Mosque ,Vakil Bazaar,Vakil Bathhouse and Karimkhan Citadel. We back to the hotel and after a little rest in the afternoon we go for Eram Garden and Sadiyeh (tomb of Sa’adi). Then we have dinner at Haft-khan restaurant (barbecue floor).
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If we had enough time to visit we can also visit:
– Shahcheragh Shrine
– Saraye Moshir
– Afif-Abad Garden
– Zinat Al -Molk(Iranian Madame Tussaud)
– Delgosha Garden
– Pars Museum
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Breakfast: Zandiyeh Hotel
Lunch Parhami House Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in old bazaar of Shiraz
Midday Catering: Fallodeh (Shirazi dessert)
Dinner: Haft-khan restaurant or one of the best restaurants in old bazaar of Shiraz
Overnight:: Zandiyeh Hotel, the best hotel in Shiraz

Today we need to drive 2.5 hours out of Shiraz. The UNESCO site that we will visit is the Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region. It includes Bishapur, Firooz Abad, and Sarvestan. Among these three places, we are going to visit Bishapur only. The ancient city of Bishapur was built when Shapur could defeat the Valerian Army. In this ancient city, we will spend around 2 hours and have some visits such as Anahid temple, mosaic yard and fire temple. Then, we have lunch close to the Tang-e-Chogan and visit Sassanid’s reliefs, finally we back to Shiraz at night to have dinner and sleep.
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If we had enough time to visit we can also visit:
– Qal’eh Dokhtar
– Sarvestan
– Ardeshir Babakan Palace
– Shapur Cave
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Breakfast: Zandiyeh Hotel
Lunch: Lidoma restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tang-e-Chogan
Midday Catering: Tea + Shirazi cookie
Dinner:: Shirazi House or one of the best restaurants in Shiraz
Overnight: Zandiyeh Hotel, the best hotel in Shiraz
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Note:
The Sarvestan and Firooz Abad are palaces of the Sassanids era and we have visited the Rostam castle before the same palace as we have in Sarvestan and Firooz Abad. So we have chosen the Bishapur to see a different and special sightseen from the Sassanids dynasty.

We drive to the direction of the north to reach Yazd. After 3.5 hours, we arrive Abarkooh to visit Aghazadeh House and have snack time in the house. When we arrived at Yazd, before check-in at Dad hotel, we should hike a short distance to visit the towers of silence (Dakhmeh) and then have lunch. After a short rest, we will visit the Yazd Fire Temple (Yazd Atash Bahram). Afterward, we visit the Jameh Mosque of Yazd, Fahadan (UNESCO Heritage Site), to explore what it has in the heart. There are lots of places to visit such as a href= ‘http://www.piranoos.com/alexanders-prison-yazd/’ target=’blank’>Alexander’s Prison, historic houses, art houses as a great coffee shop to rest and help ourselves. Lastly, we have dinner at a rooftop restaurant with view of the mosque and then, rest at Dad Hotel.

In the morning we drive to Kharanaq to visit the 3-floored mudbricks citadel, where till 60 years ago people used to live there. Then, we go to visit Chak-Chak, the most important Zoroastrian pilgrimage site. We need to climb 250 stairs. After that, we head to Meybod, to visit Ice House Building, Narin Qal’eh, Pigeons tower and have lunch at old caravanserai which includes a restaurant, shops, Water storage. On the way back to Yazd, we stop at Dowlat Abad Garden to walk and enjoy another Iranian garden with one of the tallest wind tower in Iran. You will know more about the air conditioning system of the mansion in this garden. We rest for a while in the garden and then leave it for dinner.
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In the case of having more time we can visit some of these places:
– Ardakan City
– Markar Complex and museum
– Zurkhaneh (traditional Iranian sport)
– Zoroastrian village (Mazraeh Kalantar)
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Breakfast: Dad Hotel
Lunch: Shah Abbasi Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Meybod
Midday Catering: Cake-e-Yazdi / Saffron Ice-cream
Dinner: Yazdi House or one of the best restaurants in Yazd
Overnight: Dad Hotel, the best hotel in Yazd

We continue our overland journey to Isfahan. It takes almost 4 hours. In the middle of the way, we will stop atJameh Mosque of Naien to visit one of the oldest mosques in Iran which used to be a fire temple and it has Sassanid architecture. We take a short rest and then, follow the road to the Isfahan. After check-in, we will visit Jolfa neighborhood and Vank church which has a dome with many old paintings and Iranian tiles work on the wall. There is also an Armenian museum in the yard about their history and you will have time to visit it. Then, we walk to the music museum where you can see and know more about classic Persian music with live performance. We have lunch at Arca restaurant before the music museum. After Jolfa, we have dinner at Shahrzad Restaurant and walk fromSiosepol Bridge and beside the Zayandeh Rood River to Khajoo Bridge .
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If we had enough time to visit we can visit:
– Minar jonban (Shaking minaret)
– Atashgah
– Pirnia House
– Naein castle
– Fatemi House in Naein
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Breakfast: Dad Hotel
Lunch: Arca restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Isfahan
Midday Catering: coffee + special sweets of Isfahan (Gaz & Poolaki)
Dinner: Shahrzad restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Isfahan
Overnight: Abbasi hotel, the best boutique hotel in Isfahan

We are going to visit the masterpiece of architecture by Sheikh Bahai in the Safavid era were known as Naqshe-Jahan complex, which includesImam Mosque, Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque, Ali Qapu Palace. After lunch, we walk to Chehel Sotoon Palace. Visiting them all will take at least a full day. Then for the rest, we go back to the hotel and for dinner, we go Naghshe Jahan Square again to have also the night lighting view of the square. Jean Chardin known this square as the most beautiful square in the world.
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If we had enough time to visit we can choose from these options:
– Abbasi hotel
– Hasht-Behesht palace
– Ali Gholi Agha hammam
– Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

Today we drive to the west of Iran and pass through the Zagros mountain range. Since we need to drive 6 hours to reachSoosan village we have to leave the hotel at 7:30 am. On the way, we will have a stop at Ghale Sard eco-lodge for lunch and then we go to Dehdez to visit the nature of Zaras and chill out next to the lake. Then, we go to visit the Eshkaft Salman, The Elamite rock reliefs which show us some of their traditions and believes, our dinner would be served at Papila Rural Guesthouse, where we also spend our night.
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If we had enough time to visit we can also visit:
– Kul Farah Historical Site
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Breakfast: Abbasi hotel
Lunch: Ghale Sard eco-lodge
Midday Catering: tea with a local tasty bread
Dinner and overnight: Papila Rural Guesthouse (at this eco-lodge we will sleep on the floor like local people)

In the morning we enjoy watching and walking in the flower land of Soosan-Dasht and then we head to Shushtar and drive for 4 hours through mountain roads to do check-in at Tabib-e-Shushtar Hotel and then, have lunch at Mostofi Restaurant . After lunch, we go to another UNESCO world heritage site with the name of Shushtar Historical Hydro Structure Base and Waterfall to visit a special Sassanid site where you can see the hydraulic system of watermills and their usages through history. We should walk to different parts of the complex and see some interesting things in the corners. You can hear the sound of the water while you walking to any part of the complex. When we finished our visiting we go to the hotel to rest and stay overnight.
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If we had enough time to visit we can choose from these options:
– Marashi Historical House
– Jame mosque
– Salasel Castle
– Pol-e Shandravan
– Bazaar of Shushtar
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Breakfast: Papila Rural Guesthouse
Lunch: Mostofi Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Shushtar
Midday Catering: tea with cookies
Dinner: Moghadam Traditional Cafe or one of the best restaurants in Shushtar
Overnight: Tabib Traditional Hotel, the best traditional hotel in Shushtar

In the morning after breakfast we start our visiting by a UNESCO world heritage site which was the religious center of Elam with name of Tchogha Zanbil complex, it is one of the few existing ziggurats outside Mesopotamia and belongs to Elam civilization that ruled 3500 BC, we walk around the ziggurat and visit different parts for at least an hour. Then, we go Susa to visit the Apadana palace, Susa Museum, Shush castle and The Tomb Of Daniel. We will have lunch in a very nice and traditional restaurant in Dezfulwhich is called Shovadoon and stay at Jahangardi Hotel.
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If we had enough time to visit we can choose from these options:
– Hafttapeh
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Breakfast: Tabib Traditional Hotel
Lunch: Shovadoon or one of the best restaurants in Susa
Midday Catering: date or local cookie with tea
Dinner: Delnavazan Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Dezful
Overnight: Jahangardi Hotel, the best hotel in Dezful

Today we are going to spend our half-day in Dezful water museum and see more about water mills and walk in the old alleys. A special tour in Cham-Sabz is waiting for us, we go to the Dez River which is a tributary of the Karun River and is 400 km long. Our plan is boating for approximately 2 hours in the river and enjoy the views, have some stops for taking photo, lunch and Midday Catering. we back to the car and head to the hotel to rest and have dinner.
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If we had enough time to visit we can choose from these options:
– Tiznoo House
– Soozangar House
– Dezful Traditional Bazaar
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Breakfast: Jahangardi Hotel
Lunch: picnic next to Dez river
Midday Catering: Buffalo ice cream/a mix of Halva Ardeh with Dates, and special cookies
Dinner: Dezfuli House or one of the best restaurants in Dezful
Overnight: Jahangardi Hotel, the best hotel in Dezful

We drive to Khorramabad and after 3 hours will arrive. Before lunch we will visit Falakolaflak Citadel on the top of a large hill. The height of the entire structure, including the hill, reaches 40 meters above the surrounding area. Then after lunch, we will visit the Gerdab-e Sangi, the historical stony whirlpool from the Sassanid era. Finally, we go continue our way to Bisotun to do check-in at Laleh Bisotun Hotel. we can also have our midday meal on the roof of Khorramabad.
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If we had enough time to visit we can choose from these options:
– Shapouri Bridge
– Bishe Waterfall
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Breakfast: Jahangardi Hotel
Lunch: Hami restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Khorramabad
Midday Catering: special soup of Khorram abad (Ash)/Saji bread with cheese and tea
Dinner & overnight: Laleh Bisotun Hotel, the best hotel in Bisotun

In the morning after breakfast, at 8:00 am, we will visit Bisotun complex as another UNESCO world heritage site, Sassanid & Achaemenid inscription which is the biggest one in the world. After an hour visiting, we are going to visit Taq-e Bostan, which means “Arch of the garden” and the rock reliefs from the era of Sassanid. We walk around and after lunch, we will visit Tekyeh Moaven-ol-Molk to see the tiles work with natural colures, then Shafei Mosque which belongs to Sunni muslims and has a very special Islamic architecture. We will back to Bisotun to have dinner at the hotel and rest enough for the next day.
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If we had enough time to visit we can choose from these options:
– Tkyeh Biglar Bigi & Zgros Paleolithic Museum
– Khosrow Parviz hunting ground
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Breakfast: Laleh Bisotun Hotel
Midday Catering: Nan berenji/Youkheh + tea or coffee
Lunch: Jamshid hotel or one of the best restaurants in Kermanshah
Dinner & overnight: Laleh Bisotun Hotel, the best hotel in Kermanshah

You’ll wake up in a caravanserai known as Laleh Bisotun Hotel in Bisotun complex and after breakfast, we will drive for 2.5 hours to Hamedan, Dubbed the capital of Persian civilization and culture. We will visit the tomb of Esther and Mordechai, Avicenna Mausoleum (Iranian polymath). We have lunch at Delta restaurant and then go to Baba Taher tomb. Our check-in would be around 4 pm at Amiran hotel. In the evening and after enough rest, it’s a good time to go to the Ganjnameh complex to walk around with visiting Achaemenes royal inscriptions and waterfall. We have dinner at Ganjname restaurant and then will back to the hotel.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Alavian dome
– THE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND TOURISM BASE OF HEGMATANEH
– Lion stone
– ALI SADR CAVE
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Breakfast: Laleh Bisotun Hotel
Lunch: Delta restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Hamedan
Midday Catering: Shirmal or Komaj (cookies of Hamedan) + tea or coffee
Dinner: At Ganjname restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Hamedan
Overnight: Amiran Hotel, the best hotel in Hamedan

Today we drive about 4 hours directly to the Takht-e Soleyman. After check-in at eco-lodge we start our visiting. the site includes the principal Zoroastrian sanctuary partly rebuilt in the Ilkhanid (Mongol) period (13th century) as well as a temple of the Sasanian period (6th and 7th centuries) dedicated to Anahita. The ensemble of Takht-e Soleyman is an exceptional testimony of the continuation of cult related to fire and water over a period of some two and half millennia. Our lunch, dinner, and accommodation would be at Takht-e Soleyman ecolodge.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Kūh-e Zendān-e Soleymān
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Breakfast: Amiran hotel
Lunch: Takht-e Soleyman ecolodge
Midday Catering: local and homemade cookies + tea or coffee
Dinner & overnight: Takht-e Soleyman ecolodge (traditional eco-lodge and you will sleep on the floor with sharing toilet and bath)

Today we go to the city of Azari people, an Iranian tribe with a different languages. After breakfast, we will drive 3 hours driving to the Dome of Soltaniyeh (UNESCO site), the biggest brick dome in the world and the Mausoleum of Ilkhan Oljaytu. After having lunch in Soltaniye we will visit Dashkasan Temple, it’s famous as dragon Temple, this stone Inscription is less visible in ancient Iranian art and was built by order of Mongol king Öljaitü in the early fourteenth century. We back to Zanjan to do check-in and rest at the hotel.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Chalabi Oghlou
– Mullah Hassan Kashi tomb
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Breakfast: Takht-e Soleyman Eco lodge
Midday Catering: fruit/cookie + tea or coffee
Lunch: Saffron Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Soltanieh
Dinner overnight: Dadamaan Traditional Hotel, the best traditional hotel in Zanjan

We spend our day inside the city of Zanjan by visiting the Salt men museum, it’s an old house with 2 floors that became a museum and one of the oldest full-body prince of ancient times of Iran is kept in this museum. Then we walk to Rakhtshooy Khaneh Edifice to the old amazing and unique way of laundry system in Iran. After lunch, we will be on the road for around 3.5 hours to reach Tabriz the biggest and most crowded city in the northwest of Iran. Before arriving Tabriz, we go out of the main road to see some special colorful hills and walk around a little bit and take some photos, after an hour we back to the main road to go to the Elgoli Pars Hotel in Tabriz for doing check-in. We go to have dinner and walk at Elgoli complex.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Behestan castle
– Hosseiniyeh Mosque
– Tabriz cable car
– Arg-e Tabriz
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Breakfast: Dadamaan Traditional Hotel
Lunch: Khatoon restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Zanjan
Midday Catering: Cookie of Zanjan (Nan Shasti) + tea or coffee
Dinner: Tabrizi House or one of the best restaurants in Tabriz
Overnight: Elgoli Pars Hotel, the best hotel in Tabriz

After breakfast, we are exploring the city and see more about the history of Tabriz. We start with Kabood mosque which also named Goy mosque. The Azerbaijan Museum is close to us and we can see more about Azerbaijan’s history and their art, then we walk to the to see an old house with the name of Behnam House. If you were interested, we can walk to the bazaar of Tabriz to see another UNESCO world heritage and have lunch there. After that Jame mosque of Tabriz would be our last site.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Sa’at Square
– University of Tabriz
– Constitution House of Tabriz (Khane Mashrooteh)
– Iron Age Museum
– Poets Tomb (Maqbaratol Shoara)
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Breakfast: Elgoli Pars Hotel
Lunch: Haj Ali restaurant or one of the best restaurants in the bazaar of Tabriz
Midday Catering: Baklava of Tabriz + tea or coffee
Dinner: Beliq restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tabriz
Overnight: Elgoli Pars Hotel, the best hotel in Tabriz

Another day and another UNESCO world heritage site. We go to the city of Jolfa, where many years ago Armenian people used to leave there and a very important church with the name of Monastery of Saint Stepanos is there and we are going to visit the church and the old rooms of priests. While we drive to the Jolfa, at some parts of the road you can see Nakhchivan on the other side of our water border. We will have easy hiking to the church. It takes our whole day so in the evening we back to Tabriz.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Khajeh Nazar Caravansaray
– Kordasht Bath
– Namaz Khaneh Choopan
– Bazaar of Jolfa
– Heidarzade House
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Breakfast: Elgoli Pars Hotel
Lunch: Haj Ali Khorram restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Jolfa
Midday Catering: sweets of Tabriz (Noqa, Loz or Qarabiyeh) + tea or coffee
Dinner & overnight: Elgoli Pars Hotel, the best hotel in Tabriz

Today is the last day in Tabriz and after visiting Tarbiat Street and Qajar Museum ( Amir Nezam House ) we are going to Kandovan. A special village close to the Tabriz with one-hour driving. The houses are in different way and our plan is to spend our night in the rock village Kandovan, in Kandovan Laleh International Rocky Hotel and walk around to see the village and the people. The view of the village during the night and day is different and very nice. Beyond Kandovan, smooth steep foothills mask a full view of Sahand mountain whose hidden volcanic summit rises to 3707m.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Bazaar of Kandovan
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Breakfast: Elgoli Pars Hotel Midday Catering: cookie + tea or coffee/dried fruits like apricot and plum
Lunch: Laleh Kandovan Hotel or one of the best restaurants in Kandovan
Dinner overnight: Kandovan Laleh International Rocky Hotel, the best hotel in Kandovan

After watching the sunrise in the village and having breakfast we drive 4 hours to Ardabil to have another UNESCO world heritage site, so when we arrived at Ardabil, we are going to visit Sheikh Safi al-din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble. The tile work and painted interiors are magnificent as well as the use of metal for doors and around the tombs. Ardabil used to be the first capital of the Safavi era and that’s why the architecture of this place is very similar to palaces in Isfahan. After having lunch we head to Sarein city to do check-in at Royal Park Hotel, a special hotel where you can have SPA services and use hot springs.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Yeddi Goz Bridge
– Jame mosque of Ardabil
– Maryam church
– Haji Fekr mosque
– Shourabil Lake
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Breakfast: Kandovan Laleh International Rocky Hotel
Midday Catering: Black Halva/special soup of Sareyn (Ash Dough)
Lunch: Shah Abbas restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Ardabil
Dinner & overnight: Royal Park Hotel, the best hotel in Sarein

Today we are going to Gilan province and getting close to Caspian Sea by 4 hours driving, the road to Asalem is passing by a beautiful view of nature. Before leaving the Ardabil we have to check the road and weather. There is a popular road from Khalkhal to Asalem so we can drive through that road and enjoying the view from the top of the mountain and have lunch on the way, we will back to the main road to go to the hotel and do check-in and rest a little. In the afternoon we go to Gisoom forest & Beach and forest to walk around, see the tall trees and sit next to the Caspian Sea. It’s a Hyrcanian mixed forest. After visiting sunset, we back to the hotel to have dinner and sleep.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Talesh Sleigh
– Visadar waterfall
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Breakfast: Sabalan hotel Hotel
Lunch: Soheil restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Asalem
Midday Catering: Special bread (Nan Halva) and tea
Dinner: Gilani House or one of the best restaurants in Asalem
Overnight: Hod Hod Hotel, the best hotel in Asalem

Our plan is to go to a very nice place with enjoyable hiking, so we take the road and after 2 hours we arrive at Fuman and we leave our luggage at the hotel, then we are going to visit Rudkhan castle. An amazing castle in the jungle and mountain that takes at least 45 minutes hiking (not very easy) from the parking to the castle. The view of the jungle and castle from the royal room is perfect. We have lunch with local food and then we go to another popular and amazing village known as Masuleh to walk in the village and having dinner. This village is a stair-like village and the roof of each house is the yard of the upper house. After having dinner at Masuleh we back to the hotel to do check-in and sleep.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Fuman break bridge
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Breakfast: Hod Hod Hotel
Lunch: A good restaurant at Rudkhan village
Midday Catering: Fuman’s cookie (Kolouche of Fuman) with tea
Dinner: Bamdad restaurant or one of the best restaurants at Masuleh
Overnight: Moein hotel, the best hotel in Fuman

We driving directly to Mazandaran province and after 2.5 hours we will arrive in Ramsar. We will visit Ramsar palace. It’s not a very old palace but you must visit it. the garden is very nice and at the end of the garden, there is a spring that supplies the water and there is a bamboo garden that is interesting. Then we have lunch at Angels Old Hotel Restaurant. We should take the Ramsar cable car to reach the hotel on top of the mountain and do check-in in heart of the forest. There is a nice view of theCaspian sea and forest from the hotel
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Ramsar Telecabin Complex
– Caspian museum
– Hammam
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Breakfast: Moein hotel
Lunch: Angels Old Hotel Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Ramsar
Midday Catering: fruit/cookie with tea
Dinner & overnight: Bame Sabz Hotel, the best hotel in Ramsar

From Ramsar to Kelardast will take around 3.5 hours and we pass through Abbas Abad jungle. We can have some stops on the way to enjoy more the nature and chillout. After Abbas Abad jungle we will reach theBaran Sabz hotel to have lunch and do check-in.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Mazichal
– Hesel Swamp
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Breakfast: Bame Sabz Hotel
Lunch: Darband restaurant or one of the restaurants at Chalus road
Midday Catering: fruit / local cookies with tea
Dinner & overnight: Baran Sabz Hotel, the best hotel in Kelardasht

It’s perfect to have breakfast close to Abbas Abad Jungle with great weather of spring. Today after 45 days’ journey we will back to Tehran so we take the Chalus road, the 90 years old and beautiful road that goes through green mountains to Karaj city and then Tehran. We will have lunch at Orkideh restaurant on the way. Then we drive to Chitgar lake to walking around the lake and drink a cup of coffee and finally, we go directly to the hotel to rest enough for the next day.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Ghazali cinema town
– National botanical garden of Iran
– Iran Mall
– Azadi tower
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Breakfast: Baran Sabz Hotel hotel
Lunch: Orkideh Restaurant or one of the best restaurantts in Karaj
Midday Catering: Royal lounge café or one of the best cafes in Chitgar area
Dinner: SPU restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tehran
Overnight: Espinas Palace Hotel or Azadi Hotel, one of the 2 best hotels in Tehran

We start our tour at 8:30 and we drive to the National Museum of Iran then we walk to Golestan Palace. Afterward, we visit Tehran Grand Bazaar and have lunch at Moslem restaurant. Later on the day we go to jewels museum. We back to the hotel to rest and in the evening we are going to walk and chill out for a while in Abo Atash park and see the beauty of Tabiat bridge. We will have dinner in Rahe Chubi restaurant. You will be amazed by its great environment.
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In the case of an unexpected closure of a place or have more time we can visit:
– Reza Abbasi Museum
– Abgineh (Glassware & Ceramic) Museum – Tehran
– Holy Defence Museum
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Breakfast: Espinas Palace Hotel
Lunch: Moslem restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tehran
Midday Catering: carrot juice or mellon juice
Dinner: Tehrani house Rahe Chubi restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tehran
Overnight: Espinas Palace Hotel or Azadi Hotel, one of the 2 best hotels in Tehran

We start our plan at 8:30. we visit the Niavaran Complex. A Pahlavi complex that back to before the revolution and it has many palaces and buildings but the two main palaces which are Niavaran palace and Kooshke Ahmad Shahi would be enough for visiting. We spend a half-day there and then, a 435m tower known as Milad tower is our next stop to see Tehran from the height of 280m. Then, we rest in a great coffee shop and at 19:00 we drive to IKA for your departure to fly back with comfort. We hope you enjoy one of the best journey of your life.
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In the case of closure of a place or have more time we can visit:
– Cinema Museum of Iran
– Contemporary art museum
– Darband
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Breakfast: Espinas Palace Hotel
Lunch: Parq restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tehran
Midday Catering: coffee or milkshake
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Note:
Your flight must be after 22:00 pm. But, in the case of an early departure, we transfer you to IKA base on your flight time. On the other hand, if you could book a late flight that you needed to rest in a hotel till the departure time, you can contact us to reserve the Novotel hotel for you. This half charge accommodation would cost 24 Euro for 1-6 hours per person (breakfast included).
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