A Month in Iran

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 “13 Bedar” and have dinner at Qajarieh Matbakh restaurant.
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Lunch, midday catering: At the garden
Dinner: Qajarieh Matbakh restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tehran
Overnight: Novotel Hotel, the best hotel at IKA
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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.

In the morning, we must leave Novotel Hotel hotel at 8:30. It takes about four hours to reach Hamedan, Dubbed the capital of Persian civilization and culture. Then, we will visit Achaemenes inscriptions and waterfall and we can take photos. We will have lunch at Ganjnameh restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Hamedan. After lunch, we say goodbye to Hamedan and continue our way to Bisotun to have dinner and rest at Laleh Bisotun 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
– Esther and Mordechai
– Avicenna Mausoleum (Iranian polymath)
– Baba Taher tomb
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Breakfast: Novotel Hotel
Midday Catering: Nan berenji/Youkheh + tea or coffee
Lunch: Ganjnameh Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Hamedan
Dinner & overnight: Laleh Bisotun Hotel, the best hotel in Bistun

In the morning after breakfast, at 8:00 am, we will visit Bisotun complex as another UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 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:
– Tekyeh Biglar Bigi & Zgros Paleolithic Museum
– Khosrow Parviz hunting ground
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Breakfast: Laleh 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

Today, we are going to leave the hotel at 8:30 to head to Khorramabad. It lasts 3 hours to get there, so we can visit Falakol Aflak Citadel which belongs to Sassanid empire and located on the top of the hills. Then, we will have lunch at Hami Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Khoramabad. After that, we can visit Gerdab-e Sangi. Otherwise, we can have our midday meal on the roof of Khorramabad. Then, we need to leave Khorramabad to Dezful. The estimated time to reach Dezful is about 3 hours, thus we will have dinner in a Dezfuli house or one of the best restaurants in Dezful. Although our hotel is a 3-star one, it is actually the best place to rest and overnight stay in the area.
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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
– Kiuo Lake
– Nozhian Waterfall
– Gerit Waterfall
– Shapouri Bridge
– Bishe Waterfall
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Breakfast: Shah Abbasi Caravanserai (also named as Laleh hotel)
Lunch: Hami Restaurant, or one of the best restaurants in Khorramabad
Midday Catering: Saji bread with cheese and tea
Dinner: Dezfuli house or one of the best restaurants in Dezful
Overnight: Jahangardi Hotel , the best hotel in Dezful

On this day, we start visiting some places in Dezful then we head to Susa and Shushtar .
Dezful Traditional Bazaar backs to many years ago that’s why people call it The Old Bazaar. In front of the old bazaar, there are lots of shops in which you can taste local junk foods and sweets such as Buffalo ice cream, a mix of Halva Ardeh with Dates, and special cookies. These junk foods are part of the attraction of Dezful. Then, we will continue our tour and will visit Tiznoo house. For having lunch, we will stop at Delnavazan Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Dezful. After lunch, we will visit Dez River then we have to leave Dezful to Susa . It takes only one hour to get there. We need to see the fantastic Susa Castle, Susa Museum, Apadana Palace . In the evening, you can help yourself with the midday meal. Then, we drive to Choghazanbil Ziggurat which the history behind is beyond the imagination and you must see it yourself as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In the evening, we will continue our trip to Shushtar, on the way we can see and take photos from Buffalo. It takes only one hour to see our indescribable city. We need to have dinner in the Mostofi Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Shushtar. Then, it is time to check-in the hotel and rest at Tabib-e-Shushtar Hotel .
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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
– The Tomb of Sultan Ali Siah Poosh in Dezful
– Tomb of Daniel in Susa
– Haft Tappeh (Seven Hills) in Shushtar
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Breakfast: Jahangardi Hotel
Lunch: Delnavazan Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Dezful
Midday Catering: Buffalo Ice-cream
Dinner: Mostofi Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Shushtar
Overnight: Tabib-e-Shushtar hotel, the best hotel in Shushtar

Meanwhile having breakfast at Tabib-e-Shushtar hotel, you can enjoy the architecture of the hotel in the morning. At the beginning of the day, we visit Shushtar Historical Hydro Structure Base and Waterfall which is a UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 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. Afterward, We drive to Mostofi Restaurant and Museum to have lunch and visit its museum. In Shushtar, we must visit Jameh Mosque because it is said that this mosque is the second-oldest mosque in Iran after the one which is in Yazd. It backs to approximately 1200 years ago. After that, we can enjoy resting in Moghadam Traditional Cafe .
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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
Shushtar Bazaar
Salasel Castle
Marashi Historical House
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Breakfast: Tabib-e-Shushtar hotel (you can taste special dairies of the region)
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-e-Shushtar hotel, the best hotel in Shushtar

Today we drive to Zagros mountain range. We pass through a very beautiful road which takes around 4 hours to reach Papila rural guesthouse in Soosan-Dasht. On the way, we will have a stop at Izeh to visit Eshkaft Salman, The Elamite rock reliefs which show us some of their traditions and believes. Then we go to Papila guesthouse to have lunch and visit the area. This guesthouse is close to the land of lilies and we can walk around there and visit nomads. We have different types of nomads in Iran. If we were lucky we can meet Bakhtiari nomads and spend our afternoon with them. After having nomadic dinner, we back to the guesthouse.
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If we had enough time to visit we can choose from these options:
– Tagh-e Tavileh
– Kul-e Farah
– Mongasht (Mangasht) Mountain
– Shami Grave Yard
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Breakfast: Tabib Traditional Hotel
Lunch: Papila Rural Guesthouse, or the best restaurant in Izeh
Midday Catering: tea with a local tasty bread
Dinner & 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 drive 7 hours to Isfahan. On the way, we will have some short stops in nature and next to the Dez River. We will have lunch in Shahrekord at Roya restaurant.
Afterward, we go to Abbasi Hotel in Isfahan to do check-in. In the evening we go to have dinner at Shahrzad restaurant and then, walk from Siosepol Bridge to Khajoo Bridge. At bridges and Zayanderud river you can see the gathering of Isfahani people at night.
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If we had enough time to visit we can choose from these options:
– Chaleshtor
– Tagh-e Tavileh
– Kul-e Farah
– Mongasht (Mangasht) Mountain
– Shami Grave Yard
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Breakfast: Papila Rural Guesthouse
Lunch: Papila: Roya Restaurant, or the best restaurant in Shahrekord
Midday Catering: tea or coffee with cookie
Dinner: Shahrzad Restaurant, or one of the best restaurant in Isfahan
Overnight: Abbasi Hotel, the best 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 includes Imam Mosque , Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque, Ali Qapu Palace .Jean Chardin known this UNESCO World Heritage Sites as the most beautiful square in the world. In front of the mosque is a beautiful forecourt which is connected to the bazaar. Since the bazaar has surrounded the square, we can visit it as well. After lunch, we walk to Chehel Sotoon Palace . The name of this palace means forty pillars and it’s a unique palace in an Iranian garden with special paintings inside. We take a short rest in a nice café in Jolfa neighborhood. Then 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 dinner at Isfahani house or one of the best restaurants in Jolfa after the music museum. Then for the rest, we go back to the hotel.

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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

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Breakfast: Abbasi Hotel
Lunch: Bastani Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Isfahan
Midday Catering: coffee or herbal tea
Dinner: Isfahani house or one of the best restaurants in Isfahan
Overnight: Abbasi Hotel, the best boutique hotel in Isfahan

Today after breakfast at 8:00 am we leave Isfahan to Shiraz . On the way, we will have stop at Izadkhast to visit the castle of this area. The history of this citadel dates back to the pre-Islamic era of Iran and specially Sassanid’s time. It’s an abandoned city which by walking in old alleys and visiting different parts you can feel the lifestyle of that time. After a short rest and drinking a cup of tea or fruit juice we back to the road and go to the tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargad and visit another UNESCO World Heritage Sites. We will have a stop at Hoobareh restaurant to have a nomadic lunch close to the Pasargad. At Pasargad we will visit the tomb of Cyrus the Great and know more about the father of Persia. You will see the Iranian garden and the UN at that time. Afterward, we finish our day in Shiraz by visiting Quran gate as the old gate of Shiraz and having dinner at Haftkhan restaurant.
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In the case of having more time we can visit some of these places:
– Delgosha Garden
– Khajooye Kermani tomb
– Sadiyeh (tomb of Sa’adi)
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Breakfast: Abbasi Hotel
Lunch: Hoobare Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Marvdasht
Midday Catering: season fruit/ fruit juice
Dinner: Haft-khan restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Shiraz
Overnight: Zandiyeh Hotel, the best hotel in Shiraz

On our Shiraz tour, we choose the most beautiful and high-rated attractions to visit. In the morning around 8:00 o’clock you should be in Nasir-Al Molk Mosque and visit the combination of color and sunshine art in the mosque. Then we will visits Vakil Complex which contains Vakil Mosque, Vakil Bazaar, Vakil Bathhouse and Karimkhan Citadel. After visiting these places you need to rest a bit, so we can have a lunch in Shater Abbas Restaurant. Then, we visit Eram Garden and walk around a Botanical garden and take photo then will visit Hafeziyeh Tomb. We plan to have Falude-Shirazi in one of the best places to try in the evening. Then, for dinner, we head to Shirazi house or one of the best restaurants in Shiraz. At the end of the day, we rest at Zandiyeh Hotel.
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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
– Narenjestan Qavam
– Zinat Al -Molk(Iranian Madame Tussaud)
– Delgosha Garden
–Pars museum
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Breakfast: Zandiyeh Hotel
Lunch: Shater Abbas Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Shiraz
Midday Catering: Falude-Shirazi
Dinner: Shirazi House or one of the best restaurants in Shiraz
Overnight: Zandiyeh Hotel, one of the best hotels in Shiraz

These upcoming destinations have the most famous sightseeing in the world and are named as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. for visiting these places, we will drive to Marvdasht and will visit the glory of Achaemenes. In Persepolis Complex (Takht-e Jamshid) we will visit eight Palaces, two Tombs, a Museum and a Treasury. Here is a great place for founding the Achaemenes architecture and their beliefs. There are many rock reliefs that had registered their customs and history. After a long walk (around 4 hours). We will have lunch in a restaurant near the Persepolis that called Laneh Tavoos or the other-best restaurant in the area and then we will visit Necropolis afterward. You will be surprised to see three different empires at the same time in one place. Necropolis includes Elamite relief, four tomb of Achaemenes and 5 reliefs for the glory of Sassanid. After walking in the history of Iran. We will back to the main road to Meymand. Our plan is to have dinner and sleep in one of those caves of this village. Before sleeping we can explore the village and enjoying the unique environment Later we can stargaze at night while gathering around a fire-place near our cave would be 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 closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
– Naghsh-e Rajab
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Breakfast at:Zandiyeh Hotel
Lunch: Laneh Tavoos Restaurant, or one of the best restarants in Marvdasht
Midday Catering:Seasonal Fruits
Dinner & overnight: Meymand

After having breakfast in our cave we leave the village at 8:30 to the Rageh valley with a 4WD car. The third geopark of Iran (It is also known as the Death Valley) where we spend around 3 hours to visit deferent parts of it. For the midday catering, we will have stop at Kabootarkhan village to have local ice-cream in the desert. Then we continue our way to Mahan and visit Shazdeh garden as another Iranian garden in the middle of the desert with many tall trees. Finally, we go to Lut Star eco-camp by passing the Kaluts.

Note:
Before going to Rageh valley, we have to check the weather and depth of water.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can :
– Shah Nematollah shrine
– Rayen Citadel
– Haj-Agha Ali house
– Caravanserai in Rafsanjan
– Langar icehouse
– Shotor Galu mansion
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Breakfast: Meymand
Lunch: Motevalli Bashi restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Mahan
Midday Catering: Special ice-cream at Kabootarkhan village/Tea
Dinner and overnight: Lut Star eco-camp, the best eco-camp in Lut desert

Today we explore the Lut Star eco-camp 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. 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 the castle of Shafi Abad. You have this opportunity to see a lake in the desert so our last stop would be close to the lake. 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
– one thousand years old cypress
– water resarvore
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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

Today 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 stairs. Despite other villages, in this village, you’ll see many kids and young people which means the new generation didn’t leave the village to big cities. This is something unique that you’ll see here in Nay-Band. So, we drive 5 hours to Nay-Band but before that, we will have two stops. The first stop is at Kerman to visit its bazaar and the second stop is at Dige-Rostam to get fresh ourselves in a natural spring. This hot spring is very unique because of the temperature and having Sulphur in it. The water of this spring in comparison with other springs is different & special, because it’s not salty or sower, it’s a freshwater spring.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can visit:
– Ganjali Khan Complex
– Fath Abad Garden
– Jabalieh
– Sirch
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Breakfast: Lut Star eco-camp
Lunch: Keykhosro Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Kerman
Midday Catering: Local sweets (Qotab or Nanchai) with tea
Dinner & overnight: Nay-Band ecolodge (traditional mudbricks house and you will sleep on the floor with sharing toilet and bath)

We continue our overland journey to the north to reach the Tabas city. We will visit Golshan gardenwhich is located between the Lut desert and Dasht-e Kavir or Great Salt Desert that have permanent running water flowing. We go forward in the north direction to arrive at Ezmighan. By the way, don’t forget to take your sandals and a towel, because today after lunch we walk through a river in the desert. Kal-Jenni as an extraordinary place that can amaze you itself. Before going to Kal-Jenni, we have to check the weather and depth of water.We will have dinner and stay in Ezmighan eco-lodge.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we can visit:
– Esfahak
– Dige-Rostam in the morning
– Morteza Ali fountain
– Shahabbassi Dam in Khorv
– Bazaar in Kurit
– Kurit Dam
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Breakfast: Nay-Band eco-lodge
Lunch: Nardoon Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tabas
Midday Catering: Local date or cookie with tea / local fruits
Dinner and overnight: Ezmighan ecolodge (traditional tents and you will sleep on the floor with sharing toilet and bath)

Today is a relax day and we are going to stay one more night in Ezmighan to explore this village. Ezmighan is an amazing and unexpected village in the desert and we spend the whole day on an excursion there. After breakfast, 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.
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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 ecolodge
Lunch: Ezmighan ecolodge
Midday Catering: Local date or cookie with tea / local fruits
Dinner and overnight: Ezmighan ecolodge (traditional tents and you will sleep on the floor with sharing toilet and bath)

After having breakfast, we will leave Ezmighen at 08:00 am to the Mesr desert. Exploring Mesr desert nowadays is the result of the fortune of losing a camel! The camel’s owner discovered the desert by chance while looking for his camel. Then, he made his own Egypt (Mesr) by digging Qanat for 5km to bring life to the desert. Although later a flood destroyed the village, the desert kept its own privacy and stood still after all. On the way, we have a stop to show you the salty desert with special shape. It takes about 4 hours to reach there. We are going to have lunch in Barandaz Eco lodge and enjoy walking on sand dunes. At night, you can enjoy your coffee or tea around the fire and listen to the silence of night in the desert and relax while watching stars.
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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
– Garmeh Village
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Breakfast: Ezmighan ecolodge
Lunch: Barandaz Eco lodge
Midday Catering: tea with cookie
Dinner and Overnight: Barandaz Eco lodge, the best Eco lodge in Mesr Desert

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, Narin Qal’eh, Pigeons tower and have lunch at old caravanserai which includes a restaurant, shops, Water storage. On the way to Yazd, we will 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: Barandaz Eco lodge
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

After having breakfast, we experience a great city tour in Yazd. It would be nice that you know that Yazd is located in the center of Iran and also in Dasht-e Kavir desert. Because of that, the weather is hot and dry, but at this time of the year, the weather won’t bother us.
We will start with Towers of Silence which belongs to Zoroastrians. The Zoroastrians used to put the body of the corpse on top of the mountain for 3 days till the birds eat all the meat of the body. Afterward, we will visit the Yazd Fire Temple (Yazd Atash Bahram). Where the immortal fire which is burning for more than 1500 years is keeping there. After a short rest, we will visit Amir Chakhmaq Complex , which includes Mosque, Water Storage, Nakhl (symbol of mourning in Moharram and the famous gate with two minarets. This place is the best place for buying Termeh (traditional silky fabric with a special design (Boteh Jegheh)) and delicious sweets of Yazd. This city is located in the desert and they have a unique way to bring water from mountains to the city by underground channels which called Qanat. To know more about this system and visiting an old Yazd house we go for Yazd Water Museum. We have lunch at Fooka restaurant close to Jameh mosque and old city. After lunch, we will go to the Jameh mosque. It is the oldest mosque in Iran and some archeologists believe that it returns to pre-Islamic Iran when people used to pray in the fire temple. After visiting this special mosque, we will have an ancient part of Yazd which is registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. I am sure you never get tired when you walk through the narrow adobe ally and houses in Fahadan area. In our opinion, you would enjoy the great experience of sitting in a roof garden coffee shop in this area with the view of windcatchers and adobe houses. For dinner, we will go to Marcopolo rooftop restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Yazd. After that, we will back to the hotel and rest.
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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
– Lariha House
– Alexandr’s Prison
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Breakfast: Dad Hotel
Lunch: Fooka Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Yazd
Midday Catering: Yazdi Baklava + tea or coffee/pomegranate juice
Dinner: Marcopolo rooftop Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Yazd
Overnight: Dad Hotel, the best hotel in Yazd

We continue our overland journey to Kashan. It takes almost 4 hours and a half. But on the way, we will visit Abyaneh village. This village is one of the old villages that its history backs to the Sassanid empire. In this village, people speak in an old Persian language named Pahlavi. They have special clothes and customs. You will visit a special village which all the houses have made with red adobe and all the allies have covered by stone. We will go to the restaurant for having lunch at Viuna restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Abyaneh. We will continue to Kashan and when we reach there, we will visit Fin Garden (Bagh-e Fin) and Hamam-e Fin rosewater tools before any other place. Broujerdi’s House is one of the great houses in Kashan which has a love story with amazing wind catchers and stucco design. Near Broujerdi’s House is another beautiful house with name of Tabatabaei and it belongs to his father in law. The size of this house is bigger and it has different decoration and you’ll be amazed by the houses in Kashan. The bride of Iranian houses is nickname of Kashan.
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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
– Abbasi House
– Sultan Ahmad Bathhouse
– Agha Bozorg Mosque
– Jameh Mosque of Natanz
– Jameh Mosque of Naien
– Pirnia House
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Breakfast: Dad Hotel
Lunch: Viuna Restaurant, or one of the best restaurants in Abyaneh
Midday Catering: Special distillates made from mint, rose, and etc
Dinner: Mahinestan Rhib Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Kashan
Overnight at: Morshedi Hotel, one of the best hotels in Kashan

In the morning is the best time of bazaar in Kashan and our plan is to go there and visit Timche Amin-o-Doleh. This section of bazaar was built in the 19th century and it’s a place for trading rugs woven by Kashanis or rugs brought from other cities. We will leave the Kashan to the Qom city to visit Fatima Masumeh Shrine the sister of Imam Reza. Then we will have lunch on the way to Tehran at Mehr-o-Mah Tourist Complex. Afterward, we will drive 2 hours to Tehran and have stopped at Azadi tower to visit one of Tehran’s symbol. This tower was built before the revolution and it has so many history about the revolution. Then we go to check-in at hotel and after a short rest be at a Tehrani house or one of the best restaurants in Tehran for dinner.
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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
– Bazaar of Qom
– Shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini
– Jameh mosque of Natanz
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Breakfast: Morshedi Hotel
Lunch: Mehr-o-Mah Turist Complex or one of the best restaurants in Qom
Midday Catering: Sohan of Qom with tea
Dinner: Tehrani house 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. The national museum of Iran is one of the wealthy treasure of historic and pre-historic Iranian artifacts which located in Tehran . Then we walk to Golestan Palace to visit the only UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Tehran. It’s an Iranian garden full of palaces and we will visit the main palace as the biggest one, where the king used to meet his guests, then one of the other palaces would be enough to visit. Afterward, we visit Tehran Grand Bazaar close to the Golestan complex and have lunch at Moslem restaurant. Later on the day we go to walk and chill out for a while in Abo Atash park and see the beauty of Tabiat bridge.The artchirecrue of this e floors bridge was a lady with name of Leila Araghian. 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: 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

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 at Tehrani house.
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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:
– Niavaran Complex
– Zaman Museum (Time Museum)
– Carpet Museum
– Imamzadeh Saleh Shrine
– Darband
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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: Tehrani house, or one of the best restaurants in Tehran
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 visit Badab-e Soort. We will visit the beautiful and strange stairs of nature. Then, after drinking tea and some snacks, we go to have lunch in the city of Damghan and visit Jameh mosque of Damghan. We continue our way to Shahrood to do check-in and sleep there.
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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:
– Pire Alamdar
– Parvar Protected Area
– Imamzadeh Tajoddin
– Opert
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Breakfast: Sangsar Hotel
Lunch: Qajarieh restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Damghan
midday catering: tea with cookies (Sohan of Qom) or some local fruits
Dinner and overnight: Paramida Hotel, the best hotel in Shahrood

Today we start at 7:00 am and head to the north. On the way, we go to the special jungle with name of Abr forest. In Farsi Abr means cloud and in case of cloudy weather, we have this chance to see the ocean of clouds at this jungle, especially in spring. We will do hiking to have a good view of clouds from the top of the hills. After snack time we back to the car and drive to the Kalaleh for lunch. Then we experience a different accommodation which is close to the Khalid-Nabi cemetery. We have a green landscape view around us and we can explore it in the afternoon and have dinner in eco-lodge. For tonight, you can enjoy Turkman traditional music.
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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:
– Jameh Mosque of Bastam
– Khali Nabi Tomb
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Breakfast: Paramida Hotel
Lunch: one of the best restaurants in Kalaleh
Midday catering: tea with cookies (Sohan of Qom) or some local fruits
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)

After breakfast in our Turkman eco-lodge, we move to Gonbad-e Qabus city. After about 2 hours, we can visit Voshmgir Tower (Mil-e-Gonbad) which is a UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is the world’s tallest brick tower and you can see it from a far distance. This city is popular with horses and you can try riding the Turkman horse there. In case of any horsemanship, we go for watching. Then we leave the city to stay at night in Gorgan.
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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
– Carpet Museum
– Russians Bazaar
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Breakfast: Hezar Dare Khalid Nabi eco-lodge
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: Jahangardi hotel or Botanic Palace Hotel, the best two hotels in Gorgan

We continue our overland journey to Sari. Depending on the weather, we would have two different plans. The first plan is to visit 2 or 3 sites in Gorgan. We want to visit Gorgan Craft Museum, which is actually an old house that becomes a museum. Afterward, we visit Gorgan Palace Museum and Jameh mosque in Gorgan’s bazaar . The other plan is to visit Behshahr-Mehdi Rajeh, where you can see Gorgan gulf from there and experience paragliding upon Gorgan Gulf . Finally, we go to the Salar Dareh Hotel in Sari, to have dinner and stay overnight.
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In the case of having more time or unexpected closure of a place we will visit:
– Taqavi House
– Naharkhoran Park
– Gorgan Tower
– Abbas Abad Garden
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Breakfast: Jahangardi hotel or Botanic Palace Hotel
Lunch: Meykhosh Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Gorgan
Midday Catering: Baqeri’s House
Dinner: Saravi house or one of the best restaurants in the Sari
Overnight: Salar Dareh Hotel, the best hotel in Sari
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Note:
In the case of proper weather, you need to pay 50 euro per person for paragliding.

In the morning at 8:00 am we will visit Kolbadi house in Sari and then we take you to IKA with the best available transformation, 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 having more time or unexpected closure of a place we will visit:
– Alimastan Forest
– Filband village
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Breakfast: Salar Dareh Hotel
Lunch: Luxe Tehran Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Tehran