Capital to Center of Iran with Desert Expedition – 8 Days

We are going to greet you at IKA in Tehran and take you to the Espinas Palace hotel to rest and stay the night. Espinas Hotel, the best hotel in Tehran. You can get more sleep and get fully charged for upcoming visiting places in the morning.

We start our tour at 8:30 and we drive to Golestan Palace , which is a UNESCO world heritage site. It has different buildings to feel the Qajar era atmosphere. One of the buildings is called Shamsol Emare (Shams Mansion) which is Tehran’s Ali Qapu. Afterward, we will visit National Museum of Iran.Afterward, we will have lunch in the Ferdowsi hotel or one of the best restaurants in Tehran and then we will visit Jewelry Museum which one of the best museums in Tehran. After that, you will have free time for shopping at
Tehran Grand Bazaar. You can see the crowds looking for special things to buy with the best offered price. Bargaining sounds, Termeh, copper plates are the most obvious features you can see in the first place. Afterward, we will rest in a coffee shop which all the menu is made out of organic fruits and vegetables. You can also taste homemade cakes with different types of beverages. To have a closer look at Iranian culture and the crowds cheering, coffee shops are one of the best places to spend time. We will visit Tabiat Bridge and Abo Atash and we will have dinner in one of the best restaurants in Nature Bridge Food Court. for sleep and rest, we will return to the hotel.

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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran
Reza Abbasi Museum
Azadi Tower

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Breakfast at:Espinas Palace hotel
Lunch at:Ferdowsi hotel
Midday Catering at:a nice Cafe
Dinner at:Nature Bridge Food Court
Overnight at: Espinas Palace Hotel the best hotel in Tehran

We are going to leave the hotel at 09:00 am so we need to have breakfast before leaving time (8-8:45 am).
Sa’dabad Palace is our first destination. Sa’ad Abad complex has different buildings and palaces inside, but two palaces are important to visit. The White palace and the green one. Visiting the whole complex would take almost 3-4 hours. Thus, we plan to visit these two palaces only, but if we got enough time we could manage to visit some of the rest places afterward.
After that, we drive to Tajrish to share the great experience of having lunch in Darband area with you. All restaurants in Darband are located in the footer of the mountain and have a nice view. The restaurant which we have chosen is Baghe Behesht, or in special cases one of the best restaurant in Tehran. After having lunch, we return to Tajrish to visit Imamzadeh Saleh Shrine and Tajrish Bazaar. In the afternoon, we will leave Tehran to Kashan. At first, we will go to Niasar. Niasar is located in the countryside of Kashan and has beautiful attractions such as Great waterfall, Chahar Taghi or fire temple which belongs to the end of Parthian and beginning of Sassanid, Niasar cave or Reise ancient excavated cave and we will visit how they get Rosewater. For resting and have dinner we will go to Manouchehri House which was another historical mansion that converted to Hotel.

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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
Niavaran Park
Niavaran Palace
Carpet Museum

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Breakfast at: Espinas palace hotel
Lunch at:Baghe Behesht Restaurant
Midday Catering:Coffee with Cake and Rosewater syrup
Dinner at: Manoochehri Hotel
Overnight at:Morshedi Hotel, one of the best hotels in Kashan

After check-out, we will visit Fin Garden (Bagh-e Fin) and Hamam-e Fin which is registered in UNESCO Heritage Culture as an Iranian Garden. Borojerdi’s House is one of the great mansion in Kashan which has a love story with amazing windcatcher and stucco design. Close to Boroujerdi’s house is sultan-amir-ahmad-bathhouse with beautiful design. The bathroom in the past was not just for showering. It was actually a place to meet each other, pray or get a haircut. We will go to the restaurant for having lunch at Ameriha’s Restaurant or one of the best restaurant in Kashan. We will continue our tour to visit Abyaneh village. Abyaneh is one of the old villages, it’s history back to the Sassanid empire still they speak in old Persian language which name is Pahlavi. They have special clothes and customs. You will visit special village which all the houses have made with red adobe and all the allies have covered by stone. Our next destination is Isfahan. In Isfahan after check-in and rest, we will go for dinner at Shahrazd restaurant or one of the best restaurant in Isfahan and after dinner, we will walk beside Zayandeh rood River and have a look at two amazing and old bridge which their names are Siosepol Bridge and Khajoo Bridge . Usually, at night, people gather at Khajoo bridge and sing.

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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
Abbasi’s House
Timcheh Amin-o-Doleh
Kashan Bazaar
Agha Bozorg Mosque

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Breakfast at:Morshedi Hotel
Lunch at:Ameriha’s Restaurant
Midday Catering:Traditional House Café in Abyaneh with Sohan (special sweet from Qom)
Dinner at:Shahrzad Restaurant
Overnight at: Abbasi Hotel, the best hotel in Isfahan

In Isfahan, our first destination is Naghsh-e Jahan Square , which we can see magnificent architectures, colorful and large mosques of the Safavid era, and Isfahan Bazaar. Heading to this square brings us the opportunity to see Imam Mosque , Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque , Ali Qapu Palace . 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. We will have 1 hour for shopping in Naghsh-e- Jahan Square. After Shopping we are going to Baghe Homayoun Restaurant or one of the best restaurant in Isfahan. Then, we will see Chehel Sotoon Palace and Vank Cathedral we will have rest in Arka Café Restaurant or one of the best restaurant in Isfahan or one of the best restaurant in Isfahan. After that, we will visit the Music Museum and enjoy live traditional music and sing. For dinner, we are going to Toranj Restaurant or one of the best restaurant in Isfahan. At the end of the night, we stay in our beautiful traditional hotel.

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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
Hasht Behesht Palace
Isfahan Jameh Mosque
Menar Jonban

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Breakfast at: Abbasi Hotel
Lunch at:Baghe Homayoun Restaurant
Midday Catering:Arka Café Restaurant, Gaz With tea or coffee
Dinner at:Toranj Restaurant
Overnight at: Abbasi Hotel, the best hotel in Isfahan

on this day we will drive to Mesr Desert. It takes about 5 hours, but you will get new experiences. We are going to have lunch in Barandaz eco-lodge and enjoy walking on 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 an unexpected problem, we can visit:
Garmeh village

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Breakfast at:Abbasi Hotel
Lunch at:Barandaz Eco lodge
Midday Catering:Seasonal Fruits and Tea or coffee
Dinner and Overnight at:Barandaz eco-lodge, the best Eco lodge in Mesr Desert

Early in the morning, we will drive to Yazd for having experienced 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 the Dasht-e Kavir. 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 the Tower of Silence (Goor-Dakhmeh) which belongs to Zoroastrian. The Zoroastrians used to put the body of the corpse on top of the mountain for 3 days till the birds eat all meat of the body then buried the body in the ground. They believe we shouldn’t make the earth dirty. Afterward, Dolat Abad Garden which has one of the tallest windcatchers in Iran. You will be amazed by the water supply with channels in this great garden from out of the city. After that, 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 in UNESCO Heritage Culture. 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 wind catchers and adobe houses. After these joyful moments, we will visit Lariha House and Art Houses to enjoy the beauty of architecture and arts. Then, we will continue our way to reach Alexandr’s Prison. The upcoming destination is Talar Restaurant for having lunch or one of the best restaurants in Yazd. After lunch, 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. Fire Temple which is for praying the Zoroastrian and Markar Square are our next destinations. The point of this square is that you will be in the central point of Iran. The cost of this square has paid by Indian Zoroastrian. For dinner, we will go to the traditional restaurant called Khan Dohad or one of the best restaurants in Yazd. After having a good dinner in a traditional restaurant 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:
Pahlevan Poor Garden
Yazd Water Meuseum

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Breakfast at:Barandaz Eco lodge
Lunch at: Talar Yazd
Midday Catering:Special Baqlava with Tea
Dinner at:Khan Dohad
Overnight at: Hotel Dad , one of the best hotels in Yazd

In the morning, we will Drive to Chak Chak, which one of the important places for Zoroastrians praying. They named this place, Pire Sabz. Each year all Zoroastrians gather here on the 14th of Jun for four days and pray. Our next stop is Kharanagh. This village is very old, the history of this village back to the Sassanid empire. Kharanagh Castle backs to 1800 years ago. The other attractions in this village are Caravansary, Minaret, water storage, and mosque. After visiting we will have midday meals and have fun then we will return to Yazd. For lunch, we will go to Moshir-al Mamalek Restaurant or one of the best restaurants in Yazd. We will return to the hotel and rest you will have free time in Yazd till dinner time. We will have dinner in Hotel Dad or one of the best restaurants in Yazd.

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In the case of closure of a place, we can visit one of these places:
Sar Yazd Castle

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Breakfast at: Dad Hotel
Lunch at:Moshir-al Mamalek Restaurant
Midday Catering:Cake-e-Yazdi
Dinner and Overnight at: Hotel Dad , one of the best hotels in Yazd

Today we should check-out the hotel and transfer you to Tehran. when you reach Tehran we will transfer you to the IKA for return to your country. We hope you enjoy one of the best journeys of your life.

* It would be great if your return flight be after 23:00 and if your flight is too late and you need a check-in airport hotel. You should pay extra money around 24 Euro for 1 to 6 hours rest with breakfast.

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Breakfast at: Hotel Dad