From Lut to Tehran

Welcome to Iran
We will greet you at IKA in the morning and take you to Kerman by the best available transformation to join the group. Afterward, 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.
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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 garden which 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
– Dig-e 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:
– Palm Garden of Garmeh
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Breakfast: Barandaz eco-lodge
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:
some of the old Houses (such as Abbasi’s House)
– Bazaar of Qom
– Shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini
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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 drive to IKA for your departure to fly back with comfort. We hope you enjoy one of the best journey of your life.