Tabriz to Tehran

We are going to greet you at IKA in Tehran and take you to Kandovan by the best available transportaion. A special village in south of Tabriz and it is One of the few manmade cliff dwellings in the world where people still live the traditional life. The houses are in different way of structure and our plan is to spend our night in the rock village Kandovan, in Kandovan Laleh International Rocky hotel. We will 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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Lunch: Kandovan Laleh International Rocky hotel or one of the best restaurants in Kandovan
Dinner overnight: Kandovan Laleh International Rocky hotel, the best hotel in Kandovan

Today we leave Kandovan behind and go to Tabriz, the biggest and most crowded city in the northwest of Iran, where another Iranian tribe is living there. We go directly to Jameh mosque of Tabriz. It is located in Grand Bazaar of Tabriz and has built in several stages. The Mihrab of mosque has a Kufi inscription decorated with stucco-work. Then we will visit one of the oldest and largest covered bazaar in the middle east named Grand Bazaar of Tabriz. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Sites and it was one of the most important commercial centers on the Silk Road. We have lunch at Haj Ali restaurant to taste the Tabrizi kebab. Then we go to explore the city more in the afternoon by visiting the Kabood mosque which also named Goy mosque and blue mosque. Then we walk to Azerbaijan Museum, and Behnam House. Our day will finish by having dinner at El-goli complex.
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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: Kandovan Laleh International Rocky 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: Elgoli complex, or one of the best restaurants in Tabriz
Overnight: Elgoli Pars Hotel, the best hotel in Tabriz

Another day and another UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 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 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: Tabrizi house or, one of the best restaurants in Tabriz
Overnight: Elgoli Pars Hotel, the best hotel in Tabriz

We continue our overland journey to Maragheh. This city used to be the capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty and we will visit Maragheh observatory. This observatory was established in 1259 CE under directorship of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi. Many other prominent astronomers worked with Tusi at the observatory, especially Chinese astronomer. Then we go to visit Mehr temple which back to Parthian and Iron age era. This temple is one of four known Mehr temple in Iran. After having lunch at Sofi luxurious restaurant we continue our way to Takht-e Soleyman to spend our night.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Gonbad-e-Kabood
– Gonbad-e-Sorkh
– Ilkhanate Museum of Maragha
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Breakfast: Elgoli Pars Hotel
Lunch: Sofi luxurious restaurant, or one of the best restaurants in Maragheh
Midday Catering: sweets of Maragheh (Basloq, Halva) + tea or coffee
Dinner & overnight: Takht-e Soleyman ecolodge (traditional eco-lodge and you will sleep on the floor with sharing toilet and bath)

Our accommodation is very close to Takht-e Soleyman and after breakfast, we start our visiting. The site is a UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 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) which was 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 two and half millennia. Then we head to Zanjan to have lunch at Khatoon restaurant. After lunch, we will visit 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 visit the old amazing and unique way of laundry system in Iran.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Kūh-e Zendān-e Soleymān
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Breakfast: Takht-e Soleyman ecolodge
Lunch: Khatoon restaurant, or one of the best restaurants in Zanjan
Midday Catering: Cookie of Zanjan (Nan Shasti) + tea or coffee
Dinner & overnight: Dadaman traditional hotel, the best hotel in Zanjan

We leave Zanjan at 8 am to the Dome of Soltaniyeh (UNESCO World Heritage Sites), the biggest brick dome in the world and the Mausoleum of Ilkhan Oljaytu. This place used to be the center of an old city with the name of Soltanieh even before the time of Zanjan exististance. We drive 1.5 hours to Qazvin to have lunch and visit some attractions. In the time of Safavid era, this city used to be their capital for a while. We start our tour by visiting Aminiha Hosseiniyeh which is an old house and devoted to religious ceremonies. The Jameh mosque of Qazvin is the heart of the city and also the border between the old and new parts of the city. In the evening we go to walk in the old bazaar and visit Sa’d al-Saltaneh seray. Tonight we will have our last supper in a Qazvini house.
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If we had enough time to visit we can:
– Dragon temple (Dashkasan)
– Takestan
– Qajar Bathhouse & Anthropology Museum
– Bist Sotoun Palace
– Qazvin Gateway
– Ali Qapu Gate
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Breakfast: Dadaman traditional hotel
Lunch: Behroozi house restaurant, or one of the best restaurants in Qazvin
Midday Catering: Baqlava of Qazvin + tea or coffee
Dinner: Qazvini house, or one of the best restaurants in Qazvin
Overnight: Iranian hotel, the best hotel in Qazvin

Today we start our plan at 08:00 am and drive 2 hours to Tehran 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 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:
– 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

After breakfast, we will drive to the center of Tehran to visit 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 onlyUNESCO 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

We drive to IKA for your departure to fly back with comfort. We hope you enjoy one of the best journey of your life.