The Old Empire, Western Iran – 7 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 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 fun in Darband area with you. All restaurants in Darband are located in the footer of the mountain and have a nice view. We will have lunch there. The restaurant which we have chosen is Baghe Behesht, or in special cases one of the best restaurants in Tehran. Then, we will return to Tajrish to visit Imamzadeh Saleh Shrine and Tajrish Bazaar
In the afternoon, we drive to Taleghani Park for walking, enjoying nature and having coffee and cake. After resting in a coffee shop with a beautiful view, we will visit Tabiat Bridge and Abo Atash.
For having dinner, we have chosen Daf traditional restaurant which plays live music during catering services (the music depends on the date of implementation). In the case of an unexpected problem, we choose an another best restaurants in Tehran. We will drive to the Hotel afterward to rest and sleep overnight.

*All Musical Restaurants don’t have live music in Islamic funeral days.

Breakfast at: Espinas palace hotel
Lunch at: Baghe Behesht Restaurant
Midday Catering:Coffee with Cake
Dinner at:Daf Restaurant
Overnight at: Espinas Palace Hotel the best hotel in Tehran

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
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 walk through Keshavarz Blv., Valiasr square, and Valiasr street a bit to see the life which is going on and different shops alongside. After having a pleasant dinner time, we drive back to Espinas Palace Hotel to sleep.

Breakfast at:Espinas Palace hotel
Lunch at:Ferdowsi hotel
Midday Catering at:a nice Cafe
Dinner at: Tehrani House or one of the best restaurants in Tehran
Overnight at: Espinas Palace Hotel the best hotel in Tehran

In the morning, we must leave Espinas palace hotel at 8:30. It takes about four hours to reach Hamedan, the capital city of Hamedan province.
At first, we will visit Ali Sadr Cave en route, which is the world’s biggest water cave, that thousand of tourists come to visit it each year. After that we will drive to visit Ganjnameh Inscription. You will have lunch at Ganjnameh Restaurant or one of the best restaurant in Hamedan .
Then, we will visit the Achaemenes inscription and waterfall and we can take photos. We will drive to the hotel but on the way, we must visit The Mausoleum Avicenna . Avicenna is well known around the world and his nickname is the father of Medicine.
We will continue our tour and visit The Mausoleum of Baba Taher , one of Iranian poet, and then Tomb of Aster and Mordechai .
For having dinner, we will go to Na’l Eshkeneh or one of the best restaurant in Hamedan . For resting, after dinner, we will go to the hotel.

Breakfast at:Espinas Palace Hotel
Lunch at:Ganjnameh Restaurant
Midday Catering:Special cookies of Hamedan such as: Shirmal and Komaj with Tea or Coffee
Dinner at:Na’l Eshkeneh restaurant
Overnight at:Baba Taher Hotel, the best hotel in Hamedan

Today, after having breakfast and check-out, we head to Kermanshah so we can visit Bisotun Historical and Cultural Complex , which is a World Heritage Site, in the daylight.
Then, we go toward the city of Kermanshah to visit Tagh-e Bostan. After that, we will have lunch at Heidari Restaurant (Dande Kebab) or one of the best restaurant in Kermanshah. Then, We are going to visit Tekyeh Moaven al-Molk, and Shafi’i Jameh Mosque. Afterward, Sarab-e-Niloofar is on the way to our hotel, so we can see it on the way of reaching the hotel.
We will have dinner at Shah Abbasi Caravanserai (also named as Laleh hotel) and sleep overnight.

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 Falak-ol 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 can have dinner in a traditional restaurant in Dezful which is called Shovadoon Restaurant or one of the best restaurant in Dezful. Although our hotel is a 3-star one, it is actually the best place to rest and overnight stay in the area.

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 restaurant 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. 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 restaurant in Shushtar. Then, it is time to check-in the hotel and rest at Tabib-e-Shushtar Hotel .

Breakfast at:Jahangardi Hotel
Lunch at:Delnavazan Restaurant
Midday Catering:Tea and Cookies
Dinner at:Mostofi Restaurant
Overnight at: 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 . We drive to Mostofi Restaurant and Museum to have lunch and visit its museum or one of the best restaurant in Shushtar. 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 . After finishing our tour in Shushtar, we will drive to Ahwaz and we will visit Karoon River which is the biggest river in Iran. The famous bridge which is the sign of Ahwaz also passes upon this river. We will also visit Ahvaz Grand Bazaar and taste Felafel sandwiches that are one of the traditional foods in Ahwaz. You can walk and take photos near the Karoon River and relax. Then, we will transfer you to Ahvaz Airport for fighting to Tehran. From Mehrabad Airport we will transfer you to IKA airport with comfort for your departure. It would be great if your return flight be after 12:00 Am.