ZAGROS Journey

Welcome to Iran
We will greet you at IKA in the morning and 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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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
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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, it’s prfect. Therefore, you need to inform us about your flight time sooner.

We start our tour by driving to the 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
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

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. 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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Breakfast: Espinas Palace Hotel or Azadi Hotel
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

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 Bistun 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 Khorramabad. 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-e-Shushtar 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
– 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

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 Shiraz . Our plan is to have dinner and we take you to Tehran with the best available transformation in the evening.
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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: Berentin Restaurant, or one of the best restaurants in Shiraz
Overnight: Espinas Palace Hotel or Azadi Hotel, one of the 2 best hotels in Tehran

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.