Iran (Sep 15th - 29th, 2019)
Itinerary
- Day 1 - Sep 15th : Arrival to the international airport of Tehran.
- Day 2 - Sep 16th: Visit of Tehran (Bazar, Golestan Palace, Archeological Museum). Domestic flight to Shiraz. Free time in the evening. Overnight in Shiraz.
- Day 3 - Sep 17th: Visit of Shiraz (Nasir Mosque, Vakil Mosque, Vakil Bazar and Hammam, Hafez Mausoleum and Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad). Free time in the afternoon. Overnight in Shiraz.
- Day 4 - Sep 18th: Visit of the historical sites of Persepolis, Naqsh-e Rustam and Pasargadae. Transfer to the Qashqai village, free time and overnight in tents.
- Day 5 - Sep 19th: Transfer to the village of Meymand through Bavanat. Picnic lunch. Arrival to Meymand, free time for visiting the village and overnight in caves.
- Day 6 - Sep 20th: Transfer to Shahdad through Kerman. Excursion by 4WD car in the heart of Dasht-e Lut Desert at the sunset. Return to Shahdad and overnight in traditional houses.
- Day 7 - Sep 21st: Transfer to Rayen. Visit of the citadel built in mud bricks and visit of the Prince Garden. Transfer to Kerman. Visit of the bazar and hammam. Free time in the afternoon. Overnight in Kerman.
- Day 8 - Sep 22nd: Transfer to Yazd through Rafsanjan and the Zein-o-Din Caravanserai. Lunch and visit of the site. Arrival to Yazd, visit of the Towers of Silence, Amir Chakhmaq and the Persian Gym. Free time in the evening. Overnight in Yazd.
- Day 9 - Sep 23rd: Visit of Yazd (Jamè Mosque, Fahadan ancient quarter). Free time in the afternoon. Overnight in Yazd.
- Day 10 - Sep 24th: Transfer to Meybod and visit of this city (pigeon house, caravanserai). Transfer to Na'in for lunch and visit of the Jamè Mosque. Arrival to Isfahan, visit of the Knogin and Si-o-se Pol bridges. Free time in the evening. Overnight in Isfahan.
- Day 11 - Sep 25th: Visit of Isfahan (Naghshe jahan Square, Imam Mosque, Sheikh lotfallah Mosque, Ali Qapu palace, Bazar). Lunch in the bazar. Free afternoon. Overnight in Isfahan.
- Day 12 - Sep 26th: Vist of Isfahan (Cathedral Vank and the Armenian district). Transfer to Kuhrang through Shahrekord. Contact with the Bakhtiari nomads and transfer by their vehicles to the village of Sar Agha Seyed. Visit of the village. Return and overnight in Kuhrang.
- Day 13 - Sep 27th: Transfer to Kashan through Najafabad and Shahin Shahr. Picnic lunch. Arrival to Kashan and visit in the evening of the Agha Bozorg Mosque. Free time in the evening. Overnight in a traditional house.
- Day 14 - Sep 28th: Visit of the Bazar Timcheh of Kashan and free time until the early afternooon. Visit of Kashan (Fin Garden, Borujerdi house, hammam) and transfer to Theran. Ovenight to the Ibis hotel close to the International airport.
- Day 15 - Sep 29th: Return flight from the international airport of Tehran.
highlights
- Tehran, Shiraz, Kerman, Yazd, Isfahan and Kashan
- Persepolis, Naghshe-Rostam, Pasargadae, Meymand, Shahdad, Mahan, Rayen, Zein-o-Din Caravanserai and Na'in
- Sar Agha Seyed village and Zagros mountains
- Dasht-e Lut desert at the sunset
- Qashqai and Bakhtiari nomadic villages
- Overnights in caves, traditional houses and nomadic villages
