The
Colors of Beauty in 15 day
Cities to be visited: Tehran
- Sefid Ab - Qamsar - Kuhe Rang river - Dimeh - Shahr-e Kord -
Jasouj - Parishan - Shiraz - Persepolis - Isfahan - Yaghmish -
Abyaneh - Tehran
Extensions &
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Extension #1
Extension #2
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On arrival, we are welcomed to Tehran, the
pearl of Persia. After checking into our hotel, we enjoy
a leisurely evening and rest up, before our formal
itinerary of exploring this country rich in history and
culture begins.
Services: Meet and Assist, assistance
by Visa issuance and customs clearance , luggage
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Locations: Tehran:
Breakfast/ Dinner
Hotel:
Laleh in 5 star package /
Kowsar in 4 star /
New Naderi in 3 star /
Khayyam in 2 star
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city tour,
meals , refreshments, entrance fees , transfers and
accommodation included.
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Tehran:
Arrive at Tehran Airport, greetings &
transfer to the hotel. O/N in Howeyzeh
Hotel
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Locations: Tehran -
Sefid Ab:
Breakfast / Dinner
Hotel: Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Tehran - Sefid Ab:
Drive via Qasre Bahram
caravanserai to
impressive flat expanses
of Great Salt Lake which
we follow alongside,
also passing waterholes
and Siah Kuh mountains
where we might watch the
elusive wild antilopes,
to the ruins of 400
years old royal
Sefidabad hunting castle
and from there to lonely
Sefid Ab park ranger
station, O/N in Tent |
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Locations: Sefid
Ab - Qamsar:
Breakfast / Dinner
Hotel: Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Sefid
Ab - Qamsar:
Drive across edge of
Great Salk Lake passing
scenery with huge sand
dunes stopping at
Marenjab
oasis/caravanserai and
further through Aran
town with sanctuary of
Helal ebn Ali to Kashan
where we visit the Bazar
with Timche or
AgheBozorg Medresse,
from there we drive to
the Qamsar, a village in
the rosewater production
area at the heart fo
Karkas mountain. O/N in
Golestan Hotel, Qamsar
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Locations: Qamsar -
Kuhe Rang river - Dimeh:
Breakfast / Dinner
Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Qamsar - Kuhe Rang river
- Dimeh:
Drive to via
Feridunshahr and through
settlements of Bakhtiari
Nomads like Maydanak to
Chelgerd with water
tunnel feeding
Zayandehrud River, from
there we make a trekking
excursion to spring of
Kuhe Rang river, after
return we drive a few
kilometers to the well
at Dimeh in nomad
country. O/N by Dimeh
well in Tent |
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Locations:
Dimeh - Shahr-e Kord:
Breakfast / Dinner
Hotel: Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Dimeh - Shahr-e Kord:
The full Day we spend
visiting Bakhtiari
nomads in settlements
and black tents in the
breathtaking scenery of
Kuhe Rang and Kuhe Zard
mountain regions passing
Shahryari, Samsami and
Juneqan where we visit
the Sardar Asad
Bakhtiari castle, in the
evening arriving at
Shahr-e Kord, O/N in
Azadi Hotel |
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Locations: Shahr-e
Kord - Jasouj:
Breakfast / Dinner
Hotel: Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Shahr-e Kord - Jasouj:
Drive via Shalamzar to
beautiful Choghkor Lake,
from there through
lovely mountain scenery
with nomads, shepherds
and small settlements
via Gandoman, Javanmardi,
to Sendegan spring and
continue through
impressive Zagros
mauntains to Yasouj, O/N
in tent by the Yasouj
waterfall |
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Locations: Jasouj -
Parishan:
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Hotel: Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Jasouj -
Parishan:
Drive through area with Mamasani
nomad settlements to Sasanid
city of Bishapour, rock reliefs
in Tang-e Chowgan and hiking up
to Shapour Cave with monumental
statue, then continue to
Parishan, one of the few
sweetwater lakes in central
Iran. This belongs to the area
of Qashqai nomads. O/N in Tent |
Our daily visits would be included
special Iranian
dinner at a local traditional
restaurant or outdoor area. |
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Locations: Parishan
- Shiraz:
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Hotel: Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Parishan -
Shiraz:
Drive through Qashqai nomad area
to Firouzabad where we visit the
Sasanid Palace, after excursion
on tribal migration trails to
Konar Siah fire temple we return
to Firuzabad where we can visit
the Sasanid round city and/ or
walk up to Sasanid Castle,
continue to Shiraz. O/N in Eram
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Locations: Shiraz -
Persepolis:
Breakfast / Dinner
Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Shiraz -
Persepolis:
In the morning visit Hafez Tomb,
Vakil Bazaar and the Holy Shrine
of Shah Cheragh, drive to former
Achaemenid residence of
Persepolis (UNESCO World
Heritage) and Naghsh-e Rostam
rock tombs. O/N in tent near
Persepolis |
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Locations:
Persepolis - Isfahan:
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Persepolis
- Isfahan:
Drive to Isfahan, en route visit
Pasargade with Cyrus tomb,
Izadkhast (from graveyard view
the ruined village and
caravansarai), Aminabad
Caravansarai. O/N in Espadana
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Locations: Isfahan
- Baghmish:
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Isfahan -
Baghmish:
In the morning visit Jame Mosque
& the Fruit Market. At noon
drive via picturesque small
mosques of Dashti and Barsian to
pigeon towers in Ezhyeh, from
there to the lonely fortresslike
caravanserai of Yaghmish. O/N in
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Locations: Baghmish
-Abyaneh:Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Baghmish
-Abyaneh:
Drive via Aqda, Nain where we
visit carpet weaving place and
Pirnia House with ethnological
museum (FriDay mosque optional),
Natanz where we visit the FriDay
mosque and ceramics maker,
continue to picturesque mountain
village of Abyaneh. O/N in Local
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Locations: Abyaneh
- Tehran:
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Full Day guided city
tour, meals , refreshments, entrance fees ,
transfers and accommodation included.
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Abyaneh -
Tehran:
Drive to Tehran via Qum and
visit Qum Sanctuary (only
possible from outside), continue
to Tehran, in Tehran late
afternoon free at leisure or
Mellat Park resp. Jamshidieh
Park, in the evening Farewell
Dinner at traditional
restaurant, O/N in Howeyzeh
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Locations: Tehran -
Departure:
Hotel:
Room: Double
Services: Transfer to Airport,
luggage handling, assistance by the costumes
clearance included.
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Tehran -
Departure:
Transfer to the International
Airport for departure flight |
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Extension and alternative endings : |
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Locations: Caspian sea region. Azerbaijan,
Kurdistan
Room: Double
Services: All included.
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Day 16:
Tehran/Rasht:
Drive to RASHT via the beautiful Chalus
Road across the Alborz Mountains ,
overnight RASHT.
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17:
Rasht/Bandaranzali:
Excursion to the village of Masuleh and
Anzali Lagoon , overnight Anzali.
Day
18:
Bandaranzali/Tabriz:
Drive to Tabriz via Ardebil to visit
Sheikh Safi- eddin Ardebil Shrine ,
overnight Tabriz.
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19:
Tabriz:
Full Day city tour of Tabriz to visit
the Blue Mosque , Azerbaijan Museum ,
Shah-Goli Pavilion , and bazaar ,
overnight Tabriz.
Day
20 : Tabriz:
Full Day excursion to St. Thaddeus
(Black) Church near Maku , overnight
Tabriz.
Day
21:
Tabriz/Maragheh:
Drive to MARAGHE to visit the three
Seljuk towers , overnight MARAGHE.
Day
22 :Maragheh/ Sanandaj:
Drive to SANANDAJ , en-route visit
Takht-e-Soleiman to see Sassanian fire
temple , overnight SANANDAJ.
Day
23:
Sanandaj/ flight to
Tehran:
free
at leisure Day before departure
Day 23:
Departure
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Locations: Mashad
Room: Double
Services: All included.
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Day 16: Tehran / Mashhad (Flight)
This morning we are transferred to
the airport for a flight to Mashhad.
Afternoon tour of Mashhad.
Overnight: Homa Hotel, Mashhad (2
nights) (B, D)
Day 17: Mashhad
Day excursion to Neishapour, visit
will also include the tomb of Amar
Khayyam. (B, D)
Day 18: Mashhad / Tehran (Flight)
Morning we visit the famous
pilgrim's bazaar. Afternoon transfer
back to the airport for a flight to
Tehran.
Overnight: Laleh Hotel, Tehran (1 night)
(B, D)
Day 19: Depart Tehran
Morning transfer to the airport for
the departure flight. (B)
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Locations: Kish
Room: Double
Services: All included.
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Day 16: Tehran / Kish Island (Flight)
This morning we are transferred to
the airport for a flight to the Kish
Island. Afternoon tour of the city.
Overnight: Shayan Hotel, Kish Island (3
nights) (B, D)
Day 17: Kish Island
Day free to enjoy this spectacular
island. (B, D)
Day 18: Kish Island
Day free. (B, D)
Day 19: Kish Island / Tehran (Flight)
Morning transfer back to the airport
for a flight to Tehran.
Overnight: Laleh Hotel, Tehran (1 night)
(B, D)
Day 20: Depart Tehran
Morning transfer to the airport for
the departure flight. (B)
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