Day 1 Arrive in Tehran – Jet Lag
Guide will welcome you, transfer to the hotel.
Overnight Tehran
Day 2 To Varamin
Visit caravanserai then to Semnan to visit its Jame Mosque which is 400 year old, and then visit Qajarid Gate in Semnan. After that we drive to Damghan for visiting Tarikhane Mosque which is more than 1,000 year old.
Overnight Damghan
Day 3 Dasht e Kavir Desert
Drive through the desert and will have lunch there. It is camel stew. Afternoon we enjoy camel riding and sunset in desert.
Overnight khor
Day 4 To Kerman
Drive through desert in Tabas road to reach at Kerman and go to Kalout which is in Dashte Lout (UNESCO natural site), Sandy pyramids. Finally (if we had time) we make a stop at Jabalieh or Rock Dome.
Overnight Kerman
Day 5 To Mahan
Drive to Bam citadel or Arge-Bam (UNESCO site). Our visit is continued in the mud brick city of Rayan which is similar to Arge- Bam, today lunch is in fabulous Shahzadeh garden (UNESCO site). We visit the mausoleum of the Sufi dervish.
Overnight Mahan
Day 6 To Kashan
visiting underground city in Kashan and overnight stay is in traditional Persian house converted to a wonderful boutique hotel now.
Overnight Kashan
Day 7 To Zanjan
Drive to Qom, then Saveh, then Qazvin and Zanjan. It is a tour in silence to find how Iranians` life style in small towns is.
Overnight Zanjan
Day 8 Zanjan
Our today visit is a mix of scenery roads, nature and UNESCO cultural sites. Both sites that we visit today are our world heritage sites. They are the first two enveloped dome of the world called Sultaniye dome (14th. century) and one of Zoroastrians` major fire temples in 4th century called Solomon throne.
Ovrnight Zanjan
Day 9 To Tabriz
Drive for Tabriz, to have sightseeing in Tabriz which includes its bazaar, another UNESCO site, and mosque. Bazaar of Tabriz has been visited by Marco Polo. The mosque is fabulously amazing and is called the turquoise of Islam.
Overnight Tabriz
Day 10 Tabriz
our today visit is almost the same as the visit of 8th day. It is a mix of scenery roads, nature and UNESCO cultural sites. We drive to Jolfa in order to visit St. Stepanous monastery, our world heritage, and then we continue our way toward Turkey boarder to visit Black or St. Tedious church, our world heritage.
Overnight Tabriz
Day 11 To Kandovan
Today is a mix of almost everything. We drive to Kandovan village, in where people leave in conic rock houses. We meet local people, stay in their house and have a tea, and then we will have a hike in the hill and explore the village more. After that we stay in the modern rocky hotel for relaxation.
Overnight Kandovan
Day 12 To Sarein
we leave Tabriz, the city that its school in 19th century is very famous among Iranian intellectuals. We drive to the Sabalan mountain and stay in a nice hotel in Sarein town. It is a town located in foothills of Sabalan which its spa, nature and climate is really nice. We relax at the spa.
Overnight Sarein
Day 13 To Masoule
Drive to Ardabil for a UNESCO highlight. Our world heritage is the mausoleum of Sheikhsafi. After that through a highly scenery road we drive to masoule village, we have a walk there.
Overnight in Masoule
Day14 To Anzali
In the morning we drive for Qale Roudkhan, a fortress in forest from 12th century by Ismailids. It is a nice and a bit long walking. We will have lunch in the forest and then leave the forest and stay in a hotel closed to the Caspian Sea.
Overnight Anzali
Day 15 To Tehran
Drive toward Qazvin through a scenery road. Qazvin used to be the capital of Safavid kings that was replaced by Shah Abbas, the great. We visit its 40-coloumn palace and then we drive to Tehran. Have a farewell dinner at night and prepared for departure.
Overnight Tehran