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Mysterious Persian Odyssey
Colors of Life
Once upon a time, there was a deep blue sea. It was full of life. But, one day, the world changed, and the sea wiped off. What left instead was a dry greyish desert.
Many years passed, and a group of people moved there to live. They didn’t surrender to that cruel nature but insisted on reviving it with colors of life. They built houses decorated by red hue, worshipped in the shrines covered with tiles of turquoise blue, founded ginger castles, and wore a rainbow of dresses. They created creeks of fresh blue water and made green floral gardens that were like a paradise on the earth.
Now, the deserts have become golden and not cruel anymore, and nature showed its generous colorful face.
This is not a fictional story, rather an experience Sarah had. She is a painter who once traveled to Iran to attend a painting biennial and decided to continue her journey via a two-week tour for relaxing. She always thought Iran was a black and white dry land until she journeyed through the many colors of Iran! From the variety of landscapes to the different cultures of each region and diverse architecture, she was mesmerized by the many new colors she discovered in Iran!
Starts in: | Tehran |
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Ends in: | Tehran |
Destinations: | Tehran, Kashan , Abyaneh, Isfahan, Yazd, Shiraz, Kerman |
Duration: | 14 Days |
Age Range: | 7 - 80 |
Physical Rating: | |
Group Size: | 2 - 10 |
Accommodation: | 9 nights at 4-star hotels, 2 nights at guest houses, 1 night at the nomadic tent, 1 night at the eco lodge |
Antique shop, Isfahan Bazaar
Chak Chak, Yazd
Mahan garden, Kerman
Meymand rock village, Kerman
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz
Persepolis, Shiraz
Persepolis, Shiraz
Shah mosque, Isfahan
Si-o-se-pol-Bridge, Isfahan
Tabiat Bridge, Tehran
Tabiat Bridge, Tehran
Abyaneh, Kashan
Abyaneh, Kashan
Story of the Day
She started from the Tabiat Bridge in Tehran and had to admit it is a collection of art, architecture, excitement, and colors. She praised the landscape of green hills around the bridge under the azure sky.
Experiences
Tehran’s Largest Pedestrian Overpass
(Depending on arrival time)
(Depending on arrival time)
Story of the Day
Walking in an old palace in the heart of modern Tehran, she couldn’t ignore all the beauties: the paintings on the wall, the mirror-decorated hall, the Persian garden in the yard. She was unable to count the colors.
Experiences
A UNESCO World Heritage
City life & crowded streets, shopping, modernity intertwined with the history
Historical ancient monuments, oldest artifacts date back to Lower Paleolithic period
Story of the Day
There was a homestay in Abyaneh, an ancient village. First, it seemed dull, so she went for a walk through the alleys to pass the time but was surprised by the red-hued walls and happy girls wearing colorful traditional clothes.
Experiences
Features of Iran's traditional residential architecture
Ziggurat dates back to 3000 BC, oldest settlement dates to around 6000 BC
A symbol of the rural lifestyle of Iran
Story of the Day
It was interesting to see the combination of art, architecture, and religion with people’s everyday life in Naqshe Jahan Square. And she understood where the name Persian blue has come; after the turquoise blue generously used in the beautiful mosques of the square.
Experiences
A UNESCO World Heritage
An architectural masterpiece of Iranian architecture. First built of the four monuments of Naqsh-e Jahan square during the Safavid Empire
A UNESCO World Heritage
The official residence of Persian Emperors of the Safavid dynasty. Historically valuable paintings and mosaic work, acoustic rooms
Persian Garden, A UNESCO World Heritage
An Iranian family invites us to their home for a homemade dinner
Story of the Day
They had free time for shopping; thus, she strolled through the Isfahan bazaar passages and watched the famous handicrafts: the reddish-orange copper dishes, blue shades of enamel wares, silver engraved dishes and pieces of jewelry. She was undeniably excited.
Experiences
Jolfa Square is the heart of the Armenian community in Isfahan.
A UNESCO World Heritage
A walking tour of Zayanderud river and bridges, Gathering of songs and music
Story of the Day
Sarah couldn’t believe that in the middle of the golden dunes of a desert, there is a lively city. They were in Yazd. It was renowned for an ancient sacred fire worshipped by fully white-dressed Zoroastrian clerics.
Experiences
Most sacred of the mountain shrines of Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrian ritual exposure of the dead bodies to carrion birds
The only one of the highest-grade fires in ancient Iran where Zoroastrians have practiced their religion since 400 BC
Story of the Day
The turquoise blue of Jame Mosque, the long ginger walls of 1000-year Fahadan neighborhood, and the ancient underground water supply system, all showed a surprising peace and vitality and denoted a high intelligence of the people.
Experiences
One of the tallest minarets among Persian mosques
Walking tour of the old city of Yazd, A UNESCO World Heritage
Symmetrical sunken arched alcoves
The Persian Qanat, A UNESCO World Heritage
Iranian martial art, a traditional system of athletics
The Persian Garden, A UNESCO World Heritage
Story of the Day
When they were among nomads of Eghlid, she thought that she must use all the colors of the world to paint the women’s clothes. She spent a great night among them listening to their stories and experiencing their free life.
Experiences
Oldest living lifeform in Asia, 4000 to 5000 years old
Communities with unique migration system based on seasons and nature patterns
Story of the Day
She stepped on the natural rock stairways of Persepolis and imagined the glorious Persian days when the Achaemenid dynasty ruled over Persia and a vast part of Asia and Africa. Sarah had to confess that she was moved by the majestic atmosphere around.
Experiences
The capital of the Achaemenid empire dating back to 559–530 BC, A UNESCO World Heritage
A grand ceremonial complex, The earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BC, A UNESCO World Heritage
A group of ancient Iranian rock reliefs cut into the cliff, from both the Achaemenid and Sassanid periods, Also known as Naqsh-e Rostam
An Iranian family invites us to their home for a homemade dinner
Story of the Day
A strange natural phenomenon made her artist mind shocked: Maharloo, a pink lake with a silvery shore. This pink shade was repeated in the calm atmosphere of Nasir al-Mulk mosque where she could peacefully soothe her thoughts.
Experiences
The Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, Orsi stained glasses create a colorful spiritual feeling of awe
Persian for "King of the Light", a funerary monument holy to the Shia Muslims
Persian Garden, A UNESCO World Heritage
A pink lagoon just beside Shiraz
Story of the Day
Lying in a 3000-year cave house in a rocky village, she thought of the first dwellers who overcame the harsh nature and dug through the rocks to have a settlement. She felt as if she wanted to draw on the cave walls – like a primitive human.
Experinces
Believed to be a primary human residence in the Iranian Plateau, dating back to 12,000 years ago, A UNESCO World Heritage
A unique semi-nomad community popular for their way of living in temporary settlements in spring and autumn
Story of the Day
A great white mansion that had its reflection on the pool, lines of green cypress on both sides and the azure of background sky. That was the fantastic picture Sarah took in Fath Abad Garden in dry land in Kerman.
Experiences
An architecture masterpiece in the heart of the desert
A place to make lifelong friendship since ancient times, including school, Bathhouse, Bazaar, Caravanserai and mint
Story of the Day
She had special moments by walking along the silent golden desert of Shahdad to watch its mysterious Kalouts. In their night stay, she was thinking of her journey started from an azure sky of Tehran to unique indigo in the sky of a desert with white streams of stars and falling blaze comets.
Experiences
Persian Garden, A UNESCO World Heritage
The tranquility of Lut desert, The outer space resembling yardangs
Story of the Day
On the flight back to Tehran, Sarah couldn’t help but to look down the land below and think of all those dedicated people who used all the natural and human-made colors to subdue the wild nature for good.
Experiences
A Natural UNESCO World Heritage
We’ve defined 6 different moments for our Iran tours. All of our Iran tour packages include every one of them. Each site or experience has different aspects. However, each moment makes one of those aspects bolder during your experience. These moments are a way for you to express your preferences and have flexibility. We’ve designed the most efficient tours based on our previous experiences with other travelers. As you fill the booking form, you tell us what your preferences are and which moments connect to you more deeply. This way, you get to decide to enhance or reduce each moment during your Iran tour. We’ll make any changes necessary to your itinerary to align with your needs.
We have brought together a wide and diverse range of guides on our Iran tours. A huge part of your journey is to connect to your guide and have joyful conversations together. Since we want to organize Iran tours that are experience oriented, we’ve made it possible for you to have a say in choosing your guide. Usually, we would arrange a guide for you based on the knowledge we have from our guides and also you. However, you could also tell us in the booking form your preferences about your guide characteristics or specific knowledge and we’ll make sure to match a guide for you based on your requests.
This package is the most efficient one for your amount of time. You’ll see all the essentials of Iran while traveling with peace of mind. You’ll also have enough free time to dive deeper into the local culture and Iranian people’s lives. We have put the most important cities of Iran that could have fit into your time limit. All UNESCO heritage sites are fit into your package, as well.
All bookings and contracts are settled through SAE Event GmbH, a registered travel agency in Austria. As a result, all transactions and processes are done based on the European legal system. So you would have the advantage of working with a local tour operator under EU-law. Visiting Iran with locals was never that hassle-free.
We care about food. The meals are not full board so that you can choose them based on your personal preferences. Persian cuisine is popular for its diversity and deliciousness. We’ll introduce a wide range of restaurants to you so you could try what best suits your taste. In the end, we’ll expose you to a ray of delicious local Persian dishes during your trip.
Airport pick-up, drop-off
Domestic flight from Kerman to Tehran
All land transportation by Air-co vehicles
9 Nights at 4-star hotels
2 Night at guest house
1 Night at eco lodge
1 Night at nomads' tent
13 Breakfast
5 Dinner
Daily snacks & bottled mineral water
Local English-speaking Cultural Guide
Chief Experience Officer throughout your trip
24/7 Support
Entrance Fees to the mentioned monuments in the itinerary
Local Debit Card
Iranian Sim Card
Wi-Fi Modem
Official Iran Visa reference number
4WD During desert tour
International airfares, taxes, surcharges
Tips
Meals not mentioned in the inclusions.
Travel Insurance
Other expenses such as laundry, mini bar used in the room, etc.
You have the opportunity to book any tour as a private tour aligned with your schedule and timing. Our Iran private tours have high flexibility. Therefore, you can tell us all your needs on the booking form to turn any tour into a private one. You could see Iran private tour prices during different months in the chart below. Also, you can send us your booking request without any charges.
Months | Price / person |
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January, February | 1790 € |
March, April, May | 2160 € |
June, July, August | 1790 € |
September, October | 1970 € |
November, December | 1790 € |
In case you cancel your tour booking, cancellation fees will apply:
• Up to 60 days prior arrival: 0% of the package price
• 59 to 30 days before arrival: 20% of the package price
• 29 to 15 days before arrival: 35% of the package price
• From 14 days before arrival to actual arrival: 75% of the package price
• No show: 90% of the package price
Your tour prices vary regarding your preferences and the season of your travel. After finalizing the price of the tour you have selected, you should pay a deposit equal to 20% of your tour cost. Then, we will issue a booking confirmation. You should transfer the rest at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the tour.
Yes, all of our tour schedules have the flexibility to change as a private tour. You could let us know your preferences and sites you’d like to visit, and we’ll change your itinerary accordingly. Also, you could let us know if you connect with a particular moment before your trip on the booking form or during your journey. So, we’ll put more of that moment in your plans. Such changes can also be made on each day during your trip with the consent of your guide.
Yes, you could change the duration of your trip before, during, or at the end of your trip. The private tours have more flexibility in the sense that you could add days in between your travels or at before and after your journey. However, for the small group tours, you could only add or reduce days from the start or the end of your trip. You could also add any of our specialized Iran tours such as trekking tours or festival tours to your travels as well and combine those with a classical tour package.
If your passport is not from the United States, Canada, or England, your visa process will take less than two weeks. We could help you to get an Iran visa. If you book any of our Iran tours, your visa fee (different than application fee) will be waived, and we’ll give this service to you free of charge. If you need more information about the visa application form and the visa requirements, you could check out our article about the Iran visa.
Yes, the services we have included in our packages are of high quality and decent. Most accommodations are +4 stars, and all transfers are with an air-conditioned vehicle. However, if you need to enhance or lower the quality of your services, you could let us know in the booking form. We’ll make the changes to your package accordingly.
If you’re taking a private tour, no, they are not fixed. The main characteristic of our “moments” feature is flexibility. You could add or reduce any moment on your journey based on your likes and dislikes. You could read more about our moments feature in our article about all moments. However, this feature may not apply completely on the small group tours as the flexibility is limited in group tours.
Yes, you could let us know the qualities you’d like your guide to have, and we’ll align one of our guides that match your preferences and is the best fit for you. However, this is possible for our private tours. For our small group tours, we choose the best guide based on the whole group and our knowledge of their preferences.
You could either get the packages as private tours on your preferred dates with whomever you’d like, or you could see the dates on the charts for small group tours.
You could book this package all year round. It has a different unique taste in each season. However, the spring, the end of summer and the beginning of fall are the best seasons for this package. It worth to mention that during the summer, the Kaluts of Shahdad would get extremely hot and it would get very cold during the winter season.
We will recommend the best options in each city or village we visit together. We usually recommend restaurants that offer the most authentic and local dishes of that region. If you have any dietary restrictions, please do let us know in the booking form, so we prepare the best recommendations for you. Your guide can also give you different options for food during your stay here.
During this package, you’ll also spend a night or two at an Iranian family’s house and have dinner with locals.
It’s better if you book your trip at least a month before coming to Iran. However, during high season meaning March and April, if you’d like to come, it’s better to reserve your packages at least two months before to make sure you don’t miss out on booking the best hotels. Also, the visa process for specific countries such as England, the United States, and Canada will take longer. Therefore, if you are citizens of those countries, make sure to reserve a tour at least three months before your trip.
Yes, you could get insurance services from us if you’d like. For more information and requirements for the insurance, please check our article about Iran travel insurance.
During these tour packages, all your needs besides your meals are covered. Therefore, you could bring enough money for food or anything you’d want to purchase as souvenirs or gifts for yourself and others. For more information, you can read Iran travel cost article.
One of the other services we offer during this tour is a local debit card. You could let us know how much you’d like to spend and we’ll charge your card with the same amount based on the daily currency rates. You could let us know to add to the card during your trip based on your needs as well.
Yes, due to the daily rate fluctuations of international flights, we have not included them. However, if you’d like, we could reserve them for you.
Depending on your arrival time, we’ll plan for those days. We have included the different options and recommended schedule for these days on your itinerary.
If you have a particular health issue, disease, food allergies, or any other sensitivities, please let us know in the booking form. So, we can guide you in the right direction so you won’t face any issues during your trip. If you use specific medications, please be sure to have enough of it during your journey. If you get ill or face any health particular issues during your trip for which you’d need a doctor, we would do all the necessary coordination for you. There is nothing about which you should be worried during your journey.
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IranAmaze organizes a variety of tours for all travel interests and types. If you’d like to see all of our Iran tours and get to know the diverse experiences you could have in Iran, please visit our Iran tours page.
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It takes decades to gather the pieces of memories left from our ancestors in one place.
People pray to the ancient gods beneath a towering cliff face in the desert of central Iran.
A Persian garden in the heart of the desert holding mystical secrets from old days in every corner.
It’s quite magical spending a night in a cave house feeling like our ancestors in the past.
The colors keep changing at each minute of the day at Nasir al-Mulk Mosque of Shiraz.
The bas-relief tells the story of a time when all nations brought gifts to the king of Persia.
To feel the presence of ancient mystical gods is the best part of being at Persepolis.
Each tile has a unique painting and there are thousands of them. It takes hours to see them all.
People from all around the world come here to see their reflection of the ancient past.
Tehran is a city of past, present and future. It brings it all together in one place!
Modernity intertwined with nature and local life manifests through the beautiful Tabiat bridge.
Authenticity and tradition lives through everything in Abyaneh even in the smiles of a passerby.
People of Abyaneh live the same way as their ancestors did hundreds of years ago.