10 Days
Tehran, Qazvin, Soltaniyeh, Takab, Tabriz, Kermanshah, Hamedan
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Summary of the 10 day Iran West & Northwest Cultural Tour:
Tehran (1 night) – Qazvin (2 nights) – Takab (1 night) – Tabriz (2 nights) – Kermanshah (2 nights) – Hamedan (1 night)
Highlights:
Five UNESCO World Heritage sites (Golestan Palace, Dome of Soltaniyeh, Takht-e Soleymān, Grand bazaar of Tabriz, and Bisotun), castle of assassins and natural beauty of Alamut valley, rocky village of Kandovan
English-speaking guide or driver/guide
Breakfast and snack.
* Lunch and dinner are EXCLUDED.
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Center, Northwest, and West of Iran | 5 UNESCO World Heritage, culture and nature
Arrival at IKA. Transport to hotel in Tehran, check-in, have a short rest, visit Tabiat Bridge, then Tajrish district and its old bazaar and dinner in Darband where you can feel the fresh air coming from the mountains and taste some delicious Persian food.
Overnight stay in Tehran
Sightseeing in Tehran historical part. First of all, we visit the Golestan Palace Complex which is a UNESCO world heritage and the first tallest builing of Tehran once used to be the symbol of Tehran. Then, we pass through the old Grand bazaar. Other places to visit are Treasury of National Jewels (if open*), National Garden Gate, National Museum of Iran and 30Tir st. (aka the food street of Tehran)
Head to Qazvin in the evening and overnight stay in Qazvin.
* Treasury of National Jewels is only open from Saturdays to Tuesdays from 14 to 17.
One-day trip to Alamut Valley known as the valley of assissins. The cult of assassins was established by Hasan-e Sabbah, the ruler of Alamut. In addition to enjoying the spectacular nature of Alamut valley, we visit the castle of assissins and learn more about how they lived and eliminater their enemies.
Overnight stay in Qazvin
After a half-day sightseeing in Qazvin to visit some monuments remained from Safavid during the time that Qazvin was the capital of Iran, we head to Soltaniyeh to visit Dome of Soltaniyeh which is a UNESCO world heritage and is one of the largest brick domes in the world, and the third largest dome in the world after the domes of Florence Cathedral in Rome and Hagia Sophia in Turkey. Continue to Takab to stay the night.
On this day, we visit Takht-e Soleymān (Solomon Throne complex), a UNESCO World Heritage, which is the remains of a Zoroastrian fire temple built during the Sassanid period. The legend says that Solomon the prophet used to imprison demons inside a nearby 100 m deep crater which is called “Prison of Solomon”. It is also beleived that it is one of the energy centers on the earth.
Head to Tabriz to stay the night.
Sightseeing in Tabriz: Rocky village of Kandovan (similar to Cappadocia in Turkey), visiting Shahgoli, and Bazaar of Tabriz – one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East and the largest covered bazaar in the world which is a UNESCO World Heritage.
Overnight stay in Tabriz
Drive to Kermanshah. It is a 9-hour drive and we will pass some cities and can pass almost along the west border.
Overnight stay in Karmanshah
Visiting Taq-e Bostan (Arch made by stone somehow like Petra in Jordan) and Bisotun (UNESCO site), a multilingual inscription and large rock relief on a cliff at Mount Behistun established by Darius the Great (r. 522–486 BC).
Overnight stay in Karmanshah
Head to Alisadr village in Hamedan to visit Alisadr water cave (one of the world’s largest water cave) and then go to city of Hamedan for the overnight stay
Sightseeing in Hamedan: Ganjnameh (home to two trilingual Achaemenid cuneiform inscriptions), Mausoleum of Avicenna (a Persian Muslim polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, thinkers and writers of the Islamic Golden Age, and the father of modern medicine.)
Head to Tehran after lunch (4 hrs non-stop) and then transfer to the airport depending on your departure time
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