Iran Nomad Tour

Welcome to Iran! On your arrival at Tehran’s IKA airport, you meet your guide and transfer to your hotel for an overnight stay, you have an optional city tour, including the Iran National Museum, Golestan Palace and the Abgineh Museum and you will enjoy an Iranian meal as a welcome dinner.

Start your road trip toward Isfahan (448 Kms). En route have a stop at the historical city of Kashan to visit the Tabatabai and Boroujerdi mansions to get acquainted with the old Persian houses and amazing architecture. You will also explore the lush Fin Garden, one of the nine Persian Gardens of UNESCO world heritage list. You will arrive in Isfahan. After hotel check in, have a walk alongside Isfahan river (Zayandeh rood) to visit two of the historical bridges of Isfahan, Khajoo and Si-o Se pol.

Glorious Isfahan is known as "The Pearl of Persia" and according to an old description, Isfahan is called “Half of the world!” This city has been the capital of Iran during the Safavid time (16th and 17th centuries), when the best examples of Islamic art and architecture were built in Iran. First visit the great Naqsh-e Jahan Square and the monuments around, including the magnificent six story Ali Qapu Palace with eye-catching ornaments and wall paintings and the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque and Jame Imam Mosque displaying the best Islamic architecture in Iran. The whole Naghsh-e Jahan complex is protected as a world heritage site by UNESCO. Then browse the handicrafts bazaar of Isfahan and see the Chehel Sotun Garden and Palace (a Persian garden listed as the UNESCO heritage list), displaying fascinating wall paintings telling stories about battles and ceremonies in the Safavid era.

Leave early in the morning and drive to Sar Agha Seyyed Village (230 kms), one of the most scenic villages in Iran. The houses are built into the mountain and the yards of the houses above form the roofs of the houses below. The locals of Sar Agha Seyyed village are originally Bakhtiari nomads who used to live in this mountainous area and used this village as their summer residence. Today they have settled down in this village and are busy with agriculture and animal husbandry. Enjoy the fresh weather while trekking, meet the locals and spend the night at a cozy ecolodge with simple facilities.

Say goodbye to the locals in Sar Agha Seyyed Village in the morning and move to Yasouj, the center of Kohkilooyeh va Boyir Ahmad Province, the land of 4000 meter peaks, scenic landscapes and nomads of Iran. Here you will meet Qashqai and Bakhtiari tribes setting their tents on the pastures. Learn about the nomads’ lifestyle and culture, share a meal with them, and have an authentic nomadic experience.

Drive to Shiraz via Nurabad Mamasani, a road winding among green hills which will leave you speechless, especially during the spring. Arrive in Kazerun and visit the ancient city of Bishapur, a UNESCO world heritage site connected to the Sassanid Empire. Also view the astonishing bass reliefs of Tang-e Chogan and continue towards Shiraz.