Feel Classic Persia by 5 Senses Tour

Today we enjoy modern Tehran. In Tehran, we get to know the Iranian cinema, which reflects the Iranian lifestyle and is well-known and prized around the world. So, we will go to the Museum of Cinema and if there is any chance, we watch some movies.

After lunch, you can enjoy your free time in Tehran. Then in the afternoon, we take a flight to Qeshm Island.

O/N Qeshm

Qeshm Island is located in the turquoise waters of the Persian Gulf. A part of its society includes Iranian Arabs. Because of being so close to Arab countries, Pakistan and India, the culture of this island is a mix of Iranian, Arab, and Indian cultures. You can find this mixture in every aspect of its culture like music, cuisine, language, and traditions. 

After breakfast, we start with a boat trip to Hengam Island to enjoy the views and will taste a very local lunch in Hengam. We also will go for watching beautiful fish and sea creatures very close to the surface so we can see them. If we are lucky, we can see dolphins too that usually follow boats. In the evening, we go to the Geopark of Qeshm which is a wonderland and we will stay there until dinner time.

O/N Qeshm

Hormuz Island is where the red soil of the island makes an eye-catching paradox with the turquoise blue of the Persian Gulf. In the morning, after breakfast, we take a ferry to Hormuz Island and there we visit Rainbow Mountains, The Valley of the Statues, Silver and Red Beaches of Hormuz, and the Red Clay Mine of Hormuz. Depends on the time of flight, we leave for Shiraz.

O/N Shiraz

In the morning, after breakfast, we will visit Eram Garden* which is a typical Persian garden. After that, Shirazi lunch is waiting for us! Then, we visit Nasir al-Mulk Mosque (aka Pink Mosque) that impresses you with its colors and lights. Then we will keep going with the Vakil bazaar and bath.

In the evening we visit the Tomb of Hafez, the famous poet of Iran.

O/N Shiraz

In the morning, we leave Shiraz to visit Persepolis*, Naqsh-e Rostam, and Pasargadae*. Then afterward, we will go to Yazd in the evening.

O/N Yazd

After breakfast, we will drive to Meybod which is a center for ceramics. There, we visit ceramic workshops and if there is any chance, try to make our hands dirty and make some ceramics. Lunch will be served in Meybod and after that, we drive back to Yazd.

In the evening, we have a walk through the old neighborhood of Yazd* which is a UNESCO World Heritage that makes you feel you are a character from One Thousand and One Night stories.

O/N Yazd

We will have our breakfast early in the morning, then will leave to the desert and will stay there until the afternoon. After that, we will go back to Yazd.

O/N Yazd

After Breakfast, we will drive to Esfahan which is also known as “Half of The World”. Lunch will be served in an Iranian styled restaurant with Iranian tastes and spices. In the afternoon we go for a walk in the historical bazaar of Esfahan and Naghsh-e Jahan Square where we can visit some handicraft workshops to touch, feel, and experience Iranian arts.

When it comes to architecture and music, Iranians know how to combine them to make double their impressions. We will visit the Acoustic Music Hall of Ali-Qapu Palace* and Shah Mosque* where you can hear eco like you are talking to mountains.

After bazaar, we will have dinner and afterward, will head to the riverside for a walk and visiting the historical bridges, and listening to the river and local artists sing under the bridges.

O/N Isfahan

After breakfast, we will go to Jame Mosque of Esfahan to see some fine Perso-Islamic architecture. Then, after lunchtime, we will visit the Music Museum of Esfahan. In the evening, we will go to some musical instrument stores and workshops.

O/N Isfahan

We will leave Esfahan after breakfast heading to Kashan. In Kashan, after we taste Iranian cuisine in a traditional house, we will visit its very famous perfume oil extraction workshops to smell the aroma of rose, mint, sandal, etc. In case you make it to Iran during late April until early May, you can enjoy The Rose Festival.

O/N Kashan

Fly back home from IKA