Iran top desert

Upon your arrival at IKA Airport at Tehran, our representative in Tehran will greet and assist you in the arrival and will transfer you to the hotel. Check in.

 

Kerman Desert Tours

Experience a short but unique trip to the heart of the Lut Desert in our Kerman Desert Tours. Shahdad Kaluts desert tours are just one of four amazing packages in our desert tours of Iran. Walk through the Mega kalouts (Yardangs) to feel their unmatched beauty and grandness and enjoy the magnificent sceneries of dazzling sunrise and sunset. You can experience a real pleasant silence in Kaluts.


Kerman Lut Desert

The Lut Desert, widely referred to as Dasht-e Lut is a large salt desert that geographically located in the southeastern part of Iran. It is the world's 27th largest desert that is inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This desert is one of the world's driest and hottest places. The desert is situated in an interior basin surrounded by mountains, so it is in a rain shadow and coupled with high temperatures, the climate is hyper-arid. Gandom Beryan located in the middle of Lut Desert was introduced as the hottest part of the world; the desert is one of the most stunning examples in this magnificent world.


Yazd Desert Tour

Most of the foreign tourists who come to Iran know about well-known deserts of Iran (Maranjab, Varzaneh and Shahdad Kalout) but only a few have heard about the hidden splendors of the deserts near Yazd. You are in ancient Iran, leave your worries behind and join Bafgh Desert Tour which is one of the most beautiful sand deserts in Iran. You’ll hang around the sand dunes till sunset, you’ll watch desert sunset from the top of a high dune and then leave the desert for Yazd. Our Bafgh desert tours take you for a great adventure among the dunes with affordable price.

 

Yazd Desert Camp

Bafgh Desert Camp is one of the best and most beautiful desert camps in Yazd from where you can return with calmness. You can enjoy the beauty of desert and feel its peaceful magnificent by walking on the sands which are not only charming but medically useful. At night, rest under desert starry sky and watch stars winking.

 

Mesr Desert Iran

Iran Mesr desert is one of the Iranian deserts which is near a village named (Mesr) around Isfahan city. Mesr village is small town which is located in 55km far from Khor and Biabanak county that it’s around Isfahan city. Beside the beautiful scenery of the village which is result of hard working residents, the sky is what attracts many Eco tourists to Mesr Desert. Many tourists from Iran and abroad travel to this wonderful spot every year.


Mesr Desert Tour

The best time to travel to the Mesr Desert is September to December. As we enter September, the weather starts cooling down. If you are really excited to explore the stunning desert, autumn is the best time to travel to Iran. As the weather gets cooler, it gets easier to explore beautiful deserts. In our Mesr Desert Tour, you will see Salt Lake polygons, explore on the sand dunes, riding a camel in the desert and visit the Bayazeh castle.

 

Day 1: Visit Tehran, Fly to Shiraz

Our city tour starts to visit The Crown Jewels Museum with its impressive collection of precious gems and dazzling works of art. The National Jewelry Treasury is housed within the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, at the heart of the City of Tehran.

 stunning jewelry museum of tehran

Continue our tour to visit Reza Abbasi museum. It is located in Seyed Khandan. The museum is named after Reza Abbasi, one of the artists in the Safavid period. There are many objects exhibited in this museum such as artifacts made of baked clay, metal and stone from the pre historic times to pottery and metal objects, textile and lacquer painting, manuscripts and jewelry belonging to the Islamic period.

islamic arts treasury

Then drive to The Saadabad complex. Beautiful buildings and museums are located in this palace including white palace which is the biggest building in this complex returns to the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties. Check out. Transfer to the airport. Fly to Shiraz. Stay overnight in Shiraz.

museum complex

 

Day 2: Visit Shiraz

After breakfast we will start our full day city tour to visit The Zandiye complex. It includes a citadel, a bath, a bazaar and a mosque. The citadel contains of a museum and wonderful architectural construction.

karim khan citadel

 

Next place is an old public bath called Vakil Bath.

amazing vakil bath

Then continue to visit Vakil mosque. The mosque has only two iwans instead of the usual four, on the northern and southern sides of a large open court. The iwans and court are decorated with typical Shirazian colorful tiles.

ancient mosque of shiraz

Then, we will pass The Bazaar to enjoy Shiraz hands crafts, beautiful architecture and colorful shops. Also, we will have a rest in restaurant and enjoy the great delicious traditional Iranian food, such as kebab.

old vakil bazaar

Then, drive to Eram garden, one of the great botanical gardens in Iran. Return to the hotel, and stay overnight in Shiraz hotel.

beautiful eram garden

 

Day 3: Visit Persepolis, Necropolis and Pasargadae

Our full day City tour will begin to visit Persepolis. It exemplifies the Achaemenid style of architecture, and its structures include the Great Stairway, the Gate of All Nations, the Apadana, the Hall of a Hundred Columns, the Tripylon Hall and the Tachara, the Hadish Palace, the Palace of Artaxerxes III, the Imperial Treasury, the Royal Stables, and the Chariot House. Every year, many people all around the world come to visit this phenomenon.

magnificent persepolis

Then drive to Necropolis that is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments.

naqshe rustam in fars province

After that drive to we will visit Pasargadae. Tomb of Cyrus the Great is located in this place. A person who writes the human rights. Return to the Hotel to stay overnight in Shiraz .

tomb of cyrus

 

Day 4: Move to Kerman, Kerman City tour

Early morning after breakfast drive to kerman. Check in. stay to take a rest in the hotel and have mealtime. Then, our city tour will start to visit Bam citadel. It is the largest adobe building in the world. It is listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site "Bam and its Cultural Landscape".

arge bam of kerman

After that we continue our trip to visit The Shazde Garden. It means Prince Mahan’s Garden.  It consists of an entrance structure and gate at the lower end and a two-floor residential structure at the upper end. The distance between these two is ornamented with water fountains that are engined by the natural incline of the land. The garden is a fine example of Persian gardens that take advantage of suitable natural climate. Return to the hotel and stay overnight.

prince's garden

 

Day 5: Kerman Desert tour (Lut desert)

The Lut Desert is a large salt desert located in the provinces of Kerman. Shahdad desert in this place is the hottest place in the earth. A trip to the uncharted desert and the fantastic city of Kalout, in southern province of Kerman, is a special treat, cherished even by native Iranians. You will experience the walk among the fantasy-land structures, carved out of sand hills through echoes of the blowing winds. You will let yourself roll down the soft sand hills, see the Nebka's (the flower pots of the desert), the in-congruent citrus gardens in the heart of the desert and old fortresses.

earth's hottest spot

 

Day 6: Move to Yazd, Yazd City Tour

After breakfast drive to Yazd. Check in to the hotel, stay and have mealtime. Our city tour will start to visit Dolat Abad Garden. One of the most beautiful garden in Iran returns to Zandiye era.

world tallest windward

After that pay visit to Amir Chakhmagh complex. It is a mosque located on a square of the same name. It also contains a caravanserai, a tekyeh, a bathhouse, a cold water well, and a confectionery. At night, the building is lit up after twilight hours after sun set with orange lighting in the arched alcoves which makes it a spectacle. Return to the hotel and stay overnight.

amir chakhmaq symbol of yazd

 

Day 7: Visit Yazd Desert, Move to Isfahan

It is a popular spot to watch the sun set across the desert landscape. As the colors of the pink-hued mountains beyond intensify with the last of the sun's rays, the shadows of the dunes are thrown into sharp relief, making for the perfect photo opportunity. While a taxi may be persuaded to the edge of the sands, it is better to take a licensed driver-guide who can navigate the soft terrain. Move to Isfahan and stay overnight.

amazing desert of yazd

 

Day 8: Isfahan City Tour

Our full day City Tour will start to visit Naghsh-e Jahan Square that is contains of Shah mosque, sheikh lotfollah mosque, and Ali-Qapu palace. This place will show you that why called Isfahan as the city of turquoise domes.

famous emam square of isfahan

Then, drive to a classical restaurant, and enjoy Iranian delicious food. Next place is The Chehel Sotoun palace. The meaning of the name is forty columns; however, it consists of twenty columns with each reflects in the water of the fountain, appears forty.

dreamy palace of isfahan

At the end of the city tour, we will visit the Zayandeh riverside. Our focus in this side is to visit khaju bridge and si-o-se pol. Khaju bridge is one of the finest examples of Persian architecture at the height of Safavid cultural influence in Iran, and si-o-se pol (the bridge of thirty-three) is the longest bridge on the Zayanderud. Return to the hotel and stay overnight in Isfahan.

 amazing bridge of isfahan

 

Day 9: Isfahan Dessert Tour (Mesr Dessert)

Mesr is desert and also a village located in the central desert of Iran, (known as Dashte-Kavir in Persian). The central mountain ranges of Iran which are predominantly isolated oasis type mountains which run through the desert territory of Iran, are close by. The town’s only water source and therefore lifeline comes from a spring that flows out of the foothills of the aforementioned mountains quite close to the heart of the village. This is the only source of life for the gardens and date palm orchards that make this oasis such a special place. Watching sunsets and stars are very encouraged in this region and you can enjoy off-road. Return and stay overnight in Isfahan.

island in the sea of sands

 

Day 10: Visit Kashan, Move to Tehran

We will leave Isfahan for Kashan and on the way we will visit The Fin Garden which is the oldest extant garden in Iran.

sample of persian gardens

Continue our enjoyable tour with Tabatabaei house.

historic house of kashan

A historical place, that consists of four courtyards, wall paintings, elegant stained glass windows, and other classic features of traditional Persian residential architecture, such as the common area, and the private or women's quarters. Drive to Tehran and Transfer to IKA.

Hope to have nice travel!

 

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This tour can be extended to other cities of Iran according to your request

 

What’s Included?

  • 9 Nights accommodation in 4/5 star hotels
  • Professional Driver Guide
  • Entrance Fees
  • Iran Visa
  • Insurance

 

What’s not Included?

  • International Flights
  • Additional meals
  • Domestic Flight

 

  • According to your request, this tour can be extended to other cities.
  • Our tour prices are for 2 persons in DBL room.
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