Endless Vision

1001 Telltale Figures

Overview :

Endless desert! If you are bewitched by the desert, you can never escape from its charm! In this trip, from beginning to the end, whatever we experience from culture to art and architecture is influenced by the hot, dry climate and desert topography. Desert, though seems simple, is full of surprises from flora and fauna to sand hills, yardangs, and salt polygons and abode architecture.

Highlights :

Enlightening Journey to prehistoric and ancient Iran in National Museum.
Joyful walk over sand hills in Maranjab Desert.
A rare experience of Islamic art and architecture with 17th century Isfahan.

Nightly stay with locals in desert village of Mesr.

A dream-like experience of yardangs in Shahdad Desert.

Services :

What's Included

Visa Application Process.
All transportation including transfer from/to hotel, Best quality land vehicle.
Professional escorted Tour Guide of your choice language and trained driver.
All entrance fees, sightseeing, permits, excursions and activities as per the itinerary.
Mid-day refreshment including drinking water throughout.

What's Excluded

International flight.
Visa fee payable when collecting your visa from an Iranian embassy or consulate or upon arrival.
Tip for guide and/or driver.
Entrance fees for sights not included in the itinerary.

Tour Itinerary :

Day 1: Arrival in Tehran

Arrival in Tehran. Our tour guide will be waiting at the airport to greet and welcome us. Then, we will be transferred to hotel.

Overnight in Tehran.

Day 2: Full Day City Tour of Tehran

Today, we visit the heart of old TEHRAN and its splendid attractions. The Grand Bazaar of Tehran with its crowd and numerous shops is a great place to understand local lifestyle. Golestan Palace, a world heritage site, mirroring last four century history of Iran is our next stop. Then, we visit Iran National Museum and its archeological section showcasing thousands of years of culture and civilization.

Overnight in Tehran.

Day 3: Drive to Kashan and Maranjab Desert

In the morning, we leave Tehran towards Kashan. En route, we will have rewarding moments in Maranjab Desert. There, we visit Abbasi Caravanserai, walk over the sand hills and watch a sea of salt polygons. Then, we drive on to Kashan.

Overnight in Kashan.

Day 4: Half Day City Tour of Kashan. Drive to Isfahan

Kashan is an old city on the edge of Iran Central Desert with prehistoric remains, old houses with elaborate architecture and paradisiac gardens. Here, we visit Fin Garden, a world heritage site, and 8 millennium prehistoric Sialk Tepe, then we drive to ISFAHAN. Having arrived in Isfahan in the evening we visit 17th century Si-o Se Pol Bridge, famous for its 33 arches and unique architecture.

Overnight in Isfahan.

Day 5: Full Day City Tour of Isfahan

Today, we have full day city tour of Isfahan to visit the most wondrous attractions of Isfahan, i.e. Naqsh-e Jahan Square with its marvelous mosques, palaces and bazaar. Naqsh-e Jahan is a vast square surrounded by Abbasi and Sheikh Lotfolla mosques and Ali Qapu Palace Pavilion all chained together with a row of two-story arcade shops. Close to the square there is Chehel Sotoun Palace located inside an amazing Persian Garden, a world heritage site.

Overnight in Isfahan.

Day 6: Desert Trekking in Mesr

Today, we head towards a beautiful exotic village at the heart of Central Desert. Walking over sand hills, enjoying spectacular pristine desert nature and staying the night in local houses and experiencing their unmatched hospitality makes the day so special.

Overnight in Eco-Lodge.

Day 7: Tabas Desert

In the morning, we drive deeper into the desert towards TABAS to see Namak Lake (salt lake) and Salt Polygons and have a pleasant walk over the sands. Then, we get back to Mesr Village and stay the night in a local house.

Overnight in Mesr.

Day 8: Drive to Yazd

YAZD is our next destination. It is called the bride of the desert, a city where abode abodes abound. Yazd is also famous for its underground aqueducts, wind catchers (wind towers), labyrinthine lanes and delicious local sweets. On the way to Yazd, we visit the remains of a Sassanid castle (r. 224-651 CE) in Biazyeh Desert Village.

Overnight in Yazd.

Day 9: Full Day City Tour of Yazd

Today, we explore the attractions in and around the Old City of Yazd. The 14th century Jame Mosque with its lofty minarets and high portal is the starting point. Then, we enter the old city where in addition to enjoying its amazing texture and atmosphere we will visit shrines of Seyyed Rokneddin and Davazdah Imam and Alexander Prison. Water Museum and Amir Chaqmaq Complex, Dowlatabad Garden, a world heritage site, and Zoroastrian sites of Fire Temple and Towers of Silence are the other places we will visit.

Overnight in Yazd.

Day 10: Visiting Kerman

In the morning we drive to KERMAN, the most important city in southeast. It is rich in terms of heritage and history, believed to have been built in Sassanid era. After some rest, we visit Ganj Ali Khan Complex including a museum, a hamamm (bath) and a bazaar.

Overnight in Kerman.

Day 11: City Shadad Desert

Early in the morning we drive towards SHAHDAD, the last townon the edge of expansive LUT desert with shifting sands and amazing yardangs. Desert here is replete with huge mysterious yardangs covering 11000 square kilometers. The landscape is unique and the experience unforgettable. Drive back to Kerman.

Overnight in Kerman.

Day 12: Visiting Mahan and Rayen

In the morning we drive to the city of MAHAN. In Mahan we visit Shazdeh Garden, a world heritage site, a true paradise in the middle of desert. This garden dates back to 19th century Qajar Period. Then, move towards RAYEN, another city in the Kerman Province, to visit its citadel. The adobe Arg-e Rayen (Rayen Citadel) with the background of Hezar Mountin enjoys all architectural components of a desert citadel.

Overnight in Kerman.

Day 13: Fly to Tehran

Today, we will fly from Kerman to Tehran. In Tehran, we’ll have free time where we can visit famous sights of Tehran such as Saad Abad & Niavaran palaces, National Jewelry museum, Milad Tower, or even go for a walk and shopping around the city.

Overnight in Tehran.

Day 14: Fly back Home

You will be transferred to the airport to fly back home.

Reviews :

Our 2 weeks trip to Iran was an extraordinary adventure for us. The tour was very well organised by Iran Marcopolo Tours and included flight, food, accommodation, and transportation. Our guide was incredible and the people were very friendly and generous. I highly recommend this tour.

GianniFrom Italy

We have just returned from a 14 day tour of Iran arranged by Iran Marcopolo. The tour was a wonderful experience. We visited glorious palaces, mosques, museums, gardens, citadels, and deserts. Iran is great for tourists and has so much to offer. The view reflected in West that Iran is not safe is baseless.

IsaacFrom USA

Iran is a must see country full of interesting historical sites and beautiful natural landscapes. ‘Endless Vision’ tour takes you through all important tourist sites in Central & South-Eastern Iran including 4 beautiful deserts near Kashan, Yazd, Kerman, and Naein. Services offered by Iran Marcopolo Tours were great. We plan to visit Northern Iran in our next trip.

EmmaFrom Germany

What a brilliant country; the sights, the people, the nature, the food, the guide, everything. The trip was very well organized by Iran Marcopolo and they made sure we get what we wanted. In the bigger cities there were plenty of tourists which shows that Iran is successfully attracting travelers. Iran should be on your “bucket list”! Highly recommended.

JeanFrom UK

Questions & Answers :

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Notes :

Price Change

Depending on the group size, the tour price will change. Tour size can vary from one person to above 20 persons.

Hotel

You will be accommodated in 4-star hotels and Eco-lodges. Hotels could be replaced with similar hotel in the same category.

Single Supplement

A Single Supplement is bookable on this trip, subject to availability at the time of booking. The price of the single suplement will be quoted at the time of booking.

Currency

The Iranian currency is Iranian Rials (IRR). However it’s common by the locals to use Toman instead of Rials on daily business. Note that 1 Toman = 10 Rials. You should also not that International payment systems and bank cards are not available in Iran. So make sure to bring enough cash for your whole journey.

Weekdays in Iran

States offices, administration, post office and banks are generally open from 7:30 – 12:00 and reopen after a lunch break until 16:00. Thursdays are the working hours until 12:00.
Friday is weekend in Iran.

Visa

We offer visa assistance to those who are traveling with us. For some nationalities a visa is required to enter Iran. A visa can be obtained from the Iranian embassy or consulate in your country of residence or at the Iranian airports upon arrival. However, arrival visa is not available for US, British and Canadian Citizens and a visa needs to be obtained prior to travel. Feel free to contact us for Iranian visa assistance.

Policies :

Location

Your trip will start in Tehran and finish in Tehran.

Payment

You need to pay 30% of your tour total amount as deposit if you’re booking prior to 30 days from departure date. If you’re booking after 30 days, you must pay the full amount. Payment should be made through wire transfer to the bank account given in your quotation sheet.

Insurance

You must have a valid travel insurance during your stay in Iran. You’ll need to provide your insurance certificate when applying for visa either at Iranian embassy in the country of your residence or at the Iranian airports. You will have the option to purchase travel insurance from Iranian companies upon arrival.

Availability

Our departures will become available to you once deposit or total amount is paid depending on your purchase date. Departures will be available once at least 2 persons have secured their spot. If you plan to travel alone on one of our tours, you need to contact us to check if it’s available.

Cancellation

If you cancel prior to 30 days from departure, your deposit will not be refunded. If you cancel 29 to 15 days before your departure date, 50% of your payment amount will be refunded. If you cancel 14 days before departure you will get no refund at all.

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Endless Vision

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