Maranjab Desert Adventure & Explore Iran Culture

Day 1: Arrive IK Airport, Sightseeing Tehran

Arrive in Tehran I.K. Airport (early morning). After welcoming to you, we’ll Transport your group to Hotel. Today we’ll go to visit Persian metropolis capital, Tehran. Visit Tehran Grand Bazar, Golestan palace (UNESCO world Heritage), Darband valley. O /N at Hotel. (Full board, B.L.D). (Full board, B.L.D)

Day 2: Kashan Historical City Tour

Today morning we’ll start driving to Kashan historical city in center of Iran, it’s about 200 km far away from Tehran in the south (3 hours). Kashan city is the capital of Kashan County, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. The etymology of the city name comes from the Kasian, the original inhabitants of the city, whose remains are found at good preserved archeological Tapeh Sialk dating back 9,000 years; later this was changed to “Kashian”, hence the town name. Between the 12th and the 14th centuries Kashan was an important centre for the production of high quality pottery and tiles. In modern Persian, the word for a tile (kashi) comes from the name of the town Kashan. In Kashan you can visit some historical sites like Brodjerdian house, Abbasian house, Fin garden (paradise garden), Soltan Amirahmad Bathroom, and etc. O /N at Hotel in Kashan.(Full board, B.L.D)

Day 3: Underground City of Ouyi (Noushabad) & Maranjab Desert

After breakfast we leave Kashan to Aran-O-Bidgol city (10 km) to sightseeing the underground city of Ouyi (Noushabad). Underground city of Ouyi (Noushabad) in the northern Kashan – Isfahan province – is considered one of the masterpieces of ancient architecture. At least since 1500 year ago, in Sassanian period, people at this part of Iran who had the fear of being invaded by some foreigners started to think how they could escape such unwanted death. The depth of this underground city varies from 4 to 18 meters and the different spaces formed by carving the rocks seem a little scary! To reach the underground city there were several different openings. Then we’ll drive from Noushabad to Maranjab desert via gravel road, where located 50 km far away. Visiting a place which takes ones glance to eternity, becoming deeply impressed by the scenery of moving sands and burning salt marshes, seeing the ruins of ancient monuments examining rare plants, seeing strange animals are among motivations that prompt the lovers of natural geography to embark on a trip to the Maranjab deserts. O /N at 2 person tent in desert camp. (Full board, B.L.D)

Day 4: Desert Exploring and Dunes Hiking, walking on Salt Lake

Early in the morning before the sunrise we will leave the Desert camp to go to the nearby Sand hills and watch the dawn of the sun from the top of the dunes. After taking unique pictures we’ll came back to our camp for breakfast. Then you can hike around desert, Salt Lake, camel ride (if you can meet cameleer), and enjoy silence of desert. O /N at 2 person tent in desert camp (Full board, B.L.D)

Day 5: Drive to Isfahan via Kashan

Today we have enough time to enjoy our last sunrise in desert. After delicious breakfast and collect our camp, we’ll leave Desert to came back Kashan from gravel road, there we drive 230km to Isfahan via south highway (about two hours and half). About 30 km Before Isfahan at “Mourcheh Khort” we’ll have a short stop to visit a “Madar Shah caravanserai” from Safavied dynasty. This caravansary is repaired, and today it is used as a rest area and restaurant. Then we drive to Isfahan. At the evening we have enough time to sightseeing around our Hotel, and enjoy landscape of old bridges on Zayanderood. O /N in Hotel (Full board, B.L.D)

Day 6: UNESCO World Heritage City Isfahan sightseeing

Isfahan is named “city of garden and palaces” and you should just see it. Isfahan is an ancient city in the center of Iran. Isfahan is the capital of Isfahan Province and the Persians call it “Nesf-e-Jahan”, meaning “Half the World”. After breakfast we’ll go to Imam square or Naghshe Jahan complex. The length of this great square is 500 meters from north to south, and its width about 150 meters from east to west. Round the square we can visit “Sheikh Lotfollah” Mosque that masterpiece of architecture and tile work of the 16th century which was constructed by a decree issued by Shah Abbas I and took a period of 18 years to be completed.” Ali Qapo” , “Chehelsoton palace”, “Hasht behesht palace” , Si-o-Se pol , Old Bazar and many other historical places, is some of the historical sites that you can visit them today. O /N in Hotel (Full board, B.L.D)

Day 7: Drive back toward Tehran, departure from I.K Airport

Today depend on your flight time we leave Isfahan toward Tehran, 35km before Tehran we went to the IK Airport where we say goodbye to you and you’ll fly back to your home.
(If you want to spend more days in Iran, We’ll leave you in Tehran anywhere you want).