Qashqai Nomads in Persia

This is an incredible Nomad trip along highlights of their immigration route, you will experience their lifestyle  and will enjoy their daily activities  making bread , weaving carpet and enjoying a cup of Chai around the fire with Bakhtiari and Qashqai nomads.

Best time to travel: Spring and end of summer

style: Nomads/Cultural/Historical/Nature/photography

Itinerary in brief

1 Tehran
2 Tehran-Isfahan
3-Isfahan
4 Isfahan – Shahrekord
5 Shahrekord
6 Yasuj
7 Regional nomads of Qashqai
8 Shiraz – Persepolis
9 FiruzAbad
10 Shiraz-Bavanat
11 Bavanat-Yazd
12 Yazd
13 Yazd-Tehran  -Departure

Itinerary in details

1 Tehran

Arrival to Tehran, transfer to hotel, overnight Tehran.

2 Tehran-Isfahan

City tour of Tehran to visit the Archaeological, Glass and Carpet museums; in the evening fly to Isfahan, overnight Isfahan.

3 Isfahan

Full day city tour of Isfahan

-Vank Cathedral, SioSe-Pol and Khajou bridges, Friday Mosque, ON

4 Isfahan –Bakhtiari nomad region - Shahrekord (150 kms/93 miles)

City tour of Isfahan

visit Chehel-Sotoun Palace ,Aliliqapoo palace, Sheikh Lotfollah and Imam Mosques, after lunch  drive to Shahrekord. overnight Shahrekord.

5 Shahrekord

Visiting nomad tribes of Shahrekord, overnight Shahrekord.

6 Shahrekurd-Yasuj  (269 kms/167 miles)

Early morning drive to Yasuj via Semirom to visit nomad tribes. overnight Yasuj.

7 Yasuj-Shiraz  Regional nomads of Qashqai  (183 kms ,114 miles)

Visiting nomad regions of Yasuj. Drive to shiraz in the evening. overnight Shiraz.

8 Shiraz – Persepolis

An excursion to visit  Persepolis and Naghsh-e-Rustam ,return to the city and visit Eram Garden, Quran Gate, Tomb of Hafez & Saadi. overnight Shiraz.

9 FiruzAbad

Drive to FiruzAbad in the morning to visit nomad tents. If the weather is good you can stay there, but if it is cold return to Shiraz.

10 Shiraz-Bavanat (230 Kms/143 miles)

Early morning drive to Bavanat, in the heart of the Zagrus Mountain, enjoy being with the nomads, their daily life and traditions. Camping overnight in an astonishing nature beside the nomads, enjoying a delicious dinner prepared by a local cook in the calm atmosphere of nature. overnight Bavanat.

11 Yazd

Depart to Yazd - heart of Iran.  On the way we will have short stop in dessert area, overnight Yazd.

12 Yazd

City tour of Yazd to visit the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence, and the Fire Temple, in the afternoon; visiting the local famous Jameh and Mir-Chakhmaq Mosques, overnight Yazd.

13 Tehran

Flight to Tehran and Transfer to Tehran International airport for your return flight.