Join our Iran culinary tour to learn how to cook Iranian food.If you love cooking and want to know how to cook Iranian food, we offer you this trip package.
If you love cooking and want to know how to cook Iranian food, we offer you a very special itinerary to learn good Persian cuisines while meeting very hospitable Iranians. You can cook, taste and eat! At the same time you will see Iraian historic and religious highlights.
Highlights: Meet Hospitable Iranians and they will tell you how to cook Iranian food. Take a desert Safari into Shahdad and see the sunset from among its weird huge hills. Gaze at the precious historic pieces in Iran national Museum, admire the old construction of underground water canals (Qanats) in Yazd , delight in Iranian traditional music in Shiraz, unearth Old Persian secrets in Persepolis, tread aside Zayanderood River and its glittering bridges, catch scent of the spices in Vakil Bazaar in Shiraz, sip tea on the slopes of snow peaked Damavand mountain in Tehran, enjoy your time in marvelous gardens of Fin in Kashan, idle on gardens in Shiraz, Get into the mysterious life of Zoroastrians in Yazd, Experience welcoming Iranian hospitality
Departures
weekly tour on Saturdays or private tour on request
Group Size
min. 2 / max. 8
or private tour on request
Transport
plane, private transport, walking
Meals Included
all breakfasts, mentioned cooking meals
Accommodation
hotels for 14 nights
Tourist Guide
included
Entrance Fee
included for the mentioned monuments in the itinerary
Pick-up Service
airport transfers included
Tour Activity Level
moderate
Offers
10% off from June to August and November to mid-March
See Iran National museum and get amazed at its priceless pieces, spend your time in the busiest Bazaar in Iran and maybe sip some tea in a nice tea-house. Discover the eye-catching precious collection of Jewels of Iranian 2500 years of Monarchy in the Iran Jewels museum.
Iranian Cooking Presentation:
For today's dinner you will be presented how to cook an Iranian cuisine called Fesenjan. Then you will have the Persian dinner you have cooked.
Day 2 Boushehr
Fly to Boushehr, 1218 kilometers south-west to Tehran along the Persian Gulf to experience the enticing local seafood which will be ready after exploring the fish fair.
In the evening, have a short visit of the historical spots of the city.
Iranian Cooking Presentation:
For today's dinner you will be presented how to cook an Iranian cuisine called Sabzi Polow. Then you will have the Persian dinner you have cooked.
Day 3 Shiraz
Driving to Shiraz, visit the ancient Sassanid city of Bishapour, Fire Temple and Bas Relief en-route.
In the afternoon, head to the Zand complex including the castle, gardens and mosque to get a sense of Shiraz as a capital 250 years ago. Wonder at the beauty of Nasiralmolk mosque and walk among crowds in one of the most important and gorgeous shrines in Iran, Shahcheragh.
Iranian Cooking Presentation:
For today's dinner you will be presented how to cook an Iranian cuisine called Kalam Polow. Then you will have the Persian dinner you have cooked.
Day 4 Persepolis
Drive to Persepolis and Necropolis (Naghshe Rostam) and unearth the ruins of Persepolis as a world heritage. Meet warm Iranians in Hafez tomb reciting his poems. Enjoy Iranian traditional music played live by Shirazi musicians.
Day 5 Zeinoddin
Drive to Zeinoddin desert and ponder life in Zeinoddin Caravanserai and its scenic surroundings.
Day 6 Yazd
Drive to Yazd and get into the mysterious world of Zoroastrians by visiting their fire temple and towers of silence there. Admire people of Iranian plateau by visiting Yazd water museum and learn about the underground water canals, Qanats. Gaze at the high minarets and nice brick and tile work of Yazd Jame mosque and visit the marvelous Islamic Amirchaghmagh complex.
Iranian Cooking Presentation:
For today's dinner you will be presented how to cook an Iranian cuisine called khoresht-ghormeh-sabzi. Then you will have the Persian dinner you have cooked.
Day 7 Yazd
Today is at leisure.
Day 8 Khur
Morning drive to Khur. Being familiar with desert villages Architecture & visit: the traditional water reservoir, Mohamadabad Kourehgaz, the Mosque of Khur, and swamps of Khour lake. Proceed to Garmeh.
Day 9 Isfahan
Drive to Isfahan. Get acquainted with the historic Royal square of Isfahan registered as a world heritage. Visit picturesque Safavid Chehelsetoon palace.
Day 10 Isfahan
Ponder on the breathtaking Armenian Vank church In Isfahan and marvel at the majesty of Isfahan's Jame mosque as the collection of Persian architecture in different periods of Iranian Islamic history. Stroll aside Isfahan River and admire the masters who built several bridges over it through the history.
Iranian Cooking Presentation:
For today's dinner you will be presented how to cook an Iranian cuisine called Beryani. Then you will have the Persian dinner you have cooked.
Day 11 Isfahan
Today is at leisure.
Day 12 Abyaneh
Drive to Abyaneh, a village near Kashan at the foot of Karkass Mountain characterized by its reddish hue of the clay. In this village the Iranian ancient style of living, civilization and culture is still evident. The language spoken by the literate people of Abyaneh is Pahlavi. In this village you will experience the traditional Iranian cuisine.
Day 13 Kashan
Drive to Kashan. Get an insight into Iranian traditional houses by visiting Tabatabai and Boroojerdiha houses. Tread in Fin gardens of Kashan and once again praise Persian garden designers.
Iranian Cooking Presentation:
For today's dinner you will be presented how to cook an Iranian cuisine. Then you will have the Persian dinner you have cooked.
Iranian Cooking Presentation:
For today's dinner you will be presented how to cook an Iranian cuisine called Aab-goosht-e Baademjaan. Then you will have the Persian dinner you have cooked.
Day 14 Tehran
Drive to Tehran. On the way have a stop in the heartland of Shiism, Qom and walk around the main shrine of the town, Fatima shrine.
Persian food
Shahcheragh shrine, Shiraz
Zayandehrood river, Isfahan
Persepolis, Shiraz
