| Duration: | 9 Day(s) - 8 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Culture Tours |
Day 1: Isfahan – Kashan – Natanz
Arrive in Tehran, drive to Isfahan, visiting historic sites in Kashan and Natanz en route. Overnight in Isfahan.
Day 2: Isfahan
Morning tour of Imam Square in Isfahan, evening tour of Isfahan's bridges.
Day 3: Isfahan – Shahrekord
Half day tour of Vank Church, Jame Mosque, Shaking Minarets. Afternoon drive to Shahrekord.
Day 4: Bakhtiari
Full day tour of Bakhtiari Nomad's Region, overnight in Shahrekord.
Day 5: Yasouj - Damghan
Early morning drive to Yasuoj via Semirom. Morning drive to Damghan via Shahroud, with sightseeing in both cities.
Day 6: Qashqai
Morning visit to the Qashqai Nomad Tents, afternoon drive to Shiraz.
Day 7:Persepolis and Naghsh-e-Rostam
Morning tour of Persepolis and Naghsh-e-Rostam. The afternoon tour includes visits to Eram Garden, Koran Gate, and the Tomb of Hafeez.
Day 8: Firouzabad
Full day drive to Firouzabad to visit the Qashqai Nomad Tents. Overnight at Shiraz.
Day 9: Tehran
Morning flight to Tehran. Departure.
Explore More About Qashqai Nomad:
The Qashqai nomads, also known as Ghashghaei, are a nomadic tribe originally from Turkey, who keep moving across the Zagros Mountains, a mountain range located in western Iran, which kind of draws the border with Iraq.
The Ghashghaei tribe’s main language is a Turkish dialect but, except for some of the oldest people, all of them can speak Persian fluently, which is the official language in the country. Like most Iranians, they are Shia Muslims.
In summer, the Qashqai flocks graze on the slopes of the Kuh-è-Dinar; a group of mountains from 12,000 to 15,000 feet, that are part of the Zagros chain.
In autumn the Qashqai break camp, and in stages leave the highlands. They winter in the warmer regions near Firuzabad, Kazerun, Jerrè, and Farashband, on the banks of the river Mound, till, in April, they start once more on their yearly trek.
The migration is organized and controlled by the Kashkai Chief. The Tribes carefully avoid villages and towns such as Shiraz and Isfahan, lest their flocks, estimated at seven million head, might cause serious damage. The annual migration is the largest of any Persian tribe.
The Qashqai are pastoral nomads who rely on small-scale cultivation and shepherding. Traditional dress includes the use of decorated short tunics, wide-legged pants, and headscarves worn by women. The Qashqai are renowned for their pile carpets and other woven wool products. They are sometimes referred to as "Shiraz" because Shiraz was the major marketplace for them in the past. The wool produced in the mountains and valleys near Shiraz is exceptionally soft and beautiful and takes a deeper color than wool from other parts of Iran.
Qashqai carpets have been said to be "probably the most famous of all Persian tribal weavings". Qashqai saddlebags, adorned with colorful geometric designs, "are superior to any others made"
