This document outlines a 14-day tour of Turkey and Iran, including destinations such as Istanbul, Lake Van, Tabriz, Rasht, Mashhad, Kerman, Bam, and Isfahan. Each day provides details of flight routes, hotel accommodations, and planned excursions to major landmarks, historical sites, and natural areas like Lake Urmiyeh. The itinerary includes visits to notable mosques, churches, bazaars and squares in prominent cities across both countries.

1. Turkey - Iran Autumn 2015
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3. Day 1
Iceland to Turkey
• Flight from Keflavik to
Istanbul via Copenhagen or
London
• Arrival in Istanbul early
evening
• Transfer to a 4 star hotel in
Istanbul

4. Day 2
Istanbul
• Full day excursion of
Istanbul
• Visit to the magnificent
Hagia Sophia – the “Blue
Mosque”
• City walk with Jón
Björnsson - sightseeing and
history
• Evening boat trip on
Bosphorus
• Overnight at a 4 star hotel
in Istanbul

5. Day 2 Istanbul – Hagia Sofia (The Blue Mosque)

6. Day 3
Istanbul
• Full day excursion of
Istanbul
• Visit to the Topkapi
• Walking tour of the old city
• Overnight at a 4 star hotel
in Istanbul

7. Day 3 Istanbul – The Grand Bazar

8. Day 4
Istanbul to
Lake Van
• Morning flight from Istanbul
• Arrival in Lake Van
• Check in to hotel in Van city
• Sightseeing excursion to
Akadamar Island in Lake
Van, home to the 10th
century Armenian Holy
Cross Cathedral
• Overnight at 3-4 star hotel
in Van

9. Day 4 Lake Van – Armenian Church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island

10. Lake Van

11. Day 5
Van to Kandovan
(in Iran)
• Early morning driving from
Van to the quaint and
mysterious thirteenth
century village of Kandovan
in Iran
• Fascinating 6 hour journey
(434 km) through North
West of Iran which is lined
with natural and historical
attractions
• Route passes over Lake
Urmiyeh, the world‟s largest
salt lake
• Overnight in the most
remarkable mountain caves
of Kandovan village

12. Day 5 Lake Urmiyeh, the world‟s largest salt lake

13. Day 6
Kandovan/ Tabriz
in Azarbayejan
• Excursion in the village and
surrounding area of
Kandovan
• Early evening drive to
Tabriz 55 km
• Overnight at a 3-4 star
hotel in Tabriz

14. Day 6 Kandovan Village

15. Day 6 Kandovan Village Hotel

16. Day 7
Tabriz
• Full day excursion to some
of the attraction sites in
Tabriz including; Blue
Mosque, El Goli water park
and Grand bazaar
• Overnight at a 3-4 star
hotel in Tabriz

17. Day 7 Tabriz – City panorama

18. Day 7 - Tabriz – Shah Goli Park

19. Day 8
Tabriz /Rasht
• All day drive from Tabriz to
Rasht via Ardebil and visit
to shrine of Sheikh Safi a-
Din, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site
• Sheikh Safi was an eminent
leader of an Islamic Sufi
order
• Drive to Astra (on the far
north of Caspian sea
bordering with North
Azerbaijan) a famous port
on the Caspian sea
• Drive along the Caspian sea
to Rasht

20. Day 9
Rasht
• Visit to a famous village of
Masuleh in Gilan province
• This is one of the most
famous village built on bank
of a mountain in Iran
• Evening flight to Holy City
of Mashhad
• Overnight in a 4-5 star
hotel in Mashhad

21. Day 9 Rasht – Masuleh Village

22. Day 10
Mashhad
• Full day excursion in
Mashhad, Tuse and
Nishabur
• Visit to the Holy Shrine of
Imam Reza, Mohammad
grandson (this is the most
holy Shrine in Iran)
• Visit to Omar Khayyam„s
tomb, a world famous
Persian poet, philosopher &
mathematician in Nishapur
• Also visit to Attar Tomb, a
Persian poet, theoretician of
Sufism
• Overnight in a 4-5 star
hotel Mashhad

23. Day 10 Tuse – Tomb of Ferdowsi

24. Day 11
Mashhad
to Kerman
• Fly to Kerman in the south
East of Iran
• Day excursion to number of
Mosques including the
Grand Mosque, the Ganjali
Mosque and the Shah
Nimatullah Wali Shrine (the
Sufi master and poet from
14th and 15th century)
• Overnight in a 4-5 star
hotel Kerman

25. Day 11 Kerman – Bagh e Shahzadeh

26. Day 12
Kerman / Bam
• Day trip to Bam Citadel 188
km from Kerman and Lute
Desert
• The ancient city of Bam
dates back to 5th century
B.C and it is one of the
most famous adobe building
Citadels in the world which
was destroyed during the
earth quick of 2013
• Also visit to Lute desert
(the desert of emptiness),
the hottest place on earth
recorded by NASA. O.N in
Kerman/Bam
• Overnight at a 4-5 star
hotel in Kerman/Bam

27. Day 12 – Arg-e Bam

28. Day 13
Kerman / Isfahan
• Fly to Isfahan a jewel city of
Iran
• Day excursion to Naghshe
jahan an important
historical site, UNESCO
World Heritage Site and the
second biggest square in
the world
• Visit to Shah‟s Mosque.
Lotfollah Mosque and Ali
Qapu Palace
• Overnight in a 4-5 star
Hotel in Isfahan

29. Day 13 Isfahan – Naghshe jahan square

30. Day 13 Isfahan – The Khaju Bridge

31. Day 14
Isfahan – Istanbul
- Iceland
• Early morning flight from
Isfahan to Istanbul on route
to Keflavik
• Note: Date of travel
/duration of trip, can
change one or two days
back and forward
depending on the internal
flights in Iran and also
departure availability from
Isfahan to Istanbul