Iran Food and Culinary Tour

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5/5

Duration

9 days 8 nights

Start Point

Shiraz

End Point

Tehran

Tour Type

Overview

Persian Cuisine represents various methods of cooking and diversity of fresh ingredients and spices in one of the oldest food cultures; you must try this at least one time during your life! Once tried, then you will always remember the delicious taste!

Iran Culinary Trips are very special food tours with the chance of learning some Iranian traditional cuisine with the ingredients that are either found in your country or you can buy and take them home with just a few dollars :)

Each city, village, and region have its own traditional food and sweets, Different kinds of Stews, Kebabs, Cakes, and Cookies are made in different cities, making each meal unique.

Here you can check more details about Persian Cuisine: https://friendlyiran.com/persian-food-tourism-drinks-and-foods-in-iran/

Tour Highlights

Getting familiar with Iranian Cuisine Tasting various Persian foods and spices in local places Enjoy sightseeing apart from all culinary courses

Tour Include/Exclude

Tour Include

  • 4 Cooking course with Professional Chef or Mom-chef (with English translator)
  • Receiving Recipe of all foods and drinks that are served
  • Service to obtain the Iran Visa Tracking Code
  • 8 Nights’ Accommodation in 3* and 4* standard Hotels
  • Breakfasts at hotels
  • Domestic Flight Rasht – Tehran
  • Travel Insurance (Insurance rate may change based on the traveler's age)
  • Licenced Experienced English Speaking guide
  • Transportation with A/C vehicle
  • Meals during cooking courses

Tour Exclude

  • International Airfare
  • Visa stamp fee
  • Entrance fees to the attractions
  • Remaining Meals
  • Extra costs for American, Canadian and UK passport holders
  • Tips, Personal expenses & Portages

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival to Shiraz
Day 1: Arrival to Shiraz

Arrive at Shiraz, Transfer to the hotel based on arrival time, city tour to visit Nasir Almolk Mosque, the Vakil Bazaar. Buying some spices from vakil bazaar and know more about spices.

Included Surprise Cooking Ingredient Package!

Have a meal in a Traditional restaurant, with the chef describing how he/she made the food if possible. Afternoon tasting Faloodeh Shirazi, hear about the recipe.

Overnight in Shiraz

Day 2: Shiraz
Day 2: Shiraz

Early in the morning after visiting Sangak bread baking shop and a Breakfast making shop, getting to know about Ash Sabzi Shirazi and Halim Shirazi, we will have breakfast picnic in a Park. Then have an excursion to Persepolis located about an hour from Shiraz.
we'll visit Eram Garden and Hafez Tomb. Have dinner in the best restaurant in City such as Haftkhan Restaurant, and enjoy a Persian meal.

Overnight in Shiraz.

Day3: Sepidan
Day3: Sepidan

Drive to Sepidan (a Rural village) to experience Local life and stay with a local family to touch their daily life and especially the local food of this region.

Baking bread in traditional style, making a delicious traditional main food with a chef mom.

Based on time and season Visiting fruit gardens.

Overnight in Sepidan

Day 4: Isfahan
Day 4: Isfahan

Drive to Isfahan, City tour to visit some highlight of this city that includes the Naghshe Jahan Square, Sheikh lotfollah mosque, Imam Mosque and the Bazaar.

Have Beryani, the traditional cuisine of Isfahan for lunch and learning how to cook it based on possibility.

In the afternoon after visiting Sio –Se- pol and Khaju Bridge, we’ll have a culinary course with an Armenian Family. Learning to cook an Armenian Meal with an English speaking chef.

Overnight in Esfahan

Day 5: Isfahan
Day 5: Isfahan

Morning visit of Vank Cathedral and Isfahan Music Museum. Have lunch in Shahrzad Restaurant or Abbasi hotel Restaurant which are the best places to eat in Esfahan.

In the afternoon have Persian pastry and sweets cooking course with a professional chef based on your request.

Have dinner with an Isfahani Family and enjoy the Persian house gatherings.

Overnight in Esfahan

Day 6: Kashan
Day 6: Kashan

Drive to Kashan. Visiting Fin Garden and Tabatabaei house.

Have dizi for lunch, learning about Rosewater making and its uses in culinary.

A cooking course with an English speaking chef, learning a traditional food of Kashan.

Overnight in Kashan.

Day 7: Rasht
Day 7: Rasht

Drive to a village near Rasht. Rasht has been enlisted in Creative cities for its Culinary and Cuisine.

Based on time visiting a Tea Farm.


Overnight in an Ecolodge or in Qazvin if the drive is too much for you.

Day 8: Rasht
Day 8: Rasht

After having a delicious Breakfast, we’ll start our culinary course with a professional chef, learning to cook 2 traditional meal from Rasht.

In the afternoon visiting the Caspian Sea shore.

Overnight in Rasht

Day 9: Tehran
Day  9: Tehran

Fly to Tehran, visiting the Golestan Royal Palace and have lunch in Hestooran or Milad Tower.

In the afternoon meeting our knowledgeable co-chef to buy the ingredients for dinner and have a Cooking course.

Transfer to IKA airport for departure.

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