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Iran - Turkey


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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Itinerary 1st Draft!

Location

Day

Afternoon

Night

Remarks

5th June

Singapore/Tehran

Singapore - Tehran

Transfer from IKA to Tehran

Transfer to Khayyam Hotel? USD 35 for 5 pax

6th June

Tehran

Archaelogical Museum

Islamic Museum, Glass and ceramic Museum

Free

I am assuming there is no night life other than bazaars in town

7th June

Tehran

Saadabad Palace, Golestan Palace

National Jewels Museum (2 - 4pm), Carpet Museum

Free

Besides we have to wake up early everyday in Iran

8th June

Tehran/Yazd

10 Hour Bus Ride

Free

Free

Looking at the map, it would make sense to go to Yazd (2nd furthest from Tehran)

9th June

Yazd

Towers of Silence

Free

Free

10th June

Yazd

Free

Free

Free

11th June

Yazd/Shiraz

7 Hour Bus Ride

Free

Free

Shiraz is the furthest from Tehran and a worthwhile place to visit

12th June

Shiraz

Persepolis

Free

Free

13th June

Shiraz

Free

Free

Free

14th June

Shiraz/Esfahan

Shiraz - Yazd - Esfahan (7 + 5 Hours Bus ride)

I see roads connecting Shiraz to Esfahan but no buses

Free

Esfahan is nearest to Tehran

15th June

Esfahan

Imam Square/Imam Mosque

Zoroastrian Fire Temple

Free

16th June

Esfahan

Free

Free

Free

17th June

Esfahan/Tabriz

16 Hour Bus Ride

Free

There's nothing much in Tabriz except that its' the last major city for travllers crossing into Turkey

18th June

Tabriz/Dogubiyazit

Tabriz - Maku - Bazargan - Dogubiyazit (4 Hours Bus - 30 Mins Bus - 60 to 90 mins Customs - 45 Mins)

Free

No sightseeing here as we are crossing for the sake of extending our visas?

19th June

Dogubiyazit/Tabriz

Dogubiyazit - Bazargan - Maku - Tabriz ( 45 Mins - 60 to 90 Mins Customs - 30 Mins Bus - 4 Hours Bus)

Free

There and back. Nuff' said.

20th June

Tabriz/Tehran

10 Hours Bus ride

Free

Free

Maybe we could squeeze in Mount Arafat in the small buffer

21st June

Tehran

Buffer

Buffer

Buffer

1 Buffer day is all we can afford in 17 days

22nd June

Tehran/KL

Buffer

Transfer to IKA from Tehran

Tehran/KL

We would want to be in Tehran in the morning, takes 2 hours to go IKA and our flight is around 7pm

23rd June

Tehran/KL/Singapore

Arrive In Singapore @ 1055hrs

List of Tehran Places

List of Esfahan Places

List of Yazd Places

List of Shiraz Places

Archaelogical Museum

Imam Square/Imam Mosque

Main Bazaar

Persepolis

Glass and Ceramics Museum

Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque

Towers of Silence

Tomb of Hafez and Saadi

Islamic Museum

Ali Qapu Palace

Kharanaq

Naqsh-e Rotam

Carpet Museum

Bozorg Bazaar

Jameh Mosque

Afifabad Garden

Saadabad Palace

Chehel Sotun Palace

Ateshkade

Eram Garden

Golestan Palace

Shaking Minarets

Amir Chakhmaq Complex

Vakil Mosque

National Jewels Museum

Vank Cathedral

Doulat Abat Garden

Ali Ebne Hamzeh Mausoleum

Abyaneh Village (En route to Esfahan)

Madrase-Ye Chabar Bagh

Kashan (En route to Esfahan)

Zayandeh River Bridges

Friday Mosque

Zoroastrian Fire Temple

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Sources

http://www.iranvisitor.com/index.php?cID=414&pID=1312

http://www.babakoto.eu/Articles/Iran/Turkey-Iran/Turkey-Iran-English.htm

http://www.thelongestwayhome.com/resources/overland/turkey%20to%20iran%20overland.html

: http://www.outtheresomewhere.ca/turkey/crossing-the-border-from-turkey-into-iran/

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