| | 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.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/ | |||||
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Itinerary 1st Draft!
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