Our guide will pick up you at 10 am from your hotel and drive you to the National Car Museum of Iran which is located in the western part of Tehran. The museum is filled with 55 cars, 2 coaches, and 4 motorcycles that once belonged to Iran’s Royal Family. On this Tehran Tour, discover the must-see Car Museum in Tehran which is a magnificent collection of rare classic and vintage vehicles, ranging from limousines, sports cars, carriages, and motorcycles that are less seen at the Iran Historical Car Museum.

Our guide will pick up you at 10 am from your hotel and drive you to the National Museum of the Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense of Iran. This museum is the biggest museum of Iran which is located near Tabiat Bridge with an area of 220000 square meters. Through this Tehran tour, you can be familiar with the contemporary history of Iran with a focus on the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). After visiting the museum, you can visit Tabiat Bridge and have lunch there. After lunch, we will back to the hotel.

Through this Tehran tour, you will visit the iconic landmark of Tehran, the Azadi Tower. Our guide will pick you up at 9:30 am from your hotel in Tehran, the capital of Iran, and drive to Azadi Tower, also known as the Freedom Tower, in Azadi Square. The tower was built in 1971 to commemorate the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire, and it has since become a symbol of Iranian heritage and freedom. This towering structure stands tall at 50 meters high and is located at the western entrance of Tehran. With its unique architecture, rich history, and significance, Azadi Tower is a must-visit destination for anyone traveling to Tehran. Azadi Tower is a simple form of snow-white marble structure rising on a hill in the west part of the city. As Hossein Amanat describes his creation, Azadi Tower “starts from the ground and stretches to the sky”. This is how the architect saw the history and destination of Tehran. Remarkably, the monument represents a strong connection between past and future, history and ambitions, culture, and progress. Azadi Tower became an indispensable feature of the city landscape and later appeared on the 200 rial bill. Then, we will drive to the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini. The shrine is situated in the southern part of Tehran near the martyrs’ graves in the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery. The Khomeini shrine houses the tomb of Imam Ruhollah Khomeini, his wife Khadijeh Saqafi, and his second son Ahmad Khomeini among other political figures. Then, we will back to the hotel.

Your guide will pick up you at 10:00 am from your hotel in Tehran and drive you to the former USA embassy in Tehran. It has long and imposing walls coated in colorful, provocative murals and slogans denouncing the USA. Travelers over the years might have seen slogans like the ‘Great Satan’ and ‘the most hated government in the world’ denouncing the US. Since Iran and the United States have severed diplomatic relations, this place has been transformed into a museum reflecting the hegemony of American imperialism. Inside the museum displays the transmitters and communication equipment that could not be destroyed in the future when the American diplomats were evacuated. The movie “Escape from Tehran” has made this place one of the must-see attractions for tourists in Tehran. After visiting the museum, we will back to the hotel.

Our guide will pick you up at 9:30 am from your hotel in Tehran and drive to Milad Tower which is a new symbol of Tehran. Milad Tower is 435 meters (1,427 ft) high and is the tallest tower in Iran, and the sixth-tallest telecommunication tower in the world until present. It consists of five main parts, including the foundation, transition structure, shaft, head structure, and antenna mast. The lobby structure consists of six floors. The first three floors consist of 63 trade units, 11 food courts, a cafeteria, and a commercial products exhibition which is supposed to be about 260 square meters (2800 sq ft). Milad Tower is a part of the International Trade and Convention Center of Tehran. Along with the Convention Center and the World Trade Center, Milad Tower hosts different exhibitions and events. For regular visitors, the main interest is the observation deck, located on the top of the head structure. It provides a panoramic 360-degree view of the city and mountains. Besides, you can visit the art gallery and museum of the tower. Then, we will go to Tabiat Bridge (Nature Bridge) which is one of the most popular attractions on Tehran tours. The bridge is about 270 meters long and consists of a 3-dimensional truss with two continuous levels that sit on three tree-shaped columns. There are two platforms on top of the main columns forming the 3rd level viewpoints. All the levels are connected by stairs and multiple ramps, providing multiple paths throughout the bridge to get from one level to another. We will eat lunch in one of the restaurants over the bridge and back to the hotel.

We offer 2 types of culinary tours in Tehran: First option) for those of you who are big foodies but do not want to be bothered with a cooking class, then this Tehran tour is perfect to add to your Iran trip. In our Culinary Essentials tour, we meet in Tajrish Square and start with a local breakfast. Then, we are off to explore the best foodie stops in the neighborhood and stroll around the market as we learn of new ingredients, their usage, and sample products. We will stop at different bakeries, and family-owned food stalls and see how Samanu is made in big portions. We will try different Iranian pickles, taste a huge variety of nuts and Iranian pastries, and learn all about the variety of Iranian bread served in Tehran just before we finish things off with lunch and tea in Darband Hills. The second option) we will introduce our guests to exceptional ingredients and spices unique to this part of the world while we experience shopping for a few fresh ingredients like the locals. Then, we will head over to the kitchen where our chef will show us her magic in creating the most delectable Persian dishes. We will be cooking a 5-course meal adjusted to the season and enriched with the freshest ingredients, then we eat lunch in Persian style at home.

Morning at 9:00 am, your guide will pick you up at the hotel and drive to Golestan Palace (UNESCO) which is one of the most spectacular places you will visit on your travel to Iran. This great palace, usually included on Tehran tours, is a fine example of Persian art, history, and architecture. It is a valuable gem sitting in the heart of Tehran carrying memories from the Safavid era to the Pahlavi kings. It is the highlight of the capital and it receives many Iranian and foreign visitors daily. In this complex, you will visit inside of Marble Throne (Takht e Marmar) Poarch, Salam Hall (Talar-e Salam), and Wind Catcher Hall as well as outside of other monuments like Edifice of the Sun (Shams ol Emareh) and Khalat-e-Karim Khani. Then, you will visit the Tehran Grand Bazaar and the Shah Mosque. After lunch, we continue to visit the National Museum of Iran (Archeology Museum of Tehran) and the Gate of National Garden which is a magnificent brick gate, decorated with colorful tiles and multiple inscriptions. It is one of the historical symbols of Tehran and was built under the direct order of Reza Shah by Jafar Khan Kashani. Your tour will finish at 16:00.

Museums are among the main features of Tehran Tours. Therefore, most Tehran tours cover Tehran’s prominent museums. Morning at 09:00 am, your guide pick you up at the hotel to visit the National Museum of Iran (Archeology Museum of Tehran) and the Gate of National Garden which is a magnificent brick gate, decorated with colorful tiles and multiple inscriptions. It is one of the historical symbols of Tehran and was built under the direct order of Reza Shah by Jafar Khan Kashani. Then, you will visit the Glass and Ceramics Museum or Abgineh Museum, which is one of the unique collections of glassblowing art in Iran. If you always find glassblowing and glassware interesting, now is the best chance for you to see how Persians used to make them thousands of years ago. Then, we visit the Carpet Museum which has a collection of precious historical carpets. It is home to a collection of carpets from around Iran. It also showcases other fine handicrafts like Persian kilims and rugs. After lunch, we will visit Moghaddam House Museum which is a historic priceless house in Tehran. The museum is located in the heart of one of the most crowded streets of Tehran. A small beautiful garden with several turquoise ponds and many colorful trees such as pomegranates and cedars embraces the main building and its surrounding areas. Visitors can find many priceless items such as gems, textiles, paintings, pieces of furniture, and prehistoric objects in different parts. Your tour will finish at 1600. All these museums are popular among culture lovers on Tehran tours.

Since Tehran is known for its magnificent palaces, they are highlights of cultural Tehran tours. Morning at 9 am, your guide pick you up at the hotel and drive to Saad Abad Palace which is a vast expanse of land of about 110 hectares in the north of Tehran, at the foothills of Mount Tochal, forming the palatial ensemble of Sadabad (Sa’dābād). This complex dating back to the Qajar and Pahlavi eras, when the country was on the road to modernity, was initially constructed and inhabited by the Qajar dynasty in the 19th century to be used as a summer palace. It consists of 18 palaces, museums, and halls. We will visit the White Palace which is the largest in the historical complex of Saadabad. Stepping into the White House territories, the first things you see are the statues of Reza Khan and Arash Kamangir. Passing the steps of the White House and reaching the entrance, you will see four marvelous columns, made in the exquisite Roman architecture style. The palace, which was built between 1939 to 1941 with the design of engineers such as Khorsandi, Tatavousian, and Boris Rossi and plastered by Abdolkarim Sheikhan, Reza Malakeh, Hossein Kashi, and Gholamreza Pahlavan, was put into operation by the first and second Pahlavis. However, after the unsuccessful assassination of Mohammad Reza Shah in 1948, to increase his security, it was considered the permanent residence of the King. This monolithic white building, also known as the White Palace, includes different spaces such as a foyer, reception halls, offices, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Farah Diba lounges, a game hall, and a cinema. Persian hand-woven carpets, murals of the Ferdowsi Shahnameh heroes, the Simin palm tree, and the golden vase have made the structure more impressive. Then, we will visit the Green Palace. The Green Palace or Shahvand Palace was architectured by the order of Reza Shah in the highest section of Saadabad Palace in the northwest. It became known as the Green Palace because of its rare green marble used from the Khamseh mine in Zanjan. The mortar between the stones is made of lead so that the building would not crumble by shrinkage and expansion of cold and heat. Khorasan marble with European patterns and motifs is used in the ports and entrance columns which consists of mirror work, plastering, masonry, and Khatamkari. The construction of the Green Palace took seven years; a palace with an area of 1203 square meters and on two floors, where Mirza Jafar Kashi is the architect and associated the atmosphere of Reza Shah’s birthplace in Alasht, Mazandaran, with trees and green space. The Green Palace includes a ground floor and a basement. The first part consists of the entrance staircase, waiting room, workroom, mirror hall, special dining room, and bedroom. The second part was the basement for entertaining foreign guests including the living room, two bedrooms, and the dining room. Then we will visit the Tajrish bazaar and have lunch in Darband Hills. After lunch, we will drive to Niavaran Palace. The Niavaran Palace Complex is the palace where the last royal family of Iran, the Pahlavi family, resided before leaving the country. It consists of several museums and palaces, and we will just visit Niavaran Palace. Your tour will finish at 17:00. Both palaces of Sadabad and Niavaran are among the most visited palaces on Tehran tours.

The big bus panoramic Tehran tour is the perfect introduction to this beautiful city. Enjoy the magnificent views from the open-top bus and learn about the city’s key landmarks, historic sites, and rich cultural heritage with a guide onboard. Sit back, relax, and take in the stunning old part of Tehran visiting the bazaar, mosques, Tehran National Gate, and the longest street in Tehran (Pahlavi Street). The bus tour crosses the north to the south part of Tehran and you have a chance to see Tehran city’s highlights. As it needs a reservation, you must contact us at least one day before.

We will meet in the hotel lobby at 09:00 a.m. and start our day with a visit to the Iran Mall. The great Iranian market, Iran Mall, is located in the western part of Tehran and adjacent to the south of Shahid Kharrazi Highway in the northwest of Chitgar Artificial Lake. This large commercial complex, with a total area of 1,700,000 square meters, is the largest commercial and administrative complex in Iran and the Middle East. Iran Mall in Tehran has been built with a combination of traditional and modern architecture, which shows a cultural and Islamic value of Iran. This market consists of four distinct parts, which include Persian carpets, old and antique Persian items, Persian handicrafts, and Iranian dried fruits and nuts. Mosques, Ice Tracks, Diamond Hall, 5-Star Hotels, The Grand Bazaar, Amphitheater, Crystal Porch, The Car Gallery, and Indoor Amusement Park are the other facilities of Iran Mall in Tehran. We will determine the program according to your interests and wish list!