In the morning at 10:00, your guide will pick you up from the hotel. Mashhad is the second-largest city in Iran and the most important from a religious point of view. Its main attraction, which is included in most Mashad tours, is the beautiful Haram (sanctuary complex), vast and continuously expanding, which commemorates the martyrium of Reza, the eighth Shia Imam. We spend about two hours in the shrine and its museum and then you will visit the Tomb of Nader Shah. In the afternoon, we will go to Shandiz or Torqabeh. Shandiz County, near the city, has many beautiful rivers and it is worth visiting. You can also buy handicrafts like pottery things, Kilim, and traditional Fur clothing from Shandiz’s shops. The other place that you should not lose during your trip to Mashhad is Torqabeh which is located 15 km from the city. It is a spectacular ancient region with pleasant cool weather. You can also go and visit Anbaran Village, 1 km from Torqabeh, which has great vegetation that makes the whole region fragrant. The tour ends at 17:00.

The tour starts at 08:00 in the morning. You will be picked up from your hotel in Mashad and given a drive to Torbat-e Jam, 167 km away. When we reach the city, we will first visit Sheikh Ahmad-e Jām Khaneghah and the Mausoleum Complex (Mazar-e Jām). He was one of the great Iranian Sufis in the second half of the fourth and first half of the fifth century AH. The presence of sheik and his descendants played a major role in the development of the region, particularly Maˈd Ābād village and its turning into Torbat-e Jām town. Here, he built a Khaneghah for teaching and preaching to his followers so that the village became a venue for pilgrims and devotees, which caused its flourishing. The respect for his Gnostic personality led to the construction of more buildings at his shrine and the extension of this Khaneghah regarding its beauty, magnificence, and greatness. After training many disciples and attaining the highest mystical and divine authority, he passed away in the year 536 AH. The tomb complex of Sheikh Ahmad Jām, which is the result of developments in various historical periods, includes numerous works from the Seljuk, Al-Kurt, Timurid, Safavid, and Qajar periods. In this shrine, architectural elements are formed around a large central courtyard. The most important and magnificent architectural spaces of the site have been constructed adjacent to Sheikh Jām’s tomb, including a dome, a porch, a mosque of Kermani, a white dome and a green dome, a porch, a mosque, Jāme mosque, open mosque (summer and winter), water storage, Madrasa (school), and entrance hall. Then, we will visit Rabat-e-Jam. The architectural structure was built during the Timurid era and has a four-story plan. We will listen to Dotar playing by Maestro Hussein Daman Pak and learn how he made this musical instrument. Dotar is one of the oldest instruments of Iranian music, and one of the most important stringed instruments – folkloric wounds of rural and urban communities in the country registered on the UNESCO list. After lunch, we will drive to the saffron farm to visit how saffron is planted.  The tour ends at 17.00 and we will back to Mashad.

Pleasant excursions can make Mashad tours more enjoyable and memorable. At 09:00 in the morning, your guide will pick you up from the hotel for the excursion to the beautiful natural fortress of Kal’ate–Naderi, which was the headquarters of Nader Shah during the military campaign in India in the eighteenth century. We will visit the Palace of Khorshid (Sun) in Kalat Naderi. Then, we will return to Mashhad. En route, we will stop in Toos, a place inextricably linked to the Persian poet of the eleventh century Ferdowsi, beloved and venerated author of the Persian epic Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). We will visit the Ferdowsi Tomb and two galleries which are surrounded by a garden. After lunch, we will visit Haruniyeh Dome. It must be a tomb or a Khanqah (a place for Sufi gatherings). This monument dates back to the 14th century. Haruniyeh is attributed to Imam Mohammad Qazzali. The main reason for this attribution is a dark stone near the building which is carved in the memory of Qazzali. The tour ends at 16:00 and we will return to Mashhad.

At 0800 in the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel in Mashad and given a drive to Neyshabur (130km). On the way, we will visit Ghadamgah which is a town in the east of Nishabur City. Ghadamgah Garden is located on the southern hillside of the “Binaloud” Mountains where two hills Meet. This religious and holy place includes a mosque and the graves of some great renowned characters in history. The reason why it is called “Ghadamgah” (the place of feet) is due to the presence of a dark black stone that illustrates the footstep print and it is believed that these are the footstep of Imam Reza, the eighth Shiite Imam. Then, we will pay a visit to Khayam and Attar tombs (2 famous Iranian poets) in Neyshabur. Neyshabur turquoise has a worldwide reputation. The best outcome of your trip to Neyshabur can be turquoise rings or other decorative items. To buy turquoise as a souvenir from Neyshabur, you can buy it from shops near the tomb of Khayyam or the dome of Attar. After that, we will visit Imamzadeh Mahruq mosque which is beside Khayyam’s tomb. This city is famous for dried fruits as well if you like shopping. Then, we will go for lunch. After lunch, we will visit the Neyshabur Museum which is located in Neyshabur Abbasi caravansary. The tour finishes at 16.00 and we will be back in Mashad.