Activities in Central Iran
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Tour Guide, Arash Sadeghzadeh
Young, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and highly organised guide and fixer. Recommended.
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Mohsen Hajisaeed
Young, highly organised Mohsen speaks excellent English, leads tours in Yazd, Kerman, Fars and Esfahan provinces (including Bavanat), and can arrange hotel discounts.
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Driver, Hossein Soltani
Hossein works in the Shiraz Eram hotel and moonlights as a (safe) driver and fixer.
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Desert Walks
Most hotels can arrange tours but using an independent guide can be more rewarding. Most can lead tours to almost anywhere in Yazd province, and further, and have been recommended. The most common tour is the Kharanaq-Chak Chak-Meybod loop, which is impossible on public transport. Other options include camel tours and desert walks. Old city tours are also popular. Silk Road Travel also run these tours.
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Camel Tours
Most hotels can arrange tours but using an independent guide can be more rewarding. Most can lead tours to almost anywhere in Yazd province, and further, and have been recommended. The most common tour is the Kharanaq-Chak Chak-Meybod loop, which is impossible on public transport. Other options include camel tours and desert walks. Old city tours are also popular. Silk Road Travel also run these tours.
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Kharanaq-Chak Chak-Meybod loop
Most hotels can arrange tours but using an independent guide can be more rewarding. Most can lead tours to almost anywhere in Yazd province, and further, and have been recommended. The most common tour is the Kharanaq-Chak Chak-Meybod loop, which is impossible on public transport. Other options include camel tours and desert walks. Old city tours are also popular. Silk Road Travel also run these tours.
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Esfahan Tourist Guides Association
Based at the tourist information office; has 150 guides speaking English, Spanish, Arabic, French and German. Guides can lead a variety of trips; contact them a day ahead if you want anything more than a local day trip. Full day's guiding costs around IR210,000.
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Massoud Jaladat
Massoud is the energy behind Fravihar Ecotours, a fledgling group of Yazdis running mainly desert tours. There are all sorts of reasonably priced options, mainly involving desert trekking; email or call for options and ask about the desert guide.
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Ahmad Pourseyedi
Ahmad Pourseyedi 'Charming old rogue' Ahmad's septuagenarian legs have seen better days and his history is sometimes awry, but he's delightful company as he recalls anecdotes while driving sedately around the Kashani hinterlands.
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Hossain Bagharian
Hossain has been guiding for years and is a straight-shooter. He could talk under wet cement, so rest assured he'll tell you everything he knows…and a bit more.
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Driver/ Guides
Kashan is full of driver/guides looking to take you to Abyaneh and Natanz (around IR200,000), or those two and on to Esfahan (IR250,000).
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Driver, Morteza Mehrparvar
More driver than tour guide, Morteza has nonetheless been recommended by several readers who have used him across Iran.
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Tour Agent, Kazem Salehi
Kazem is not a guide as such, but he's a lovely guy and good fun. He works with Pars Tourist Agency or independently.
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Keykhosro Lorian
Mr Lorian is an English-speaking Zoroastrian driver who has excellent access to the Zoroastrian community.
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Maryam Shafiei
French- and English-speaking guide with a good reputation; Esfahan and beyond.
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