Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Farkhondeh Zareie
( 0917 715 5850; farkhondeh_yas_zareie@yahoo.com)
Extremely experienced guide
and driver who specialises in food and nomad tours.
GUIDE
Hossein Soltani
( 0917 713 1517; h-soltani-n@hotmail.com)
Experienced female guide and driver who
has worked in the hospitality and tourism industries for many years.
GUIDE
Iran Sightseeing Tours
( 235 5939;
www.iransightseeing.com
;
3 Alley, Sooratgar Ave, off Zand Blvd)
Special-
ises in skiing, mountaineering, trekking, mountain-biking, rock-climbing and horse riding
tours. It has its own horses, ski lodge and equipment. Also offers nomad tours.
ADVENTURE TOURS
DRIVING TOURS
Morteza Mehrparvar
( 0917 314 6124; morteza282001@yahoo.com)
A driver rather than a tour guide,
Morteza knows central Iran like the back of his hand, speaks good English and is a really
nice guy. He's a great choice if you want to organise a journey between Yazd and Shiraz
via Persepolis and Pasargadae or over the Zagros Mountains between Shiraz and Esfahan.
Pars Tours
( 222 3163;
www.key2persia.com
;
Zand Blvd; 9am-9pm Sat-Thu, to 1pm Fri)
Oper-
ated by the Pars Tourist Agency, this outfit has a stranglehold on tours in and around
Shiraz and is both resented and admired by its competitors as a result. It offers a huge
range of cultural tours, adventure tours and ecotours (check its website for details), includ-
ing popular half-day group trips to Persepolis for US$25 per person, leaving daily at 8am.
It also runs 'Iran Life' tours into the countryside by savari (US$40 per day). The Persepol-
is trip is great value and the 'Iran life' trip can be a great experience, but for private tours
you may be better off using one of the other guides listed in this section.
ADVENTURE TOURS
