• Application Deadline

    06.08.2022

  • Price

    CHF 1570

What’s awaiting you

This study trip shall bring you closer to a country that still many may have difficult associations with. Despite tough economic conditions – not least due to the long-standing American sanctions – the people of Iran look optimistic into the future and the country wants to show the world: this is a place worth visiting. Emad and us want to follow this call and get to know the country’s beauty, historic civilization and contemporary complexities. You will meet with Iranian people of different walks of life and through these interactions get a better understanding of their culture and daily life. Iran is an incredible country to travel to. The architecture will amaze you, the hospitality of the people will leave you speechless, the culture is diverse and interesting and the landscapes are out of this world. Nature, indeed, is an inextricable part of Iran because it is one of the world’s few four-season countries. You will visit a nomad camp, make a homestay in a village not yet on the common tourists’ maps, discuss with university students and marvel both at the historic and the bustling modern parts of the cities – all while being given the necessary background and guidance to contextualize and actually understand what you see.

Meet the Organizer

Emad Mansouri

I was born in Tehran and have been living in Switzerland for 7 years. I studied electrical engineering in Iran and am currently studying for an additional degree in information technology with a focus on business applications at the University of Applied Sciences Berne. Next to my studies, I work part-time in the IT sector and have also had exposure to the tourism industry. I am very interessted in travelling and especially in helping to build bridges across different cultures, which is also why I would like to organize this study trip to Iran. Apart from travelling, I love all kinds of sports, particularly hiking and water skiing, and reading.

Detailed Programme

Note that the programme is preliminary and might be subject to change.

  • 27.08.2022

    Flight to Tehran

    Flights from Switzerland arrive in the next morning in Teheran. Those who arrive then will be picked-up at the airport by local guide.

    *For those who arrive earlier, Emad can share the address of the hostel and tips on how to get there, but you will have to reach it on your own. The official start of the trip is morning of the 28rd.

  • 28.08.2022

    Tehran

    Arrival in Tehran earlier in the morning. First deposit the luggage in the hostel and take a short break. Then visit the Milad television tower. Then drive north in Tehran for a walk to a medium sized bazaar in the north of Tehran. Overnight stay in Tehran.

  • 29.08.2022

    Kashan

    Drive to Kashan. In the afternoon visit Fin Garden and walk in the old beautiful bazaar. Overnight stay in Kashan.

  • 30.08.2022

    Kashan

    After breakfast about an hour drive followed by hiking for about 4 hours in the mountains. In the afternoon drive directly to Charmahal o Bakhtiari to nomad camp. Overnight stay at the nomad camp.

  • 31.08.2022

    Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

    After breakfast hiking in the nature is on the agenda. In the afternoon back to the nomad camp. Overnight stay at the nomad camp.

  • 01.09.2022

    Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

    After breakfast hiking in the area. Later in the afternoon back to the nomad camp. Overnight stay at the nomad camp.

  • 02.09.2022

    Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

    Today the tour group will visit a beautiful village in the region. Here the group will get to know the lifestyle of the locals a bit better and spend almost the whole day in the village. To see how they bake flat bread at home, what kind of animals they have etc. Later in the afternoon drive directly to Isfahan. Overnight stay in the hostel in Isfahan.

  • 03.09.2022

    Isfahan

    We will take a walk in the old town. We visit Naqshe djahan square and the bazaar. Over the noon we take a break at the hostel. In the afternoon we go back to the city. We visit a special mosque in the desert city of Isfahan and its beautiful old architecture.

  • 04.09.2022

    Isfahan

    Today we will visit the old city of Isfahan again. The program includes Si o se Pol, Chadju Bridge and other sights. In the afternoon we will visit Chehel Sotun Palace. Towards evening we walk in the old city. Overnight stay at the hostel in Isfahan.

  • 05.09.2022

    After breakfast drive to Tehran. In the afternoon we arrive in Tehran. We go to the hostel and deposit our luggage there before going for a walk in the old city.

  • 06.09.2022

    Teheran

    Earlier in the morning we fly back to Switzerland

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