Registration deadline is July 1, 2016
October 29 – November 12
14 nights in Iran and 3 (or 1) in Istanbul.
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Optional Tour of Istanbul led by Robert Mann |
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| Oct. 26 Wednesday | Arrive Istanbul – rest day, dinner with the group. Note US$20.00 visa payment is collected at the airport before receiving a Turkish visitors visa (have cash). | |
| Oct. 27 Thursday & Oct. 28 Friday | Tour of {tip  }Grand Bazaar{/tip}, Spice Bazaar, Center for Anatolian Textile Studies, {tip  }Turk ve Islam Museum{/tip} and rug shops. (Possible day trip to Izmir visiting a rug repair/restoration facility if we have enough interest). |
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| Oct. 28 Friday | Arrive Istanbul for those not doing the optional tour. Overnight stay near the airport or arrive Oct. 29 for departure to Shiraz, Iran at 8:20 pm. If you miss the Turkish Airlines you could be denied entrance to Iran. We need to travel as a group. | |
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Iran Rug Tour |
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| Oct. 29 Saturday | Day free in Istanbul – depart for Shiraz, Iran on Turkish Airlines Flight TK884 at 8:20 pm arrive midnight as a group. Ground transport to the hotel. | |
| Oct. 30 Sunday |
Depart Shiraz by bus to visit {tip Visit {tip |
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| Oct. 31 Monday | Visit the dye, weaving and wash-{tip  }House of Zollanvari{/tip}. Visit the Grand Bazaar. |
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| Nov 1 Tuesday |
Drive south and visit Qashqaii nomads.
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| Nov. 2 Wednesday | Depart Shiraz by bus to {tip  }Kerman{/tip}. Visiting the rug weaving villages of Niriz and {tip  }Sirjan{/tip} on the way. |
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| Nov. 3 Thursday | Day in Kerman visiting bazaar and various weaving locations. | |
| Nov. 4 Friday |
Depart Kerman by bus to Yazd an ancient silk road desert town and a center of Zoroastrian and rug weaving.
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| Nov. 5 Saturday | Morning exploring bazaar and old town, lunch then depart for {tip  }Isfahan{/tip} arriving in time for dinner. |
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| Nov. 6 Sunday | Visit {tip  }Imam Square{/tip}, handicraft and weaving factories, and the bazaar. |
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| Nov. 7 Monday | Chehel Sotoun Palace, Vank Church, and The Isfahan University of Art | |
| Nov. 8 Tuesday | Depart Isfahan by bus for Kashan to visit rug shops and weaving facilities. | |
| Nov. 9 Wednesday |
Depart Kashan for Tehran via Qom to see silk weaving. Dinner in Tehran.
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| Nov. 10 Thursday | Visit Zollanvari Tehran facility. An afternoon visit to the Grand Bazaar. Dinner in Tehran. | |
| Nov. 11 Friday | Visit the Carpet Museum, Saad Abad Palace. Dinner in Darake Mountain area at SPU Restaurant. If museums are closed we will spend the afternoon in the Darake Mountain area north of Tehran. | |
| Nov. 12 Saturday | Depart 7:40 am flight to Istanbul – connecting flights to the US depart in the afternoon. | |
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