Share Iran Guide? Sep 2014 Turkmenistan to Turkey
 

Yesterday we booked our self-drive tour through Iran, with a guide due to the regulations currently in place for Brits, Americans & Canadians.

We thought we'd open it up to anyone who might want to join, and therefore share the costs.

A quick decision would be needed though as the agencies are saying lead times for getting the visa numbers are increasing.
We will get ours before 29th August and apply for visa in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. If you're not British, American or Canadian, the waiting time is only about 2 weeks.

We've chosen a route that will hopefully give us a good initial insight into Iran and its culture, history and nature, so we're not doing the quickest route! The guide trained, not just an official, and the agency, Up Persia, has experience in overland tours.

We'll be entering Iran from the closest crossing Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on 16th September
and crossing into Kapikoy, Turkey on 8th October.

Routing as follows:
Day 1.turkmenistan border/mashad
Day 2.mashad
Day 3.mashad/tabas
Day 4.tabas/yazd
Day5.yazd
Day 6.yazd/abarkuh/passargade/shiraz
Day 7.passargade/Persepolis/shiraz
Day8.shiraz
Day 9.shiraz
Day 10.shiraz/yasouj
Day 11.yasouj/shahrekord
Day 12.shahrekord/isfahan
Day 13.isfahan
Day 14.isfahan
Day 15.isfahan/abyaneh/kashan
Day16.kashan/tehran
Day17.tehran
Day 18.tehran/Qazvin
Day19.qazvin/Rasht/anzali
Day 20.anzali/masuleh
Day21.masuleh/Ardebil
Day22.ardebil/Tabriz
Day 23. Tabriz-raza/ kapikoy

The price is 120 USD per group per day plus accommodation (ca. 30 to 60 USD)

Obviously it'll be a long shot to find others crossing at exactly the same time, but if you're interested, let us know!
We're in a Toyota Landcruiser heading home after just over a year going Germany to Thailand and back. Jens is a motorcyclist, too and theoretically I am too, though I can't actually remember the last time I rode myself :-)

Helen & Jens
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