Dear Mr. Abolfazl Moghadam,

We'd like to thank you very much indeed for the excellent organization of our trip.
Miss Heidar Nezhad was of great help to us, not only as a guide, but also as a specialist
in history and merely as our friend.

We are amazed by the greatness and the magnificence of the Iranian civilization.
If we have the chance to visit Iran anew we shall make it through the good offices of
Darwantour.

Please transfer our special thanks and greetings to Ms Nezhad.

Best regards

Nikola,
Alexandra

Our visit to Iran was extremely enjoyable and well organized. Our guide, Mr. Ghasem
Moghadam, was a wonderful and generous host who arranged an itinerary that fitted
perfectly with our interests.

It was a fascinating and memorable holiday and I would recommend Ghasem Moghadam to
anyone contemplating a visit to Iran.

Paul


felan bye!!

Dear friend Ghasem Moghadam,

We brought from Iran our hearth full of love and pleasure. We hope everything is good with you and your family.

We didn't talk about our last day in Tehran, but it was perfect. We thank you for everything. Please, if you have the chance, send our thanks to the driver, he is a very kind man. The jewelry museum is absolutely fantastic! We were fascinated.

Thank you very much for everything.

Thank you for your role on the defense of Iran

Thank you for your role on the defense of Farsi culture

Thank you for your enthusiasm saying the poems of the great Iranian Poets

Thank you for your effort climbing mountains

Thank you for your defense of peace

Thank you very much for being my friend

Peace with you

2008 03 31

Rui

" Places Visited: - Tehran: Great
                              - Shiraz: Great, more time in Bazaar would be good.
                              - Esfahan: Great

Hotels: - Tehran: not great, but fine.
              - Shiraz: Overall the best.
              - Esfahan: very good but most things in hotel were closed like shops!

Guide:
Wonderful! a wealth of worldly experience and always enthusiastic to share understanding & history & give so much of himself. a friend after just 5 days!!


Suggestions:
1- Encourage tourists to fly to Shiraz and depart Tehran.
2- I am happy to be a " reference" for New Zealand considering a trip to Iran and recommend Darwan Travel Co.
3- I think the tour is extraordinarily good. If any thing I would add a little more " mixing with the people" if possible (I don’t know how) and slightly less palaces.

Overall:

I feel I have an insight into Iran and its people for which I am honored to have received.
The care and planning of Darwan Travel made an amazing experience. This was brought to life by the wonderful guide who gave so much of himself in a not-overbearing way and never tired of answering our questions and providing an interesting image of information day and night.

We were superbly well looked after.

Alastairs

My name in Mairtin and I am a native of Ireland. The service I received from Darwan Tour was excellent! I had a 2 day tour which consisted of Persepolis and the different historical sites in Shiraz. My guide was Mr. Ghasem Moghadam, who has great knowledge of the historical details, and it made for a very interesting and enlightening tour.

Martin


 

The service by Darwan Tours was excellent.

My tour was arranged from NZ and by Darwan Tours (Shiraz, Iran). This was for; ticketing of international flights by Iran Air to & from Iran; internal travel; details of the tour; and visa formalities. All expenses, except main meals, were prepaid including transfers, local travel, local fees and hotel with breakfast. The response of Darwan was always prompt & very helpful for the several details of my visit to Iran.

I had asked to be as independent as possible. This has been as I had hoped. The local services were very good.

(a) Transfers to & from hotels were Ok.

(b) I was given ˝ day tours, usually every other day. This worked well for me. There was some flexibility with the tours to suit me & my tour guides, much appreciated.

My hotels were: Shiraz, Arg; Esfahan, Malek; Tehran; Mashhad. (This report is written in Esfahan so I cannot comment on the Mashhad).

Both hotels were of similar good quality & facilities; comparable, for example, to the Latimer Hotel, Christchurch, NZ. The staffs were extremely helpful & made me feel at home. I had long conversations with some of them. Both hotels were very very nice. Of the two, I liked the Arg the best. Perhaps because it had a public restaurant where I had most of my meals. I can recommend both hotels.

My guides were, for tour, the best features of my tour! (a big advantage of being a group of one).

Shiraz: Parviz Rostam Nezhad, an older delightful & wise man, something of a philosopher with a great sense of humor, great company & conversation; a man after my own heart. An early highlight was being taken with his brother Bahram to the Yord restaurant. His replacement Rostam Nezhad did his job well, but is very young and inexperienced.

Esfahan: Mahshid Ooshiari, delightful & lovely young woman. We had many conversations about ordinary and family life, several lunches and two breaks together. These two, Parviz & Mahshid, very different characters, are among the very best, first class guides & excellent companies.

Mr. Moghadam was extremely helpful! & very good company.

I highly recommend Darwan Tour as an outstanding company who will look after visitors very well indeed- as well as being excellent ambassadors for this lovely fascinating country of extraordinarily friendly & hospitable people.

John


 

The reception at the airport by Mr. Moghadam was very friendly.

The hotel was very good to the price (Only a suggestion: In country rich on citrus fruits guests from Northern countries expect pure juice to be offered at breakfast- instead of sugar juice!...)

The excursion to Persepolis was great experience for all of us- even on that very rainy day!. We enjoyed the company of the excellent guide, Mr. Parviz Rostamnezhad.

The tour of Shiraz was also a success. Good driver!

All in all we were very satisfied with the tour you arranged for us.

Kind regards,

Peter
 

Salam Abolfazl,

I just talked to Mme Boselli on the phone.

She told me that everything was perfect, they are very happy of their vacation, they had great time in the jungle, and by the sea, hotel and food was perfect and they received very gentle reception and from the population.

And when I asked about something negative to say she answered: nothing at all.

So let me thank you very much for your excellent service and personal investment for helping us.

I hope to work with you again the soonest.

Kind regards

Yves


 

Hello, Two Swiss citizens, from the city of Lausanne, we have done a tour in Iran, from December 22, 2006 to January 5, 2007, under the guidance of Mr Ghasem Moghadam. The tour included Teheran, Shiraz/Persepolis, Yazd, Esfahan and back to Teheran.

The first thing we'd like to express is our gratitude to Mr. Ghasem Moghadam for his kindness, presence and great sense of responsibility. Indeed, all along the tour we felt his deep concern for our satisfaction and security. His professional skills include a profound knowledge of Persian history, especially relative to the ancient civilizations.

Also, we felt he made a strong point about presenting his country in a positive way, as being friendly, open and accepting to foreign visitors. We were also very happy with the different drivers we met during our tour, all of which were very friendly and skilled. We were slightly disappointed with Shiraz, with the notable exception of splendid Persepolis, since we were not able to recognize the much praised beauties of the city. It might well be that winter time is not well suited for Shiraz, depriving it of the charms of its gardens.

Pasargad, despite an awful weather, was a lasting experience, thanks to its wonderful isolation within the landscape. Yazd had a good and warm feel to it, more relaxed and seemingly less polluted. We appreciated the fine restoration work having been done over the last years and express the wish this would be more generalized.

The trip from Yazd to Esfahan, by car, was highly rewarding thanks to the fascinating desert landscape. Esfahan of course granted us with the sight of the most exquisite monuments in its center. We were glad it was winter time and we could stroll around without being bothered by fellow tourists. However, we did feel quite oppressed by the density and pollution of the modern city. The hotels were ok in terms of service but we did regret the relative absence of style (we would have liked them more simple and more authentic), with the notable exception of Moshir hotel in Yazd.

Also, we did regret the consistently low quality cuisine. As a matter of fact, we had fancied we would get to know the fine traditional Iranian cuisine which indeed has quite a reputation. We do not recommend our fellow travelers the Abbasi hotel in Esfahan, the experience of which does not, in our view, justify the price.

We also were slightly disappointed by our stay in the Zein-o-din Caravanserai where we have spent New Years Eve. The place is nicely restored but it is a real pity it is so close to the highway and also the cuisine was not worth the price.

You can see by now the point we are making : we did appreciate the high quality of your services, the kindness of the people and the rich culture as well as the beauty of the country, but we did regret the relatively low quality of tourist infrastructure. To cite an example, the mausoleums of the Shiraz poets would deserve to be better entertained and supported by a mussel infrastructure allowing visitors to get a better feeling of the high impact these poets had (and still have) on Persian and world literature. Another example is the Golestan Palace in Teheran, which is presented in a highly unattractive way to visitors.

In conclusion, we strongly recommend fellow travelers to make use of your agency, and hope efforts will continue to preserve the country's rich cultural heritage. The trip was an intense experience to us, and calls for a follow up ! We wish you all the best for the future of your agency and hope to see you again. PS : we'll send some picture files on CD by regular mail.

Suzanne & Urs


 

Fascinating tea park, chelo kebab, and resting in a non-polished nomad tent outside Shiraz!

Guiding beyond expectation of Persepolis, in the best English we heard in Iran, in a clear and elaborate way with many aspects taken into consideration.

Less time in the hotel would be preferred.

Very good and compact program,

Thank you,

Anna

 

It is the first time that we went to Iran, and we think it will not be the last. The country and the people are very kind. The services are Ok. The guide is a very interesting person.

About the hotels, we think with some work they will be better:

- In Shiraz, Yazd, Isfahan and Tehran Ok.

- In Kashan, why don't you think to have a guest house for your clients?

See you soon,

Helder

 

We just loved Shiraz! The historical sites are incredible. What made the trip even more special was our tour guide, Mr. Parviz Rostamnejad. He is a very knowledgeable and professional gentleman. He really made the trip even better.

Thank you for the great services.

Paula. A


 

My two-week whirlwind trip with Darwan Tour took me from Shiraz to Yazd, Esfahan, Abyaneh, Kashan, Tehran, Rasht and Masooleh (south to north, with many points in between the aforementioned cities) and honestly, I could not have asked for a better arranged trip. There were days when I had more to do than others, but overall, we covered a lot of ground and things ran very smoothly.

The hotels were clean and safe, though not always terribly fancy. My hotel in Yazd was the exception, and I had my best night's sleep at the Abyaneh Inn, located in a gorgeous little village with sweet people and clean air.

Some hotels allow phone cards to be used, some don't; some have Internet access, some just think they do. So if these things are of vital importance to you, let your tour organizer know. At the very least, it'll save you the frustration of trying to dial out with your phone card when you can't, and your guides could also help you find a nearby "Coffee Net" -- a coffee-less internet cafe. The prices are pretty reasonable too (less than $5 per hour) so no worries. Also, if you're a vegetarian, just let your guide know. I am, and I never went hungry. One guide kept telling waiters that I only eat raw food (not true) so be clear on that.

While they might not have known too much about vegetarianism, when it came to Iran's history, my guides were extremely knowledgeable. I felt inspired to learn more about my culture having visited many a breath-taking site with these gentlemen. I'm half-Iranian, so I speak Farsi, but the guides switched between Farsi and English with me and I have every reason to believe that they are more than proficient in the language.

I felt quite lucky in finding Darwan and wouldn't hesitate to recommend their services.

D., Seattle, Washington


 

To: Kazem,

Thank you so kindly for making our travels in Iran so happy and informative. Your wonderful country has such a lot to offer to tourists and the warmth and the friendliness of the Iranian people has been a wonderful experience for Gail and myself.

We are very happy with our itinerary and shall recommend it to all our friends in N.Z.

Kind regards,
 

Gail & Noel

Itinerary was very good.
Some hotel Bathrooms need improving.
Guide very good and obliging.
We felt safe and protected.
Persian people very friendly.
Great tour.

Thank you very much

Gail & Noel

 

Mr. Moghadam, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff for putting this trip together for us. Barbara & I are still amazed at how in such a short time, we were able to see as much as we did.

Our itinerary was perfect and Miss Heidar Nezhad our guide was very professional and did a fine job of making us feel comfortable and not rushed.

Our drivers in every city were always on time and very courteous.

Thank you for hiring a local guide in Esfahan, Mr. Azizi was quite knowledgeable.

We would highly recommend Darwan Tour, and we thank you again for making this trip possible for us.

Looking forward to working with you again,

Nahid and Barbara


 

Excellent explanation of historical sites in Shiraz. In-Depth and detailed knowledge of ancient places. Very friendly attitude and nice person.

We recommend him to anyone who wants to visit and understand the history and meanings of Persian history. Very impressive.

Hossein


 

Nothing to say except that your personal attention to all of my needs (without even being invasive) has made my stay in Iran even better than I had hoped. Your historical knowledge and also your interest in humanity have made our contact especially agreeable. So, just "merci"!

Gary


 

The translation of history in English & Farsi was provided with proficiency. We were very pleased with both staff, great gentlemen, and with the complete and excellent explanation. Our children benefited from this tour due to the quality of services provided to us.

Thanks again,
 

Kamran, Farnaz, Farid, Koroosh and Kaveh

 

Thank you very much! It was very interesting day. Our guide was excellent. He knew a lot of history and was enthusiastic . A very good and informative day, indeed!            

Mikael

If I'm able to recommend our guide, I'll do that. This was a really nice day and we saw a lot. Iran is a good place to see. This has once again confirmed our experience.      

Karti

This was a best day and we learned a lot about Iran and Iran history.                  

Antton


 

Fantastic tour showing us the knowledge of Iranian nation, beautiful architectures of Islam. Mr. Abbas Nezhad has superb knowledge of history of Iran.

We have seen places which brought us all to the past, to the fantastic history of Persia. Two days spent with Mr. Abbas Nezhad gave us loads of knowledge not only about Iran but about beginning of many nations which have roots in Persia.
 

Thank you for the fantastic journey,
 

Bartosz


 

In Greek we have the word "Autidoron" that originally means " A gift for a gift".

Well, this is a small gift from me (Herodotus, we were often talking of) for the very big gift you made to us all, guiding us not only to a very beautiful part of your beautiful country, but also to its people, its culture, its art, its cooking (thanks to you we found it delicious), to its music, but most of all, to the very fine quality of its people.

We all are very thankful to you for all those. My daughter Maria, my sister Sophie and Nicos and I send to you our best regards and wish the best to you and your family.

To the very nice and polite Mr. Mansour, please give the best regards from us all.

And remember that in Greece there are at least four people you can regard as friends, who will be happy to meet you again in your country, or in ours.

Best regards,

Dine


 

Iran is largely unknown in New Zealand and we do not know anybody from our country that has visited here. We come not knowing what to expect and very little what the country had to offer apart from that it had a rich and ancient history.

We had the good fortune of being scored around by Mr. Ghasem Moghadam who is very experienced, polite, patient, knowledgeable and skilful at his job. He is a thorough gentlemen.

We have observed the people, the culture, the history, architecture and the variety landscape that is Iran. The arrangements for hotels, restaurants and transport have been first rate and we have been treated with the utmost courtesy and respect at all times.

By world standards, Iran is not an expensive place to visit and we would recommend it to others without reservation. When visiting, do not have any pre-conceived notions and we are sure that you will be very pleasantly surprised.

Tony and Gael


 

We had a wonderful experience in Shiraz. That wasn't possible if we did not hire a tour guide. We had many knowledge from her. It helps us to understand Islamic culture and religion.

We hope that we want to visit Shiraz again in the near future. At that time, we want to hire a guide also. Thank you for your hospitality. We had a great couple of days in Shiraz.

She gave us the detailed explanation. We appreciate her arrangements & all of things for us.

Thank you again,

Abimi


 

Carefully made plan realized. An efficient tour. I am satisfied.

Hiromichi

Miss Golnaz was excellent guide. We are very satisfied. Everything was perfect, food, transportation, and hotels. We'll try to find here again.

Tritakis, Bathbelou, Kavvadis & Eleni


 

Your services were excellent. Mr. Rostam Nejad was exceptionally good, very knowledgeable about Persian culture. Also, Mr. Iraj Jahanbakhsh in Isfahan was a very good and helpful. The only part that was not satisfactory was the guide provided by you for the first day in Tehran. I do not remember his name.

Anil


 

We are tremendously satisfied with the services of our guide Ms. Firooze and driver Mr. Karimi. Both have been friendly, informative and professional throughout.

We would not hesitate to recommend them to other guests.

Anders, Ravinder & Mahub


 

Our staying in Shiraz and Yazd was very pleasant and big part of this is due to our guide Mr. Rostam Nejad who was very professional, very well informed, pleasant, polite and an intellectual person.

Our driver Mr. Mansour was also a very polite person, pleasant too, who could speak English very well and was able to give many interesting information about life in Iran. He was very good driver too, taking good care of his car also.

It was a pleasure for us traveling with them and we remember our trip like very good memories.

Konstantina, Maria, Sofia & Nikos


 

Darwan Tours is a fine organization with a dedicated team of professionals ready to assist clients needs. The possibilities are endless in Iran. So many historic sites and museums to see. I enjoyed my time in Iran very much and more so with the assistance of Darwan Tour Company.

Jim


 

22nd Dec 2005

Dear Mr. Moghadam,

My wife and I have now returned to New Zealand, and I write to again express my thanks for your efforts in making our tour of Iran the memorable event that it was.

We greatly appreciated your personal efforts to receive us and make us welcome in your country, and those of your staff, particularly our guide Parviz, who not only made the trip run so smoothly, but brought the country and its history to life for us.

Finally, let me say again how much we enjoyed the trip, which was everything I had hoped it would be, its success being in no small measure due to your efforts. I lose no opportunity to tell my friends how remarkable it was and to exhort them to visit your country. I hope that some of them respond.

Thank you again, with our best wishes to you and your Company for a happy New Year.

Yours sincerely,

Richard & Gloria


 

Dear Abolfazl:

We really had a very good trip and I thank you so much for your help in
arranging it. We particularly enjoyed the fact that the Iranian people are
so friendly. We were so impressed that people came up to talk to us and to
welcome us to Iran. I have been reading all the awful things in the paper
recently but I know that behind the headlines, the people are still warm and
kind.

Again, thanks again for everything. And please send my thanks and best
regards to your father who worked so hard to make our trip enjoyable.

Sincerely,

Kazuko


 

Abbas was very knowledgeable and made every site interesting and came alive. We were
very happy.

Elizabeth, Nicholas & Susan


 

Dear Abolfazl & Mr. Moghadam:
 

I came home on schedule October 3rd, late afternoon.  However my body still insists on operating with the Iran time.
 

It was a great trip for me that I wanted to visit Persepolis for long  time and now that I have accomplished all three architectural remains of great civilizations; Machu Picchu, Angkor Wat and Persepolis.  It is interesting to note that precise stone wall constructions of both Achaemenian (c.550-300bc) and Machu Pichu (Pre-Columbian, c.300 ac) are strikingly look alike, and yet there is absolutely no technical exchange between those cultures.  For one thing they are far apart from each other time and geographically except both were built on earthquake prone areas.
 

Trip schedule:  I think that it was just about right length, or maybe it could be added 1 more day to Isfahan. If it's spring time of bird migration time, one full day at Bakhtegan Lake area for bird watching.

I loved little villages of Masuleh and Abyane though I hope Abyane Hotel must have an elevator next time or I will not make it to the hotel from the bottom of the village!
 

Hotel accommodations: most of hotels we stayed were clean and comfortable.  However both of us are mystified with all bathrooms; no matter how we tried to seal ourselves in the shower stalls we always end up flooded the bathroom floor!  In my opinion, they all needed upgrade the bathroom fixtures and plumbing. Especially if you want to attract old, wealthy and fat American tourists you might have a flood of complaint. I also suggest that you eliminate the star system of grading hotels in your advertisement because it might cause confusion for most of us seasoned travelers mentally compare with the other countries where hotel refurbishing and upgrading are routine every few years or so.

Food: I liked everything including sheep head. They are always fresh and tasty.  We liked to try variety of food, but Iranian potion is too much in volume!

Guide: If all guides are at the level of Mr. Abbas Nejadi, it is great.

Road: The Iranian road systems are terrific, and well maintained.  In fact some are better than American high ways. But your city driving manners terrified me. Yet I was amazed that there were no fist fights or shouting insult to each other as I remembered.  Maybe Iranians are innately tolerant and relaxed.

People:  People are so openly friendly and helpful.  I have talked in Japanese with a cab drivers, assistant manager of a hotel,  strangers who said that they lived in Japan.

Thank you very much, again.

Emiko
 

Our tour went very well indeed. Our guide was very helpful, very knowledgeable and did everything possible for us. We had a wonderful visit. The driver did a wonderful job too. Nobody could have had a better guide showed us more sites than were listed in our itinerary. Had an amazing knowledge of history and was able to make the sites come alive. We would recommend to any visitor.

Graeme & Elizabeth

 

My trip to Iran took place in May/June 2005 with the expert assistance of Darwan Travel and Tour.  It was with their help that I was able to customize my experience where as other companies in my research would not only not let me travel by myself, but wanted me to only see certain aspects of the country.  Through this agency I was able to say “this is what I want.” Also being a student on a limited budget, I knew that as many places as I visited I was getting far more out of my money than any other company.  Not only that, I had everything taken care of from the time of first contact to the time I was on the airplane leaving for home.  This was more than personal service, but something unheard of in the U.S.--a genuine hosting of a human being. 
 

Being familiar with the Persian culture I had wanted to go to Iran for several years and was anticipating great things. But what I had found was something more intense, more captivating, and more enriching than anything I have ever experienced- a virtual symphonic explosion of the soul of a nation. 
 

If there is one place in the world, without hesitation, a person should not miss in seeing it is Iran.  The complete understanding of the human race doesn’t take place without it. 
 

Cathleen

 

Both guides were very knowledgeable. Mr. Dawarpanah was really helpful especially when we were shopping and got confused over the money! His English was excellent and his knowledge of the history of the sites was very good. The hotel in Yazd was excellent, and I would definitely recommend it. The hotel in Isfahan was clean but not as nice. Overall, my holiday was well organized, and very interesting. The Mosque (Emam), beautiful! The food was great, and I would definitely come back to Shiraz and Persepolis, and would be happy to have Mr. Dawarpanah as my guide.
 

June

 

I really enjoyed myself. Yazd hotel was really wonderful as was the tour. Our guide was very good! knowledgeable, friendly and very informed.

I would recommend your company & Mr. Darius to my friends. Thank you for a wonderful time.

Angela


 

I would like to congratulate Ghasem my guide during my stay in six days in your interesting country and friendly people. I found him friendly and very helpful. He spoke fluent English which I found easy to understand. His knowledge of the ancient history of IRAN is excellent.

When I return to my home country of New Zealand, I will have a lot of praises for your country and will certainly recommend to any of my friends who intend visiting IRAN to ask for the services, or Ghasem as their guide. I have traveled extensively in the Middle East and no guide could equal Ghasem for his services.

Thank you,

 Ray


 

I journeyed through Iran in April-May 2005 with the Darwan tour designed by the Moghadam brothers. I have been to a number of countries in this world and this was the best 25 days overseas I have experienced. Mr. Moghadam was a tour guide with 15 years experience in proudly showing his fascinating country.

This tour was far more than an intellectualized monologue about various sites and their history. Iran is a multi sensory experience with visual surprises, intriguing sounds, interesting fragrances, and the touch of ancient stone carvings rubbing up against you. It can be at times a trip in a time machine back 2500 years but with those ancestors living and breathing in today’s Persians.

The visitors leave feeling like they have really gotten away to a special place on God’ earth and have been transformed by the experience with emotional and intellectual growth. That would be difficult for any tour company or country to match what has to offer.

Dr. Myron


 

Tour program and selected historical sites to visit was excellent. Visits were continuously enriched with historical background information provided by the Darwan Tour and Travel Agency Manager who personally guided and accompanied us all the way through.

We had the warmest reception by local people not only in Shiraz, but in all historical sites visited.

J. Remedi


 

We appreciate very much the effort of Mr. Ghasem, our guide.

Kind regards,

M. Remedi & her mother Dr. Anna,
Doctor of Medicine from Czech Republic

Hello!

The first time I thought about going to Iran was probably five years ago. Now I made a tour with Darwan and fulfilled my dreams. I wrote to a lot of travel agencies and the most of them were even not replying. But Darwan offered me the opportunity to organise the tour I like. And not the tour an other tourist may like. I got good advice, but I could choose my own destinations and tourist attractions.

My trip in Iran was very well organized. Everything was done for me.

Iranian people were very friendly to me. In the end I thought I should get crazy if anybody should tell me: “Hello miss, where are you from? Holland? Ooo nice flowers!” again. I think you would enjoy your time more if you can speak some of the language, but if you don’t, you are still able to see a lot of the country and talk to most young people.

As a woman, I don’t think Iran is a very bad country for woman. You should wear a scarf and a long coat (although mine was very long! Most young girls wear coats up to their knees). But I think Iranian men are more overprotective to their women as really oppressive.

I think a trip through Iran with Darwan tours will be a special trip what you will remember the rest of your life!

Esly


 

Dear Mr. Moghadam,

Our tour in Shiraz was really very impressive. Thanks again for your guiding and support.
I wish you and your family a pleasant, healthy and fruitful 2005!

With my regards,

Bob


 

Dear Mehdi,

Greetings.

I want to let you know I was very pleased with my recent 26 day tour to Iran which Darwan Tours organized.  I was very fortunate to discover Darwan Tours.  All tour groups I contacted based in the USA offered NO flexibility.  It was quite simple "In as a group - out as a group."  Darwan Tours did an excellent job of customizing my own private tour at a reasonable price. 

It was a dream come true to visit the ancient site of Persepolis and wander about the beautiful Islamic art and architecture of Isfahan.  I was especially pleased with the knowledge of my tour guide Mr. Moghadam.  He knew Iranian history inside and out. Time was allotted to stop among the way of touring and meet the "real people" of the country.  The Iranian People were very friendly and hospitable.  Sitting in a tent, sharing tea with the nomadic people is an experience I will never forget. 

Thank you so much for providing me with the vacation of a lifetime.  I am already thinking about returning. The southern region of Iran awaits.

Sincerely,

Kathryn


 

Dear Mr. Moghadam,

Iran was a trip of life time for us & seeing how the country mobilized to help the people in Bam was very sad BUT powerful experience. A big thank you for being such a wonderful tour guide- you really went beyond the call of duty at times- climbing up to the top of the fire tower in Esfahan in the rain! It is so difficult to sum up the experience, it is such an unexpected ancient land full of art and sophistication. I think the West is full of stereotype about many parts of the middle east that when you see the beauty and the artists that it is almost a juxtaposition.

As a female, I found Iran incredibly safe & the people friendly. I would recommend female travelers stock up on scarves and longish coats! I must admit I did find the scarf a bit of pain, but small price to pay really.

Best wishes

Tessa