QESHM AND SOUTH SHORES OF PERSIAN GULF

Duration: 11 days

Group size: 2, max 8

Theme of the tour: Nature based (Birdwatching)

Difficulty of the tour: Average

Meals include: All breakfasts and lunches and one dinner

transportation: A.C  van

Services include: VISA, Naturalist-guide, Accommodation, All transportation, All entrance fees, All breakfasts, All lunches and one dinner

TOUR HIGLIGHTS

_Golestan palace 

_ Tehran old bazar

_ Qeshm island

_ Mangrove protected area

_  Hengam island

_ local boatin on Persian Gulf

_ Bottle nose dolphins

_ Bandar Abbas

_ Minab wetlands and creeks

_ Jask port

_ Oman sea coastline

_ Chabahar 

TOUR ITINERARY

QESHM AND SOUTH SHORE BIRDING

Tehran

Day 1: Arrive in IKA international airport of Tehran, transfer to Tehran city, check in the hotel, half day city tour depending arrival time such as famous north of Tehran attractions Golestan palace might see White Cheeked Bulbul and south old ruffed bazar of Tehran, stay at overnight at the hotel

To the Qeahm

Day 2: After breakfast transfer to Mehrabad domestic airport of Tehran and flight to Qeshm island, after check in in our lovely local guesthouse, we will start half day birding to see Afrotropical and Indomalayan regions Indian Heron, Little Green Beater, Crab plover etc, back to the local guest house, dinner and stay overnight    

Mngrove forest

Day 3: Full day birding in the island first of all starting in Mangrove forest which is protected area with local boats to see Waders and another interesting birds such as Dalmation Pelican, Great stone plover and lots of different species, back to the Qeshm island to see some dry part of island to see another species such as See See Partridge, Indian roller and etc. back to the guest house, rest and stay overnight

Hengam Island

Day 4: After breakfast leave the village toward local harbor to see small island in south of Qeshm named Hengam, we will see Bottle nose Dolphins the walking in the island to see another species, return back to Qeshm, rest, fresh seafood and stay at overnight

To Bandar Abbas

Day 5: leave Qeshm island to Bandar abbas by ferry, short birding in special area in this city then transfer to Minab, check in the hotel and stay overnight

Minab

Day 6: Fullday excursion in remarkable habitats like palm groves, mangroves and wetlands and also visit the gorge behind the dam, also two important creeks which is located in Persian coastline named Tiab and Kolahi creeks we might see Goliath heron, Indian white eye, Brown fish eagle, stay overnight in Minab

To Jask

Day 7: After breakfast driving toward Jask, first site is Azini creek and might see Western Reef Heron, White Brested Kingfisher and etc. stay overnight in local house in Jask

Day 8: To Chabahar

  • We will leave Jask toward Chabahar in Southwest of Iran, there we can watch birds in the Indian ocean climate area but on the way, we might see Sind Pied Woodpecker in palm groves, check in the hotel with view to Indian ocean, rest, sleep overnight

Day 9: Chabahar

Full day excursion around Chabahar the only oceanic port of Iran, we might see Red Wattled plover, Black Drongo and etc., we will see some local attractions, stay overnight in Chabahar

Day 10: Flight to Tehran

After breakfast transfer to Chabahar airport have 140 min flight to Tehran Mehrabad airport,

Check in the hotel, last dinner at the hotel and end of the tour

Day 11: Flight back to home from IKA international airport