This was my first trip to Iran, and I was as a part of a group of 14 people. The whole trip was a great experience and having Masoud as a guide helped not only to cover a lot of ground in terms of places and history, but also to get a glimpse of everyday life of Iranian people from city dwellers in Teheran, Isfahan and Yazd, to mountain villagers in Alborz to nomads in Zagorz mountains.

Masoud is a natural problem solver with the excellent network of local guides and drivers. I valued his insights about the life of Iranian people and complexities of the past and the present.

Tip: visit Farvardin in Fahraj. Our initial plan was to stay one night at Farvardin, but we returned to Fahraj for one more night and enjoyed relaxed atmosphere, great food and hospitality of Masoud and his family/team.