Experience The Pure Iranian culture in 15 Days

This tour is planned by Gate-of-Nations’ team to represent this view of  Iranian culture to the world. In this tour, in addition to visiting the top cultural and natural destinations of Iran, almost every day a live musical performance is planned for tourists to enjoy and feel the history in the melody of the national and folklore music of Iran.

  The Route is: Tehran 🚌 Qazvin 🚌 Gilan 🚌 Zanjan 🚌 Hamedan 🚌 Kermanshah 🚌 Lorestan 🚌 Khuzestan 🚌 Esfahan 🚌 Shiraz ✈ Mashhad ✈ Tehran

Season	All around the year
DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION	Tehran/Tehran
Style	Culture
Hotel Rate	4 star
Vehicle	Depends on the size of the group

 

Detail of Iran Cultural Tour:

The original Iranian music, also known as Iranian traditional music and Iranian classical music, includes instrument (musical style system), melody (song) and song. This type of Iranian music, which existed before Christianity and has reached our time mostly by heart, is one of the prominent manifestations of Iran ‘s culture. The Radif (which means a collection of several traditional melodic figures) was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in October 2009 as the first independent Iranian intangible heritage.

This tour is planned by Gate-of-Nations’ team to represent this view of Iranian culture to the world. In this tour, in addition to visiting the top cultural and natural destinations of Iran, almost every day a live musical performance is planned for tourists to enjoy and feel the history in the melody of the national and folklore music of this country.

Also, in this tour you can touch the different climates of Iran from, the Caspian Sea and the amazing Hyrcanian forest (a natural world heritage) and the spectacular sceneries of Zagros mounts with sharp peaks and roaring rivers to the central parts of the country and desert.

Radif is not just a collection of melodies; it is a complex and rich musical tradition that embodies the cultural and artistic heritage of Iran. Its study and performance require a deep understanding of Persian music theory, history, and aesthetics. There are twelve principal dastgahs in Radif, each with its own mood and characteristics. These dastgahs are further divided into avaz, which are sub-modes or derivative modes. Musicians memorize the Radif and use it as a basis for improvisation. The ability to creatively interpret and embellish the gushehs is highly valued. Radif was traditionally transmitted orally from master to student. This method of transmission has ensured the preservation of the musical heritage and its stylistic nuances. Learning Radif is essential for any musician who wishes to master Persian classical music. It involves rigorous training and deep understanding of the musical system. Radif is traditionally played on classical Persian instruments such as the tar (a plucked string instrument), setar (a smaller plucked string instrument), kamancheh (a bowed string instrument), santur (a hammered dulcimer), and ney (an end-blown flute). There is also a vocal Radif, where singers use the same gushehs and dastgahs to perform vocal improvisations and compositions.