Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout

Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
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1 Person(s)

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5 Person(s)

  • Duration (Hour)4
  • Departure PointAt Participant's Accommodation
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From €7.00
    Locations
    Highlights
    • You will enjoy the ancient Iranian heroic sport registered as UNESCO intangible heritage.
    • You can visit a garden-museum with traces of 19th and 20th century.
    • You will sit and soak up the atmosphere of the first café in Iran.

    Photos of the Tour

    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Qasr garden
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Qasr garden
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Qasr garden
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Zoorkhaneh Rituals
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Zoorkhaneh Rituals
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Zoorkhaneh Rituals
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Qasr Museum
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Qasr Museum
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Zoorkhaneh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh
    Tehran Zoorkhaneh Tour: A day with Iranian Heroic workout
    Cafe Loghanteh

    Overview

    Zoorkhaneh, literally meaning the “House of Strength”, is a Persian sport club practicing the ancient athletic ritual. In this tour, you will watch Varzesh-e-Bastani (ancient sport) or Zoorkhaneh rituals recorded as one of the oldest heroic workouts in the world.   Along with the demonstration of the physical strength, the ritual embraces the heroic exercises accompanied by the epic music and poetry. As the club is located in Qasr garden-museum, you can also enjoy walking in the garden and visit the museums and galleries. The joyful experience of visiting this garden is twofold, as you will also enjoy sitting in the oldest café in Iran. 

    What To Expect

    We pick you up at your accommodation to get to Qasr garden. Built in 1790, Qasr garden-museum used to have extensive gardens and a glorious palace during the Qajar era. Later in Pahlavi I era, the garden redesigned by the well-known Russian architect, Nikolay Markov and turned into a jail. You can enjoy the Markov Museum and the sculptures and artworks placed in the cells.  You may also hear interesting stories about this place like when the innovator of the construction of the jail, General Dargahi, became the first prisoner in his own jail stricken by the wrath of Reza Shah. Then, we will watch the ancient athletic sport in the traditional gym, zoorkhaneh. By watching this heroic gymnastic ritual, you will find a vision to the ancient exercises having been practiced since 700 years ago in Iran. Inscribed as the intangible cultural heritage of humanity by the UNESCO, this martial art is led by a master performing epic poems and playing Iranian drum (Zarb). To offer additional insight to the Iranian culture, we will visit the first café founded more than a century ago in Tehran. Maintaining its original look, Loghante is a nostalgic café for the locals revealing the history of their past. We enjoy eating in this café and then drop you off at your accommodation.

     

    Important Information

    Additional Info

    • -The participants, who want to enjoy this heroic sport on Wednesdays, are offered with an alternative club, (Zoorkhaneh) located in Azarbayjan Street.
    • -Qasr Zoorkhaneh is open to public from Sunday to Tuesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Fridays from 11 AM to 1:00 PM.
    • -This tour is not performed on Saturdays.
    • -The museums are open to public from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM from Saturday to Wednesday and 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Thursdays and Fridays.

    Cancellation Policy

    • Bookings missed or cancelled within determined hours will incur a strike against participants as below charges:
    • Before 72 hrs : 25%
    • Before 48 hrs: 50 %
    • Before 24 hrs: 70 %
    • Within 24 hrs: non-refundable

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