Bam essential Free Walking Tour
Tour description
In a desert environment and on the border of the hottest heritage desert in the world, a world garden city is situated at the crossroads of important trade routes on the southern side of the Iranian plateau. The town has a fortified citadel in the Central Asian region, based on the use of the mud layer technique (Chineh) combined with mud bricks (Khesht). The ever-green city, whose name is BAM.
Bam is a garden city famous for the vast Arg-e Bam mud-brick citadel and the delicious Mazafati dates and citrus fruits, which are in great demand in Iran. This green miracle in a desert oasis results from the complex system of the qanat, a simple engineering innovation of the ancient Iranians. Qanat network stretches NW-SE under the city like a floodway. In 2004, Bam and its cultural landscape were registered in the World Heritage Organization as the first and only city of Iran, whose entire area was inscribed as a world heritage organization. Bam and its cultural landscape is a living museum where the interaction between humans and the surrounding environment can be seen. A way that has remained almost intact since more than 2000 years ago.
We offer Bam Garden City free walking tour, which is tip-based for curious travelers who want to explore this city like a local. In our Bam free walking tour, you will discover the life of the local people's main parameters, qanat social system, and agriculture in Bam by walking throw the beautiful garden alley.
The main stops of the tour are:
1. Henna Mill
2.Date Packing Industry
3. Garden Alley & Maghsam
4. Qanbar Abad Qanat Outlet
5.Qanats Crossing Point
6. Shrine of Unknown Martyrs
What will we see on this tour?
