Live with Persian Nomads in Zagros Mountains

As the biggest tribe of Fars province and second populous tribal union of Iran, Qashqai tribe consists of five clans speak in Turkish language very similar to Azerbaijani Turkish.  While there are several opinions regarding their racial roots, according to a creditable view the Qashqai tribe possesses white race specificities that only their language had been changed as a result of Turkish spoken tribes' presence.

Follow the stream of Qashqai lifestyle by:

Learning how to turn on the fire with the woods you collected from hillside of mountain and keep the fire on for cooking, making tea and heat

Getting to know about interesting Seasonal activities in different regions of Yeylagh (region of warm season) and Gheshlagh (region of cold season) through migration of tribes

Observing the fauna giving birth if you be lucky enough

Learning how to Milk the goats' and sheep milk

Separating baby sheep and goats from their mothers in order to save the milk for products

Helping the baby sheep and goats find their mothers to be fed with the milk of them (sometimes the number of babies is a lot and they can not find their moms quickly)

Drinking fresh dairy and milk, yogurt, cheese and Dough and learn to make whey from milk of goat and sheep

Training to bake bread over fire that is set by your effort in the company of a nomad mother who is expert in making fire

Gathering and soiree around fire with members of tribe, listening to the locals singing folk Turkish songs

Being a junior shepherd, learn to pasture herds in mountain and meadows in the company of professional herder

Trying the taste of cuisines with simple ingredients cooked over wood stove will be staying in your dreams and the heat of this food warms your memory

Making butter and whey and yogurt using a special technique merely belongs to nomads in Iran, using goatskin (Mashk in local language) to pour the milk in it and hang mask on a three-legged holder of wood (names Malar), churning Mashk until the butter and yogurt get separated from each other.

Learning the songs of churning from nomad women and try singing while doing butter in goatskin

Shearing goats and sheep's wool and you will realize how naughty they are when time of trim comes

Enjoying Qashqai singing and in times of ceremonies or wedding, special dance of tribe

Taking part in a charming wedding ceremony of Qashqai that you will never forget its memory, special dance with local Qashqai singing and instruments, loads of colorful dresses bedeck the land among mountains, many siyah chadors (black goat's wool tents) sitting in a set, tasty dishes from the fresh meat that are from sheep and goats which are butchered the same moment of party, and being amazed by the numerous guests usually more than 1000!(This highlight needs coordination to set time)

Being in the most important and big event of nomads, the migration to Yeylagh (summer countryside) or Gheshlagh (Cold seasons). Participate with them in wrapping up the whole living stuffs and gathering livestock, preparing for a 500km journey to south or north parts of province in Zagros range by walk, of course if you really into tasting nomads' migration and its challenges after all

Learning to weave rugs and different handmade handicrafts according to the nomadic method with their exclusive tools of weaving and beautiful patterns that are inspired from the nature, fauna and flora

 

Washing livestock in the river and cutting the wool off them, Lunch with the team of barbers

Bringing water from lake or river near to the tents and wood by donkey

Wearing local clothes and accessories for men and women

Enjoying absolute dark sky at night with no light pollution

Riding horses (needs coordination with operator)

Riding bike in nature and tents' district