Abdi Sami recently served as Associate Producer on Rick Steve’s PBS documentary on Iran. View a preview

“My experience with you on the Iran project made it the trip of a lifetime.”
Rick Steves, travel guru, writer, and PBS filmmaker

“This trip was more than memorable; it has changed my perspective on how I will act in the world as an American."
Jan Bush – member of a United Nations Association Delegation to Iran

Iran. Vibrant, warm, mysterious, fascinating...

Travel beneath the surface with
Iranian-American filmmaker Abdi Sami.

Sip sweet black tea in the ancient bazaar in Esfahan, watching Persian carpet sellers ply their trade bathed in shafts of light...

Dine with Iranians on Persian cuisine with tantalizing accents such as pomegranate, quince, lime, saffron, and cinnamon...

Converse on city streets with friendly Iranians eager to learn about Americans and life in the United States...

See how Iranians live today, from well educated, professional women to young people eager to connect to the rest of the world...

Read mystical poet Hafez while gathered in a circle in the gardens of the Mausoleum of Hafez in Shiraz…

Join young people singing Persian songs of longing under the glowing arches of the seventeenth-century Khajoo Bridge in Esfahan by night...

Visit Tehran’s House of Artists, a former army barracks transformed into a youthful arts center housing galleries, cafés, films, and theater...


Filmmaker and peacemaker Abdi Sami has lived both in his native Iran and in the United States. A lover of both countries and fluent in Persian and English, he delights in fostering understanding between Americans and Iranians. As a tour leader, Abdi provides unique access to people, places, and experiences while promoting dialogue, reflection, and connection among tour participants and the Iranians they encounter.