This tour covers 11 nights and 12 days begin in Tehran capital of Iran and end in Shiraz. You will visit 8 cities of Iran and stay at luxury or traditional hotel in five cities. You can experience local food, lifestyle, and differences between cities. You can feel the variety Emotions of modern life (Tehran), cultural capital (Isfahan), desert town (Yazd –Kerman), rural and nomadic lifestyle (Bavanat), poets and literature (Shiraz) city. You will visit the treasures of Iran and some UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE sites. Get to know the warm Iranian people as you dine in fine local restaurants. You’ve selected for their delicious Persian food and friendly ambiance. We offer you to experiencing this package because you could feel the variety Iranian lifestyle.
Tehran
The First day
After arrival at Tehran Imam Khomeini international airport, you will be transferred to hotel. There is no special program intended for you because you have passed long distance with flying. So, the first day was devoted to resting travelers. You will meet the tour leader. After introductions, your tour leader will review the details of the tour. Overnight Tehran
Tehran
The Second day
After breakfast, you will have full-day sightseeing Tehran visiting Golestan palace, it’s a museum now. Before that was the residence of several kings of Iran. It is complex of several buildings in a large flower garden in Tehran. This palace is located in the Arge square. After visiting the palace, you will go to a restaurant. After enjoying a great lunch, you will visit the national museum of Iran where you can see fabulous historical items from 5000 BC to the advent of Islam in Iran which shows a brief history of our land. After that, you have visited at national jewelry museum, the collection of the treasury of Iranian national royal jewels. Overnight Tehran
You can see in Tehran :
| Golestan palace | National museum | Jewelry museum |
Kashan
The Third day
You will check out the hotel and transferred to Kashan. After visiting some tourist attractions in Kashan such as Borujerdis House, Fin garden and Teppe Sialk (Sialk hill), that is a large ancient archeological site that made of clay. You will have lunch at the traditional restaurant. Then, you will set off for Isfahan. Arrival and overnight at the hotel
You can see in Kashan :
| Boroujerdis house | Fin garden | Sialk teppe |
Isfahan
The Forth day
After breakfast, the day is spent exploring the unique square in the world Naghsh-e Jahan square or design of the world square, the most brilliant jewel on the ring of architecture and urban design of the Safavid epoch. There is a visit at Ali Qapu palace the beating heart of administration and the highest building in the cardinal point of the capital, Sheikh Lotfollah mosque the pinnacle jewel of Iranian architecture masterpieces, it shows actually the zenith of Shi'a movement, accelerated during the reign of Safavid dynasty, Abbasi jam-e mosque on the southern side of square is a vast origin of the Islamic architecture clad by a turquoise glaze and Qeisarieh portal the main portal of the royal bazaar. You can purchase valuable supplies at the bazaar. The bazaar covers a considerably large area. After lunch, at an Iranian and traditional restaurant, you will visit the most brilliant chandelier at the hall of the Safavid architecture era. In the center of Isfahan, one enters a heavenly garden with five hectares area through the eastern gate. In the middle of the garden, there is Chehel sotoon as one of the three important exciting palaces of the Safavid era. After visiting this palace, you will transfer to hotel. Overnight Isfahan
| Naghsh-e Jahan square | Ali Qapu palace |
| Abbasi jam-e mosque | Qeisarieh |
| Sheikh Lotfollah mosque | Chehel sotoon palace |
Isfahan
The Fifth day:
After breakfast, you will move sooner than other day. In the first day, you will start to explore Isfahan Atiq (antique) ‘Jame-e-mosque’ the encyclopedia on the most comprehensive pattern of Islamic Architecture in Iran. It’s the most important and the oldest religious buildings in Iran. Archeological excavation conducted in this monument shows that the mosque was one of the important religious Isfahan city in ancient times before the domination of Arabs. After visiting the mosque, you will explore ‘Zour Khaneh’ a scene of manliness, excellence, and humanistic unity. Then, you will start to explore the ancient sport, ‘Varzesh-e-Bastani’ which is still practiced in such a metropolitan city as Isfahan is evocative. In the afternoon, you will visit Atashgah, old fire temple of Isfahan and an ancient castle with a long history. After lunch, Vank cathedral will be the next destination. Vank cathedral is the most spectacular church in Iran. For the rest of the day, your optional schedule is to explore historical bridges which two of the most famous Isfahan’s bridges are Si-O-Se Pol Bridge and Khajou Bridge. The first one is the axial element of physical and cultural connection. This historical bridge which dates back to 1591-1597AD is 295 meters long and 147 meters wide. It is the longest hydraulic structure over the Zayandeh rood and all over Iran. The second one is the multi-functional hydraulic structure. Then, you will come back to the hotel. Overnight Isfahan
| Atiq Jame-e-mosque | Zour Khaneh |
| Atashgah | Si-O-Se Pol Bridge |
| vank cathedral | Khajou Bridge |
Yazd
The Sixth day
Today, you will set off to Yazd. On the way, you have a shortstop in Naein. This city is as the natural richness and historical monuments, tourist attractions, crafts, and customs. Naein is famous in the world for its rugs. You will visit Jame mosque and pirnia house in Naein. Then, you will move to Narin Qal’eh (Narin castle) in meybod, a city near Yazd. Keep going to Yazd.in the evening, you will visit Dolat Abad garden in Yazd. Overnight Yazd
| Naein jam-e mosque | pirnia house |
| Narin Qal’eh | Dolat abad garden |
Yazd
The Seventh day
Today in the morning after breakfast, begin your tour of the fascinating city of Yazd. This city is famous for having too many Wind-catchers (Badgirs); the Wind-catchers were an ancient form of air condition in a different season. Then, you will visit Amir chakhmagh complex, Zoroastrian Fire Temple, Tower of silence and Shish badgiri Ab Anbar (the cistern which has six wind catcher). Overnight Yazd
| Amir chakhmagh complex | Zoroastrian Fire Temple |
| Tower of silence | Shish badgiri Ab anbar |
Kerman
The Eighth day
After breakfast and check out, you will drive to Kerman that is one of the oldest cities in Iranian plateau and well known for its historical and cultural monuments located 369 km of Yazd. When you arrive in Kerman, you will visit Ganj Ali khan complex and Ganj Ali Khan Bathhouse before checking in the hotel. The complex covers 1100 square meters and is composed of a school, a square, a caravanserai and a public bath, a water reservoir, a mint house, a mosque, a tea house, and a bazaar. Then, you will be transferred to hotel and rest. Overnight in Kerman
| Ganj Ali khan complex | Ganj Ali khan Bath house |
Bam
The Ninth day
Today, you have explored Bam citadel (Arge bam), the largest adobe structure in the world to its location is near the city of Bam in Kerman province. When you come back from there, you will be transferred to Kerman. For the rest of the day, you are free. Overnights in Kerman
| Arg-e bam |
Bavanat
The Tenth day
In the morning after breakfast and check out hotel, you will move to Bavanat which is a city of Fars province of Iran. You will welcome with Iranian custom and can experience the style of traditional and rural life. This place is a famous tourist attraction that annually absorbs a great volume of tourists. You have to reach experiencing there. You will have lunch at the rural house then move to Shiraz in the evening. Overnight Shiraz
Shiraz
The Eleventh day
In the morning, you are going to see the most spectacular attractions in Iran, half of the day you will visit Persepolis and Pasargad. Persepolis, also known as ‘Takht-e-Jamshid’ was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. In this ancient city, there is a palace named Takht-e-Jamshid that was built during the reign of Darius, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes I was built for about 200 years. This location has been recorded one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
Pasargad World Heritage collection is a set of ancient structures in the city during the Achaemenid dynasty. There is a great viewpoint where you can look over the site and the surrounding area. This set is the fifth set registered in the World Heritage List in Iran.
Then keep going toward Shiraz at the night you have an optional tour to see Tomb of Saadi .he is well-known Iranian poet and writer. His reputation is catchy and strong for prose and poetry more melodious. The literary position is so strong that he became a professor of speech, the king spoke, even absolutely called him a master. Overnight Shiraz
| Persepolis | Pasargade | Tomb of Saadi |
Flight
The Twelfth day:
This is our last day, Full-day city tour in Shiraz that is one of the oldest cities of ancient Persia and center of the arts. At first, you will visit Eram garden. Then, you will have lunch at the restaurant and after that visit Qavam house that is a traditional and historical house in Shiraz. In the evening, you will visit the Tomb of Hafez. The Tomb of Hafez is famous due to containing in his collection. Hafez was Iranian's great poet of the eighth century (the fourteenth century AD) and one of the world's famous poets. After that, you will prepare for the flight and will be transferred to the airport.
| Eram garden | Qavam house | Tomb of Hafez |