3-Day Cultural Tour to Mehriz, Meybod and Yazd

The Shrine of Davazdah Imam

Jameh Mosque

Old Bazaar of Yazd

Highlights

Mehriz, Meybod, Yazd

cultural, sightseeing, Desert

Group Tour

3 Days

Easy

English, Persian

Description

Sign up for this three-day tour and visit Yazd, a city in central Iran dating back to the Sassanian Period (224-651 AD). Enjoy sightseeing in the city and marvel at the Tower of Silence and Yazd Bahram (the Fire Temple). Tour the traditional markets and bazaars of the city. Experience spirituality at the shrine of Davazdaah Imam, also known as the Shrine of the Twelve Imams. Visit Kharanaq Village and Chak Chak Village in Meybod, a major desert city in Yazd Province. Admire a mud-brick fort of Meybod – the Narin Castle. On the last day, discover the treasures of Mehriz, such as Pahlavanpour Garden and the Sar Yazd Castle.

Itinerary

Day 1: Sightseeing in Yazd
- Meet the tour guide and driver in Yazd city and commence the sightseeing tour.
- Visit the Tower of Silence (Dakhma), a circular, raised structure built by Zoroastrians for excarnation–that is, the exposure of human dead bodies to the elements for decay to prevent contamination of the soil with the corpses.
- Head to Yazd Atash Behram (Fire temple), a columned Zoroastrian temple built in 1934 with a courtyard & a constant altar fire.
- Tour the Amir Chakhmaq Complex, a mosque located on a square of the same name. After the visit, take a stroll around the square.
- Explore the Water Museum, showcasing the region's ancient aqueduct construction, featuring tools & technology exhibits.
- Walk in the old bazaar, and visit Khan-e Lari house (historical building),
- See Alexander's Prison, a storied 15th-century domed building & former school, now hosting a museum & handicraft sellers.
- At the end of the tour, seek blessings at the Shrine of Davazdah Imam (Dome of 12 Imams) and the Jameh Mosque.
Day 2: Sightseeing in Meybod
- Set off on tour to explore the abandoned mudbrick village of Kharanaq and Chak Chak village. See the relics of ancient Persia.
- Visit Narin Castle, which constituted the government stronghold in some of the older towns of central Iran. Some of these castles incorporate mud bricks of the Medes period and the Achaemenid and Sassanid dynasties.
- See Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, a historical caravanserai related to the Safavid dynasty.
- In the end, visit Icehouse and Pigeon House of Meybod.
Day 3: Mehriz Sightseeing
- Today, explore the places of Mehriz. Commence with Pahlavanpour Garden, which dates back to the late Qajar era and has been UNESCO registered in 2011.
- Continue with the Sar Yazd Castle, a Sassanid fortification in the village of Sar Yazd.
- Conclude at Zein-o-Din Caravanserai, which dates to the 16th century and is situated on the ancient Silk Road. It is one of 999 such inns built during the reign of Shah Abbas I to provide facilities to travellers.