Itinerary

1. Day 1: Tehran

   • After arriving at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) in Tehran, our representative will meet and greet you at the airport. The local representative will transfer you to your hotel to rest.

2. Day 2: Tehran - Shiraz

   • Visit the World Heritage Site, the lavish Golestan Palace. Built during the Qajar Dynasty, which rose to power in the late 1700s, this fabulous walled complex is centred on a landscaped garden with tranquil pools. Many of the elements you admire today date back to the 19th century when local Qajari architects and artisans sought to integrate traditional Persian style with Western and Russian origin elements. The palace buildings are among the oldest in modern Tehran, and they are still regarded as a crowning achievement of the Qajar era.

   • Then, walk around Tehran Bazaar.

   • Visit the National Museum of Iran and see fabulous historical items dating from 5000 BC to the advent of Islam in Iran, which shows a brief history of our land.

   • Explore the Carpet Museum of Iran, home to a dazzling collection of Persian carpets collected from around the country and representing centuries of extraordinary art and skill.

   • Late in the afternoon, we will fly to Shiraz

3. Day 3: Shiraz

   • After breakfast, you will visit Nasir-al-Mulk Mosque (Pink Mosque), a few steps away from Vakil Bazaar. It was built by the order of one of the lords of the Qajar Dynasty, Mirza Hasan ‘Ali Nasir-al-Mulk, it took 12 years to complete in 1888. Its interior reveals a magnificent masterpiece of design with stunning colors. This is a space where light and worship intertwine.
   • The mosque comes to life with the sunrise, and colours dance throughout the day like whirling dervishes. It reflects on the ground, walls, the arches and the towering spires. It even reflects on the visitors as if a colourful ball is hit by the first sun ray and explodes to thousands of butterflies all around.
   • Then, you will visit the Karim Khan Citadel from the outside, which was built during the Zand Dynasty.
   • You’ll have time to explore and shop in the bustling Vakil Bazaar, home to hundreds of stores, beautiful courtyards, and even an ancient caravanserai.
   • After that, you’ll visit the lovely garden tomb of Hafez, one of our most outstanding poets to feel the taste of Persian Literature. Hafez is one of great poets who impressed everyone with his mastery. His poems give us a special feeling and the peace in his tomb is really outstanding.

4. Day 4: Shiraz - Isfahan

   • We have a full day of driving today to reach our destination of Isfahan.
   • We will have some stops on our way to visit the legendary city of Persepolis, the former capital of Darius the Great founded in 512 BC. 
   • Drive a couple of miles to Naqsh-e-Rustam, the Necropolis where Darius and his successors are buried.
   • Then, visit Pasargadae (UNESCO World Heritage Site), the tomb of Cyrus the Great and the former capital of the Achaemenid Empire. We will spend some time exploring the site, and though not as striking as Persepolis, there is a great viewpoint where we can look over the site and the surrounding area.
   • Continue to Isfahan and check in to our hotel.

5. Day 5: Isfahan

   • Your exploration starts in Imam Square (A UNESCO World Heritage Site). This 17th-century site is one of the largest public spaces in the world. Here in the square, you’ll visit the 17th-century Shah Mosque, revered as a masterpiece of Islamic architecture and easily recognized by its magnificent tile-work and soaring cupola and minarets.
   •  You will also visit Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, also known as the Ladies Mosque, as it was built for Shah's harem, renowned for brightly colored domed ceiling, where the light creates the image of a peacock.
   •  In the Ali Qapu Palace, you’ll marvel at its beautiful music rooms and the balconies where Safavid kings would sit to enjoy the polo matches unfolding in the square below. 
   • You’ll end your exploration of the square by visiting the Qeisarieh Bazaar. With hundreds of local vendors specialising in traditional arts and crafts, it’s a wonderful place to shop for pottery, enamel, jewellery and delicately inlaid board games.
   • Next up is Chehel Sotun Palace (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Set in a landscaped and forested park in front of a tranquil reflecting pool, this graceful pavilion was built by Shah Abbas II for entertainment and court receptions. Entering through a portico with twenty slender wooden columns, you’ll discover soaring halls embellished with frescoes, paintings and mosaics; the Hall of Mirrors is especially breathtaking!

6. Day 6: Isfahan - Kashan - Tehran

   • Leaving Isfahan behind, we’ll travel north to Kashan, a town originally famous for its textiles and ceramic production, but now better known for Fin Garden. (A UNESCO World Heritage Site)
   • Fin Garden is our first stop; a relaxing and visually impressive Persian garden with water channels all passing through a central pavilion. 
   • There is also the chance to buy some rose water, a local specialty, outside of the site. 
   • Then, you will visit Boroujerdi Traditional House. It was built about 130 years ago in the reign of Qajar dynasty (1857) by Iranian famous architect Ustad Ali Maryam. The owner was Haj Seyed Hasan Natanzi, a well-known merchant who mostly dealt with people of Boroujerd city. That’s why the house is known as Boroujerd's House.

7. Day 7: Tehran

   • Our representative will transfer you to Imam Khomeini International Airport according to your flight time.