Itinerary

1. Day 1: Tehran

   • Start with a visit to the Iran National Museum and get acquainted with the evolution of this beautiful country.

   • Walk to the Golestan Palace (UNESCO World Heritage Site) to see the splendid palaces of Qajar kings.

   • Visit the Iran jewels museum, which contains some priceless pieces of jewellery.

2. Day 2: Zanjan

   • In the morning, drive to Zanjan.

   • En route, be amazed by the glory of the Sultaniye dome (UNESCO World Heritage Site), the third-largest dome in the world.

   • Visit a traditional bazaar in Zanjan.

3. Day 3: Hamedan

   • Drive to Hamedan.

   • Visit Ganjname, the 2500 years old inscriptions of Darius and Xerxes (Achaemenid kings).

   • Next, see Avicenna's tomb, one of the most significant thinkers and writers of the Islamic golden age.

   • Explore the Alavian dome, with its eye-catching plaster works that fascinate all who visit.

4. Day 4: Kashan

   • In the morning, visit Easter and Mordekhai tomb, the holy tomb for Jewish people around the world.

   • Drive to Kashan.

   • Visit Boroujerdi-ha house to see the style of houses in the desert.

   • Visit Fin Kashan garden (UNESCO World Heritage Site) to see a piece of heaven in the middle of the desert.

5. Day 5: Isfahan

   • Drive to Isfahan.

   • Visit Chehel Sotoun palace, one of the magnificent palaces of Safavid kings, Naghshe-e-Jahan and the Royal square (UNESCO World Heritage Site).

   • By visiting the Imam Mosque and Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, one will see the ultimate skill of architects during the Safavid period.

   • Later, visit Aliqapou palace.

6. Day 6: Isfahan

   • Today, visit the Atiq Mosque, the most splendid mosque with rich ornamentation from the 9th century until the Qajar period.

   • Next, visit Vank church, a fantastic Armenian church that can be reached by walking through the Armenian neighbourhood.

7. Day 7: Yazd

   • Drive to Yazd.

   • En route, visit the Jame Mosque of Naein.

8. Day 8: Yazd

   • In the morning, visit the Tower of Silence and the fire temple to get familiar with Zoroastrianism.

   • Next stop will be at the Dolatabad garden (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the highest Badgir (wind tower) in the world.

   • Visit the water museum to see how people survived in the desert by digging Qanats (underground water canals).

   • Be amazed by the old city of Yazd and its maze-like allies.

   • Visit Jame Mosque of Yazd.

9. Day 9: Shiraz

   • Drive to Pasargadae (UNESCO World Heritage Site).

   • Visit the tomb of Cyrus the Great, the founder of Achaemenid dynasty.

   • Next, drive to Necropolis (UNESCO World Heritage Site) to the tombs of Achaemenid kings.

   • Later, visit Persepolis (UNESCO World Heritage Site), the magnificent ceremonial palace of the Achaemenid dynasty.

10. Day 10: Shiraz

    • In the morning, visit the Pink mosque with its glorious tile works that fascinate visitors from all over the world.

    • Visit Narenjestan-e-Qavam.

    • Stroll around Eram garden (UNESCO world heritage site), a spectacular Persian garden that also happens to be a botanical garden.

    • To get acquainted with Persian poetry, visit Hafez and Sa'di tombs, the greatest Persian lyric poets.

    • Later, fly to Tehran.

11. Day 11: Departure

    • Transfer to IKA airport.