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The journey
Explore Iran's cultural and historical treasures on a 9-day journey from Tehran through Shiraz, Yazd, Isfahan, and Kashan. Discover iconic landmarks such as Golestan Palace, the Iran National Museum, Persepolis, Pasargadae, Naqsh-e Rostam, and the Fire Temple of Yazd, while also experiencing the beauty of Eram Garden, Naqsh-e Jahan Square, and Fin Garden. Along the way, visit traditional bazaars, historic bridges, desert towns, and remarkable mosques that reflect the richness of Persian architecture, literature, and heritage.
Discover iconic landmarks such as Golestan Palace, the Iran National Museum, Persepolis, Pasargadae, Naqsh-e Rostam, and the Fire Temple of Yazd, while also experiencing the beauty of Eram Garden, Naqsh-e Jahan Square, and Fin Garden.
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Day by day
Enjoy a welcome dinner in a traditional restaurant with live Persian music.
Take a half-day excursion to Golestan Palace.
Visit the Iran National Museum, which houses astonishing historical objects dating from the 5th millennium BC to the 7th century AD.
Have lunch and stop for photos at Azadi Tower (Tower of Freedom).
Go to Mehrabad Domestic Airport to take a flight to Shiraz, the city of poets and literature.
Arrive in Shiraz and check in to the hotel.
Take a walk around the Quran Gate if time permits.
Stay overnight in Shiraz.
During your tour, explore the following places with our Shiraz tour guide:
The Pink Mosque
Eram Garden
Karim Khan Citadel, a residential-military palace of the 18th century
Vakil Bazaar
Saraye Moshir
Have lunch and visit the Hafiz Tomb, dedicated to one of the most outstanding Persian poets.
Stay overnight in Shiraz.
Drive to Yazd, the city in the heart of the desert.
Visit two World Heritage Sites on the way to Yazd: Persepolis, the fabulous art of ancient Persia, and Pasargadae, the first capital of the Persian Empire with the tomb of Cyrus the Great.
See Naqsh-e Rostam (Necropolis), the rock tomb of four Achaemenian kings and Sassanid reliefs.
Arrive in Yazd and check in to your hotel.
Take a short walk around Amir Chaqmaq Square, where religious ceremonies have been taking place since the Safavid dynasty period.
Stay overnight in Yazd.
Visit the Fire Temple of Zoroastrians and the Tower of Silence.
Walk around the old area of the city and visit Yazd Jame Mosque.
Wander through Fahadan district to experience the desert architecture and culture of Iran.
End your day tour at Zoor Khanh, a sports place with thousands of years of history.
Visit the Dowlat Abad Garden and wind tower.
Drive to Isfahan and visit the city of Meybod on the way to see a caravanserai with 400 years of history, a Pigeon Tower, and a mud-brick ice house.
Proceed to the city of Naein to see the old Jame Mosque.
Arrive in Isfahan and walk around Sio Sepol Bridge (33-Bridge) over the Zayandeh Rood River in the evening before retiring to your hotel in Isfahan.
Stay overnight in Isfahan.
Visit Isfahan Jameh Mosque, a World Heritage Site with astonishing brickwork.
Drive to Kashan and explore Abyaneh on the way. It is a brilliant red-hued village.
Have breakfast and visit Fin Garden, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Experience the beauty of the desert architecture of Iran by visiting the traditional houses of Borujerdi and Tabatabaei.
Drive to IKA Airport for your departure flight.
Where this trip takes you
Persepolis ruins, Naqsh-e Rostam rock tombs, Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Abyaneh red-hued village
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Your 9 days finish where they began, in Tehran Province.
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