Ancient Persia (21 Days)

Tehran (Overnight in Tehran)

Sightseeing:

Welcome to Tehran, Iran. You will be greeted and transferred by your guide to your hotel. After having some rest, your Half day tour will be started to visit Iran National Museum, Treasury of National Jewels, Tehran Grand Bazaar, and Golestan Palace Complex.

Tehran (Overnight in Tehran)

Sightseeing:

Today you will have a full-day tour to the north of Tehran and visit Sa’adabad Palace Complex and also Darband Valley to taste the yummy Iranian food in a great atmosphere, also have a chance to meet People. You visit Milad Tower to enjoy the panoramic view of Tehran in the night.

Tehran_Hamedan (320 Km_ 3 h 41 min)(Overnight in Hamedan)

After breakfast in your hotel,  Head toward Hamedan and you will visit the Avicenna Mausoleum and  The Tomb of Esther and Mordechai, the most important pilgrimage site for Jews in the country.

(Overnight in Hamedan)

Sightseeing:

Today you will visit Ganjnameh (Treasure epistle) inscriptions & Hegmataneh (the place of gathering) hills and the museum complete the richness of this ancient city. Baba Tahir Mausoleum and Alavian dome are also to visit there. An evening out to wander in Imam Square to get to know more about Hamedani people there.

Hamedan_Kangavar_Kermanshah (235 Km_ 3 h 10 min) (Overnight in Kermanshah)

Sightseeing:

On your way to Kermanshah, you will visit  Anahita water temple in Kangavar and then Taq-e-Bostan, Darius the great inscription in Bisotun and Sassanid bas-reliefs.

Kermanshah_Khoramabad_Dezful (426 Km_ 5 h 30 min) (Overnight in Dezful)

Sightseeing:

Leave Kermanshah to Khuzestan province, you will have a stop in Khoramabad to visit Falakolaflak Citadel. After check-in your hotel, you spend the night beside Old Bridge of Dezful, One of the oldest clay brick arch bridge built about 2000 years ago.

Dezful_Shuh_Choghazanbil_Shushtar_ Ahvaz (219 Km_ 3 h 45 min)(Overnight in Ahvaz)

Sightseeing:

Today on your trip to Ahvaz you will visit 3 UNESCO world heritage sites including, Shush dates from 5000 years BC, a popular pilgrimage site for Muslims and Jews alike as it holds the tomb of Daniel the Prophet and the most ancient Temple in the world, ChoghaZanbil and then Shushtar historical hydraulic system.

Ahvaz- Bishapour City- Shiraz (560 Km_ 8 h)(Overnight in Shiraz)

Sightseeing:

After breakfast in your hotel, leave Ahvaz to Shiraz. You will visit the treasury of precious Sassanid relics in Bishapour Ancient City such as Anahita temple, Tang e Chogan, and Cave of Shapour.

Shiraz (Overnight in Shiraz)

Sightseeing:

After breakfast in your hotel, you will visit Nasiolmolk Mosque (Pink Mosque), and Naranjestan Qavam Palace in the morning, then Zandiyeh Complex; Arg-e Karimkhan (Citadel), Hamam-e Vakil (Public Bath), Vakil Bazaar and enjoy your night in Shahe-Cheraq Holy Shrine.

Shiraz_Persepolis_Pasargadea_Shiraz ( 280 Km_ 4 h)(Overnight in Shiraz)

Sightseeing:

Today you will have an excursion to “Persepolis”  the Achaemenid Capital, “Naqsh-e Rustam” the necropolis of the Achaemenid dynasty, and “Pasargadae” the tomb of Cyrus the Great. Afterward, you will come back to Shiraz and visit Hafez mausoleum.

Shiraz_Kerman ( 570 Km_ 7 h) (Overnight in Kerman)

Sightseeing:

After breakfast in your hotel, start your morning by wandering in Eram garden and then leave Shiraz to Kerman. You will visit Sassanid Palace in Sarvestan en route to Kerman.

Kerman_ Mahan_Kerman ( 60 Km_ 60 min) (Overnight in Kerman)

Today you will visit Ganjali Khan Complex, a Safavid-era building complex including a school, a square, a caravanserai, a bathhouse, an Ab Anbar (water reservoir), a mint, a mosque and a bazaar. After lunch, you head to Mahan to and enjoy the evening in Shazdeh garden, a paradise in the desert.

Kerman_Rayen_Bam_Kerman ( 427 Km_ 5 h) (Overnight in Kerman)

Sightseeing:

After breakfast in your hotel, you head to Rayen Castle, an adobe castle on the skirts of the mountain Haraz. Afterward, you visit Bam and its Cultural Landscape as a world heritage site.

Kerman_Meymand_Yazd ( 523 Km_ 6 h) (Overnight in Yazd)

Sightseeing:

Today you leave Kerman. You can visit Cappadocia style village of Meymand en route to Yazd. On arrival, you will visit Dowlat Abad Garden in Yazd.

Yazd (Overnight in Yazd)

Sightseeing: 

Today you have a full-day tour in Yazd to visit Atashkadeh (Fire Temple), Dakhmeh Zartoshtian (Towers of Silence), Amir Chaqmaq Complex,  and Jame Mosque.

Yazd _ Isfahan ( 323 Km_ 4 h)(Overnight in Isfahan)

Sightseeing:

After breakfast, you head toward Isfahan. On your way to Isfahan, you visit Jame Mosque of Nain in Meybod. On arrival, you pay a visit to Isfahan Music Museum, an excellent place to learn about Iranian music and culture and enjoy the performance.

Isfahan (Overnight in Isfahan)

Sightseeing:

Today you will visit most of the main attractions of Isfahan including the monuments surrounding vast Naqhsh-e Jahan Square (UNESCO World Heritage) including Ali Qapu Pavilion, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Abbasi Mosque and the monumental entrance to Qeysarie Bazaar and Chehelsotoon palace as well.

Isfahan (Overnight in Isfahan)

Sightseeing:

After breakfast in your hotel, you will visit Vank Cathedral and Jolfa area and enjoy the evening beside the Zayandehroud River.

Isfahan- Abyaneh (183 Km_ 2 h 50 min)(Overnight in Abyaneh)

Sightseeing:

Leave Isfahan for a reddish village Abyaneh, a small and ancient village in the mountains, where some inhabitants still wear traditional clothes. Here, you will experience traditional Iranian lifestyle.

Abyaneh- Kashan(Overnight in Kashan)

Sightseeing:

After local breakfast in beautiful nature, drive to Kashan to visit Tabatabai & Borujerdiha Historical Houses, Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, and Fin Garden.

Kashan _ IKA Airport (By Bus_ 210 Km _ 2 h)

Heading to IKA Airport for departure Flight.