Duration
12 Days
Group Size
Individuals & Small Groups
Physical Rating
Normal – Normal – some walking
Best time to travel
Spring & Fall
Tehran
12 Days
Tehran
Tour Highlights
- Stroll through the Treasury of National Jewels Museum located inside the vaults of Iran’s central bank; displaying one of one the world’s famous and priceless collections of diamonds and jewels.
- Discover the 1000-year-old Rayen Castle, the most important ancient monument of the pre-Islamic Sassanid period.
- Visit the Sassanid-era Sarvestan Palace at Sarvestan from the fifth-century A.D.
- Explore Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid kings. Built by Darius the Great in 512 BC, its magnificent ruins are among the world’s greatest archaeological sites. UNESCO declared the ruins of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979.
- Discover Yazd; the largest mud-brick city in the world. (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Stroll through the 16th century Qeisarieh Bazaar where hundreds of shops display the art and handicrafts for which Isfahan is world-famous.
- Wander through the historical Fin Garden with architectural elements from the Safavid, Zand, and Qajar periods, is considered to be one of the most famous and beautiful gardens in Iran.
Itinerary Outline:
DAY 01:
DEPARTURE EUROPE
Departure from Europe (pre-booked hotel rooms).
DAY 02:
ARRIVAL TEHRAN-KERMAN (Domestic evening flight to Kerman 1h 40m duration)
Arrival at Tehran’s IKA airport in the early hours of the morning; meet and transfer to hotel; later in the morning city tour of Tehran; evening flight to Kerman
DAY 03:
KERMAN/EXCURSION RAYEN & MAHAN (107 km)
Morning excursion to the village of Rayen, to visit the Rayen Castle and Mahan.
DAY 04:
KERMAN-SHIRAZ (570 km)
Drive to Shiraz via Neiriz, and en route, visit Sassanid-era Sarvestan Palace, and continue to Shiraz for an overnight stay.
DAY 05:
SHIRAZ/EXCURSION PERSEPOLIS & NAGHSH-E-ROSTAM (60 km)
Full-day excursion to Persepolis and Naghsh –e-Rostam.
DAY 06:
SHIRAZ-YAZD (442 km)
Further visits in Shiraz, and drive to Yazd, en-route visit Pasargadae (UNESCO World Heritage Site), continue to Yazd for overnight stay at hotel.
DAY 07:
YAZD
Full day sightseeing in the historic city of Yazd (UNESCO World Heritage Site), the largest mud-brick city in the world
DAY 08:
YAZD-ISFAHAN (350 km)
Morning drive to Isfahan via Na’in, a charming desert town, continue to Yazd for overnight stay at hotel.
DAY 09:
ISFAHAN
Full-day tour of Iran’s most beautiful city, Isfahan, 17th century capital of the Safavid Dynasty.
DAY 10:
ISFAHAN
Another full day of sightseeing in Isfahan.
DAY 11:
ISFAHAN-KASHAN-TEHRAN (445 km)
Morning drive to Tehran, en-route stopover at the charming town of Natanz and Kashan, overnight stay in Tehran
DAY 12:
TEHRAN DEPARTURE
Transfer to IKA airport for departure flight.
What’s Included:
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