Persian Classic Iran Tour Package – 8 Days 8 Nights

Arrival in Tehran, transfer to hotel. Hotel in Tehran Breakfast

Full day city tour of Tehran to visit Golestan Palace. This palace is one of the oldest of the historic monuments in Tehran and a world heritage .It consists of 17 palaces, museums, and Halls and originally built during the Safavid dynasty. Then visiting The Archaeological or national museum which is the combination of two museums, the old Archaeological Museum of Iran, National Arts Museum with eight departments and finally Glass and Carpet Museums. Hotel in Tehran.

In second day we depart from Isfahan to kashan to visit Tabatabaie Residence, Fin garden, bazaar and Tapeh Sialk or Sialk ziggurat. It is claimed to be the world’s oldest ziggurat, dating to the 3rd millennium BC. Discoveries in this region has revealed that here was one of the primary centers of civilization in pre-historic ages. Continue our way to Abyaneh, a tourist village known as a living history museum that has kept its architecture (all in red clay), ceremonies and culture, language, clothing and etc. Hotel in Abyaneh.

In the morning drive to Isfahan to have a full day city tour of Isfahan to visit the palace of forty columns or Chehel Sotun. Shah Abbas II in 1647 built this palace as a reception hall and it has 20 columns made of cypress wood but the reflection of these twenty columns in the adjacent pool provide the other twenty; So, known as forty columns. We will continue Isfahan sightseeing by visiting Naghsh-e-Jahan Square (Image of the World Square). It is the second largest square in the world and one of the world heritage sites of Iran. The square is 160 meters wide by 508 meters long and was initially intended as the site of state ceremonies and sporting events, but by 1602, the Shah had added a commercial element with the construction of two-story shops along the perimeter.

Jame Mosques is on the south end, the Lutfallah Mosque on the east, the Ali Qapu Palace on the west, and a grand bazaar on the north end. We finish a busy day of sightseeing by walking along the Zayanderood River and Isfahan famous ancient bridges (si-o-se pol & Khadju). Hotel in Isfahan.

We embark on a city tour that covers the rest of highlights of this celebrated historical city and visit Vank Cathedral, then Another UNESCO world heritage sites  and one of the oldest mosques of Iran i.e. Jame Atiq Mosque, Ali Gholi Agha Complex that consists of a bath, Mosque and Bazaar and the Hasht-Behesht palace. Hotel in Isfahan.

Drive to Yazd via Nain. We are driving through the main plateau of Iran while we are going to reach Yazd. We are about to visit two historical cities constructed as suitable as the desert climate of the region. In Nain the first destination is Jame mosque or congregational mosque afterward Pirniya historical house. Then we are going to walk 30 minutes to cross the abandoned Bazaar which in architecture, is so well designed and unique. Next city is Maybod and its first site to visit will be a pigeon tower and then a mud-brick fort made 2000 years ago named Narin Qaleh, Shah Abbasi caravansary, and an ice house. We would reach Yazd during the evening so overnight we are in Yazd.

If you want to experience the sense of being stopped in the time, we suggest you allocate a time for a short walk in the old and traditional parts of the city in long, narrow lanes; then Visiting Zoroastrian Towers of Silence and Fire Temple. In the afternoon, visit the local Jameh and Mir-Chakhmaq Mosques and the Water Museum. Hotel in Yazd

Drive to shiraz. En route visiting Zoroastrian Sarv in Abarqu then Pasargadae, the Capital of ancient Persia and the Tomb of Cyrus the great and Persepolis, Naghsh-e-Rostam and Naghsh-e-Rajab. Hotel in Shiraz.

Start a beautiful morning in Shiraz to visit Zandieh complex (Karim khan’s citadel, pars museum, Vakil bath, Vakil mosque, Vakil bazaar- the traditional bazaar of Shiraz and Moshir caravanserai). Shiraz was a significant township in Achaemenes times and the treasure trove of Persian culture. It is the birthplace of the great Persian poets Hafiz and Saadi and is known as the city of poets, garden, nightingales and flowers. In the afternoon we continue our tour by visiting Jahan Nama Garden, Hafez & Saadi tomb, Quran gate and Ali ebne Hamze shrine. Transfer to the airport for your flight back.