Treasure Of Persia 12 Days Iran Cultural Tour

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1:

  Tehran, arrival day

  Arrive at Tehran IKA airport, transfer to your hotel by privet transfer. Tehran overnight.

• day 2:

  Tehran

  

  Metropolis Tehran is an “experience” not to forget. A modern metropolis where more than 10 million people live and work. The economic heart of the city is the bazaar in the south. The richer Tehrani live in the north where the air is just a bit fresher. North and South are connected by the 18 km long Valiasr street. Perhaps a million cars pass here every day.Tehran is too big and there is too much to do in a few days. So choose from a museum, a park, the bazaar, a palace, a tea house, an art gallery, a kebab shop and be surprised by spontaneous encounters with the surprisingly helpful Tehrani. By a local guide to go out you can see the most special places of the city in a short time.Tehran overnight. Note: Optional city tours Travel extension with city excursions in Iran,half-days (morning / afternoon) of your choice, including local English-speaking guide, transport and entrance Price per person 50 euro  per person .

• day 3:

  Tehran to Yazd

  Yazd: A Desert Paradise, UNSCO Heritage! Early morning, 06 am take express train to Yazd, You arrive around 12-1 pm . Driver will be wait for you to take you boutique traditional hotel. Yazd is a special city in Iran and the center of modern Zoroastrianism. Yazd is considered by many the oldest one piece inhabited city in the world. This historic desert town is due to its unique location spared destruction by earthquakes, wars and invasions (such as Genghis Khan). The typical Adobe desert architecture taking a walk through the labyrinth of alleys an enchanting experience. Yazd hardly knows high rise making the view from the rooftop is breathtaking, especially at dawn and at the fall of the night. The Azan call to prayer from the minarets takes you on a journey to a nostalgic past. Yazd is located on the ancient Silk Road and has ever Marcopolo here spent the night in a Caravanserai. The old town with its traditional houses joined together is a living monument to himself. Some so-called "friendship" alleys you cannot pass each other without having to socialize with each other. Getting lost in the Old Town is not difficult. But then the minarets of the 13th century mosque Jameeh suddenly there rise above you. Perhaps a million pieces of colored mosaics adorn the façade in beautiful geometric patterns. Yazd overnight.

• day 4:

  Yazd

  Yazd has many attractions including the Ateshkadeh fire temple, Dowlat Abad Persian garden, the Zoroastrian Dakhmeh silence towers, the Qanat water museum, the central Amir Chaqmaq complex, bazaar, khan Bath and many traditional houses with Badgir wind towers, some of which now serve as boutique hotel. Yazdi are naturally curious and like to chat with you. With respect for local traditions and customs, you can enjoy a wonderful stay in an enchanting desert city. Note: Optional city tours Travel extension with city excursions in Iran,half-days (morning / afternoon) of your choice, including local English-speaking guide, transport and entrance Price per person 50 Euro  per person.

• day 5:

  Yazd to Shiraz

  

  Our driver guide will be waiting at the hotel for the drive to Shiraz , also called the gate of Persia. Two and a half thousand years ago, this province of Iran became the center of the vast Persian empire. The ruins of Persepolis (Takhte Jamshid) and the royal tombs of Naqsh-e -Rostam are remnants of this time. You can visit them with your guide. Shiraz overnight

• day 6:

  Shiraz

  Shiraz: City of Poets And Nightingales! Shiraz, city of poets and nightingales, located in the heart of the ancient Persian empire. Not for nothing is here beautiful parks and idyllic gardens. Our word paradise comes even from Persian. Shiraz has a wonderful climate and is a tourist-friendly city where it is nice to stay. Shiraz is a medium Iranian town south of Isfahan towards the Persian Gulf. It has an international airport with flights to and from Dubai and Istanbul. There are bus connections to include Isfahan, Yazd, Kerman and Bushehr and a sleeper train to Tehran. Shiraz has enough attractions for a visit of several days. The center of the historic town is the imposing fortress of Karim Zand. The nearby Vakil complex houses a traditional bazaar, a mosque and a Bath / museum. Visiting Shiraz is visiting Hafez, The mausoleum of the 14th century Persian poet is a crowded park lovers. The medieval Sufi poet Saadi has its own park / mausoleum with numerous worshipers. For the cultural traveler with a passion for antiquity, Shiraz is the perfect base for visiting the historic sites Pasargad, Persepolis, Naqsh-e Rustam, Firuzabad and Bishapur. Note: Optional city tours Travel extension with city excursions in Iran,half-days (morning / afternoon) of your choice, including local English-speaking guide, transport and entrance Price per person 50 euro per person.

• day 7:

  Shiraz to Isfahan

  From Shiraz you make a long but beautiful drive through the desert landscape to Yazd. On the way there is a stopover in Pasargaed near the monument of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire.You continue toward Isfahan. This cultural capital of Iran had its heyday in the 17th century during King Shah Abbas. Isfahan overnight.

• day 8:

  Isfahan

  

  Isfahan: Half of the World! Isfahan is the cultural capital of Iran. The city flourished again when Shah Abbas I, in 1598 established his government. Isfahan, this was the 2nd time the center of Persia. Isfahan owes its splendid palaces and the Golden Age mosques. Her nickname is "NESF-e JAHAN or half the world due to its international appeal and the masterpieces of artists from other countries. Still Isfahan is an important economic and artistic center and almost 3 million inhabitants, the third largest city of Iran. It is central to Iran with an international airport and good bus and rail links to almost all cities.A stay in Isfahan should not be missed during a trip to Iran. Despite the city size are easy to walk to most sights and monuments. The huge Naqsh-e -Jahan square surprised even the most traveled passenger. This central square is surrounded by the arches of the bazaar, the Ali Qapu Palace and the magnificent mosques Lutfollah and Shah.The bridges over the Zayandeh Rud River are another major attraction of Isfahan. A bridge walk across the Si-o- se Pol and Pol-e Khaju is primarily a special experience in the evening. With luck you can hear resound the magical sounds of Tar under the vaulted arches.Isfahan overnight.

• day 9:

  Isfahan

  This day you can enjoy other cultural highlights include the Vank church in the Armenian-Christian Jolfa district, the Fire Temple Mount Ateshgah, the Minar janban and palaces Chehel Sotoun and Hasht Behesht.And also have free time for strolling in Bazaar. Isfahan overnight. Note: Optional city tours Travel extension with city excursions in Iran,half-days (morning / afternoon) of your choice, including local English-speaking guide, transport and entrance Price per person 50 euro per person .

• day 10:

  Isfahan to Kashan

  Kashan; Undiscovered Gem of Cultural Treasures! After 3 nights of stay in Isfahan you take a ride to the ancient desert city of Kashan. On the way stop over to visit the picturesque, red mountain village of Abyaneh. Kashan is a medium-sized desert town in central Iran. The name is synonymous with antiques and it is not strange because during excavations objects have been found from 6000 BC. The old center of this traditional city has largely retained its typical desert architecture. Hidden in the narrow streets are beautiful merchant houses, witnesses of a glorious past. 

• day 11:

  Kashan to Tehran

  

  Morning, you can have more time to visit Kashan's highlights. is another interesting desert city along silk Road which is famous for its traditional merchant houses, the Hammam and Fin garden. After a 1-night stay in Kashan, our driver will take you to a comfortable journey in Persian Gulf high way to Tehran. Tehran overnight.

• day 12:

  Tehran, departure day

  Free day for departure, Our driver will be at hotel lobby at right time to take you IKA airport in one hour.It is better to be at airport two hours before your flight time.