Prepare yourself for a long discovery trip to Iran. In this Iran tour package you visit most of the famous highlights of the country and some sites that have been ignored and we want to introduce them to people.
Cities: Tabriz - Zanjan - Qazvin - Ramsar - Gonbad Qabus - Mashhad - Birjand - Kerman - Yazd - Isfahan - Shiraz - Ahwaz - Kermanshah - Hamedan - Tehran
Tour Type:Cultural
5280$
Price: |
5280$ |
Duration: |
26 Days |
Total covered distance: |
5600 KM |
Tour Offer: |
10% off from : June to August / November to mid-March |
Group Size: |
Minimum 2 persons , Maximum 8 persons or private tour |
Driver Guide: |
Yes |
Transportation: |
Car , Bus |
Transfer: |
Included |
Accommodation: |
Hotels 3* ( 26 nights) |
Meals: |
Excluded |
Entrance Fees: |
Included |
Visa: |
Included |
Day 1:You’ll be transferred to the hotel
Day 2:In the morning by visiting the blue mosque you’ll be fascinated by fantastic architecture. Then you visit the Azerbaijan museum which learn more about the history of this region. The Tabriz bazaar (UNESCO world heritage) is the biggest complex in the world with ceiling. The constitution museum would be our final destination which makes more informed of the history of democracy in Iran.
Day 3:In the morning we drive to Takht-e-soleyman (UNESCO world heritage site). Takht-e-soleyman was one of the main fire temples in Sassanid period which dates back to 4th century. A crater of mineral water makes this place more scenic. Drive to Zanjan.
Day 4:Drive to Sultaniye. Visit Sultaniye dome, the third biggest brick dome in the world with wonderful architecture. Drive to Qazvin. Visit Sa'd-ol-Saltane Caravanserai and Chehel Sotun (40 culumn) palace.
Day 5:Drive to Ramsar. En route visit the Alamut castle which is located in 2200 meters altitude.
Day 6:In the morning drive to Javaherdeh, one the most spectacular villages in the north. Then head to Ramsar ski lift and enjoy the scenic view of mountains, forest and caspian sea.
Day 7:Drive to Gonbad- Qabus. En route visit the UNESCO world heritage site, abbas abad garden in Behshahr.
Day 8:In the morning visit the highest brick tower in the world. Qabus tower (UNESCO world heritage site) is the only structure of old Jorjan which dates back to early 11th century. Drive to Mashhad. En route stop in the Golestan national Park and enjoy the landscape by walking through forest.
Day 9:After breakfast you'll drive to the holy shrine of Imam Reza the eighth Imam of Shitts. The splendor of the holy shrine will amaze any visitor. Then head to Nadir shah museum and get familiar with one of the most famous kings of Iran. The tomb of Ferdowsi, the best epic poet of our literature history is our next stop. Then we're going to have lunch in Chalidareh, the summer resort in the vicinity of Mashhad.
Day 10:Drive to Birjand. En route visit the Qasabe qanat (UNESCO world heritage site) and the old texture of Riyab village.
Day 11:In the morning visit Birjand castle is one the oldest and most scenic castles in Iran with the area of 3000 square meters. It's been built in Safavid period. It's been built with mud bricks and people were safe at the time of Turkmens and Uzbeks invasion. Our next stop would be Arg-e baharestan (baharestan fortress) which is a monument from Afsharid time and known as Bagh-e zereshki. After that we visit Shokati school as the third modern school in Iran. We will visit khaje khezr which is a sort of mosque mausoleum showing the rituals for burial ceremonies in old time. The next place to visit is a UNESCO world heritage site. Akbarieh garden with some magnificent pavilions is like a paradise in the middle of desert. There is an anthropology museum in this garden which you’ll be acquainted with the local customs and traditions of people. Rahimabad garden with its picturesque pavilion with pool, storage rooms, surrounding walls and watching towers is really worth to visit.
Day 12:Drive to Kerman. En route visit Nayband village and enjoy walking through the old texture of the village.
Day 13:Visit Ganjalikhan complex including the square, the well-decorated public bath-house and the traditional bazaar. After walking through bazaar you'll visit Jame mosque and se-gonbadan (three-domes). Drive to Mahan. Visit the Shahzade garden (UNESCO world heritage site), a spectacular Qajarid garden with a life-giving multi-level pool streaming in the middle. Finally visit the mausoleum of Shah Ne'matollah Vali (one of the most respected Gnostics in Iran). It's a peaceful place with eye-catching paintings and fine decorations. Drive back to Kerman.
Day 14:Drive to Yazd. En route visit Zein-ol-din caravanserai, it’s a unique structure with circular shape.
Day 15:Today we will get familiar with Zoroastrians by visiting Towers of silence and the fire temple. You will be amazed by visiting the water museum and see how people survived in desert by digging underground water canals (Qanat). Dolat-abad garden (UNESCO world heritage site) with the highest wind tower in the world is our next stop. Jame mosque with its blue tiles and high minarets is our next host. Finally we visit the old city of Yazd (UNESCO world heritage site). You will enjoy even if you get lost in the maze-like allies.
Day 16:Drive to Isfahan. En route visit the Jame mosque of Naein.
Day 17:In the morning we visit Chehel-Sotoun palace. The great palace of safavid kings. Then we head to Royal square (UNESCO world heritage site). We will visit Imam mosque with unlimited glory. In Sheikh-lotfollah mosque you see the ultimate skill of architects in building and embellishing a mosque.
Day 18:Today we visit Atiq mosque. The museum of Persian architecture. Vank church in Armanian neighborhood would be our next stop. In the afternoon we go to the river bank to see fantastic bridges of Isfahan.
Day 19:Drive to Shiraz. En route visit Pasagadae, Necropolis and Persepolis. Three highlights (UNESCO world heritage sites) from Achamenid era which shows the magnificence of The empire.
Day 20:Today is full of fantastic places to visit. Pink mosque with its colorful tiles will await us in the morning. Then we visit Narenjestan-e-qavam. You will find a piece of heaven when you visit Eram garden (UNESCO world heritage site). In the afternoon by visiting Hafez and Sa'di tombs will get familiar with Persian poetry. Overnight in Shiraz.
Day 21:In the morning drive to Ahwaz. En route visit Bishapur city. The city which has been built by Valerian, the Roman king.
Day 22:Today drive to Susa (UNESCO world heritage site). At first visit Apadana palace, the palace of Darius the Great and Chogha-zanbil (UNESCO world heritage site) the oldest Elamite temple in Iran which dates back to 1200 B.C. Drive to Kermanshah. We will visit Taq-e-Bostan (UNESCO world heritage site) reliefs from sassanid period and the traditional Bazaar of Kermanshah.
Day 23:Today drive to Hamedan. Visit Ganjname, the inscriptions of Darius and Xerxes. Then we get familiar with a Persian polymath Avicenna by visiting his tomb. Finally visit Alavian dome with magnificent plaster works.
Day 24:In the morning we visit Easter and Mordkhai the famous Jewish mausoleum. Then we head to Tehran. In the road to Tehran we will visit the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini the founder of Islamic Republic in Iran.
Day 25:In the morning visit the Iran national museum, the place that you see the evolution of human being during the time in Iran. Then it's time to get amazed by visiting Golestan palace (UNESCO world heritage site), the decoration of palaces is fantastic. Carpet museum is a world of art you've never seen anywhere else.
Day 26:You’ll be transferred to IKIA airport.
Flexible