Duration: 20 Days & 20 Nights

Group size: Min 2, Max 12

Accommodation type: 3* hotels

Transport: Sedan car-Van-Mini Bus

Start: Tehran/Esfahan, Iran

Finish: Tehran/Shiraz, Iran

 
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Day 1

ESFAHAN

Arriving at Esfahan airport, your tourist guide will greet and accompany you to your hotel. You will have time to rest and relax, before your morning tour of Esfahan commences.

Your tour includes the famed Royal Square (Naqsh-e-Jahan), which is a UNESCO world heritage site and the second largest square in the world. We will visit the architectural marvels of Sheikh Lotfollah and Imam MosquesAliqapu Palace and Chehel Sutoon Palace. At the bazaar you may purchase the arts and crafts for which Esfahan is so well renowned. Here, we have art, architecture, spirituality, luxury, commerce and social life all together.

Stay overnight in Esfahan.

Day 2

ESFAHAN

After breakfast  you will visit the Atiq Jame mosque which has been built in different Islamic periods from 9th century to Qajar era(18th centure). Then you will visit Vank church, the magnificent Armenian church with eye-catching paintings and murals. Next one on the agenda is Music museum, by visiting Music museum you get familiar with Persian music history. Your last stops will be Si-o-Se pol and Khajou bridges.

Stay overnight in Esfahan.

Day 3

MESR DESERT

Today we will move from Isfahan to Mesr village with a short stop In Chupanan. In Mesr village you will walk in the desert and watch the sunset from the sand dunes. If possible riding a camel as well..

Stay overnight in Mesr village.

Day 4

BASTAM

After breakfast we will drive to Bastaam. En route we will have two stops to visit the castle of Jandagh village and then Tarikhane mosque (the second oldest mosque of Iran) in Damghan. Continue driving to Bastam to visit tomb of Bayzid Bastami.

 

Stay overnight in Bastam.

Day 5

NEISHABUR

Driving to Mashhad the most important religiouse city in Iran. En route we will stop in Neishabur to visit: Tomb of Khayam, Tomb of Attar and Tomb of Kamal-al-molk. Then continue driving to Mashhad.

 

Stay overnight in Mashhad

Day 6

MASHHAD

Today you will have an excursion outside the city. You’ll travel to Toos to visit the magnificent tomb of Ferdowsi. In The evening we will visit Imam Reza Shrine. You will have a family dinner in Mashhad.

Stay overnight in Mashhad

Day 7

NASHTIFAN

Your overland trip continues to Torbate Jaam we will visit The Tomb of a great Mystic, Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami. Moving towards Khaf. Then you will visit Khargerd Madrasa.

Stay overnight in Nashtifan.

Day 8

FERDOWS

You will visit Nashtifan Wind mills. Then we drive to Gonabad to visit a world heritage site, Ghasabe Qanat. Continue driving to Ferdows.

Stay overnight in Ferdows.

Day 9

TABAS

In the morning we will drive to Tabas. En route we will visit a desert village called DEIHOUK , Then you will visit Morteza Ali Spring.

Stay overnight in Tabas.

Day 10

YAZD

In the morning we will drive to Yazd. En route we will visite an anciennt village and a Zoroastrean temple. Kharanaq Village, Chak Chak. 

Stay overnight in Yazd.

Day 11

YAZD

Yazd; bride of the desert, with its sun-dried adobe buildings, has a unique architecture which is adopted to the desert that surrounds it. This ancient city is furnished with mosques of stunning beauty which co-exist with Zoroastrian and Jewish holy sites.
Your tour will start after breakfast with visiting the Towers of Silence. Lace up your shoes firmly to climb up one of the towers. There are several fascinating stories behind this place. There is a great view where you can look over the whole site and surrounding area.

You will continue your sightseeing in Yazd at the Zoroastrian Fire temple.

Next place to visit is Amir Chakhmagh Square; the symbol of Yazd. Next site will be Water Museum which is few steps from Amir cahakhmagh Square. Here you will have the chance to get familiar with the underground water system in the desert. After lunch we’ll walk around the graceful Dolat Abad Garden which is a typical example of a Persian garden.

You will end your tour with strolling through the old town of Yazd. Before leaving the old town you will visit the impressive Jame mosque of Yazd too.

Stay overnight in Yazd.

Day 12

KERMAN

We will continue our journey to Kerman, the land of Kaluts and citadels. We’ll have a short stop to visit the Kerman Traditional bazaar and Ganjali khan bath house. Then drive to Mahan and visit Shah Nematolah Vali Shrine. We may have the chance to meet some Sufis who come to this Shrine to pay homage to their Sufi master Shah Nematolah Vali.  get relax in Shazde Garden (UNESCO world heritage site) while admiring the contrast of this green garden with the harsh desert around it.

Stay overnight in Mahan.

shazde garden

Day 13

SHAHDAD

After breakfast we’ll drive to Rayen. First we will visit Rayen Citadel and its beautiful background of Hazar mountain. After lunch we proceed to Shahdad area in order to visit Kaluts. Kalut means sandy mountains in Persian. Shahdad is on the edge of the Lut desert with a wonderful scenery of desert in Kaluts, where in 2005 the temperature reached 159.3F (70.7C). Observe the stars far away from the distraction of city lights.

Stay overnight in Shahdad.

Day 14

BAM - Qale ganj

Drive to Ghale Ganj. En-route you will visit Bam Citadel: which is the largest mud-brick castle in the world. It is 180.000 sqm including 400 houses. Built in Sassanid period. The citadel mostly destroyed by destructive earthquake in 2003.

Stay overnight in Ghale Ganj

Day 15

QESHM ISLAND

Early in the morning You will head into Bandar Abbas and then to  Qeshm with ferry . You will have time to explore Qeshm. the largest island in the Persian Gulf. Qeshm is famous for its amazing landscape; fantastic valleys with special geological shapes never disappoint any visitors.  We will visit the Mangrove forest and we will be in Bandar-e-laft to see the sunset.

 

Stay overnight in Qeshm.

Day 16

HORMOZ - QESHM

Hormoz Island is little charmer of an island packs a big punch. In the morning we will reach there by motor-boat. Then we will visit:

1. Rainbow valley

2.Portuguese castle.

Stay overnight in Qeshm.

Day 17

QESHM ISLAND

Drive to Chahkouh valley. Then drive to The Naz island with its colourful shells , after that we will visit the Stars Valley.

Stay overnight in Qeshm island.

Day 18

SHIRAZ

In the morning we will drive toward Shiraz ; en route we will visit:

1. Ardeshir Palace the sasanid palace.

2. Mausoleum of Shah Cheragh

 

Stay overnight in Shiraz.

Day 19

SHIRAZ

hiraz has a great reputation as an enlightened city that has been at the center of Persian culture for more than 2,000 years and once was the country’s capital. Shiraz is crowned as the heartland of Persian culture and this city of sophistication will often conjure up images of roses, nightingales, gardens, and poetry.
After breakfast, we will explore Shiraz with Nasir Almolk Mosque to visit its marvelous prayer hall. The next place will be Narenjestan Garden which dates back to the Qajar era in the 19th century—only a few minutes walk to reach Vakil Bazaar and Saray-e-moshir with its splendid architecture and souvenir shops. Here you will have enough time to look for small pieces of handicrafts.
Shiraz is home to famous poets such as Hafez and Saadi;

Day 20

SHIRAZ-LEAVING IRAN

An excursion out of the city which takes you to visit three world heritage sites. First, we will stop in Persepolis, the legendary city of the Persians.
Continue driving to Necropolis the magnificent burial place of Achaemenid kings. The site also provides seven bas-reliefs dating back to the Elamite and Sassanid periods.

Last stop in Pasargad, to visit the tomb of Cyrus the Great the founder of the first Persian empire.

Depart Iran

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START DATE:2024 Jun 04
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DBL ROOM (P/P):1660€
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START DATE:2024 Sep 26
END DATE:2024 Oct 16
DBL ROOM (P/P):1660€
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END DATE:2024 Oct 21
DBL ROOM (P/P):1660€
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START DATE:2024 Oct 21
END DATE:2024 Nov 10
DBL ROOM (P/P):1660€
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END DATE:2024 Sep 29
DBL ROOM (P/P):1660€
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DBL ROOM (P/P):1660€
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