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Day 1: Arrival - Tehran
Arrive to Tehran IK airport, meet at the airport & assist to your hotel, rest till 11:00 a.m & then start your half day tour to see Iran National museum and get amazed at its priceless pieces, spend your time in the busiest Bazaar in Iran and maybe sip some tea in a nice tea-house. Discover the eye-catching precious collection of Jewels of Iranian 2500 years of Monarchy in the Iran Jewels museum. O/n in Tehran.
Day 2: Tehran - Mashhad
Full day Tehran city tour visiting Archeological & Carpet museums & Golestan palace. In the afternoon will visit Darband or Farhzad where Iranians go for pleasure, There,you will see lots of traditional tea houses & resturants. Fly to Mashhad after the tour. O/n in Mashhad.
Day 3: Mashhad - Tabriz
Visiting Imam Reza Gold shrine & visiting Mashhad city & in the afternoon will have a short excursion to Toos to Visit Ferdosi , the great epic poet's tomb . ( who revived the Iranians with the Persian language.) Fly to Tabriz in the evening. O/nin Tabriz.
Day 4: Tabriz
visit to Elgoli Park, St Mary's Church, Mashrootiat Home , Shahrdari Palace , Kabood Mosque , and Maghbarat Ol Shoara Mausoleum.. O/n in Tabriz.
Day 5: Tabriz - Ahvaz
Free atleisure & fly to Ahvaz & visiting Iron bridge.O/n in Ahvaz.
Day 6: Ahvaz - Susa - Ahvaz
Full day excursion to Chogha-Zanbil to visit the ziggurat, Haft-Teppeh, Susa and Shushtar, O/n in Ahvaz.
Day 7: Shiraz
Drive to Shiraz, en-route visit the Sassanian palace, Anahita Temple and bas-reliefs at Bishapur, Invited to alocal home for dinner . O/n in Shiraz.
Day 8: Shiraz
In the morning head to the Zand complex including the castle, gardens and mosque to get a sense of Shiraz as a capital 250 years ago. Wonder at the beauty of Nasiralmolk mosque and walk among crowds in one of the most important and gorgeous shrines in Iran, Shahcheragh. Meet warm Iranians in Hafez & Saadi tombs reciting his poems & Afif Abad garden & weapon museum. O/n in Shiraz.
Day 9: Shiraz - Persepolis - Pasargade - Bavanat
Visiting Qoran gate & khajoo masoleum & then move to Persepolis and Necropolis (Naghshe Rostam) and Unearth the ruins of Persepolis as a world heritage. O/n stay in a local home in Bavanat village, eat local food prepared with kind rural woman.
Day 10: Nomad- Yazd
Full day with nomads, in the afternoon move to Yazd. O/n in Yazd.
Day 11: Yazd- Zeinodin
Get into the mysterious world of Zoroastrians by visiting their fire temple and towers of silence there. Admire people of Iranian plateau by visiting Yazd water museum and learn about the underground water canals, Qanats. Gaze at the high minarets and nice brick and tile work of Yazd Jame mosque and visit the marvelous Islamic Amirchaghmagh complex. drive to Zeinoddin desert and ponder life in Zeinoddin Carevanserai and its scenic surroundings. You can go Camel riding. O/n in Zeinodin.
Day 12: ZeinoDin - Kerman
At 6:00 a.m drive to Kerman to discover how people adapted their life to a dessert city surrounded by mountains. Get acquainted with Sufism and mysticism by visiting Moshtagh Alishah tomb, uncover Iranian old style hammams in Ganjalikhan hammam of Kerman, see Kerman Jame mosque and its majestic Persia structure. In the afternoon drive to Mahan. Meet Sufis who have travelled a long way to pay homage to their Sufi master Shah Nematollah Valiin his shrine. Laze in Shahzadeh Gardens and admire a great example of Persian gardens that depicts a high contrast between a green garden and a harsh dessert at the background.
Day 13: Kerman - Mahan - Rayen - Bandar abbas
Drive to Bandar abbas & via way visit Mahan & Rayen. Spot the imposing deserted citadel of Rayen. Then drive to Shahdad and reflect on what natural forces and time has built there. O/N in Bandar abbas.
Day 14: Bandar abbas - Qeshm Island
Go to Qeshm by boat to visit the nice Island, Hara jungle, Star valleys & shopping centers.
Day 15: Qeshm Island - Isfahan
Fly to Isfahan in the morning & Get acquainted with the historic Royal square of Esfahan registered as a world heritage. Visit picturesque Safavid chehelsetoon palace. O/n in isfahan.
Day 16: Isfahan
Ponder on the breathtaking Armenian Vank church In Isfahan and marvel at the majesty of Isfahan's Jame mosque as the collection of Persian architecture in different periods of Iranian Islamic history. Stroll aside Isfahan river and admire the masters who built several bridges over it through the history. This afternoon is at leisure. O/n in Isfahan.
Day 17: Isfahan - Abyaneh - Kashan - Qom
Drive to Tehran at 6:00a.m. Via way visiting Abyaneh village which is called the gate of Iran history, Get an insight into Iranian traditional houses by visiting Tabatabai and Boroojerdiha houses in Kashan , Tread in Fin gardens of Kashan and once again praise Persian garden designers. Have a stop in th heartland of Shiism, Qom and walk around the main shrine of the town, Fatima shrine. O/N in Tehran.
Day 18: Departure
Transfer to Ik airport at 3:00 for your return flight which is at 6:05 a.m.
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