Historical & Cultural Tour to Iran – 9 days

Day 1

Overnight: hotel in Tehran

Day 2

City tour around Tehran
Visit to Golestan Palace – one of the most ancient architectural sights in Iran. It consists of royal buildings and gardens.
Excursion to the National Museum
Visit to the Museum of National Jewels where you will explore amazing collections of Safavid and other royal dynasties: crowns, diadems, swords and other precious gems.
Visit to Milad and Azadi towers

Overnight: hotel in Tehran

Meals: breakfast

Day 3

Trip to Kashan town which is famous for its magnificent architecture
On the way, you will visit the village of Abyaneh – a cultural, ethnographic and tourist center. he village has a unique architecture, and all the houses here have a red color since they are built of special clay.

Overnight: hotel in Tehran

Meals: breakfast

Day 4

Trip to Isfahan – the third largest city in Iran
Sightseeing tour around Isfahan
The tour will start with the visit to Chehel Sotoun – an outstanding architectural masterpiece of the XVII-the cent. Once it was used by Iranian shahs for entertainment and receptions of dignitaries and ambassador.
Visit to the Armenian Church Vank which is one of the most beautiful Armenian churches in the world, which will undoubtedly attract the attention of every Christian
Walk through the Armenian quarter Julfa
Tour around Hasht Behesht Palace
Visit to the Jami mosque – the UNESCO object in Iran
The last excursion will be at the Minare Jonban – the tomb of a Sufi with its shaking minarets and some historical bridges.

Overnight: hotel in Isfahan

Meals: breakfast

Day 5

The second day in Isfahan. This day you will explore the most famous bridges of the town
Inspection of the Imam Khomeini Square built in the XVI-th century. It impresses with its grandiose dimensions – 560 meters length and 165 meters width. It is the second largest square in the world included into UNESCO world heritage list. Around it there are the most famous buildings of Isfahan – the Imam Mosque, the Sheikh Lotfolli Mosque and the Ali Kapu Palace (“Imam Ali Gate”)
Visit to Isfahan Bazaar, where you can buy souvenirs

Overnight: hotel in Isfahan

Meals: breakfast

Day 6

Trip to Yazd – one of the oldest cities in Iran, which attracts both by its history and unique architecture
City tour around Yazd

Overnight: hotel in Yazd

Meals: breakfast

Day 7

Trip to Shiraz
Visit to Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque also known as a Pink Mosque. It amazes with its colored facade made of glass and other traditional elements
Visit to Narenjestan Palace and Gardens
Visit to Shah Cheragh Shrine – one of the most beautiful shrines in Iran with its beautiful dome, wonderful lighting, and mirror-work
Stroll around Eram Garden – one of the most famous and beautiful Persian gardens in all of Iran.
Visit the grave of the Iranian poet Hafez. Hafez Shirazi is one of the greatest lyricists in the world literature.
The tour continues to the tombs of poets Saadi. Sa’adi is a poet, philosopher, and mystic known as the father of tourism. He traveled to different countries and cities and then collected all his experiences in verse and rhyme-prose.

Overnight: hotel in Yazd

Meals: breakfast

Day 8

Trip to Persepolis – the ancient Persian city founded in the VI-V century BC. e., the capital of the vast empire of the Achaemenids. To date, this city is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
On the way stop at Pasargadae – the ancient Persian city, the first capital of the Achaemenid Empire.

Overnight: hotel in Shiraz

Meals: breakfast