10 Day Classic Iran tour | Essence of History and Nature [1201]

Golestan Palace
Mirror Hall
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque
Pink Mosque in Shiraz
Narenjestan Qavam Garden
Shiraz
The Shah Mosque & Naghsh-e Jahan Square
Isfahan

Duration
10 Days
Visiting Cities
Tehran, Kashan, Isfahan, Kerman, and Shiraz

Transportation
Sedan, van, minibus or bus depeding on the number of passengers
Price
Prices are provided as a chart, according to the number of passengers.

Summary of the 10 day classic Iran tour:

Tehran (1 night) – Kashan (1 night) – Isfahan (2 nighs) – Kerman (2 nights) – Shiraz (3 nights)

Highlights:

Six UNESCO World Heritage sites (Golestan Palace, Fin Garden, Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Lut desert, Persepolis, and Pasargadae), together with Atashkadeh-e Yazd, a Zoroastrian fire temple dated to 470 AD.

Price table (1201) Note: Prices are according to the number of passengers, in US Dollar
single	1690 $
2 to 3	1090 $
4 to 6	1030 $
7 to 11	870 $
12 to 18	820 $
19 to 24	760$
25 and above	680 $

Guide

English-speaking guide or driver/guide.

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Meals

Breakfast and snack.
* Lunch and dinner are EXCLUDED.

Transportation

Private sedan car/van/minibus/VIP bus depending on the number of passengers
one domestic flight from Shiraz to Tehran

Accomodation

Upon your request, available options are:

3-star hotels
5-star hotels
Tradditional houses

The following items are NOT included:

Visa fee
International flight
Travel insurance
Personal expenses

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10 Day Classic Iran Tour

Essence of History and Nature

Day 1 – Tehran

Arrival at airport (IKA)
Transport to hotel in Tehran, check-in, have a short rest, visit Tabiat Bridge, then Tajrish district and its bazaar and dinner in Darband where you can feel the fresh air coming from the mountains and taste some delicious Persian food.
Overnight stay in Tehran

Day 2 – Tehran – Kashan

Sightseeing in Tehran historical part. First of all, we visit the Golestan Palace Complex which is a UNESCO world heritage and the first tallest building of Tehran once used to be the symbol of Tehran. Then, we pass through the old Grand bazaar. Other places to visit are Treasury of National Jewels (if open*), National Garden Gate, National Museum of Iran and 30Tir St. (aka the food street of Tehran)

* Treasury of National Jewels is only open from Saturdays to Tuesdays from 14 to 17 pm.

Head to Kashan in the evening. Overnight stay in Kashan

Day 3 – Kashan – Isfahan

Visit Fin Garden which is a UNESCO world heritage and a perfect representative of Persian gardens. After that, we visit Tabatabaie Historical Houses which is one of the prominent historic houses of Kashan, together with the Āmeri House, the Borujerdi House, and others. Next stops are Soltan Amir Ahmad Hammam (a traditional Iranian public bathhouse constructed in the 16th century, during the Safavid era) and the old bazaar of Kashan. If we have time, we can also visit the underground city of Noushabaad related to 1500 years ago.
Head to Isfahan and visiting 1500-year-old Abyaneh village aka the red village on the way to Isfahan
Overnight stay in Isfahan

Day 4 – Isfahan

Isfahan city tour: Naqsh-e Jahan Square which is a UNESCO world heritage and was the heart of Safavid capital where Shah mosque and Ali Qapu Palace are located. Chehel Sotun Palace (forty columns) a pavilion in the middle of a park at the far end of a long pool built by Shah Abbas II to be used for his entertainment and receptions. Depending on our time, after lunch, we can visit Vank Church also known the Church of the Saintly Sisters, is a cathedral located in the Armenian quarter of Isfahan known as Jolfa which is still one of the oldest and largest Armenian quarters in the world. Si-o-Se Pol Bridge which is the largest of the eleven historical bridges on the Zayanderud, the largest river of the Iranian Plateau.
Overnight stay in Isfahan

Day 5 – Isfahan – Kerman

Head to Kerman (8 hrs) – passing by Yazd and might be possible to visit The Yazd Atash Behram (meaning “Victorious Fire”), also known as Atashkadeh-e Yazd, a Zoroastrian fire temple dated to 470 AD. It is one of the nine Atash Behrams, the only one of the highest grade fire in ancient Iran; the other eight Atash Behrams are in India.

If we have extra time, we will visit Attractions of Yazd , Narin Qaleh, and Pahlavanpour Garden .
Pahlavanpour Garden is one of the sites of Mehriz in Yazd province and is registered in the list
of national monuments of Iran and UNESCO World Heritage. Overnight stay in Kerman.

Day 6 – Kerman – Lut

Sightseeing in Kerman which can be a fast visiting of Kerman’s Grand Bazaar as one of the oldest bazaars in Iran. then on the way to Lut desert you can visit UNESCO World Heritage of Shazdeh Mahan Garden which is a must to visit. you will pass through Shahdad village and visit the beautiful desert there. The sunset on the kalouts of Shahdad is a once-in-a-life-time-experience.
Overnight stay in a well-equipped Eco camp in Lut Desert.

Day 7 – Lut – Shiraz

After watching the beatiful sunrise in the desert and early morning visit of desert, Head to Shiraz (7 hrs)- Visit the Stone Garden of Sirjan and Passing by Maharlu Lake (the pink lake).

Day 8 – Shiraz

Head to Marvdasht in Fars to visit two UNESCO world heritage, namely Pasargadae the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians, in the 6th century BC, and Persepolis the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. We also visit Naqsh-e Rostam which is the necropolis of the Achaemenid dynasty.
Overnight stay in Shiraz

Day 9 – Shiraz

Sightseeing in Shiraz: Nasir al-Mulk Mosque known as pink mosque due to the usage of a considerable number of pink-colored tiles for its interior design. Vakil complex (bazaar and bath). Shahcheragh holy shrine, the most important place of pilgrimage within the city of Shiraz. Eram Garden, a historic Persian garden in Shiraz or Narenjestan Garden, a traditional and historical house in Shiraz.

Visiting Tomb of Hafez and its associated memorial hall, the Hāfezieh, are two memorial structures in memory of the celebrated Persian poet Hafez.

Overnight stay in Shiraz

Day 10 – Shiraz – Tehran

Depending on your departure time, fly back to Tehran, change the airport and fly back to your country.

Optional Offers:

1) If you wish, departure from Isfahan to Kerman can be done at night, in which case you can rest long distances on the bus. (VIP bus for more than 12 people), In this case, you will stay 2 nights in Lut Desert Eco Camp and no stay in Kerman and only one night totally in Isfahan. (In the camp, we pay for all meals.) And the cost of the tour per person 23 $ will increase.

2) If you wish, departure from Kerman to Shiraz can be done at night, in which case you can rest long distances on the bus. (VIP bus for more than 12 people), In this case, visiting Maharloo Lake and Stone Garden will be eliminated and visiting the Tombs of Hafez and Saadia can be added. be informed that the cost will not be changed.

3) On the 5th day, In the middle of the road from Yazd to Kerman, we can overnight stay in Rocky village of Meymand as you wish. If you are interested in spending the night in 8,000-year-old stone houses in Meymand, one day should be added to the tour. Note that these amazing houses have few facilities. At the same time, these houses have kind hosts, and we will do our best to provide the necessary facilities as much as possible. However, choose this option only if you are sure you will not run into problems with the least facilities. If you select this option The cost will increase by $ 70 /per person.

If you have seen a part of the route in your previous trips or you want to change part of the itinery , contact our experts so that after guiding and reviewing your Tailor-made tour
requests, we can announce the details of the tour at a new price.
After determining The number of your participants and conditions, we will review the Itinery and, if necessary, make changes according to your interests, and finally the program approved by you will be executed. So safely select the program you want and Leave the rest to us.

Golestan Palace

Nasir al-Mulk Mosque

Narenjestan Qavam Garden

The Shah Mosque & Naghsh-e Jahan Square