This trip will take you from Tehran, the city known as the heartbeat of Iran, to a world of wonders in Shiraz, Isfahan and Kashan. You will see the ancient, cultural and even modern sides of Iran in an eight-day journey designed to let you experience as much of Iran as possible.

Tehran

Day 1: You will arrive in Tehran well you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel for an overnight stay.

Tehran-Shiraz     

Day 2: You will spend your second day visiting different museums in Tehran. In the evening you will fly to Shiraz.

Shiraz

Day 3: Spend a day outside the city visiting the ruins of one the most magnificent masonry works in the world created over a period of 150 years by one of the oldest civilizations to date. Persepolis was devastated by a fire but its surviving monuments and reliefs still tell of the glory of times gone by.

Let the four gargantuan Achaemenid tombs hewn out of a high cliff at Naqsh-e Rostam take your breath away. You will be amazed by the six massive rock reliefs capturing the stories of the Sassanids and left intrigued by the Cube of Zoroaster and its unexplained origin and function.

You can continue sightseeing in Shiraz after returning to the city in the afternoon.

Shiraz-Isfahan      

Day 4: Start your day with more Shiraz sightseeing before heading to Isfahan. On the road you can visit the first Achaemenid capital in Pasargadae and the tomb of Cyrus the Great, who created one of the first Human Rights Charters known to man after freeing the Jews in 537 BC from captivity in Babylon.

You will arrive in Isfahan in the evening where you will spend the night.

Isfahan

Day 5 &6: Let the splendor of Naqsh-e Jahan Square and Shah and Sheikh Lutfollah Mosques, Ali Qapu Palace and Qeisarieh Bazaar leave you awestruck.

Stop for a rest in the traditional Rouzegar Café and have traditional Persian drinks and snacks or go for a carriage ride around this glorious Meydan (square).

Visit the Jame Mosque of Isfahan, which is the embodiment of the aesthetic tastes of Persian rulers for over 1,000 years. See the 11 bridges of Zayandeh Rood and don’t miss Si-o-se Pol and Khaju Bridge.

Visit Hasht Behesht (eight paradises) Palace and Chehel Sotoun (40 columns) Pavilion.

There will be time to explore Jolfa, the Armenian Quarter of Isfahan, and take a tour of its old churches and Vank Cathedral. Walk through Jolfa’s maze of cobblestoned streets and the inviting cafes situated around its old churches where you can enjoy a delicious meal.

Isfahan-Tehran       

Day 7: You will begin your road trip back to Tehran early in the morning.

You will stop in Natanz on the way where you will see beautiful Islamic structures such as the tomb of a Sufi master named Sheikh Abd al-Samad and the Ilkhanid (1256–1335) Friday Mosque.

Your next stop will be the desert oasis Kashan. Take a tour of Fin Garden, one of the prime examples of the UNESCO registered Persian Garden, and let its Qajar and Safavid baths please your eyes.

Visit the bride of all traditional Persian homes the Tabatabaei House. The delicate decorations used in this Qajar home will be a sight difficult to forget.

You will continue towards Tehran where you can also visit the Imam Khomeini Mausoleum on the way. You will spend your last night in Tehran.

Tehran

Day 8: Transfer to IKA airport for your flight home.

Note 1: Please be advised that some museums may be closed on certain tour dates and your itinerary will change accordingly.

Note 2: We have designed our tour packages to cover a wide-range of tastes and to be fun. If you don’t find what you are looking for here please contact us and we will design a package especially for you.