Salaam! Welcome to The Great Persia (Iran).  You will be met on arrival at Tehran International airport and transferred to your hotel. (approximately 1 hour). You may arrive in Tehran at any time today, with hotel rooms are generally available after 12 pm (midday). Tehran this marvelous city sits at the bottom of the Alborz Mountains – their snowy peaks serving as a photogenic backdrop for the colorful buildings. After a while rest, tour some of the magnificent museums in downtown Tehran, like National Museum of Iran. The national museum contains prestigious relics influential in shaping the world’s culture and civilization. Our next visit is the Golestan Palace, (the Rose Garden Palace) UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the oldest historic monuments belonging to a group of royal buildings in Tehran & Tehran traditional grand bazaar.

Accommodation

• Tehran (1 night)

Included Activities

• Tehran - National museum


• Tehran - Golestan Palace


• Tehran - Welcome dinner

Meals Included

• Dinner

Special Information

An airport arrival transfer is included. Please provide your flight details at the time of booking, or at a minimum 15 days prior to travel. Once you have provided your details a transfer representative will be booked to meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel.

 

Drive to Isfahan. Today is fully dedicated to Isfahan teemed with fabulous monuments and UNESCO world heritages. At the city’s heart stands UNESCO-listed Naqsh-e Jahan Square (Meidan Emam) flanked by azure-tiled mosques, Outstanding Sheikh Lotf-ol- lah and Imam Mosques, Ali Qapu palace and the entrance to a vast bazaar. Fountains dance where once polo players pranced to entertain Safavid Ruler, Shah Abbas. delving into traditional bazaar with eye-catching handicrafts give you the opportunity to get closer to Iranian art and culture. In the evening, take a stroll down to the Zayandeh River and witness the historic bridges arching over the water. The stunning Si-o-Seh Pol (bridge of 33 arches) lights up at night, best viewed either on the banks of the river or at a local teahouse. While away some time in this magical location, truly one of the most atmospheric that Iran has to offer.

Accommodation

• Isfahan - Hotel  (1 night)

Included Activities

• Isfahan - Naqsh-e Jahan Square


• Isfahan - Sheikh Lotf-ol- lah and Imam Mosques


• Isfahan - Ali Qapu palace


• Isfahan - bazaar


• Isfahan - old bridges

Meals Included

• Breakfast

Drive to Dasht-e Sheikh Alikhan, the most important Bakhtiari Nomads’ summer camp, where you can enjoy having organic dairies & foods, walking and sightseeing in the untouched area. we can wade across the pond, formed where Shikhalikhan Waterfall hits the ground. Brave people tell you stories about their lifestyle and challenges they have to deal with. spending the night with these hospitable locals while enjoying the breath-taking beauty of Zard kouh.

 

Accommodation

• Kuhrang - local house (1 night)

Included Activities

• Kuhrang - Shikhalikhan Waterfall

Meals Included

• Breakfast


• Lunch


• Dinner

Special Information

Tonight’s accommodation is very simple. We share close quarters in the home. For your comfort, a simple foam mattress, pillows and blankets are provided, but consider bringing your own thermarest (or similar) if you’d like the extra padding. Warm clothes are also a good idea. Expect the unexpected – anything can happen, from a simple night in with local families to an invitation to a nomad wedding! Bathrooms facilities are shared, but a western toilet is available.

After almost 3 hours of road trip through stunning landscape, we enter Khafr village. It is located on the steep foothills of Dena district, Zagros mountain range. One of the best mountaineering paths is through this village. We can visit Samiron waterfall with a lovely breeze.

Accommodation

• Khafr – Local house  (1 night)

Included Activities

• Khafr – Walking tour


• Khafr - Samiron waterfall

Meals Included

• Breakfast


• Lunch


• Dinner

Special Information

Tonight’s accommodation is very simple. We share close quarters in the home. For your comfort, a simple foam mattress, pillows and blankets are provided, but consider bringing your own thermarest (or similar) if you’d like the extra padding. Warm clothes are also a good idea. Expect the unexpected – anything can happen, from a simple night in with local families to an invitation to a nomad wedding! Bathrooms facilities are shared, but a western toilet is available.

From early in the morning we have a joyful trek along the river, rooting from the heights of Dena Mountains. Outstanding landscape full of gardens, a place of refuge and desirable path to unwind.

Accommodation

• Khafr – Local house (1 night)

Included Activities

• Khafr – Trekking tour

Meals Included

• Breakfast


• Lunch


• Dinner

Special Information

Tonight’s accommodation is very simple. We share close quarters in the home. For your comfort, a simple foam mattress, pillows and blankets are provided, but consider bringing your own thermarest (or similar) if you’d like the extra padding. Warm clothes are also a good idea. Expect the unexpected – anything can happen, from a simple night in with local families to an invitation to a nomad wedding! Bathrooms facilities are shared, but a western toilet is available.

Living close to nature and getting used to its free lifestyle is something almost impossible in urban areas. During this brief trip to kuhrang, we can get away from it all and have the time of our life without stressful city life. Leaving the enchanting gardens behind, we enter Shiraz, the city of poetry, flower, nightingale, culture and history. In the afternoon visit the tomb of literary and folk hero Hafez. Nearby is the Aramgah-e Shah-e Cheragh – one of the holiest sites in Shiraz. The structure serves as a mausoleum to one of Imam Reza’s brothers and the forecourt is often packed with Shiite pilgrims. The rest of the day is free for your own discoveries.

Accommodation

• Shiraz - Hotel (1 night)

Included Activities

• Shiraz - Hafez tomb


• Shiraz - Shah-e Cheragh

Meals Included

• Breakfast

Begin the day with a drive to the remains of Persepolis (approximately 1 hour) – once the center of the Persian Empire and considered as one of the great cities of the ancient world. The Takhte Jamshid complex of palaces was known as the historic marvel of the country, constructed over 150 years as the ceremonial capital of Darius I’s Achaemenid Empire. Then back to Shiraz visit Nasir al-Mulk Mosque. Continue to the Vakil Bazaar and the Khan citadel. Bazaar-e Vakil is regarded as one of the best markets in the country, specialising in fine carpets, handicrafts, textiles and spices. This afternoon, visit the vast complex of Bagh-e Eram, known as the Garden of Paradise. Wander the grounds where artificial rivers run through the cypress trees before pooling in front of a colourful palace.

Accommodation

• Shiraz (1 night)

Included Activities

• Shiraz - Leader-led walking tour Persepolis (UNESCO site)


• Shiraz - Nasir al molk mosque


• Shiraz - Vakil Bazaar


• Shiraz – Eram garden

Meals Included

• Breakfast

Almost all around the Shiraz is surrounded by historical and natural beauties. Not only Achaemenes but Sassanid empire where obsessed to remain some legacy for their decedents in the area. Today we drive to Firuzabad to review some of the Sassanid’s heritages which is listed in UNESCO recently as Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region. Ardeshir coronation bas relief and palace, maiden castle and etc. we hit the road and drive to visit Nomad of Shiraz. We spend another night in their tents.

Accommodation

• Firuzabad - Nomad Camp (1 night)

Included Activities

• Firuzabad - Sassanid Archaeological Landscape (UNESCO site)

• Firuzabad - Nomad tour

Meals Included

• Breakfast


• Lunch


• Dinner

Special Information

Tonight’s accommodation is very simple. We share close quarters in the home. For your comfort, a simple foam mattress, pillows and blankets are provided, but consider bringing your own thermarest (or similar) if you’d like the extra padding. Warm clothes are also a good idea. Expect the unexpected – anything can happen, from a simple night in with local families to an invitation to a nomad wedding! Bathrooms facilities are shared, but a western toilet is available.

On the way to Yazd we visit Pasargadae, the tomb of Cyrus, the great, simple but majestic. continue driving to Yazd. Despite being close to desert; Yazd is a green city. It owes its greenery to another ancient Iranian engineering technique. Their smart solution to the water shortage is recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site. They invented Qanat and brought water from heart of the earth to the ground. A different UNESCO-Listed, still alive architecture of old city of Yazd (Historic City of Yazd), simple life style and hospitable people in spite of unkind and tight nature, all of which leave you speechless.

Accommodation

• Yazd - Hotel (1 night)

Meals Included

• Breakfast

There are many other attractions in Yazd to visit today. On the last day of our trip we visit other highlights such as Congregational (Jameh) Mosque, Zoroastrian old Fire Temple, and the tallest wind tower in Dolat Abad Garden. They can explain briefly the history of desert life. We finish this fascinating trip and get back to Tehran.

Accommodation

• Tehran – IKA airport hotel (1 night)

Included Activities

• Yazd - Jameh Mosque


• Yazd - Zoroastrian Fire Altar


• Yazd - Dolat Abad Garden (UNESCO site)

 

Meals Included

• Breakfast

With no activities planned for today, your adventure in Iran will come to an end today after breakfast. Drive to International Tehran airport to take departure flight.