At a glance
15 days from $0 2025-04-20
Guaranteed Departure Yes
Starts/Ends Tehran
Max group size: 10
Local Payment No
Tour Guide Yes
View PDFIran by desert covers the classics of Iran as well as some desert vicinity destinations with amazing eco-adapted architecture. Stay in 16th century caravansaries and visit old merchants’ luxury houses in Kashan, red village of Abyaneh and larger cities of Kerman and Yazd with thousands years of history.
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Highlights
Tehran – Golestan Palace – UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tehran – National Museum
Tehran – Jewellery Museum
Tehran – Grand Bazaar
Kashan – Borujerdi House
Kashan – Agha Bozorg Mosque
Kashan – Fin Garden- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Maranjab Desert
Abyaneh Village
Isfahan – Safavid Palaces
Isfahan – Naqsh-e Jahan Square – UNESCO World Heritage Site
Isfahan – Imam & Sheikh Lotfollah Mosques
Isfahan – Si-o-seh Pol (Thirty Three Bridge) & Khajou Bridge
Meybod – Narin Castle
Yazd – Amir Chakhmaq Complex
Meymand, Stone Village – UNESCO world heritage site
Kerman – Ganjali Khan Complex
Mahan – Shazdeh (Prince) Garden – UNESCO world heritage site
Citadel of Rayen
Shiraz – Bagh-e Eram – UNESCO World Heritage Site
Shiraz – Nasir al-Mulk Mosque
Shiraz – Citadel of Kerim Khan
Pasargad Complex – UNESCO World Heritage Site
Persepolis – UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Itinerary
Tehran
Day 1
Overnight
Tehran Welcome to Tehran! You will be met by our representative at IKA airport and transferred to your hotel. Tonight we get to know our tour guide and fellow travellers at the tour briefing and welcome dinner .
Enghelab
dinner Central Tehran
Day 2 Overnight
Tehran Today's touring covers down town Tehran by visiting the National Museum of Iran - where some of the exhibited items date back to 35,000 years ago - UNESCO world heritage site of Golestan Palace, Grand Bazaar and the National (formerly Royal) Jewellery Museum accommodating the world’s most magnificent jewellery collection.
Enghelab
breakfast & lunch Kashan-Maranjab Desert
Day 3 Overnight
Maranjab Departing after breakfast for Maranjab Desert with a stop in Kashan to visit Fin Garden (UNESCO world heritage site), Agha Bozorg Mosque and Borujerdi House, a fine example of Persian desert vicinity architecture. We will spend the night at 16th century Maranjab Caravanserai.
Maranjab Kervanserai
breakfast & lunch Abyaneh-Isfahan
Day 4 Overnight
Isfahan We start the day with driving to Abyaneh Village for a short visit then continue to amazing Isfahan for an evening walk from Si-o-seh Pol (Thirty Three Bridges) to Khajou Bridge.
Khajoo Hotel
breakfast, lunch & dinner Isfahan
Day 5 Overnight
Isfahan Our touring day in Isfahan starts with the Safavid Emperors’ palaces of Chehel Sotoun, Hasht Behesht and Aaliqapu. Then we take a walk along Naqsh-e Jahan Square (UNESCO world heritage site) to visit Imam and Sheikh Lotfollah mosques before heading to the Armenian district of Jolfa for a tour of Vank Cathedral.
Khajoo Hotel
breakfast & lunch Naein-Meybod-Yazd
Day 6 Overnight
Yazd Morning departure to Yazd with couple of stops en-route to visit the 9th Century Jame Mosque along with Old Bazaar in the desert city of Naein and 1st Century Narin Castle in Meybod.
Safaiyeh Hotel
breakfast & lunch Yazd
Day 7 Overnight
Yazd-Kerman Highway Our full day sightseeing tour in Yazd starts with Amir Chakhmaq Complex followed by Badgir (wind towers), Grand Mosque of Yazd, Zoroastrian Fire Temple and Zoroastrian Tower of Silence. We get on the Yazd-Kerman road at end of the tour to spend the night like old-era travellers at another 16th century caravanserai.
Zeinoddin Caravanserai
breakfast & lunch Meymand-Kerman
Day 8 Overnight
Kerman Today's touring starts with the stone village of Meymand (UNESCO world heritage site) with its hand-dug houses amid the rocks before heading to Kerman.
Goavshir Hotel
breakfast & lunch Kerman
Day 9 Overnight
Kerman Our touring in Kerman includes a morning visit to Ganjali Khan Complex and Jabalieh Dome, a 2nd millennium BC monument.
Govashir Hotel
breakfast & lunch Mahan-Rayen
Day 10 Overnight
Kerman After breakfast we leave Kerman for an excursion to Shazdeh (Prince) Garden in Mahan (UNESCO world heritage site), mud brick citadel of Rayen and amazing Kalouts (natural rock formations) in the desert.
Govashir Hotel
breakfast & lunch Ardeshir's Palace-Shiraz
Day 11 Overnight
Shiraz Drive to Shiraz after breakfast. On our way to Shiraz we will visit Palace of 3rd century Sassanid Empire, Ardeshir.
Karimkhan Hotel
breakfast & lunch Shiraz
Day 12 Overnight
Shiraz Today we discover the beauty of Shiraz by visiting Bagh-e Eram (UNESCO world heritage site), Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, Narenjestan-e Qavam (Qavam’s Orange garden), Arg-e Karimkhani (Karimkhan’ Citadel), Vakil Bazaar, Shah Cheragh Mausoleum, Hafezieh and Sa’dieh (the tombs of two of the greatest Iranian poets).
Karimkhan Hotel
breakfast & lunch Persepolis-Pasargad
Day 13 Overnight
Tehran We leave Shiraz in the morning for a full day excursion to Persepolis (UNESCO world heritage site) the capital of ancient Achaemenid Empire with its palaces and temples dating back to 500 BC, we will also visit Naqsh-e Rostam Inscriptions (the tombs of Achaemenid and Sassanid Emperors) before heading to Pasargad, another UNESCO world heritage site to visit tomb of Cyrus the Great. Return to Shiraz for overnight.
Karimkhan Hotel
breakfast & lunch Shiraz-Tehran
Day 14 Overnight
Tehran Free morning in Shiraz before transferring to Shiraz Airport for afternoon flight to Tehran.
Enghelab Hotel
breakfast & lunch Tehran
Day 15Tour concludes after breakfast with following transfer to IKA Airport for your departure flight.
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Map
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Inclusions
Included
- Iranian visa invitation letter with reference number issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Inbound & outbound airport transfers
- Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle
- Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour
- Entrance fees to various sites as per itinerary
- Daily Breakfast & Lunch, 3 Dinners
- 12 nights 3 & 4 Star accommodation
- 2 nights traditional category accommodation at 16th century caravansaries
- Shiraz - Tehran domestic flight
Extras
- Tips - driver and guide
- Meals where not mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance fees for sites not mentioned in the itinerary
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Dates & Prices
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