The charm of the bazaars

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 12

  Ispahan

  

  Breakfast, then the day is devoted to a walk in the city and a visit to the craft shops. Sites to visit: Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Shah Mosque, Ali Qapu Palace, Chehel Sotoun Palace. Dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

• day 13

  Ispahan

  

  Another day to spend in the beautiful city of Isfahan. Visit to the Vank Cathedral, the Great Friday Mosque of Isfahan, and the bridges over the Zayandeh-Rud River: the 33-arch bridge (Sio Se Pol) and the Khaju Bridge (Pol-e-Kaju). Free visit. Dinner in a restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

• day 14

  Natanz - Abyaneh - Airport

  

  Along the way, you will visit the city of Natanz to admire its Friday mosque, "Masjed Jameh", as well as the mausoleum of Abdol-Samad. On the way, visit one of the oldest traditional villages in Iran, "Abyaneh". The journey continues to the airport. Dinner and a short rest at the IBIS hotel, near the airport.

• day 15

  Back to your home

  

  Transfer to Imam Khomeini International Airport to take your flight to your destination.

• day 1

  Arrival in Tehran

  

  Arrival in Tehran, the Iranian capital, located at the foot of Mount Alborz. Welcome by the representative of the SITO Travel agency. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

• day 2

  Tehran - Tabriz

  

  We start with a visit to the capital: the National Museum of Iran, the Golestan Palace, the Crown Jewels Museum. Transfer to Mehrabad airport to take the domestic flight to Tabriz. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

• day 3

  Tabriz

  

  Visit to the capital of East Azerbaijan: the Azerbaijan Museum, the Blue Mosque, the Tabriz bazaar. The afternoon is dedicated to an excursion to the village of Kandovan, famous for its houses carved into volcanic rocks, located in a beautiful valley of Mount Sahand with a picturesque view. Return to Tabriz. Walk in the Shah Goli (El Goli) garden. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

• day 4

  Kara Kelisa - Jolfa

  

  Day dedicated to visiting the beautiful Kara Kelisa or Black Church. Saint Thaddeus Church is one of the oldest and most remarkable surviving Christian monuments in Iran, and holds great importance for the country's Armenian Orthodox community. Next, visit to St. Stephanos Church. It is located in a mountainous area where the Aras River (Gihon in the Bible) flows through the valley of the Iranian border, just a few steps from the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan. Return to Tabriz. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

• day 5

  Qazvin - Tehran

  

  Departure for Tehran. On the way, we will stop in the city of Soltaniyeh to visit the largest brick dome in the world, then we will continue to Qazvin, the former capital of the Safavids. During our visit to Qazvin, we will stroll through the elegant corridor of the Saray-e Sa’d al-Saltaneh, one of the most spectacular places in the traditional bazaar of Qazvin. In the evening, arrival in Tehran. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

• day 6

  Qom-Kashan

  

  Departure for Kashan. On the way, visit one of the holy cities of Iran to discover a sanctuary dedicated to Hazrat-e Masumeh, the daughter of the seventh imam Musa ibn Ja’far and the sister of Ali ibn Musa al-Reza, the eighth imam of the Shiites. Arrival in Kashan, visit of the magnificent Fin Garden and the Sultan Ahmad Hammam. We will end this day with a visit to the Agha Bozorg school-mosque, described as "the most beautiful Islamic complex in Kashan". Dinner in a restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

• day 7

  Ardestan - Naein - Meybod - Yazd

  

  Departure for Yazd, but before leaving Kashan, visit of Khan-e Tabatabaei (the house of the Tabatabaei). On the way, we visit the two ancient mosques of Ardestan and Naein, as well as the historic center with the bazaar, which has fallen into disuse today. We will also visit the city of Meybod with its hand-painted ceramics workshops, its caravanserai, and its icehouse. Arrival in Yazd. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

• day 8

  Yazd

  

  Breakfast. Full day dedicated to visiting the city, one of the most interesting in Iran and a former Zoroastrian center. Visits of the day: the Fire Temple, the Friday Mosque, the old Fahadan district, the Water Museum, the Towers of Silence, the mausoleum of Seyed Rokn od-Din, the cenotaph of the 12 Imams, the old bazaar of Yazd, and the Amir Chakhmagh complex. In the evening, you will visit the Zur-Khaneh, a typical Iranian place dedicated to traditional Iranian sport. (The visit depends on the days and times of the training sessions.) Dinner in a restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

• day 9

  Abarkuh - Pasargadae - Shiraz

  

  In the morning, we leave for Shiraz, and halfway, before arriving at Pasargadae, we will visit the city of Abarkuh. On the way, visit to the archaeological site of Pasargadae, the first capital of the Persian Empire, founded in 546 BC by Cyrus the Great. Arrival in Shiraz. Dinner at the restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

• day 10

  Persepolis - Shiraz

  

  In the morning, we leave for Persepolis, a holy city built by Darius in 524 BC, to celebrate Norouz (new day) or the Persian New Year (March 21). Back in Shiraz, we will visit: Saray-e Moshir, the Vakil complex, the mausoleum of Hafez. Dinner at the restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

• day 11

  Naqsh-e Rostam - Isfahan

  

  In the morning, after breakfast and before leaving for Isfahan, we will visit the Nasir Mosque in Shiraz, one of the beauties of the trip to Iran. On the way to Isfahan, we will visit the Naqsh-e Rostam archaeological site, a must-see necropolis that still holds the stone tombs of the great Achaemenid kings. At the end of the day, we arrive in Isfahan, one of the most beautiful cities in Iran. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.