Discover the Iranian plateau

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• 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 - Shiraz

  

  Visit of the capital: the National Museum of Iran, the Golestan Palace and the Crown Jewels Museum. Transfer to Mehrabad airport to take the domestic Tehran-Shiraz flight. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Shiraz.

• day 3

  Shiraz - Persepolis - Naqsh-e Rostam - Shiraz

  

  After breakfast, visit of the two magnificent Achaemenid sites, located around Shiraz: Persepolis and Naqsh-e Rostam. Back in Shiraz, visit of the tomb of Hafez, the Vakil bazaar and the Saray-e Moshir. Dinner in a restaurant. Transfer to the hotel where you spend the night.

• day 4

  Shiraz - Pasargadae - Abarkuh - Yazd

  

  In the morning, after breakfast and before leaving for Yazd, visit of the Nasir Mosque in Shiraz. On the way, visit of the Pasargadae archaeological site. Halfway and before arriving in Yazd, visit of the city of Abarkuh. Overnight in a traditional house converted into a hotel in Yazd.

• day 5

  Yazd

  

  Breakfast. Full day dedicated to visiting the city, one of the most interesting in Iran. Visits in Yazd: the Towers of Silence, the Fire Temple, the Water Museum, the old Fahadan district, the wind towers, the Friday Mosque. Dinner in a restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

• day 6

  Yazd - Meybod - Naïn - Isfahan

  

  After breakfast, departure for Isfahan crossing two desert cities: Meybod and Naein. Visit of a caravanserai and an icehouse in Meybod. On the other hand, in Naein, famous for its hand-woven carpets, visit of a splendid mosque with an octagonal minaret, a beautiful prayer niche "Mihrab", a qanat and the ethnological museum. At the end of the day, arrival in Isfahan, one of the most beautiful cities in Iran. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

• day 7

  Ispahan

  

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

• day 8

  Ispahan

  

  Another day in Isfahan. Visit to the Jolfa district, the Vank Cathedral. The end of the visits, we throw ourselves into the crowd. In Isfahan, when one visit ends, another begins and the traveler unconsciously prepares to listen to the stories of the city, as Shahrzad tells them in the Thousand and One Nights. Visit of the bridges over the Zayandeh-Rud river: the bridge with 33 arches (Sio Se Pol) and the Khaju bridge (Pol-e-Khaju). Free visit. Dinner in a restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

• day 9

  Ispahan - Natanz - Kashan

  

  Departure for Kashan. On the way, we stop at Natanz to admire its Friday mosque, "Masjed Jameh", and the mausoleum of Sheikh Abd al-Samad. In Kashan, we will visit the Fin Garden, one of the most famous Persian gardens. Dinner in a restaurant and overnight in a traditional house.

• day 10

  Heading to IKA airport

  

  Before leaving the city of Kashan, visit one of its traditional houses called "bioclimatic". We will visit the Sultan Amir Ahmad hammam, with its magnificent roof, as well as the Agha Bozorg mosque-school, a Quranic school. Transfer to Tehran airport, dinner and overnight at the IBIS hotel.

• day 11

  Back to your home

  

  The airport is a ten-minute walk across the pedestrian bridge, and there are also shuttles that pass in front of the hotel every twenty minutes. We wish you a pleasant journey and see you very soon.