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3-Day Culture Tour In Shiraz Covering The Historical Sasanian Circuit

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Archeology, Culture, History

  • Duration

    3 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Sign up for this tour and learn about the last Persian empire on your journey by exploring Ardeshir Papakan Castle, the founder of the Sassanian dynasty. Visit the Tang-e-Chogan complex to get a taste of tribal life and travel to the ancient city of Goor & the city of Firoz Abad, which is the capital of the Bakhtiari tribes.

Highlights
  • Travel to the Tang-e-Chogan complex to get a taste of tribal life
  • Visit the ancient city of Goor & the city of Firoz Abad
  • Explore the beautiful Tang-E-Chogan tribal complexes
  • Day 1: Shiraz - Firouz Abad expand_more

    • Start the day at 9 am from Shiraz and travel about 130 km to the south.

    • Visit the Ghaleh Dokhtar fortress. 

    • Then, head to an old bridge and see two rock reliefs with your Iranian tour guide. 

    • Move about 5 km further down to see Ardeshir Papakan Castle, the founder of the Sassanian dynasty.

    • After lunch, visit the ancient city of Goor & the city of Firoz Abad, which is the capital of the Bakhtiari tribes (the Nomads). 

    Stay in the Iranian national tourism hotel for dinner & overnight.

  • Day 2: Firouz Abad - Farashband - Bishapur expand_more

    • After breakfast, head west towards the small city of Farashband & Kazerun. This will take about 3 hours, but the mountainous route is a sight to behold. For lunch and rest, go to a beautiful village inn.

    • In the afternoon, see the historic city of Bishapur.

    Reside in the beautiful Tang-E-Chogan tribal complexes for supper and overnight.

  • Day 3: Shiraz expand_more

    • After breakfast, set out to visit the rock reliefs of Tang - E - Chogan

    • Set out on the journey back to Shiraz.

    • Reach Shiraz for lunch after a 3-hour drive.

What's Included

  • If travelling in the Iranian guide's car (up to 3 persons), the package includes:

    • A point to point transport 

    • 3-course food 

    • Tickets to the sites

    • Accommodation

    • Travel insurance

    • Free WiFi

  • If you are a group, the quotation may vary depending on your status

  • Iranian tour guide


What's Excluded

  • Any extra expenses outside the itinerary

What to bring

  • Sports clothing with long sleeves shirts and training shoes, hats, sunglasses & sun protective creams are recommended.

  • A simple scarf for ladies & a small backpack for water bottles and to keep personal items for a day.

Know before you go

  • In general, visiting Iran is best from fall to spring as other times it is too hot, especially in the south.

  • Iran is a relatively safe country, and the people in the south are very friendly and hospitable.

  • As your time is in your hands, other activities can be arranged.

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult (Per day)
1 To 4 USD 90 Per Person
Child (Per day)
1 To 4 USD 65 Per Person

This is a group tour

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USD 90 / person