Iran · Monuments

8-Hour Yazd Highlights Tour with Kharanagh and Chak Chak

8 Hours Round trip from Yazd Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit the ancient Kharanagh Fortress, constructed 4500 years ago
02 See Chak Chak, a pilgrimage site for pious Zoroastrians
03 Explore the Safavid-style Shah Abbasi Caravanserai with its four-iwan layout
04 Discover Meybod's mud-brick Narin Fortress, an old government stronghold
05 Visit the traditional Ice House built of unbaked brick and mud
06 See the Pigeon House, built to collect birds' droppings

Explore the highlights of Yazd, the capital of Yazd Province, Iran, on this 8-hour tour. Travel to Kharanagh, a village in Rabatat Rural District, to see the famous Kharanagh Fortress, then continue to Chak Chak, known for the sacred mountain shrines of Zoroastrianism. Along the way, visit the Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, Ice House, Narin Fortress, and Pigeon House for a closer look at the region's historic architecture and heritage.

With your tour guide, visit the following places:Kharanagh Fortress, constructed 4500 years ago and used as a shelter for the residents when enemies attacked the village.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Yazd, Meybod

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Yazd Highlights and Meybod Heritage Sites

With your tour guide, visit the following places:

Kharanagh Fortress, constructed 4500 years ago and used as a shelter for the residents when enemies attacked the village.
Chak Chak Village, which serves as a pilgrimage point for pious Zoroastrians.
Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, a Safavid-style Persian inn composed in the famous four-iwan layout.
Ice House, the most ancient and important monument, made of unbaked brick and mud and used by people to keep their food fresh.
Narin Fortress, a mud-brick fort or castle in the town of Meybod in Yazd that constituted the government stronghold in some of the older towns of central Iran.
Pigeon House, built for the purpose of collecting the birds' droppings.

End of the tour.

The route