11-Day Iran Cities Sightseeing Tour with UNESCO Heritage Sites

Start with a visit to the Iran National Museum and get acquainted with the evolution of this beautiful country.

Walk to Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to see the splendid palaces of the Qajar kings.

Visit the Iran Jewelry Museum, which contains some priceless pieces of jewellery.

In the morning, drive to Zanjan.

En route, be amazed by the glory of the Sultaniye Dome, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the third-largest dome in the world.

Visit a traditional bazaar in Zanjan.

Drive to Hamedan.

Visit Ganjnameh, the 2,500-year-old inscriptions of Darius and Xerxes, the Achaemenid kings.

Next, see Avicenna's tomb, dedicated to one of the most significant thinkers and writers of the Islamic Golden Age.

Explore the Alavian Dome, with its eye-catching plasterwork that fascinates all who visit.

In the morning, visit the Esther and Mordechai Tomb, a holy tomb for Jewish people around the world.

Drive to Kashan.

Visit Boroujerdi-ha House to see the style of houses in the desert.

Visit Fin Garden in Kashan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to see a piece of heaven in the middle of the desert.

Drive to Isfahan.

Visit Chehel Sotoun Palace, one of the magnificent palaces of the Safavid kings, as well as Naqsh-e Jahan and the Royal Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

By visiting the Imam Mosque and Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, you will see the ultimate skill of architects during the Safavid period.

Later, visit Ali Qapu Palace.

Today, visit the Atiq Mosque, a splendid mosque with rich ornamentation dating from the 9th century to the Qajar period.

Next, visit Vank Church, a fantastic Armenian church that can be reached by walking through the Armenian neighbourhood.

Drive to Yazd.

En route, visit the Jame Mosque of Naein.

In the morning, visit the Tower of Silence and the Fire Temple to get familiar with Zoroastrianism.

Next, stop at Dolatabad Garden, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and see the highest Badgir (wind tower) in the world.

Visit the Water Museum to see how people survived in the desert by digging qanats, underground water canals.

Be amazed by the old city of Yazd and its maze-like alleys.

Visit Jame Mosque of Yazd.

Drive to Pasargadae, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Visit the Tomb of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty.

Next, drive to Necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to see the tombs of the Achaemenid kings.

Later, visit Persepolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the magnificent ceremonial palace of the Achaemenid dynasty.

In the morning, visit the Pink Mosque, with its glorious tilework that fascinates visitors from all over the world.

Visit Narenjestan-e-Qavam.

Stroll around Eram Garden, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a spectacular Persian garden that also happens to be a botanical garden.

To get acquainted with Persian poetry, visit the tombs of Hafez and Sa'di, the greatest Persian lyric poets.

Later, fly to Tehran.

Transfer to IKA Airport.