Iran · Desert Adventure

8-Hour Yazd Desert Tour with Chak Chak, Meybod and Kharanaq

8 Hours Round trip from Yazd Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the pre-Islamic city of Meybod with Narin Castle, a caravansarai, and ancient ice houses
02 Visit Chak Chak's Pir-e Sabz, a sacred Zoroastrian mountain shrine beneath a towering cliff
03 Travel through the Yazd desert to discover ancient landmarks and remote villages
04 Stop at the historic village of Kharanaq in Ardakan County, Yazd Province

Take this 8-hour excursion around Yazd to explore ancient desert landmarks and villages, including the mud-brick Narin Castle, a caravansarai, ice houses, and the Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Pir-e Sabz. Travel through striking desert landscapes as you visit the pre-Islamic city of Meybod, the sacred mountain shrine of Chak Chak, and the historic village of Kharanaq.

Take this 8-hour excursion around Yazd to explore ancient desert landmarks and villages, including the mud-brick Narin Castle, a caravansarai, ice houses, and the Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Pir-e Sabz.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Yazd, Meybod

Languages English, French

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Yazd Desert Journey to Meybod, Chak Chak, and Kharanaq

Travel through the Yazd desert to visit three ancient places with your Yazd tour guide. Explore the pre-Islamic city of Meybod to see Narin Castle, a caravansarai (inn), and the ice houses used to store ice in ancient times.
Leave Meybod for Chak Chak village to visit its main Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Pir-e Sabz. This village consists of a Pir perched beneath a towering cliff and is considered one of the sacred mountain shrines for followers of Zoroastrianism.
Stop at Kharanaq village, in Rabatat Rural District, Kharanaq District, Ardakan County, Yazd Province, Iran.