14-Day Skiing and Ancient Persia Tour from Tehran to Shiraz

• Meet your guide upon arrival in Tehran at Imam Khomeini International Airport and transfer to your hotel to revitalize. Visits to Tehran's major tourist sites will be scheduled according to your arrival time.

Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Tehran

Meals included: Welcoming dinner

• Spend a full day skiing at Tochal Ski Resort.

• After breakfast, drive for about half an hour to Tochal Ski Resort, one of the highest ski resorts in the world, located in north Tehran close to Tochal Peak at 3,700 m.

• Transfer from the parking area to the resort by gondola lift and enjoy skiing until 15:00. The evening will be spent at your leisure, enjoying a warm shower at Tochal Hotel, followed by rest and dinner.

Accommodation: Tochal hotel

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunchbox

• Enjoy another day of skiing at Tochal Ski Resort. After 8:00, ski until 15:00, then transfer by gondola lift (telecabin) to Tochal parking.

• Drive back to Tehran and have dinner at a nice, cozy restaurant.

Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Tehran

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunchbox

• Drive for about 2 hours to Dizin Ski Resort, the largest ski resort in Iran, located in the Alborz mountain range 70 km north of Tehran. Breakfast will be on the way.

• At 9:00 am, start skiing and continue until 16:00.

• Drive back to the hotel in Shemshak for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Hotel in Shemshak

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunchbox

• Drive to Darbandsar Ski Resort (approximately half an hour) after breakfast.

• Enjoy skiing here until 16:00.

• Drive back to Tehran city (approximately 2 hours) for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Tehran

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunchbox

• Visit Golestan Palace (the Qajar house) after breakfast.

• Head to Tehran's traditional Bazaar, a must-see, followed by lunch at one of the finest restaurants in the bazaar area.

• Continue to the Abgineh Museum to admire glass arts.

• Proceed for a walk on the Nature Bridge, a modern pedestrian bridge that connects two main parks in the city center.

Dinner and an overnight stay will be here.

Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Tehran

Meals included: Breakfast

• Start driving to Kashan early at 7:00 am for about 3 hours. Breakfast will be on the way. Kashan has many traditional houses that are well worth visiting.

• Go directly to Abbasi House, then continue to Tabatabaei House. Enjoy the great Islamic Iranian architectural styles of these houses, have lunch at a traditional restaurant in Mozaffari House, and rest before visiting Fin Garden.

• See Kashan's famous Fin Bath in the evening and visit the Jame Mosque of Kashan, where you can experience a live Islamic prayer of local people.

• Have dinner at a cozy nearby restaurant to finish the Kashan tour. Overnight stay at a boutique hotel in Kashan.

Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Kashan

Meals included: Breakfast

• Drive to Abyaneh Village, a really cozy village in the middle of the desert with a unique atmosphere. Spend time exploring the village, walk through its narrow alleys, and have lunch at a local restaurant, followed by some rest in the afternoon.

• Continue driving for about 1 hour to Matinabad Desert Camp and enjoy sunset views in the desert, followed by dinner and an overnight stay at the camp.

Accommodation: Matinabad desert camp

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

• Spend time enjoying desert activities in Matinabad Desert. After breakfast at the camp at 8:00 am, explore the desert on a light trek. Walk on the sandhills, enjoy camel rides, and do a little off-roading in the Matinabad Desert.

• Have lunch at the camp, rest a little in the afternoon, and leave the desert camp.

• Continue driving to Isfahan city (approximately 2 hours), then have dinner and an overnight stay there.

Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Isfahan

Meals included: Breakfast

• Visit Naghsh-e Jahan Square, one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, including Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque, Imam Mosque, and Aliqapu Palace.

• Then have lunch and some rest before visiting Chehel Sotoun (meaning 40 columns in Persian), a pavilion in the middle of a park at the far end of a long pool. Next, visit Si-o-se-Pol Bridge (meaning the bridge of 33 spans), one of the 11 bridges in the city and the longest of them, with a length of about 300 meters.

• Then visit Khaju Bridge, described as the finest bridge in the province. Overnight stay in Isfahan at the hotel.

Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Isfahan

Meals included: Breakfast

• Walk around Isfahan Grand Bazaar, also known as Qeysarieh Bazaar, where you will find a variety of handicrafts and artworks.

• Visit the Jameh Mosque located at the end of the bazaar. Have lunch at a nearby restaurant.

• After that, go to the Jolfa neighbourhood, famous for being the district of Isfahan's Armenian Christian minority.

• Visit Vank Cathedral, the prominent site in this area.

• In the evening, return to the hotel to rest and spend some time on your own. Dinner will be at a nice restaurant around the hotel, followed by an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Isfahan

Meals included: Breakfast

• Start driving to Shiraz. En route, visit the former capital of Pasargadae.

• Continue to the ancient ruins of Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, also known as Takht-e Jamshid. It is one of the most ancient cities in the world and dates back 2,500-3,000 years. Lunch will be at a restaurant in Persepolis.

• Visit the Naqsh-e Rostam Necropolis and continue driving to Shiraz in the evening.

• Arrive in Shiraz for dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel.

Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Shiraz

Meals included: Breakfast

• Visit Nasirolmolk Mosque, also known as the Pink Mosque, which is especially beautiful in the morning light.

• Continue to the Vakil Complex, built during the Zand period, including Vakil Mosque, the traditional Bazaar, and the traditional Bath areas. Have lunch and rest around noon.

• Visit Karim Khan Citadel, the Tomb of Saadi, and the Tomb of Hafez, also known as Hafezieh.

• Head to the Qur'an Gate.

Dinner will be at a nice restaurant in this area. Overnight stay here.

Accommodation: Hotel (4-star) in Shiraz

Meals included: Breakfast

• Reach the last day of the tour. Today, fly back to Tehran in the morning. Depending on your departure flight time, spend a couple of hours sightseeing in Tehran and buying some souvenirs.

• Head back to IKA Airport to catch your return flight home, marking the end of the journey.

Accommodation

Meals included: Breakfast