21-Day Iran Highlights Tour from Tehran with Desert and Island Stays

• Upon arrival at Tehran airport, meet your private Iran tour guide.

• Go sightseeing or interact with young Iranians.

• On the way to Masouleh, pay a visit to the glorious Safavid capital, Qazvin.

• Enjoy Masouleh's atmosphere and have dinner at an exotic restaurant.

• After breakfast, walk through the narrow alleys and head to Rudkhan Castle, 40 km from Masuleh.

• Hike up a thousand steps to reach the castle.

• Drive to the Caspian Sea and see the waves breaking on the shore.

• Enjoy the morning by the side of the Caspian Sea.

• Drive to Resht.

• Today, reach Matin Abad and rest in the desert camp.

• Enjoy the views of a desert sunset and the sand dunes.

• Visit a 1500-year-old castle named Narin.

• Watch the process of making a jug in a pottery workshop.

• Travel through narrow, turning alleys and visit the magnificent entrance of Jame Mosque with its tall minarets and excellent ceramic work.

• Enjoy visiting the atmospheric Alexander Prison and Amir Chakhmagh Complex with its impressive construction.

• Visit a historic village where the residents live in 350 hand-dug houses amid the rocks, some of which have been inhabited for as long as 3,000 years.

• Take a ferry to Qeshm Island.

Overnight stay.

• Visit Khorbas Caves and Chahkuh Valley on Qeshm Island.

• Wander around one of the most colourful islands on earth - Hormuz Island.

• Enjoy fun activities like scuba diving, jet-skiing, fishing, and dolphin watching.

• Explore the city of Lar by visiting Harra Mangroove Forest and the Valley of Stars.

• Tour the incredible 1500-year-old city of Firuzabad.

• Explore the beauties of Zand architecture, including the impressive Vakil Mosque and the attractive bazaar with tantalizing handicrafts and artwork in Shiraz.

• In the evening, meet warm Iranians at Hafez Tomb reciting his poems.

• Visit the ruins of Persepolis, a World Heritage site.

• Stop by Pasargadae, including the Tomb of Cyrus the Great, and Necropolis, the graves of his descendants.

• Drive to Isfahan and see 33 Bridges and Khajoo Bridge.

• Check into your hotel.

• Marvel at the fabulous Royal Square, Meydan-e-Naghshe Jahan.

• Explore Imam Mosque's perplexing features alongside the impressive tile work at Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque.

• Go sightseeing in the city and visit Vank Church.

• See the ruins of the Zoroastrians at the Fire Temple and explore the 40 pillars of Chehel Sotoun.

• Go to Abyaneh, a village characterized by its reddish clay hue, to see the ancient Iranian style of living.

• Get an insight into traditional Iranian houses in Kashan.

• Drive to Tehran for the end of the tour.