24-Day Iran Cultural Tour with UNESCO Sites and Persian Gulf Islands

• Meet the Iranian guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel.

We will plan the day depending on the time you land in Tehran.

• Visit the Grand Bazaar of Tehran.

• Get to know more about the country by visiting the National Museum of Iran. 

• Stop by the National Jewels Treasury and Golestan palace, which results from roughly 400 years of construction and renovations.

• Start the second day with Sa’adabad Palace, a 300-hectare complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchs. The current residence of the Iranian president is next to this place.

• After lunch, go to Tabiat Bridge of Tehran and Milad Tower.

• Travel to Hamadan (4 hours). 

• In Hamadan, visit Alisadr Cave, Ganjnameh waterfall and inscriptions, Avicenna Mausoleum, Tomb of Baba Taher and Cultural, Heritage, and Tourism base of Hegmataneh. 

Overnight in Hamadan.

• A 5-hour drive takes you to Kashan.

• Visit Fin Garden, which is a Persian garden. 

• Next stops include Agha Bozorg Mosque, a Hamam, historical houses and Sialk Hills.

• Today, visit Abyaneh Village, known as the Red Village.

• In the afternoon, head to the amazing Isfahan.

• Spend the night watching the river and enjoy yourself with Iranian people so that you get to know them better.

• Isfahan or Nesfe-Jahan means half of the world is a must-see city in Iran. This city is known for Persian architecture. Naqsh-e Jahan Square, also known as Shah Square or Imam Square, inscribed as a world heritage site in UNESCO, is the most important touristic area of Esfahan.  

• Visit Ali Qapu Palace, Shah Mosque, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Chehel Sotoon and a couple more sites.

• Visit Khaju bridge, Si-o-se-pol Bridge, Vank Cathedral, and Isfahan's aquarium. 

• Go to Kuh Soffeh and its tele cabin.

• Today in the early morning, drive from Esfahan to Shiraz. It is a 450-km journey which takes 5 to 6 hours.

• To make it less tiring and also save the day, visit Persepolis, Pasargadae and Naqsh-e Rostam along the way.

Welcome to Shiraz, the city of poets, literature, wine and flowers. Let's forget about wine as it is against the Islamic Republic of Iran's rules.

• Today, visit Arge Karim Khan, Hafez Tomb, Saadi Tomb, Eram Garden, Vakil Bazaar, and Shah-Cheragh Shrine.

• Head to Yazd and visit Abarkuh and its Sarv-e Abarkuh "Cypress of Abarkuh" along the way. 

• Later, walk into Yazd's old city and enjoy the mud-brick alleys. Note that the ancient city of Yazd is a UNESCO world heritage site.

• Visit the Tower of Silence and Fire Temple in the morning. 

• After lunch, go to Dowlat Abad Garden, another Persian garden and see a paradise in the middle of the desert.

• Also, see the Water Museum and the Amir Chakhmaq Complex.

• Go to Kharanagh village with the shaking minaret, Chak Chak, a pilgrimage site for Zoroastrians and Meybod and its Narin castle and Icehouse.

• Visit Mehriz, Saryazd castle, and Zein-o-din caravansarai along the way. 

Overnight at a village with villagers near the Ayub Cave.

• Hike to the Ayub Cave and enjoy your time in the mountain. 

• Eat lunch in the hills with locals.

• In the afternoon, drive to Meymand village and stay overnight.
  

• Head to Kerman but visit Rafsanjan and Rageh Canyon along the way.

• After a long trip from Shiraz to beautiful Kerman, you have the chance to get familiar with the proud Kermanis, their city and their cuisines as you spend the day in the city of Kerman.

• Go to Mahan and visit the extraordinary Shazde Garden, considered a Persian garden. Note that there are nine gardens known as Persian gardens in Iran that are regarded as a world heritage site by UNESCO. 

• Drive for about an hour to see the Kalouts of Shahdad and Dasht-e Lut (Lut Desert). 

Overnight at the desert.

• Wake up and visit Rayen and Bam. 

• Drive for 2 hours to see the Rayen castle “Arg-e Rayen ” along with the Rayen waterfall.

• Later, go to Bam. The city that reminds you of the destructive earthquake in 2003 when almost 27,000 people were killed, and more than 30,000 were injured.

• Stop at Arg-e Bam.

• Head to Bandar Abbas to go to the two islands in the Persian gulf called Qeshm and Hormoz.

Overnight in Bandar Abbas.

• Take a ferry to go to Hormuz Island and explore the island.

• Take another ferry to go to Qeshm Island and spend two days here.

• Explore the island.

• In the afternoon, get ready to fly to Tehran.

• Depending on your flight time, spend your last day in Iran.