14-Day Cultural Tour of Persia from Tehran with Persepolis

• After arriving at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) in Tehran, our representative will meet and greet you.
• Transfer to the hotel to rest before your tour of Tehran begins.

• Head out in the morning to a lovely park-like setting to visit the Sa'ad Abad Palace Complex, which was the coronation and marriage palace of the Pahlavi Dynasty.
• Go to Tehran's northern mountainous area, Darband, for some light trekking, enjoy the beautiful natural scenery, and breathe in some fresh air.
• Visit the Nature Bridge, the largest pedestrian overpass built in Iran, which connects two public parks.

• Learn about the history and heritage of Iran's capital. Visit the lavish Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of the Qajar era. It is one of the oldest groups of buildings in Tehran, and many of the elements you will admire today date back to the 19th century. Then walk around Tehran Bazaar, just a few steps from Golestan Palace.
• Visit the National Museum of Iran in the afternoon and learn more about Iran's heritage. Also, go to the National Jewelry Museum.
• Proceed to the Qasr Museum, one of Iran's oldest jails for political prisoners.

• Leave Tehran for Kashan, a town originally famous for its textile and ceramic production, but better known for Fin Garden and Tabatabaeiha House.
• Begin the tour with a visit to the historic houses of Tabatabaeiha and Borojerdi in Kashan and get acquainted with Qajar-era architecture from the previous century.
• Stop by Fin Garden, a historical Persian garden containing Kashan Fin Bath, where Amir Kabir, a Qajar chancellor, was murdered. Fin Garden is the oldest garden in Iran.
• Visit the Aqa Bozorg Mosque.

• Visit Abyaneh on the way to Isfahan, also known as the red village.
• Arrive in Isfahan and check in to the hotel.

Stay overnight in Isfahan.

• Go to the world-famous Naqsh-e Jahan Square, with four highlighted sites located around it: Imam Mosque, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Ali Qapu, and the Traditional Bazaar.
• Head to Hasht Behesht and Chehel Sotoun Palace.

• Explore the city, home to many historical bridges on the Zayandeh River. Visit two picturesque bridges, namely Si-o-se-pol and Khaju Bridge. Other famous bridges on the Zayandeh River are Shahrestan Bridge and Marnan Bridge.
• Walk on Chahar Bagh Street in the evening and enjoy the fresh air.

• Visit the Vank Cathedral, one of the most beautiful Armenian churches in the world.
• See the Menar Jonban, the tomb of the Sufi with its shaking minarets, and Atashgah Mountain.
• Leave Isfahan and head to Yazd.

• Continue your tour of Iran by travelling to Yazd, the center of Zoroastrian culture in Iran. See the Jome Mosque and the old city of Yazd, then walk into the old town.
• Go to Dolat Abad Garden and finish the day at Amir Chakhmaq Complex.
• Leave Yazd and head to Kerman.

• Visit Ganjali Khan Bath, which includes a caravansary, a bathhouse, a water reservoir, a minting house, a mosque, and part of the present-day bazaar.
• See the Jame Mosque and also Kerman Bazaar.
• Move towards Mahan and stay overnight in a traditional hotel.

• Start your city tour early in the morning to visit Shahzad Mahan Garden, one of the monuments inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• Drive to Shahdad Desert to visit the amazing palace. After a short stop, continue to Shiraz.

• Shiraz is the most beautiful tourist city in Iran. Drive to Shiraz on the way, and visit Persepolis, one of the historical and ancient cities in Iran, as well as Pasargad and the Tomb of Cyrus the Great.

• Visit Vakil Bath, Vakil Mosque, and Vakil Traditional Bazaar.
• After lunch, you can go to Narenjestane Ghavam Garden, Nasir Olmolk Mosque, and the tombs of Hafez and Saadi.

• Transfer to the airport early in the morning for your return flight home.