10-Day Persian History Tour from Tehran with Persepolis and Isfahan

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Day 01

Arrival in Tehran and Tajrish Bazaar

• Your tour guide will welcome you at Tehran International Airport (IKA).
• Transfer to your hotel.
• According to your arrival time, we will have a half-day visit to one of the most well-known old bazaars in Tajrish.
• O/N Tehran

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Day 02

Tehran Museums, Golestan Palace, and Transfer to Kashan

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• We will visit the Museum of Ancient Iran, the largest museum in Iran.
• Visit Golestan Palace and see the buildings of Shams al-Amara, Salam Hall, Marble Throne Hall, Hozkhaneh, and more.
• Return to the hotel, have lunch, and check out.
• Visit Milad Tower, the highest building in Iran.
• Travel to Kashan and stay at your hotel.
• O/N Kashan

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Day 03

Kashan Historic Houses, Fin Garden, and Rosewater Traditions

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Visit the masterpiece of Borujerdi House.
• Visit the Abbasi House.
• Explore the bazaar and shop for handicrafts.
• Have lunch.
• Visit the world-famous Fin Garden.
• Get to know the secrets of rosewater distillation in Kashan.
• Visit the Agha Bozorg Mosque.
• Return to the hotel and relax.
• O/N Kashan

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Day 04

Journey to Isfahan, Bridges, and Evening Walks

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Travel to Isfahan.
• Check in at the hotel and get some rest.
• Get to know the unusual architecture of the Moving Minaret (Monar Jonban).
• Visit one of the most beautiful bridges in Iran, Khaju Bridge.
• Walk across the beautiful Sio-Se-Pol Bridge.
• Enjoy Isfahan's nightlife and walk along one of the oldest streets in Iran, Chahar Bagh Street.
• O/N Isfahan

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Day 05

Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Mosques, Palace, and Bazaar of Isfahan

• Breakfast.
• Visit the historic Naqsh-e Jahan Square and talk about its history and surrounding buildings.
• We will visit Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque and admire its amazing tile work.
• Visit Aali Qapu Palace.
• See Imam Mosque, one of the oldest and most mysterious mosques in Iran.
• Have lunch in a traditional restaurant.
• See the beautiful Chehel Sotun Palace and its beautiful paintings.
• Visit Qaysarieh Bazaar and learn about Isfahan handicrafts.
• Shop for well-known handicrafts and sweets.
• O/N Isfahan

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Day 06

Meybod Heritage and Drive to Yazd

• After breakfast, we will drive to Meybod.
• Visit the old Narin Castle of Meybod.
• Have lunch at the castle restaurant.
• Visit the pigeon house of Meybod (pigeon tower).
• Drive to Yazd, check in at the hotel, and rest.
• O/N Yazd

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Day 07

Yazd Zoroastrian Heritage and Old City Walk

• Get to know Zoroastrian ceremonies at the Tower of Silence and discover Zoroastrian burial traditions.
• Visit the Yazd Fire Temple (Bahram).
• Visit the World Heritage Site of Dowlatabad Garden and see the world's tallest adobe windcatcher.
• Have lunch.
• Walk through the adobe alleys of Fahadan and get to know the lifestyle of the people of Yazd.
• We will visit the Amir Chakhmaq Complex and admire its magnificent building.
• Visit the Yazd Grand Mosque.
• O/N Yazd

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Day 08

Pasargadae, Naqsh-e Rostam, and Persepolis to Shiraz

• Drive to Marvdasht and Shiraz.
• Visit the Pasargadae World Heritage Site to see the Tomb of Cyrus the Great, the great Achaemenid king.
• Have lunch.
• Head to Marvdasht.
• Visit the World Heritage site of Naqsh-e Rostam and see the tombs of some of the great Achaemenid kings and their reliefs.
• Then we will visit the Persepolis World Heritage Site, the glorious ceremonial capital of the Achaemenids, and walk among its monuments.
• Drive to your Shiraz hotel and stay in Shiraz.
• O/N Shiraz

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Day 09

Shiraz Mosques, Citadel, Bazaar, and Eram Garden

• Watch the morning beauty of light in the Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque in Shiraz.
• Visit the Karimkhani Citadel.
• Visit Vakil Bath and learn about bathing customs in ancient times.
• Visit the Vakil Mosque and its beautiful Shabestan.
• Tour the Vakil Bazaar and buy souvenirs.
• Have lunch near the bazaar.
• Visit the beautiful, world-famous Eram Garden.
• O/N Shiraz

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Day 10

Departure from Shiraz

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Check out.
• Airport transfer.
• Fly to your destination.