Iran ZigZag tour

• Get to know Iran history & culture
• See magic of Persian Architecture
• Enjoy colorful sun rays in Pink mosque
• Spending time with locals and have local foods
• Enjoying sunrise and sunset in Lut desert
• Touch ancient lifestyle of Qashqai nomad

In this tour package, you will have several travel experience in one trip, you are going to be learning about Iran’s culture, visiting historical monuments, exploring pristine landscape and experiencing local lifestyle of nomads. What would you like experience in Iran? Shidrokh Travel try to provide a complex of travel experiences, history, culture, nature, local foods, nomad’s activities, Persian architecture, desert’s calmness and interacting with local people. This packages is flexible and you can also add something or modify it based on your interests, just let us know

• Iran visa authorization code
• Airport pick-up, drop-off
• One Domestic Flight
• All accommodations
• Daily breakfast
• Transportation for the whole trip
• Tour guide

• International flights
• Travel insurance
• Lunch & dinner
• Visa fee
• Additional expenses (i.e. Laundry)
• Entrance fees for mentioned monuments

• Day 1: TEHRAN WELLCOME TO IRAN!!! Arrival at IKA (Imam Khomeini Airport), you will meet our representative and you will be transferred to your hotel, check-in, Tehran sightseeing (depends on the arrival time, we can visit Nature Bridge or Milad Tower. O/N Tehran
• Day 2: TEHRAN (We start our today journey in Iran’s capital. We will visit Golestan Palace, the city’s oldest and most lavish monuments, which was built around a garden. Its richly ornamental interiors feature artistic styles of the Qajar dynasty. Then we will walk around Grand Old Bazaar of Tehran, few steps far from Golestan Palace, Next, we will explore the National Museum of Iran that preserves the country’s historical and cultural record with the oldest dating back more than 30,000 years, Abgineh museum (museum of glass arts) and Tehran Museum of Contemporary or carpet museum O/N Tehran
• Day 3: KASHAN we will leave Tehran behind and drive to Kashan, city of historical houses and rose water. We will visit Boroujerdiha, Abbasian and Tabatabiha historical houses, Fin garden, a splendid Persian garden, Sultan Amir Ahmad bathhouse and finish the day by visiting Aghabozorg mosque. O/N Kashan
• Day 4: Abyaneh After breakfast, we will leave Kashan behind, first we will have stop in ancient village of Abyaneh that is known as Red village because of its red houses. Our overland journey will continue in Isfahan and begin our exploration of the city by visiting ZayandeRood River and its historical bridges called Si-o-Se-Pol and Khaju. O/N Isfahan
• Day 5: Isfahan Today we explore beautiful city of ISFAHAN that Iranians call it half of the word. our journey starts in Naqsh-e Jahan square, 17th-century site that is one of the largest public spaces in the world. In this historical square, you will visit several important monuments such as Shah Mosque, Sheik Lotfolllah Mosque, Ali Qapou Palace and traditional Bazaar and Music Museum. O/N Isfahan
• Day 6: Isfahan This morning first stop is Jolfa quarter, home to the Armenian minority of Isfahan, is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city and visit Vank Cathedral. In the afternoon we will leave Isfahan toward Yazd in the afternoon. At the evening we will explore desert city of YAZD. The city is made almost entirely of adobe and mud brick and inscribed as World Heritage Site by visiting, Amirchakhmaq square and Fahadan district to feel the desert architecture culture O/N Yazd
• Day 7: Yazd Today we will visit Fire Temple (related to Zoroastrians), Yazd Jame mosque and Dowlatabad Garden where you can find the tallest wind tower. After that we will drive to Mahan (40 km from Kerman to experience desert tour in Lut. we will visit Kaluts, Nebka park, Qanats of Shahdad and watch sunset in the desert. At night we will stay in an ecolodge in Shahdad. O/N Shahdad
• Day 8: Shahdad-Shiraz Today we will explore Mahan city by visiting Shah Nematollah Vali shrine, Shazdeh garden. then we will drive to Shiraz O/N Shiraz
• Day 9: Shiraz We will have a full day city tour including Nasir-al-Molk Mosque called Pink Mosque, a magnificent place for taking colorful photos. Then we will visit beautiful Narenjestan Garden which features a richly decorated pavilion among graceful trees. We will continue our tour visiting Eram Garden and Tomb of Hafez,one of the great Iran’s lyric poets. After that, we will journey to the downtown part of the city to the Arg-E Karim Khan or Karim Khan Citadel which was built during the Zand Dynasty in 18th century. You’ll have time to explore and shop in the bustling Vakil Bazaar, home to hundreds of stores, beautiful courtyards, and even an ancient caravanserai. Finally, we will visit shrine of Ali Ebne Hamze. O/N Shiraz
• Day 10: Shiraz Early morning, we will go to Qashqai Nomad region, we will eat local and organic breakfast there. on this excursion, you will have a unique experience of communicating with local communities, making fresh local bread, participating in nomad’s daily activities, getting familiar with their ancient lifestyle and their clothes. We will a local delicious dish with Qashqai family and in the evening we will come back to Shiraz. O/N Shiraz
• Day 11: Shiraz Today we will go to visit Persepolis, the ancient capital of Persian Empire where was built as the first united nation by Darius the Great about 2500 years ago. Then we will be overwhelmed by visiting the glorious Necropolis, mausoleum of kings of Achaemenid. Finally, we will finish the day by visiting Pasargad, the first capital of Persian Empire where you can see the tombs of Cyrus the great, founder of Persian Empire, after that we will come back to Shiraz
• Day 12: departure Flight to Tehran, transfer to IKA and go back home.