Visit the beauty of Iran in 12 days

This tour is like “A ring in the heart of Persia”, a classic, ring-shaped journey in the heart of Persia, during which you will follow the traces of the civilization of ancient Persia through the most beautiful cities in the country. After visiting Tehran, the modern capital of Iran, the journey continues to Kashan, Yazd, Shiraz and Isfahan, the most fascinating cities of Iran located in the center of the country whose peculiarity is their desert area.

• A warm welcome upon arrival at the airport by our guides.
• Transfers to and from the airport
• Professional guide-driver in your language
• Accommodation in 3* & 4* hotels
• Breakfast
• Support to obtain the visa
• Room and meals for guide-driver
• Agency Package: Iran Map, Brochures, Iran Souvenir!
• car gasoline cost

• All entrance fees
• Domestic and international flight
• Meals and everything not mentioned in the program
• All tips
• Visa fee
• Insurance

• IKA International Airport

• valid certificate of two doses of vaccination or negative covid-19 PCR test certificate upon arrival in Iran

• Day 1:Country of origin- Tehran Arrival in Tehran. Meeting at the airport with Sito Travel guide. Transfer to hotel.
• Day 2: Tehran This day is dedicated to the visit of Tehran, the capital of Iran. After breakfast, we will visit the National Archaeological Museum, Golestan Palace (Main Hall), the Carpet Museum, a wonderful collection of Iranian carpets. At the end of the day we will visit Pol-e Tabi'at (Bridge of Nature), the largest pedestrian overpass in Tehran, Iran. The 270 meter (890 feet) bridge connects two public parks: Taleghani Park and Abo-Atash Park, crossing the Modarres Highway, one of the main roads in the north of Tehran.
• Day 3: Departure to Kashan, the city of caravans on the edge of the desert. We arrive in Kashan and visit the Tabatabi house dating back to the 19th century, Hamam Sultan Ahmad (Museum) beautiful and fascinating due to the unique tiled works and the use of various techniques from the Safavid period, and The Bagh-e-Fin, or Garden of Fin, designed for Shah Abbas I. It is a UNESCO registered monument.
• day 4: Drive through Yazd route visiting Nain and Meybod Departure to Yazd, on the way we stop and visit the ancient mosque of Nain, despite its simplicity shows some examples of the primitive mosques of Islam, and the ruins of ancient Bazaar of Nain. Then we will visit the caravanserai complex in a deserted city, Meybod and Yakhchal (ice house) of Meybod.
• Day 5: We take a walk in Yazd city, one of the most interesting cities of Iran having the ventilation towers and water cisterns, also the ancient center of the Zoroastrians, we visit the Tower of Silence where corpses were offered to vultures and Atash-Kadeh (Fire Temple) where the sacred fire is kept. We will walk through the old city, famous for Venice without water. We visit, the old Bazaar, Dowlat Abad garden, Amirchajmaq complex and Zurkhaneh (Depending on whether there is permission to visit from Zurkhaneh officials or not).
• Day 6: Departure to Shiraz, we have two stops, we pass through the village Abarkuh built on a raw clay (bio-architecture) where there is a natural and national monument; a 4000 year old cypress tree. Also, an old ice house built and renovated, completely on a raw soil. On the way, we visit Pasargada, where King Cyrus built his capital, there are few monuments left to be built such as the great audience hall, the private palace of the King of Kings and the Tomb of King Cyrus which nowadays has kept its own importance. Arrival in Shiraz.
• Day 7: Shiraz is a city located in southwestern Iran, capital of the province of Fars. It is known as the city of poetry, wine and roses. Walk around Shiraz visiting; Nasir al Molk Mosque, Narenjestan Garden, the beautiful Vakil Bazaar (18th century) and Saraye Moshir, Vakil Mosque and the Tomb of Hafez.
• Day 8: Departures to Isfahan, This day is dedicated to visit Persepolis to visit the great archaeological sites of Achaemenid IV BC. the sacred city was founded by Darius in 524 BC to celebrate the New Year (Nouruz) on March 21, we continue to visit Naqsh-e-Rostam, necropolis, a place worth visiting, which preserves the tombs of the great Achaemenid kings, and the bas-reliefs of Sassanid kings. Arrival in Isfahan.
• Day 9: A full day tour of the beautiful city of Isfahan, the 17th century Safavid capital known as Nesf-e-Jahan (Middle of the World) in Safavid sources. We visit: The Maydan-e-Naghsh-e-Jahan or Imam Square, the Imam Mosque, the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque and the Chehel Sotun Palace. In the afternoon, a tour of manufactures and stores of famous handicrafts of the town and the high palace of Ali Qapu where the Safavid rulers received their guests. Continue walking through the Qeysarieh Bazaar (Empire Bazaar) which overlooks the square from the north and contains the old parts of the grand bazaar of Isfahan.
• Day 10: We continue our visit with the visit of the Vank Church located in the Jolfa Quarter. Then, we visit the Oljaito in the extraordinary Aljama Mosque. We also visit some important bridges over the Zayandeh-Rud river; most notably Sio Se Pol (33 arches) and Pol-e-Khaju.
• Day 11: Departure to Tehran. On the way, we stop and visit the Aljama Mosque and the Abdol Samad Mausoleum in Natanz. We continue the journey along the foot of the Karkas Mountain to join an incredible adventure, walking through one of the oldest traditional villages of Iran, Abyaneh, in a valley.This village, with an altitude of more than 2200 meters above sea level, dates back to the Achaemenid era of the 4th century BC (Visiting Abyaneh depends on the weather, it may be cold on that day). At the end of the day, you will arrive at IKA airport. Please note that you should be at the airport 3 hours before your flight. You will spend the night at your hotel near the airport, the hotel is in front of the airport. Your hotel reservation at IKA airport will depend on your flight schedule.
• Day 12: Tehran - Destination country Be at the airport 3 hours before departure time for the flight to your destination country.