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10 Nights / 11 Days CULTURE
Tour to IRAN ( 10 )
Tehran- Kerman
- Shiraz - Isfahan -
Tehran
Visit Iran Map for further information about cities and places of
interest.
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Day 01
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Tehran
Arrive, meet,
transfer to hotel, and overnight.
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Day 02
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Tehran
Full day
sightseeing of Tehran:
Archeological
Museum, dating to 10,000 years, Glassware and Ceramics
Museum of ancient and Islamic collections ,
Carpet Museum, and overnight.
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Day 03
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Tehran-Kerman
Full day
sightseeing of Tehran:
Golestan
palace, Great Bazaar,
and Central Bank treasures (if opens ) Abbassi
Museum , Sadabad palace ( former shah
residence).
Transfer to
Tehran airport for departure to Kerman by evening
flight.
Meet at the
airport, transfer to hotel, and overnight.
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Day 04
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Kerman-Bam-Kerman
(195x2 kms.)
Excursion
to Bam and Mahan
Visiting
the famous brick made ancient citadel in Bam.
Afternoon
Leaving Bam for Kerman, En-route Visiting the tomb of
Shah Nematollah Vali, the well-known Persian Sufi and
Poet, and Shahzadeh Garden in Mahan.
Late return
to Kerman, and overnight.
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Day 05
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Kerman
Full day tour
of Ganj Ali Khan complex, which includes a school,
bath, carvansary, market, water reservoir and square.
Ganj Ali Khan
bath was in use until half a century back. An
exquisite blunt of art and architecture, and
overnight.
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Day 06
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Kerman-Shiraz
(571 kms.)
Exciting
discovery coach journey to Shiraz via ancient
isolated Sarvestan visiting nomads on the way as well
as ruins of Sassanid palace and Shapour Cave.
Arrival,
transfer to hotel, and overnight.
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Day 07
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Shiraz
Full day
excursion to site of several ancient palaces:
Persapolis,
Naghsh-e-Rostam, and Naghsh-e-Rajab.
Proceeding to
Passargad, the impressive tomb of Cyrus the Great the
founder of the Persian Empire, also remains of several
palaces which are located in the plain of
Dasht-e-Morghab, return to Shiraz and overnight
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Day 08
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Shiraz-Isfahan
Morning
sightseeing of Shiraz:
Eram garden,
the tomb of great lyric poet Hafez and famous poet
Saadi, Nisir-ol-Molok
19th century mosque, Narenjistan garden,
and Bazaar.
Transfer to
Shiraz Airport for departure to Isfahan by evening
flight Meet at the airport, transfer to hotel, and
overnight.
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Day 09
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Isfahan
Full day
sightseeing of Isfahan:
Naghsh-e-Jahan(
one of the world biggest squares ), two fascinating
mosques , Imam Mosque and Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and
Aali Ghapoo Palace, Bazaar, then Chehel Sotoon palace
( 40 Pillars ), Hasht Behesht Palace ( 8 Heavens ),
and overnight.
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Day 10
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Isfahan-Tehran
Full day
sightseeing of Isfahan:
Jufa (
Armenian quarter ), Vank Cathedral, Shaking Minarets.
Zoroastrian Fire Temple, and historical bridges of
Si-yo-se-pol , Pol-e-Khajoo
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Transfer to
Isfahan airport for departure to Tehran
Meet at the
airport, transfer to hotel, and overnight.
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Day 11
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Tehran
Transfer to
airport for final departure.
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