Arrival Tehran
Meeting and transferring to the hotel and overnight stay at the hotel.
Destinations
Tehran, Shiraz, Yazd, Isfahan, Kashan, Semnan, Damghan, Shahrood, Tehran
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Let’s Begin Travel
You will arrive at Tehran .
Day 1
Day 2
Tehran
Visiting Iran’s national museum (Archaeological only), displaying an authenticated collection of pre-historic and ancient artifacts ,Abguineh museum ( Glassware and ceramic museum of Iran) which is located in an elegant early 20th century mansion,and the carpet museum, with persian carpets and rugs ( all museums are closed on Mondays) are included. Shopping in Grand bazar Of Tehran is specified for tourists for the rest of the day.
Fly to Shiraz
Day 2
Day 3
Shiraz
A City tour in Shiraz including: Arg-e-Karim Khan ( 18th century citadel), Vakil bazar of Shiraz, the Qajar-period Narenjestan garden, the holy shrine of Shah Cheragh, the 19th century Nasir-ol-Molk mosque, and famous persian garden which is registered in UNESCO heritage list, Eram garden. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 4
an excursion to Perspolise and Pasargadae
Today we leave the City to continue our trip to Yazd, en route have a short excursion to Perspolise , the ceremonial capital of the achaemenid kings that consists of the palaces of Darius the great, Xerxes and Artaxerxes, and its famous bas-reliefs, depicting kings and courtiers and gift-bearing, plus Naghsh-e Rostam.
Drive 70 kilometer further to Pasargadae, the Mausoleum of Cyrus the great, the founder of persian empire and remains of his several palaces. Continue driving to Yazd , overnight stay in Yazd.
Day 4
Day 5
Yazd
Full day visits in Yazd, the center for Iran’s small Zoroastrian community, to include one of the two Zoroastrian abandoned Towers of Silence (Dakhma), dating back to the 17th century, where until some 40-50 years ago the dead were carried and left to decompose and be devoured by birds; and the active Zoroastrian Fire Temple, the fire of which has been burning for about 1500 years. Among Yazd’s Islamic sites is the jame mosque (1324 A.D.) with the highest portal and minarets in Iran. Other notable Islamic monuments in the old Fahadan quarter of Yazd are the Seljuk shrine dedicated to the Twelve Shi’ite Imams; and Zandiyeh Theological School, known as Zendan-e-Eskander or Alexander’s Prison. There are, also, many beautiful old houses in Yazd, among them the Dowlat-Abad Garden, with an 18th century feudal hexagonal house; overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 6
Isfahan
Full day tour of the beautiful city of Isfahan, the 17th century capital of the Safavids, referred to as Nesf-e-Jahan (Half of the World) in Safavid sources, to visit the famous bridges of Shahrestan/ Khajou /Sio-se-pol, the Armenian Quarter with several churches, including the important Cathedral of Vank; in the afternoon visit one of the world’s grandest squares, the Maidan-e-Naghsh-e-Jahan, with several sites (the Ali-Qapu Palace with its enchanting music rooms and balcony overlooking the Maidan, from where the Safavid Kings watched polo games, and two of Islamic world’s greatest mosques – the Sheikh Lotfollah and the Imam – with magnificent architecture and tile work), finishing with a visit to the Qeisarieh Bazaar with hundreds of shops displaying the arts and handicrafts for which Isfahan is world-famous (Bazaar is closed on Fridays); overnight stay at hotel.
Day 6
Day 7
Kashan
In the early morning, drive to Kashan after some hours distance you will visit Agha bozorg mosque, the masterpiece of architectural art.
Then we visit Abbasid historical house, Borujerdiha historical house in sultan Amir Ahmad
region, it is 130 years old house which is built in Qajar dynasty and Tabatabaiha historical house
which is called as bride of houses in Iran and is registered in national Iranian list.
Fin garden, is a most important attraction in Kashan. It is registered in UNESCO world heritage
list. We visit this anthropology site as the final site there.
After that you will go to visit a 7000 year old hill in Iran ,Tepe Sialk, one of the most important hills in Persia.
Drive to Semnan which was known as Qumis province in ancient era tou will transfer to the hotel
Day 8
Semnan
Today you first visit Arg gate , it was built at the time of Bahman mirza Baha al-dowleh son of Fathali shah Qajar , also it have an inscription and a painting of Rostam and white beast battle on the seven-colored tiles, Jame mosque of Semnan is the seconed monument , then you will go to visit an important museum in Semnan pahne bath house. we go shopping in cross-shaped covered traditional bazar in Semnan. Then we drive to Damghan, an ancient city which was the capital of parthian in arsacid empire. First we go to the site in south of the city to stroll in one of the most important historical hills in Persia plateau , Tepe Hissar with 7000 years old.
Day 8
Day 9
Damghan
In the morning, We will Start the excursion by visiting Tarikhaneh mosque, one of the most
important survivor buildings from the first centuries of Islam that was built in 132 century.
Jame mosque is another old mosque in Damghan that is worthwhile to visit.
After lunch we will leave to see one of the significant monument of Qajar dynasty,
Cheshmeh Ali resort, a permanent spring Near Damghan. Fathali shah built a monument at
the center of this recreational resort which created a beautiful scene. We drive to Shahrood
Day 10
Shahrood
Shahrood became one of the important cities in the historical Qumis province, some experts believe the city has been mentioned in Avestan text, it takes 6 hours distance. In Shahrood , you will visit the Yaghmaei house, Shahrood museum where archeological finds and antiquities dating back to historical eras and items with anthropological significance are on display.
the Qajarian bazar of Shahrood are other sight seeings today you will visit. Overnight stay in Shahrood.
Day 10
Day 11
Bastam- Qaleh now Kharaqan
Early morning, you will be transferred to the Bastam city, 6 kilometers distance from Shahrood where Bayazid Bastami holy Shrine is located. Bayazid Bastami was a persian sufi master in the 9th century. For his contributions to Sufism, Bayazid Bastami was nicknamed Sultan-ul-Arifeen ( lord of all mytics) .
This complex includes several tombs and a mosque. While the structures in this complex date back to the Seljuq, Ilkhanid, Timurid, Safavid and Qajar eras, the Ilkhanid creations stand out because of their brick and tilework
After that we want to go to Qale now kharaghan county which is located 24 kilometer outside of Shahrood, to visit Mausoleum of 11th century mystic, Sheikh Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqan who was a renowned Sufi master whose students include Khajeh Abdollah Ansari. Only the mihrab of the mosque stands today. Today the complex includes library and rooms where pilgrims can stay
Then we Turn back to Tehran and base on your departure time you will be transfer to the hotel.
