Day

City / Region

Itinerary

1

Int'l Arr (IKA)
Tehran

With this assumption that your landing time in IKA Int'l airport is early in the morning (Tehran local time), the program will start as follows:
Early in the morning arrive in IKA Int'l airport – after customs formalities, meet with driver and transfer to hotel in Tehran (~ 65 km), check in your rooms upon arrival, after a short rest, at around 10 am start city tour of Tehran to visit 3 museums – O/N hotel in Tehran

2

Zanjan

Transfer to Zanjan via Qazvin, at Qazvin visit Shazdeh Hossein mausoleum and Kolah Farangi (or Chelel Sootoon) construction – on the way to Zanjan visit the magnificent dome of Soltaniyeh (Mongol era) -  at Zanjan visit the Rakhtshooi Khaneh museum (an ancient laundry) - O/N hotel (about 350 km)

3

Takab

Transfer to Takab to visit the Takht e Soleyman complex (remains of Sasanid Palace & Fire Temple dates back to the 13^th century AD)  – O/N hotel ( about 190 km) (B/-/D)

4

Takab

Hamadan

Transfer to visit Ali Sadr water cave (one of the largest water cavesin Iran) - countinue driving  to – O/N hotel Hamadan (about 340 km) ((B/-/D)

5

Hamadan

City tour of Hamadan to visit Ganj Nameh rock relief  (dates back to 500 BC) – Hegmataneh (the ancient capital of Medes – 700 BC) – Avicenna and Baba Taher tombs – O/N hotel

6

Kangavar
Bisootoon
Kermanshah

Transfer to Kermanshah – on the way at Kangavar visit Anahita temple (goddess of water & fertility, 2^nd  century AD) – continue driving to Bisootoon to visit  Achaemenian rock relief and at Tagh-e-Bostan visit Sassanian rock relief - O/N hotel (about 190 km)

7

Khoram Abad

In the morning visit  Mavenol Molk mausoleum & Jame mosque – transfer to Khoram Abad to visit Falak Ol Aflak castle – O/N hotel

8

Susa
Zigurat-e-Choga Zanbil
Ahwaz

Transfer to Susa to visit King Daniel & king Dariush tombs – the drive again to visit Zigurat-e-Chogha Zanbil (dating back to 1300 BC – Elamite era) – continue driving to visit the ancient irrigation channels and then driving to Ahwaz – O/N hotel (about 490 km)

9

Ahwaz
Bishapoor
Shiraz

Transfer to Shiraz on the way at Bishapoor visit the remains of ancient city of Bishapoor & Sassanian rock relief  (5^th century AD) – O/N Hotel (about 560 km)

10

Shiraz

City tour of Shiraz to visit Panorama of Karim Khan citadel, Vakil bazaar and its mosque, Nasir-Ol-Molk mosque, mauseloums of poets Hafez and Saadi – O/N hotel

11

Shiraz
Perspolis
Naqsh-e-Rostam
Marve Dasht

City tour of Shiraz to visit Eram Garden, Afif Abad Garden - then transfer to visit Takht-e-Jamshid (or Perspolis – dates back to 550 BC) & then go to visit  Naqsh-e-Rostam (dates back to 550 BC & 4^th  century AD) – O/N hotel at Marve Dasht (about 65 km)

12

Pasargad
Abargoo
Yazd

Transfer to Yazd – on the way visit Pasargad (the remains of Acheamenian palace and the tomb of king Cyrus (dates back to 550BC)- Pass Abarghoo desert-O/N hotel (about 360 km)

13

Yazd

City tour of Yazd to visit Jame mosque, Mir Chakh Magh edifice, Bazar, fire temple and Silent towers - O/N hotel

14

Yazd
Pir-e-Sabz Chak Chak
Isfahan

Transfer to Isfahan – on the way visit Pir-r-Sabz-e-Chak Chak (Zoroastrian  worshiping place) – O/N hotel in Isfahan (about 380 km)

15

Isfahan 

City tour of Isfahan to visit Naghsh-e-Jahan Sq.(including: Imam and Sheikh Lotfolah mosques, A’li Qapoo palace), Jame mosque - O/N hotel

16

Isfahan
Abiyaneh village

Half day city tour to visit Bazaar, Vank church and its museum, in the afternoon transfer to Abiyaneh historic stair steeped vill.age  - O/N hotel (about 180 km)

17

Kashan
Tehran

Transfer to Kashan to visit Fin garden, Agha Bozorgh mosque – Booroojerdi old house  - drive to Tehran - O/N hotel in Tehran  (about 260 km)

18

Tehran
Final departure (IKA)

Transfer to  IKA airport for final departure