This itinerary provides a 14-day tour of Persia (Iran) that includes visits to major cities and sites. The tour starts in Shiraz and includes full days exploring the city and sites like Persepolis. It then travels to Yazd, Garmeh village, Isfahan, Abyaneh, Kashan, and Tehran, with overnight stays in each location. In smaller towns, guests stay in unique local accommodations. The trip features cultural sights, historical sites, gardens, markets, and desert landscapes. It concludes with an early morning flight from Tehran to Iceland via European connections.

1. Persia Autumn 2015
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3. Day 1
Iceland to Shiraz
• Early morning flight from
Iceland to Istanbul via
Amsterdam or London
• Evening flight from Istanbul
to Shiraz with Turkish Air
• Arrival (Saturday) just after
midnight local time
• Pick up at the airport by the
local tour operator and
transfer to the 5 star Grand
hotel of Shiraz

4. Day 2 Shiraz
• All day city tour of Shiraz
visiting Karim khan citadel
• Then to visit the Vakil Bazaar
and the Nasir ol Mulk
Mosque
• Then after lunch a visit to
Baqe Eram, the historical
botanical gardens of Shiraz
• Then to Hafez & Saadi
Mausoleums (Iranian poets)
• Overnight at the 5 star
Grand Hotel of Shiraz

5. Day 2 Shiraz – The botanical Eram Garden

6. Day 2 Shiraz – The Sadee Musoleum

7. Day 3 Shiraz
• Full day excursion to
Persepolis visiting glorious
ruins of Achamenian palaces
• Visit valley of the kings
(Naqshe-Rostam and Rajab).
• Late Lunch in Persepolis
• Return to Shiraz and evening
visit to Holy shrine of
Mohamad’s grandson (Shahe
cheraq)
• Overnight at Grand Hotel

8. Day 3 Shiraz – The Palace of Dariush the Great

9. Day 4
Shiraz to Mehriz
Caravansara
• Early morning drive to Yazd
• En route visit Pasargadae
(Cyrus the Great palaces and
tomb)
• Then visit the village of
Abarqu to see the oldest
living tree in Iran (4500
years old)
• Finally drive to one of the
caravansera on the Silk
route
• Fantastic panoramic view of
the stars in the middle of
desert.

10. Day 4 Abarque – The oldest living tree (3000 years old)

11. Day 5 Yazd
• Early morning drive to the
ancient city of Yazd
• Visit Dakhmeh (Zoroastrian
old cemetery mound)
• Then to Zoroastrian fire
temple, Jameh mosque, and
Alexander prison
• Lunch at an old public bath
and scenic walk in the alleys
of the ancient city of Yazd
• Overnight at the 4 star
Moshier Garden Hotel

12. Day 5 Yazd – The wind towers of Yazd

13. Day 6 Yazd to
Garmeh Village
• Early morning drive to the
remote desert
• Stop for a traditional desert
lunch at Bayazieh village
• Visit to 3000 years old
Bayazieh castle
• Then drive to Garmeh, an
oasis village in the heart of
the desert
• Overnight in Garmeh village
in a special guest house
made out of the shells of the
local mud-brick village
buildings, located amongst
palms and sand dunes

14. Day 6 Garmeh – The Garmeh Citadel

15. Day 7
Garmeh, Salt desert
& Farahzad
• Morning drive to visit salt
Desert an outstanding
landscape of salt
• Then drive to village of
Farahzad right in a sandy
desert, in the middle of
nowhere, right at the center
of Iran
• Possibility of camel ride and
watching amazing sun set in
the desert
• Once again we stay a night
in a very special guest house
• Evening around fire and
watching the Milky Way in
desert is unforgettable event

16. Day 7 Farahzad – Camel ride in the desert

17. Day 7 – The Salt desert

18. Day 8
Desert to Isfahan
• Early morning drive to
Isfahan
• Stopover in the village of
Anarak on the way to city of
Naeen, famous for its
carpets
• Visit to a local carpet house
• Then drive to visit the old
Friday mosque of Naeen and
its museum and then
onwards to Isfahan
• Arrival early evening in
Isfahan and transfer to the 5
star Abbasi Hotel

19. Day 8 – Lunch at Naeen village

20. Day 9 Isfahan
(Nesfe jahan)
• Full day city tour of Isfahan
• Visit to Naqsh-e Jahan
Square, the second largest
square in the world
• Then visit to the Shah &
Sheik Lotfollah mosques
• Then the palaces of Aliqapou
• Walk around the biggest
Bazaar in Iran and later visit
to the famous Chahar baq
shopping area
• Later visit to the famous
bridges and parks along the
Zaiandeh rood river
• Overnight in Abbasi hotel

21. Day 9 Isfahan – Nagshe jahan square

22. Day 10 Isfahan
• Full day city tour of Isfahan
• Early visit to Friday Mosque
and the old city
• Walk through the old Bazaar
and remaining historical sites
of Isfahan
• Overnight in Abbasi hotel

23. Day 10 Isfahan – The Abbasi Hotel

24. Day 11
Isfahan - Abyaneh
• Early morning visit to Vank
Church in the Armenian
section of Isfahan
• Then strolling around alleys
and coffee houses of Jolfa in
the Armenian quarters of
Isfahan
• Afternoon drive to the
beautiful village of Abyaneh,
with its outstanding
architecture it is among the
most beautiful villages in
Iran
• Overnight in Abyaneh

25. Day 11 Abyaneh – The local costume

26. Day 12
Abyaneh, Kashan,
Tehran
• Early morning drive to the
city of Kashan
• Kashan is a famous old
desert city in Iran similar to
Yazd
• Visit to famous Fin Gardens
and number of historical
houses in Kashan
• Lunch in the old city of
Kashan
• Then drive to Tehran (we
may have enough time on
route to visit the Holy City of
Qom)
• Overnight at the 5 star
Spinas Hotel

27. Day 12 – The Fin Garden in Kashan

28. Day 13 Tehran
• Tehran city tour including the
National Museum of Iran
• Then visit to the Golestan
Places
• Then visit to the Nivaran
Palaces
• If time allows, a visit to the
Royal Jewelry Museum of
Iran
• Overnight at Spinas Hotel

29. Day 13 Tehran – Golestan Palace

30. Day 14
Tehran, Istanbul,
Iceland
• Flight is around 3 am with
Turkish air to Istanbul and
then to Amsterdam or
London
• Arrival in European hub is
before noon and then
straight flight to Keflavik
• Arrival around 3 pm