Persian Landscapes Tour (16 Days)

Upon your arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel. After a short rest, you can visit Jewelry or Carpet Museum to see Persian art. After visiting the museum, Golestan Palace, the former royal Qajar complex and the oldest historic monument in Tehran will welcome you. In the afternoon, you can visit the sixth-tallest tower in the world, Milad tower, and enjoy its different parts.

After breakfast, fly to Chabahar. After a short rest, you will enjoy a half-day tour of Chabahar. Martian Mountains are a set of unusual-looking rocks where you feel you are on Mars. It is a good place for those who are interested in natural Earth occurrences.

After breakfast, you can visit Pink Wetland. It seems pink due to its type of soil. It is a suitable place for birdwatching. After lunch, you can visit Mud Volcanos. It is a landform created by the eruption of mud. These volcanos’ sizes vary from 1 or 2 meters high and 1 or 2 meters wide.

After breakfast, drive to Darak Village where you can see both desert and the sea. You first lie on the beach and after go and dive in the water. Then, continue to Qeshm.

After breakfast, you can enjoy a full-day city tour. Stars Valley is a series of majestic gorges and canyons formed over centuries by erosion. It is a fantastic attraction to visit. After lunch, you can visit Hengam Island. It is a good place for wildlife watching. You can visit turtles, dolphins, corals, sharks, etc.

After breakfast, visit Hara Forest, a mangrove one, a wildlife tourist attraction with beautiful birds and natural nature. Afterward, you can visit Namakdan (Salt) Caves, an impressive geological hallmark turned into a salt cave as a result of the accumulation of seawater. It has a height of 237 meters and a length of over 6,000 meters. It is the longest salt cave in the world. It is especially appropriate for those who suffer from asthma and respiratory problems.

After eating breakfast, you will drive to Shiraz which is 588 km away from Qeshm.

After breakfast, you will enjoy a full-day city tour. In the morning leave Yazd to visit Shiraz, the cultural capital of Iran. After eating lunch and a short rest, visit one of the most elegant architectural sites of Iran, the Zandiyah Complex containing the Arg, Vakil Bath, Vakil Mosque, and Vakil Bazaar. Afterward, visit Hafeziyeh, the tomb of the biggest Persian mystic and sonneteer born in the 8th century.

Early in the morning, you will drive to Yazd. En route, you can visit two gorgeous ancient sites in the world. Persepolis, the glory of the Persian Empire and the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire was founded by Darius (486-522 B. C.). Necropolis or Naghsh-e-Rustam, is the other site which belongs to both Achaemenid and Sassanid Periods. It has four large tombs cut into the cliffs. Then, continue to Yazd.

After breakfast, you can visit some of Yazd’s beautiful ancient sites: Amir Chakhmaq Complex (built in the 15th century) with its symmetrical sunken alcoves; Fire temple of Zoroastrian built in 1934; Jameh Mosque (12th century); and Dowlatabd Garden, a historic Persian garden built in 1747. It is famous for its highest wind tower in Iran.

After breakfast, you can visit Water Museum, another interesting place in Yazd. It can show you the hidden world of waterways through photos and instruments. Then, drive to Isfahan, half the world.

After breakfast, you will have a full-day city tour. Naghsh-e-Jahan Square includes the Qeysarie gate, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Ali Qapu, and Imam Mosque. This historical complex was constructed between 1598 and 1629. Afterward, you can visit Chehel Sotoun, a place where the ambassadors and dignitaries were welcomed by Shah Abbas II, Safavid King.

On this day, you can visit Armenian Vank Cathedral established in 1606. After visiting the historical bridges of Isfahan, you can visit the Jame Mosque which is one of the most beautiful mosques in Iran.

Drive to Abyaneh after breakfast. A fantastic village with red buildings. The kind people are in traditional dress. Walk in the mud-brick town. After visiting this village, you will leave there for reaching Kashan.

Kashan is the city of rosewater, a beautiful oasis city with 9,000 years of civilization to become familiar with its historic architecture through Tabatabaee House (built in the 1880s) and Boroojerdi House (built in 1857). The delightful Fin Garden, designed in the 16th century, also welcomes you. It is a garden and a public bath.

After breakfast, leave Kashan for Tehran. After reaching Tehran, you will be transferred to the airport to depart.