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Tehran
Shiraz
Isfahan
Hello, Salam! Welcome to Iran. Thank you for choosing wonderiran! Upon arriving at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) in Tehran, a warm welcome and friendly greeting is awaiting you from our team’s representative. A transfer will take you to the hotel to get you all set.
After checking-in, begins a day full of magnificent scenes in Tehran. 1st stop the World Heritage Site, the luxurious and noble the Golestan Palace. This royal historical monument is on scenery surrounded by vast green gardens and quiet pools.
Next, you will visit the National Museum of Iran; your experience will be tremendous. Artifacts, crafts, coins, and potteries from 5000 BC to the advent of Islam are all gathered and showcased to illustrate the history of Iran.
Now, it’s time for the National Jewelry Museum. Located in the Central Bank, the entrance is a huge vault that gives access to the Jewels Museum. Here a collection of astonishing priceless gems offers you the experience of being a nobleman. Last stop, the Azadi Tower. A landscape in the form of a massive square with an amazing monument at heart. It is the gateway to Tehran from the West.
Overnight is at a 4-star hotel.
In Iran, Isfahan is traditionally known as “half of the world”. Let’s hit the highway to reach there then! After check-in, the first visit to the Vank Cathedral. It is the intersection of the West and the East, where the European and Islamic architectural elements blend. It is located in the Armenian quarter.
When the sun sets, it’s time to visit 33Pol (Si-o-se-pol) and Khaju Bridges. They’re 200 years old but still a passage for people over the river of Zāyandé-Rūd. This river is the largest river of the Iranian Plateau with an approximate length of 400 km. And that’s how your day concludes.
Overnight is at a 4-star hotel.
I know you had a dream of Isfahan last night. Your journey starts at Chehel Sotun Palace. There are not enough words to describe the beauty of this palace; the Hall of Mirrors, the reflecting pool, the collection of paintings and mosaics, and the tall standing columns.
The next visit is Naghsh-e Jahan, also known as Imam Square. A 17th-century site, which is a great historical site. The site shows the Islamic architectural heritage. Shah Mosque and the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque all giving color and life to this magnificent site.
Moving to Ālī Qāpū to witness the grand palace once the living place of Safavid monarch. Let’s not forget the Grand Bazaar of Isfahan. If you are an enthusiast to collect pottery, gems, jewelry, and board games, this is the right place for you.
Overnight is at a 4-star hotel.
Say goodbye to Isfahan and say hello to Shiraz. If you google Iran, this is the definite name on the search tab. After breakfast having breakfast, we will drive to reach the former capital of Darius the great’s empire, the legendary city of Persepolis. It dates back to c.512 BC.
The journey continues to the Necropolis, also known as Naqsh-e-Rostam. It is the burial place of Darius and his successors. All rock reliefs representing the buried are cut into the cliff. Every traveler is amazed by its magnitude.
The second day of extraordinariness begins with a visit to the Pink Mosque. It is the Nasir-ol-molk Mosque, located not far from Vakil Bazaar, and constructed in 1888. Your journey continues with a visit to Karim Khan Citadel from the Zand Dynasty. Don’t worry about the names; we will cover all the historical facts for you. With a short walk, you reach the Pars Museum to see the amazing paintings from the time, the Karim Khan tomb inside the pavilion and Nazar gardens.
Your next stop is the Vakil Bazaar; you will find hundreds of stores, beautiful and amazing courtyards, and an ancient Caravanserai.
The next stop is the Narenjestan Garden, an exquisite garden filled with beautiful trees where you notice the scent of Orange everywhere. This Garden is from the 19th century during the Qajar Dynasty.
When someone googles Persian literature and poem, Hafez and Saadi names are evident. You will have time to enjoy the amazing garden-tomb of Saadi and the garden-tomb of Hafez. Hafez excellence is available in his masterpiece Divan-e Hafez, and Saadi’s long journey from cities to cities is available in his Boustan and Golestan.
Sadly we should say goodbye, but we hope to see you again on another wonderiran tour. Farewell!
