Tour Name: 9 Days Persian Theme Tour Tour Code: OT1109013 Tour Duration: 09 Days and 08 Nights Tour Category: Discovery / Cultural Tour Difficulty: 2 Tour Tags: Classic Tour Tour Best Date: 12 months Tour Services Type: Bronze (Economy) Tour Destinations: /Kashan/Esfahan/Yazd/Shiraz/Kerman Related tours code: Number ticket limits: 2-25 Overview: From a long time ago, the land of Persia has been known for its . In fact, Iranian taste and aesthetics are manifested in the pictograph of the . is a media of communication. In Persian Theme Tour you can:  Gaze at the dazzling weaving jewels in carpet museum and admire the unrivalled Persian handmade works  Delight in Iranian traditional music in Shiraz  Unearth Old Persian secrets in Persepolis  Get enchanted to every warp and woof of the handmade carpet and wander around the rural context of the village  Catch scent of the spices in Vakil Bazaar in Shiraz  Tread aside Zayanderood River and its glittering bridges  Experience welcoming Iranian hospitality Highlights: . Visit the amazing UNESCO world heritage sites . Visit magnificent carpet workshops and bazaars . Experience some of the most eminent historical sites across Iran: ancient archaeology, teeming bazaars, majestic mosques.

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Landing to PERSIA Welcome to Iran! Your arrival will be at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA). After that, your guide meets and transfers you to the Hotel. You can rest and have free time. O/N Tehran

Tehran On our first day of the tour, you will visit the Carpet Museum of Iran as an exhibition of a variety of Persian carpets and from all over Iran, dating from the 18th century up to the present. Get amazed at the eye-catching precious collection of carpets of Iranian 3500 years old. Then, you go to Carpet Bazaar that offers you a memorable experience. Meanwhile, the prices are negotiable. If you have enough time you can visit the Carpet Gallery with a beautiful collection of Persian rugs and carpets, all hand-woven. O/N Tehran

Shiraz In the morning, you will fly to Shiraz. In the beginning, you visit one of the first and most wonderful weaving workshops in Shiraz before check-in. You get enchanted with the Persian Gabbeh designing and dyeing. After the hotel check-in head to Vakil Bazaar and then the Zand complex including the castle, gardens, and mosque to get a sense of Shiraz as a capital 250 years ago and also Shiraz carpet museum with the 300-year-old carpets. O/N Shiraz

Shiraz - Kahkaran Drive to Kahkaran as a virgin and amazing village in Shesh Pir Rural District (if the weather is hot). /Firuzabad (in the weather is cold). You will get acquainted with the people weaving and spinning thread and you have ample time to wander around the rural context of the village. After that, you will stay overnight in the black tents of the nomad as a unique and pure experience. O/N with Nomads

Shiraz – Isfahan

In the morning drive to Isfahan. On your drive, spend most of your time in the ancient Achaemenid gem of Persepolis* and Necropolis* (Naghsh-e Rostam) and unearth the ruins of Persepolis as a world heritage. You will surely admire the glory of this monumental architecture and find everywhere the most profound historical sight. O/N Isfahan

Isfahan After breakfast, you will get acquainted with the historic royal square of Naqsh-e Jahan* of Isfahan registered as a world heritage. Visit the picturesque Shah (Imam) mosque*, Sheikh-Lotfollah Mosque* and Aliqapoo palace*. Then, at night stroll aside Zayanderud river and admire the masters who built several bridges over it through the history like Si-o-Se-Pol Bridge. O/N Isfahan

Isfahan

In the morning you will get fascinated by the architecture of Vank Cathedral, Chehelsotoun palace, and Hasht Behesht Palace. In the afternoon you have an interesting evening while rambling on Khajoo Bridge. O/N Isfahan

Isfahan - Kashan After breakfast drive ahead to Kashan. You will visit a handmade carpet workshop. Then you will visit the Historical houses in Kashan and get amazed by their beautiful architecture and decorations. After that, you drive ahead to stay the night at Imam Khomeini International Airport. O/N IKA Airport

Missing Persia

Our tour guide will transfer you to Imam Khomeini International Airport according to your flight time.

All sites with * sign are submitted in UNESCO world heritage. Note:  The priority in sightseeing may be changed due to the time of your arrival, preference of your guide and also official and unofficial holidays of some museums.  In special conditions the accommodations can be changed to a similar alternative.  Hotel check-in time generally is at 2:00 PM. According to your arrival time, if you need an early check- in you must book an extra day.  Private or single rooms are not available in some traditional local or guest houses. And also in these places, sleeping equipment is traditional, comfortable Mattresses and Blankets. No Bed!

Services Included:  All transfers and transportations (Private car for 2-3 pax. Suitable minibus for bigger groups)  Professional licensed guides and drivers (Guide assistant for 15 pax and more)  All accommodation and meals (F.B)  1 Domestic flight  Refreshment (2 bottles of water/ fruits/ snacks per day)  Visa authorization code processing fee  Travel Insurance (Local Insurance)  Entrance Fees

Services Not Included:  International flights  Visa stamp fee  Tips to local guides and drivers  Single room cost an extra fee  Room Services Fees