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11D 8N UNVEIL MYSTERIOUS IRAN (Tour Code : IR11MI) Validity : April - March 2021 Airport for your flight to Shiraz via Shiraz in the later half of the 8th TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Dubai. century. The structure, tile work and the dome of the mausoleum have IRAN DAY 02 DUBAI - SHIRAZ been rebuilt several times over the SHIRAZ (Lunch / Dinner) centuries. Note: Chedor is required for ladies, no Karim Khan Citadel KARIM KHAN CITADEL Medieval style fortress which was cameras and bags allowed. Vakil Bath Vakil Bazaar used as a prison is now an ALI IBN MOSQUE Nasir ol Molk Mosque architectural wonder on exhibit. Shah Cheragh Mausoleum The design of the citadel combines Tomb of Hafez military and residential architecture, Saraye Moshir for it was home of Karim Khan and Quran Gate the military centre of the dynasty. Persepolis VAKIL BATH Necropolis Public bathhouses are an ancient MARVDASHT tradition in Iran. The people of Shiraz Pasargade are known for their laid-back personalities, and figures in the This Shia-Iranian shrine boasts a YAZD bath house depict exactly how majestic blue dome. Be dazzled Fire Temple locals would have relaxed after away with the glittering Venetian Tower of Silence taking a bath. mirror work, stained-glass windows Fahadan Quarter and an intricate wooden door. VAKIL BAZAAR Museum of Mirrors & Lights Note: Chedor is required for ladies. One of Iran’s finest bazaars and a Amir Chakhmaq Complex TOMB OF HAFEZ striking example of the Zand MEYBOD dynastic architecture. This huge The greatest master of Persian lyric poetry and the literary giant of the Narin Castle ancient bazaar specialises in fine 14th century in the west and Pigeon Tower carpets, textiles, antiques and central Asia was born in Shiraz, lived Chaparkhaneh handicrafts and spices all his life here, sang its praises in unsurpassed verse and was buried ISFAHAN DAY 03 SHIRAZ in a garden known after him. The Vank Cathedral (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) mausoleum was rebuilt in the early Siosepol Bridge NASIR OL MOLK MOSQUE Chehel Sotoun 1900s in a serene and charming Meidan Emam which offers good photo Shah Mosque opportunities. Ali Qapu Palace SARAYE MOSHIR Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque One of the oldest bazaars in Shiraz Grand Bazaar built during the Qajar period. It is Khaju Bridge now the centre for handicrafts for Carpet Shop which you may wish to bring home for your loved ones. KASHAN Commonly known as Pink Mosque, Fin Garden this is one of the most QURAN GATE Tabatabaei House photographed mosques in This historic gate is located at the Sultan Amir Bath House Southern Iran built during the Qajar entrance of the city of Shiraz. The Kashan Bazaar era. The multitude of stained-glass original gate was built as an ornamental decoration about 1000 TEHRAN windows turn the inside of the mosque into a riotous wonderland years ago, but this was replaced 60 Golestan Palace of colour that is absolutely breath years ago by the new gate which is Taijirsh Market taking. considered one of the finest Tabiat Bridge architectural designs in Iran and Hypermarket SHAH CHERAGH MAUSOLEUM has won numerous awards. A funerary monument and mosque, housing the Tomb of Seyed Amir DAY 01 SINGAPORE - DUBAI Ahmad, known as Shah e Cheragh, Assemble and check in at the brother of Imam Reza, came to Singapore Changi International NAM HO TRAVEL SERVICE (S) PTE LTD People’s Park Complex, 1 Park Road, #01-84D/E, Singapore 059108 T: +65 6221 8433 | E: [email protected] | W: www.namho.com.sg 11D 8N UNVEIL MYSTERIOUS IRAN (Tour Code : IR11MI) Validity : April - March 2021 DAY 04 SHIRAZ - Ateshkadeh or Fire Temple is the some kind of settlement was built MARVDASHT - YAZD most important, containing a here as early as 4,000 BC. Lying on (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) central fire that has allegedly been the silk route, the castle was used PERSEPOLIS burning since the 5th century AD by soldiers who provided an armed escort for passing caravans TOWER OF SILENCE charging a tax for their services. Another fascinating Zoroastrian site, the ominous sounding Tower of PIGEON TOWER Silence is located just outside the Like many other ancient artistic city. Rising from a solemn desert structure pigeon towers have for and scape, these 2 circulars, raised the most part remained neglected structures sit atop adjacent hills. and unknown to the average Until as recently as the 1960s, in Iranian. This comes in spite of their accordance with tradition, the utilization for agricultural purposes Founded by Darius I in 518BC, bodies of deceased Zoroastrians and widespread distribution Persepolis was the capital of the were left in the tower’s central pits throughout the country. Prior to the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on for scavenger birds to pick at in popularization of chemical an immense half artificial, half order to avoid contaminating the fertilizers, pigeon droppings from natural terrace, where the king of earth. such towers were almost used kings created an impressive palace exclusively. complex inspired by FAHADAN QUARTER Mesopotamian models. The This is the oldest part of the city CHAPARKHAEH (OLD POST OFFICE) importance and quality of the where houses are made of sun- Chaparkhaneh of Meybod dates monumental ruins make it a unique dried bricks and walls are made of back to Qajar era which is archaeological site. mud and straw. Some of the oldest registered in the list of Iran’s monuments of the city are found national monuments. It was one of NECROPOLIS here. the major post offices and chapars Learn about the continuity of the in the past that was established on country’s history in a single site. MUSEUM OF MIRROS & LIGHTINGS the ancient Rey-Kerman Road From Elamite, Achaemenid and The elegant 20th-century mansion, beside Meybod Inn. Sasanian monuments standing side dating from the 1940s, was by side to ancient tombs and bas- confiscated after the 1978 VANK CATHEDRAL re- liefs carved out on a rocky cliff, revolution and converted into a A gorgeous fusion of Armenian and this majestic site is a treasure trove quirky and fun museum celebrating Islamic architecture located in the documenting Iran’s history. the wonders of reflection. Don’t Armenian quarter of Isfahan. miss the collection of matches from SIOSEPOL BRIDGE PASARGADE all over the world and the old lamps The longest bridge on Zayandeh A Unesco World Heritage Site and collection. River consisting of 2 rows of 33 the 1st dynastic capital of the AMIR CHAKHMAQ COMPLEX arches from either side, therefore Achaemenid Empire. Founded by One of the most extraordinary also famously known as Siosepol, Cyrus the Great, its palaces, mosques and squares in all of Iran which means bridge of 33 arches. gardens and the mausoleum of noted for its symmetrical sunken Cyrus are outstanding examples of alcoves. Built as a mosque, it served the 1st phase or royal Achaemenid DAY 07 ISFAHAN as a caravanserai, a tekyeh, a architecture and Persian civilization. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) bathhouse, a cold water well and CHEHEL SOTOUN a confectionary. This imposing Called Palace of 40 columns as DAY 05 YAZD structure fronts a square in the old there are many columns and in (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) town, opposite the water museum. Iranian 40 means many. FIRE TEMPLE Incidentally, there are 20 columns Zoroastrianism, an ancient and these are reflected in the pool monotheistic religion that dates DAY 06 YAZD - MEYBOD - in front, which might also account back to around 3,500 years ago, ISFAHAN for its name. The palace was used was the principal religion in Iran (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) to hold religious national before the Islamic conquests, and NARIN CASTLE ceremonies, royal festivals, the community still lives on in some In the centre of Meybod, crumbling receiving royal ambassadors and parts of the country. Yazd is the Narin castle rises imposingly above guests. Its Persian Gardens are centre of Zoroastrianism in Iran and the town that has grown up around among the 9 inscribed on the is home to several site of religious it. Revealing 3 layers of construction, Unesco World Heritage List. and historic interest. The the oldest foundations suggest NAM HO TRAVEL SERVICE (S) PTE LTD People’s Park Complex, 1 Park Road, #01-84D/E, Singapore 059108 T: +65 6221 8433 | E: [email protected] | W: www.namho.com.sg 11D 8N UNVEIL MYSTERIOUS IRAN (Tour Code : IR11MI) Validity : April - March 2021 MEIDAN EMAM architecture. The bridge though TAJRISH MAARKET more than 350 years, is still A great venue for spot of afternoon functioning today as a recreation shopping. Boasting a vibrant centre and is especially beautiful in central section selling fresh fruits the evenings when lighted up. and vegetables, as well as traditional Iranian sweets, the other CARPET SHOP alleyways of the bazaar peddle Persian carpets and rugs are everyday stuff alongside traditional among the most beautiful and crafts etc. You may find souvenirs appreciated in the world for for your loved ones back home! centuries. You may find one that One of the most gorgeous squares suites your taste at a local carpet TABIAT BRIDGE in the world, and also one of the 1st shop. site in Iran to be designated a Unesco World Heritage Site. The square contains 2 mosques, a DAY 08 ISFAHAN - KASHAN palace and the bazaar. The square (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) is the largest historical public FIN GARDEN square in the world after This traditional Persian garden Tiananmen Square in Beijing and it believed to have been created is a Unesco World Heritage Site around the 1st half of the 16th surrounded by buildings from the century, is one of the 9 gardens that Safavid era.
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