2016 General Tour (20 Days)

Start: Finish: Tehran Themes: Historical & Culture Physical Rate: Light Group Size: Max 20 ( Small Group)

Day Daily Activity Highlights Over Night Arrive in Tehran at any time, Meet and greet at the airport. Transfer to 1 hotel. Arrive Tehran

Walk into Tehr an and visit Shah , National Museum , National Museum 2 Golestan, Saadabad, and Niavaran palace. Qajar and Pahlavi Tehran palace

In the morning drive to the first Safavids capital in 16th century Ali Qapu 3 and visit small such as Ali Qapu, Chel Sotun and Bazar of Chehel Sotoun Qazvin Qazvin. Morning drive toward the mountain village of Masuleh Enroute visiting Roudkhan Castle 4 Fouman and Roudkhan Castle Masuleh Rasht

Takht -e Suleiman, 5 Drive to Zanjan (200 km) and visit Takht-e Suleiman and Soltaniyeh. Soltaniyeh Zanjan

Drive to (300 km) . In the afternoon We will visit Blue mosque, Blue mosque, Grand 6 Grand Bazaar, El Goli park and Azerbaijan museum. Bazaar Tabriz

Drive toward Maku and visit Khaje Nazar caravansary, Saint Thaddeu, Khaje Nazar 7 Saint Stepanos Monastery and black Church. caravansary, Maku black Church Daralahsan mosque 8 Sanandaj

Full day tour of Kermanshah to visit Taq -e Bostan and Khaja Barookh's Taq -e Bostan, 9 House. Iranian house Kermanshah

Full day city tour of to visit Ganjnameh, tomb of Ganjnameh 10 and Alisadr cave. Alisadr cave Hamedan

Drive toward and ( 370 km). Walking tour in Abyaneh Abyaneh, 11 and visit Traditional houses , and Tepe Sialk Traditional houses, Kashan Fin Garden In the morning drive to Isfahan . In this day you will see the famous Naqsh -e Jahan 12 Naqsh-e Jahan Square and Siose Bridge. Square, Isfahan Siose Bridge Full day city tour in Isfahan. We will visit Armenian quarter of Jolfa, , 13 Vank cathedral, Friday mosque, Shaking Minarets and Chehel Sotoun. Shaking Minarets, Isfahan Chehel Sotoun 14 Morning Driving toward (4 80 km), en route visiting: , Persepolis, Naqsh-e Rostam (Necropolis), ( the great Naqsh-e Rostam, Shiraz which was the Achamenian center) arrival in Shiraz at night. Pasargadae Morning city tour for Iranian gardens (Eram or Jahan Nama) and Iranian gardens, Iranian famous poet tomb ( and Saadi). In the afternoon We will Karmikhani Shiraz 15 visit Karmikhani complex and colorful Nasirolmolk mosque . complex, colorful Nasirolmolk mosque Today we have a city tour of walking in Historical fabric and Friday mosque, 16 visiting the Friday mosque, Amir Chakhmagh Mosque and theater, Iranian Garden, Yazd Dolatabad garden and wind catcher. Historical fabric In the morning we will explore on foot this ancient city and visit 17 Zoroastrian temple, Tower of silence and Zoroastrian fire temple. Zoroastrian Tour Yazd

Morning Driving toward Kerman (570 km). After arrive we go for an Ganj Ali Khan Public 18 afternoon tour of the city visiting the Friday mosque, Ganj Ali Khan bath, Kerman Public bath and traditional tea house and Kerman traditional bazaar. traditional tea house Driving toward Bam (360 km), en route visiting: mausoleum & Shazde Gardens 19 monastery of Shah Nematollah Vali, the famous Sufi Dervish. We will Bam citadel Kerman also visit Shazde Gardens and we will visit Bam citadel. 20 Transfer to Tehran Intl. airport for your return flight. Departure -