2016 Iran After Islam Tour (15 Days) Start: Tabriz Finish: Tehran Themes: Historical & Culture Physical Rate: Light Group Size: Max 20 ( Small Group) Day Daily Activity Highlights Over Night Arrive in Tabriz at any time, Meet and greet at the airport. Transfer to Blue mosque, Grand 1 hotel. In the afternoon We will visit Blue mosque, Grand Bazaar, El Goli Bazaar Tabriz park and Azerbaijan museum. Drive toward Maku and visit Khaje Nazar caravansary, Saint Thaddeu, Khaje Nazar 2 Saint Stepanos Monastery and black Church. caravansary, Maku black Church Takht -e Suleiman, 3 Drive to Zanjan (500 km) and visit Takht-e Suleiman and Soltaniyeh. Soltaniyeh Zanjan In the morning drive to Qazvin the first Safavids capital in 16th century Ali Qapu 4 and visit small Isfahan such as Ali Qapu, Chel Sotun and Bazar of Qazvin. Chehel sotoun Qazvin Walk into Tehran Bazaar and visit Shah mosque.Visit Tehran main 5 museums including National museum, Jewelry museum, Carpet museum Museum Day Tehran and Contemporary art museum. 6 Qajar and Pahlavi We will visit Golestan, Saadabad, and Niavaran palace palace Tehran Drive toward Abyaneh and Kashan ( 250 km). Walking tour in Abyaneh Abyaneh, 5 and visit Traditional houses , Fin Garden 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 7 Naqsh-e Jahan Square and Siose Bridge. Square, Isfahan Siose Bridge Full day city tour in Isfahan. We will visit Armenian quarter of Jolfa, Vank Vank cathedral, 8 cathedral, Friday mosque, Shaking Minarets and Chehel Sotoun. Shaking Minarets, Isfahan Chehel Sotoun In the morning we will explore on foot this ancient city and visit 9 Zoroastrian temple, Tower of silence and Zoroastrian fire temple. Zoroastrian Tour Yazd Today we have a city tour of Yazd walking in Historical fabric and visiting Friday mosque , 10 the Friday mosque, Amir Chakhmagh Mosque and theater, Dolatabad Iranian Garden, Yazd garden and wind catcher. Historical fabric Morning Driving toward Shiraz (430 km), en route visiting: Persepolis, Persepolis, 11 Naqsh-e Rostam (Necropolis), Pasargadae (tomb of Cyrus 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 Iranian gardens, 12 famous poet tomb (Hafez and Saadi) . In the afternoon We will visit Karmikhani complex, Shiraz Karmikhani complex and colorful Nasirolmolk mosque . colorful Nasirolmolk mosque Morning Driving toward Kerman (570 km) . After arrive we go for an Ganj Ali Khan Public 13 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 (190 km) , en route visiting: mausoleum & Shazde Gardens 14 monastery of Shah Nematollah Vali, the famous Sufi Dervish. We will Bam citadel Kerman also visit Shazde Gardens and we will visit Bam citadel. 15 Transfer to Tehran Intl. airport for your return flight. Departure - .