Feel the Golden Desert and the Azure Sea

Rayen Citadel

Rocky Village

Golestan Palace

Hindu Temple

Shazdeh Garden

Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine

Galedari Bathhouse

Milad Tower

Overview

In this trip, you have the chance to be in desert areas while you can enjoy the beautiful Persian Gulf coasts in Bandar Abbas. The trip will begin from Tehran and its historical monuments and goes on to visit Yazd, the nice historical city in the heart of desert. Also, you will discover Kerman and its surroundings including Mahan and Rayen. Don’t worry, you will visit Bam and its fantastic adobe citadel too. You will go to Ghale Ganj and Keshit and Jiroft. Then, you visit Bandar Abbas as the largest port of Iran. You have the great chance to walk on coasts of Persian Gulf after the days spent in desert cities.

Details

Arrival City: Tehran

Theme: Cultural Tours

Departure City: Tehran

Duration: 11 Days

Cities: Tehran, Yazd, Kerman, Bam, Bandar Abbas, Nain, Ghale Ganj, Jiroft, Mahan

Highlights

Being amazed by visiting the largest brick building in the world in Bam.

Being surprised by visiting Shazde Mahan Garden in the heart of desert.

Walking in the southern coasts in the largest port of Iran.

Walking through a rocky village registered in UNESCO World Heritage list.

Related Attractions

Golestan Palace in Tehran

National Jewelry Museum in Tehran

National Museum of Iran in Tehran

Milad Tower in Tehran

Tabiat Bridge in Tehran

Azadi Tower in Tehran

Zoroastrian Towers of Silence in Yazd

Amir Chakhmaq Square in Yazd

Yazd Water Museum

Fahadan Neighborhood in Yazd

Rayen Castle in Kerman

Ganjali Khan Complex in Kerman

Bam and its Cultural Landscape (Arg-e Bam)

Hindu Temple in Bandarabbas

Galedari Bathhouse in Bandarabbas

Jameh Mosque in Nain

Shah Ne’matollah Vali Shrine in Mahan

Shazdeh Garden in Mahan- The Persian Gardens

Cultural Landscape of Maymand in Shahr-e Babak

Map

Feel the Golden Desert and the Azure Sea

Itinerary

DAY 1: Tehran

Today is the first day of your tour to Iran. You enter IKA Airport and will be transferred to your hotel for a short rest. The capital city of Iran has lots of things to show you and make your day a memorable one. You visit the most important sites in central area of Tehran. The first point is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,Golestan Palace that can present the contemporary art and history of Iran. The next plan is Iran National Museum and Then, you visit Crown Jewelry Museum which exhibits eye catching royal jewels. At the end, you visit the new monument of Tehran, Nature Bridge which connects two large parks and you can enjoy having dinner on top of the bridge.

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DAY 2: Tehran to Nain and Yazd

After breakfast, we drive to Yazd but Nain lies in the middle of our way to this historical city. So, we do not miss it. Jame Mosque of Nain which was built during Buyid dynasty and Ethnographic Museum portrays the rich history of this city. We continue driving to Yazd and the starry night sky of Yazd is what makes you joyful at night before going to your hotel.

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DAY 3: Yazd Full Day

Welcome to the city which is in UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. To be honest, one day is not enough to discover this lovely city, but we try to visit the most important attractions. You start the day by going to Towers of Silence which locals call it Dakhmaeh. Then, it is time for visiting Zoroastrians Fire Temple where is a holly place for worship of Zoroastrians. Next, you go for visiting an ancient mosque remained from Ilkhanid period,Jame Mosque of Yazd. You can walk in Fahadan neighborhood to watch the ancient wind catchers. The next point is Amir Chakhmaq Square, the symbol of the brick city of Yazd. At the end, you go for visiting Water Museum to learn how the people used historical tools to save and use water in a desert city.

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DAY 4: Yazd to Meymand and Kerman

We continue the plan to Kerman. On the way, there is the tiny Rocky Village of Meymand which is recently registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It will surely make you astonished by visiting its houses which all were carved in the mountain by hands. You can walk around this unique village, talk to locals and watch their lifestyle. It is also worthy tasting their local foods. Then we drive to Kerman and stay the night in this historical city.

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DAY 5: Kerman Full Day

Kerman was chosen as the capital city of different dynasties so it has so many things to show you. First of all, you visit Shazdeh Garden in Mahan which is such a treasure in the heart of the desert. Shah Nematollah Vali Holy Shrine is the next place in Mahan to be visited. Continue driving to Rayen for visiting Rayen Citadel which dates back to pre-Islamic era. Come back to Kerman and rest at your hotel.

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DAY 6: Kerman to Bam

You spend the whole morning visiting Ganjali Khan Complex in the central part of historical Kerman. It locates just next to Kerman Bazar and includes a square, bazaar, mosque, bathhouse, school, cistern, and caravanserai. You leave Kerman and drive to Bam, the city which is home to the biggest brick structure in the world. Bam Citadel is registered by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. You surely enjoy visiting it and then spend the night in a hotel in Bam.

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DAY 7: Bam to Jiroft and Ghale Ganj

The day is going to be started by driving to Ghale Ganj to stay your night there, but before you arrive, we have a lot to do. Keshit Village is such a paradise in the heart of desert, you enjoy its beautiful nature. Jiroft is the next destination and is going to show us its civilization in the middle of the way. Finally, you receive to Ghale Ganj and enjoy the local people's lifestyle as well.

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DAY 8: Ghale Ganj to Bandar Abbas

In the morning you enjoy sandy hills in Jazmurian which is an island basin and then you go to Bandar Abbas and after arrival you have free time to spend for shopping and walking in the city streets.

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DAY 9: Bandar Abbas Full Day

Bandar Abbas is an important port located in southern part of Iran on the coast of Persian Gulf. You finally receive here to watch the azure sea. Our first plan for today is visiting Hindu Temple where you may think you are in India due to its architecture. Then, you visit Geno and Shahid Rajae Pier. Bandar Abbas Museum will be the next point. At the end, you go to Galedari Bathhouse which is an anthropology museum to know more about Bandar Abbas.

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DAY 10: Bandar Abbas to Tehran

You will come back to Tehran by taking a flight from Bandar Abbas. Today you have enough time to visit two modern monuments of Tehran. The first point is Azadi Tower which locates in center of a square with the same name. The tower was constructed in 1971 to memorialize the 2500th anniversary of the first Persian Empire. The next step is Milad Tower which is a multipurpose tower and you can watch the beauties of Tehran nights from the top of the tower.

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DAY 11: Tehran

The whole journey is done and you will be transferred to the airport to take the flight back home.

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Inclusions

Visa Application Process

All transportations by best quality vehicles including transfers from/to hotel

All domestic flights

All entrance fees of sites mentioned in the itinerary

Mid-day refreshments

Professional English-speaking guide who accompanies you all days

Insurance fee

Accommodation in the hotels mentioned in the itinerary including breakfast and wifi

Exclusions

International flight

Lunch & Dinner

Related Cities

Notes

Depending on the group size, the tour price will change.

Fridays are weekend in Iran and Bazar is closed.

Opening dates and time of Jewels Museum in Tehran are Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays from 14:00 to 16:00.

The hotels could be replaced with other hotels in same category if these hotels have limited availability for your selected dates.

States offices, administrations, post offices and banks are generally open from 07:30 to 12:00 and reopen after lunch break from 13:00 to 16:00.

On 15 May, 03 June, 17 June, 29 & 30 August and 16 October 2020, all tourist sites are close in Iran.

You can ask the officer to not stamp your passport.

You must follow the rules of the Iranian government for clothing. Women should cover their hair whenever they are in public (since they land at the Iranian airport), for men the use of shorts is not allowed.