Historical and Culture 5

In dawn when you arrive at Tehran Airport. you will see our representative with our logo card. that cards, which contain some information, will guide you to your hotel. before starting the morning tour in Tehran, you will have time to relax. Tehran is a modern city. it exposes itself with its unique and rare museums and its many unique collections and antiques from the beginning of history to the present.

 Our tour starts with a visit to the Archaeological Museum. The archaeological museum is one of the rare places in the world. in this museum we will find an opportunity to experience ‘human evolution’ through their strange monuments that have been exhibited. In this tour, we will find a chance to taste Iranian food. after that, we will go to the crown Jewel Museum and visit a world of jewels there.

In the end, we will have an opportunity to visit a variety of Iranian handmade rugs and carpets in the Carpet Museum and we will get to know about their history. the museum has more than 100 beautiful rugs from all over Iran.

 we will stay that night in Tehran.

 The next day we will go and visit Saad Abad or Golestan Palace(UNESCO HERITAGE SITE). this complex has an area of about 1100.000 square meters and also 18 historic buildings.

 Pahlavi dynasty has been the founder of this Palace and it is an enduring work undoubtedly. Our tour to Tehran will end by visiting the Ceramic Museum. Ceramic Museum is decorated by magnificent Antiquities

 In these two days if you have more time you can visit more places. these places are included an old marketplace,

Milad Tower: sixth-tallest tower in the world by pinnacle height at 435 m(1,427 ft). can compete Eiffel tower in the case of being loved for all Iranians. When they are from other cities and come to Tehran they wait till the moment they get that close to see Milad tower. About the tower itself, it has the biggest revolving restaurant in the world. And you can also enjoy the show of dolphins dancing for you in Milad Tower Dolphinarium.

Tabiat bridge: a very amazing and complicated bridge designed by one of the Iranians best and very young architects, Ms. Leila Araghi. The bridge is like pigeon nest built-in like four floors connecting two of the most beautiful parks of Tehran across the Moddarress highway.

Jamshidiye park: The huge and beautiful mountain park in the heart of the capital.

Jewels Museum: We will visit a world of jewels in a priceless Crown Jewels Museum one of which is one of the two greatest diamonds, Darya-e-Noor (sea of light).

 Attention: prioritizing these places may change for some reasons such as your arrival time, schedules and prioritizing of Iran travel guide and holiday schedules of these museums.

After breakfast, you will be taken to the airport and fly to Shiraz. Then you will be transferred to your hotel and there you can rest.  you will start your tour in one of the world’s historic cities that lasts about one day.

 Shiraz is the capital city of Persian culture for more than 2000 years. In the past Shiraz was the capital of Iran during the Zand Dynasty (1751-1794). Shiraz is the realm of Iranian culture. the city has easily depicted beautiful roses, gardens, and poems.

You will enjoy visiting the Karim Khan palace, magnificent Vakili, Vakili market place, and Saraye moshir with its brilliant decorations and absorbing Iranian souvenir stores.

Visit the exciting and beautiful pink mosque, Nasir Almolk mosque with amazing Persian architecture and colorful.

Briefly, this mosque is a jewel of photographs, it is possible to take so many beautiful pictures here that will hypnotize you. This mosque was built during the Kadjar era, its name comes from the lord Nasir-ol-Molk who belonged to the Kadjar dynasty. This mosque is wonderful. The light that passes through reflects, mixes and finally forms unique rays in the mosque. The atmosphere in this place is incredibly positive, you feel comfortable from the moment you enter, something mysterious runs here.

 Shiraz is an attractive city which is located in Fars province. some of the famous poets such as Saadi and Hafez lived in Shiraz. it also has some historical sites which are left at different times. the history of these monuments dates back to 600 years ago. Hafez, who influenced all people by his poems, was the best poet. The prominent feature of his poems is the existence of peace in them. Saadi was a poet, philosopher and spiritual. he traveled to different places seven centuries ago then he collected all his experiences in poetry and compiled two books which are known as Golestan and Bostan.

 These books are full of information and in this city, we will have the opportunity to visit the tombs of these poets.

 On our tour in Shiraz, we will visit Ali-Ebn-e-Hamzeh and enjoy its beautiful attractions. we will walk in Jahan Nama garden and observe its tall trees especially cedars. At last, we will visit the Delgosh garden and Khajoye Kermani tomb by tour. The view of Shiraz from these areas is very attractive and spectacular.

This nice-smelling city is full of flowers and gardens and imaginary houses in them. The most formal tree is Citrus aurantium or in other words, the sour orange tree. The smelling in any season is really mesmerizing. But the garden that has been ranked as the seventh most beautiful garden in the world is Eram Garden(UNESCO HERITAGE SITE). It needs a big article itself and cannot be summarized in here, you can read about it further in our Iran gardens article.

The end of today's tour on the way transfer to Yazd is Perspolis (UNESCO HERITAGE SITE) which was the capital of Empire during the Achaemenid period, was found by Darius I in 518 BC. this complex is inspired by beautiful palaces and is based on Mesopotamian models and designs.

 the significance and position of these ruined buildings have made it a famous archaeological site.

Darius seems to have built this attractive complex at first as a place for exhibition and a center for the Iranian celebrations of the Achaemenid kings and empires and then he founded it as a center of state affairs.

The next place which we will go by tour is Necropolis. When you move 10 minutes to the north we will arrive at a region called Necropolis. this area is located on the opposite of Mountain Rahmat. It was the place of Achaemenid Kings. this place has seven prominent works that go back to the Elamite and Sassanid era.

• Pasargad(UNESCO HERITAGE SITE)
• Cyrus tomb
• Continue to Yazd, check-in hotel and get rest.

In today’s tour, we will leave Shiraz and go to Yazd. it takes about 5 hours. There we can visit Zeinoddin and Safavid Caravanserai.it is located at the heart of the desert. this place has been restored in the best way and in 2005 and 2006 has received UNESCO awards.

The oldest city in the world is Yazd.it is surrounded by a 4000- meter- high mountain which is called Shirkooh and two great deserts called Kavir and Lut desert. This old and ancient city is decorated with charming mosques. the presence of fire temples and holy places of various religious is attractive to all tourists and visitors.

• Old jail
• Fire temple:The oldest persian religion(zorastarian)
• Museum
• Amir chakhmaq complex:one of the most beautiful Yazd structure  biult in the 15th century.
• Dolat abad garden(UNESCO HERITAGE SITE):The unique and masterpiece of Iran gardens built in 1750 
• the wind Towers
• Towers of Silence

 Overnight stay in a city hotel.

 The tour will drive to Isfahan. it takes about 3 hours. we will be in this beautiful city for one day and a half. this legendary city that has some signs of traditional Persian archeology, attracts most of tourists and visitors.

 contemporary artists have revived this beautiful city. Isfahan is well-known because of its charming historical garden palaces. according to mythology, this city was discovered during the Tahmoures and Keykavous. Because of its brilliance, it is known as ‘half of the world’.

On that day we will visit Naghsh Jahan(UNESCO HERITAGE SITE), which is a famous Square in the world, to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

Then we will be taken to Sheikh Lotfolah and Imam mosque to see their architectural wonders. Furthermore, we will visit Aligapo Palace, Hasht Behesht Palace and also some well-known market places in Iran. In this marketplace, we can easily buy Isfahan’s famous arts and crafts.  we will stay the night in Isfahan.

After that walk through the nice-smelling pavements to Chehel Sutoon (UNESCO HERITAGE SITE);the palace that has twenty columns and a big pool in front of it, so the reflection of the columns on the pool makes it resemble like forty columns that is why they call this palace (Chehel means forty and Sutoon means column).

Our tour will be inclouding:

Jame mosque (UNESCO HERITAGE SITE): Isfahan’s Jame’ mosque holds in itself the passage of several centuries of historical Islamic evolution. This mosque is a gallery of Islamic architecture in which the progress of the architecture from the outset of Islam till recent times are evident

Vank church: Then we will visit Vank Church which is one of the most beautiful Armenian churches in the world and will undoubtedly capture the attention of every Christian.

Next, the tour will visit the most beautiful American churches in the world. it is known as Vank church and undoubtedly it is interesting to all visitors especially Christian. at last, we will visit some historical bridges in Isfahan. On the evening of that day, your time is free.

 this city which is located next to Kavir desert is one of the most beautiful destinations for all Iran’s tour. During the Seljuk era, Kashan became famous because of its textiles, poetry, and tiles. now Kashan has made remarkable progress in these industries. Nowadays, despite the local artists who enjoy doing art, because of the mechanization, their works seem unimportant. this city is known as a city of Golab(Gulab is rosewater). Gulab is considered as one of the attractions of Kashan and you can easily buy it in its shops.

 we will visit the UNESCO recognized village of Abyaneh, located at the foot of Mount Karkas and in the vicinity of the desert. Appreciate the serenity of this quaint village with its splendid archaeology and meet the dwellers who speak, live and dress in the original Persian style. the highest quality of rose water in the world is here

This City's houses are attractive. currently, there are approximately 15 historical houses in Kashan. one of these well-known houses is Tabatabaye House. He was a famous carpet weaved that made his first masterpiece in 1834. the other house which was built about 130 years ago is Brujerdy old house. This building was built in the second half of the 13th century and during the Qajar period. this building is located in Sultan Mir Ahmad. it was contracted by a well-known trade man name Brujerdy from Natanz. this is the symbol of Kashan architecture. now some of these houses have become places for resting tourists. it's better to visit some of these houses when you are in this attractive City. The next place is Fin garden; The Fin is the name of the garden where the Fin bath is located. Naser Din Shah killed His chancellor, Amir Kabir, in 1852 in this place. the garden dates back to Safavi. The area of this garden is 23 thousand square meters and it is surrounded by walls and cylindrical towers.

 Other historical and architectural monuments of the city that can attract most of the tourists are Bagh-e-Shah and King's garden. the main suppliers of water in Kashan is Suleimanieh spring.

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today's tour is Hamedan. this province is located in western Iran. the weather of this province is cold and Snowy from September to May.

 During the summer the weather is very pleasant and mild. this beautiful province is famous for its raisins. in addition, it has ranked second in Iranian carpet business after Kerman. one of the most spectacular places in Hamedan is Esteroo Mord Khay tomb. This brick and stone building is located in the center of the city. Estero was the name of the queen of Shoosh and Mord Khay is the name of her uncle. r in order to prove loyalty to these two people, this structure was constructed about 11 centuries ago. now this place is a place of Jewish worship and it is also respected by Muslims. the next place is Gang Name instructions. these instructions are related to the Achaemenian era and is carved on a mountain. this place is located 5 kilometers west of Hamedan and at the end of Abbas Abad Valley. We will stay the night in the city

 Ibn-e-Sina was an Iranian Muslim physician and philosopher who wrote about 450 treaties on various subjects. now about 240 treaties are in use. 150 are philosophy related treaties and 40 are medicine-related treaties. Next, we will visit the Avicenna tomb.

 The Hegmatan Archaelogical Palace was built in the 16th century BC in Hamedan. This building was built at the time of Mads and it was built by Kyakesar Madi and Nabopolassar Baboli IN 614 BC. the next fascinating place is Gonbad-e-Alavian, which belongs to the Seljuk time. it was built 12 centuries ago and has a 4 corner structure. its exterior is like Gonbade Sorkh in Maragheh.the next place to visit in Babataher’s Tomb. this sanctuary is located in a park and among flowers and beautiful paths. Babataher is a prestigious poet in Iranian literature. he is known as Babataher oryan, who may show that he was a dervish. His poems are very soulful.

We have chance to visit  Alisadr cave. this cave is the world's largest cave with water. that's why it has millions of visitors every year. this cave is located 100 kilometers north of Hamedan and west of Iran. this cave is located between Hamedan, Tehran, and Qom and it is considered as an attractive tourist destination. in this cave, tourists can navigate with pedal boats and enjoy. 

On the last day if you have enough time we can visit Qom. After visiting Iran, it is time to leave it.