Cultural Discovery of Iran and Exploration of Deserts
14 DAY/13NTS - CHIRAZ-KERMAN-YAZD-KHOOR-ISPAHAN–KACHAN-TEHERAN -
Welcome a French-speaking guide, pick-up of luggage. Transfer to hotel Tehran. (Dinner the plane).
Night Hotel Chiraz.
Breakfast.
Visit the historical city of Shiraz:
Visit the Narendjestan Museum.
Visit the Nasirolmolk Mosque,
Visit the Mausoleum of the great poet of Iran Hafez.
Visit the Madrasa of Khan.
Lunch in town.
Visit the door of the Koran.
Visit of the Caravanserai of Saray-E-Mochir, located at the end of the bazaar.
Dinner: Night Hotel Chiraz.
Breakfast.
Visit the Tomb of Khadju-E-Kermani the great poet of the thirteenth century and the master of Hafez. Departure to Persepolis (57kms) the most impressive archaeological site of the country with the palaces of Darius and Xerxes.
Continuation to Naghch-E-Rostam, the necropolis of the Achaemenid and Sassanid kings with their famous bas-reliefs and Naghch-E-Rajab.
Lunch near site
Departure Pasargades, ancient capital during the Achaemenid dynasty.
Return to Shiraz.
Walk in the Vakil Bazaar and visit the Saray-E-Mochir Caravanserai.
Dinner: Night Hotel Chiraz.
Breakfast.
Departure for Kerman.
Visit to the Sasanian palace of Chapoor in the region of Sarvestan.
Lunch near the site.
Visit to Neiriz with its Jame Mosque.
Arrival at Kerman.
Dinner: Night Kerman Hotel.
Breakfast.
Departure For Rayen, brick citadel of the former dignitaries of Bam city. Rayen is a very beautiful fortified village with a very original architecture and very well preserved entirely built of dried brick.
Visit of Mahan en route, which offers to its visitors one of the most beautiful Islamic monuments:
Visit the Mausoleum of Shah Nematollah Vali, one of the greatest Iranian mystics, as well as the large Iranian Garden of the Prince (Bagh-e-Chazdeh) with its Safavid style pavilions.
Return to Kerman.
Visit of Kerman: visit of the whole of Ganjali Khan in the ancestral Bazaar of Kerman: its traditional tea house, the caravanserai. A school, a bazaar, the Jame mosque, built in 1348 by the local dynasty of the Mozzaferides and greatly redesigned under the Safavids in the sixteenth century, the Hammam (Bath) of Gandjalikhan governor of Kerman, built in 1631. Visit the Vakil Bazaar.
Visit of the Mosque of Friday.
Visit the Gonbad E Jebalye.
Visit of the Gonbad-e Jabaliye (Gabri) this is a Zoroastrian monument
Dinner: Night Hotel Kerman.
Breakfast.
Departure to Yazd via Rafsandjan capital of pistachios. Arrival at the city and check-in at the hotel.
Town tour :
Visit of the Temple of Fire (a Zoroastrian Temple where a sacred fire has been burning permanently for 1500 years),
Visit of the Jame Mosque, dating from the 14th century,
Visit of the square and the portal of Mir Tchakhmagh, famous governor of the city at the time Timurid.
Visit the bazaar.
Visit the Dowlat Abad Garden
Visit the towers of the wind, traditional construction which allows to ventilate the houses and to keep the water in the cool.
Dinner: Night Hotel Yazd.
Breakfast.
Departure for Mesr Desert Desert Bayazeh.
In Bayazeh visit of ancient castle the Sasanyan period.
Departure for Garmeh.
Visit of Palmiers Brulée.
Visit Lake of Doctor Fish.
Lunch in Garmeh.
Departure to desert of Mesr
Visit of dirty lake at sunset.
Return to accommodation in Khoor Central Desert Village.
Dinner: Night Hotel Bali.
Breakfast.
Departure for the Mesr Desert. Walk in the desert.
Lunch in Khoor.
Departure to Isfahan.
Arrival in Isfahan.
Discovered the famous bridges of Isfahan including the famous bridges of Khadju, bridge of the 33 arcs and bridge of Chahrestan.
Dinner: Overnight Hotel Ispahan.
Breakfast.
Visit to ancient Isfahan capital and true architectural jewels considered the Florence of the East.
Visit Naghch-E-Jahân Square, one of the most imposing in the world after Tien Emmen. South of the square.
Lunch in town.
Visit of the Imam Mosque, a magnificent example of an Iranian mosque with four iwans and finely worked mosaics.
Visit the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque.
Visit the palace of Ali Ghapu, an imperial palace with six floors.
Dinner: Overnight Hotel Ispahan.
Breakfast.
Visit of Isfahan.
Visit of the palace to the Forty Columns (20 Columns which are reflected in the water of the basin), located inside a pleasant garden.
Visit of the Hacht Behecht Pavilion (Eight Paradise) built by Châh Soleiman.
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
Lunch in town.
In the Armenian quarter visit the Cathedral and the Vank Museum (St. Savior).
Free time in the Bazaar of Isfahan for last purchases in a setting of the thousand and one nights.
Dinner: Overnight Hotel Ispahan.
Breakfast.
Departure to Kachan.
Stop in Natanz visit the funerary complex of Abd Al-Samad, also called Jame Mosque. Mountain road to the valley of Abianeh and its superb village (70km southeast of Kachan).
Lunch in Abyaneh.
Visit of the Ghanats (underground canals) en route.
Departure to Kachan.
Installation at the Kachan hotel in the afternoon.
Visit the Garden of Fine, designed by the great King Shah Abbas.
Visit the Mausoleum of Chazdeh Ibrahim (19th century).
Dinner: Night Hotel Kachan.
Breakfast.
Departure for Kachan via Noush Abad. This underground city is located under the ancient city of Noush Abad at 7 kilometers from Kashan.
Weh Abad was built in the Sassanid era. One of the commanders of this dynasty, passing through this region of Iran, found it agreeable and ordered to build a village that later became a city.
Visit the underground was built horizontally and vertically on three floors or even more. The latter are connected by wells which served at the same time for the circulation of air in the floors and in the rooms. The first floor is at 3 meters depth and two other floors at 8 and 16 meters deep.
Return to Kachan.
Lunch in Kachan.
Visit of the House of the Brojerdiha, former private house.
Visit of the Timol Amino Dolleh in the Bazaar of Kachan.
Departure to Tehran.
Arrival in Tehran.
Dinner: Night Hotel Tehran.
(03 Visits to Museums or 02 Museums and 01 Palaces). according to the opening hours and your choice. Tell us the museums you want before the clients leave.
Breakfast.
MUSEUMS are now open EVERY day except JEWELS museum (see below):
Discovering the city of Tehran:
Visit the Carpet Museum. a collection of carpets and kilims from all parts of the country. OR Visit to the Iran Bastan Archaeological Museum. Lunch in a traditional restaurant. Afternoon,
Lunch in town.
OR visit of the Museum of Glass and Ceramics (Museum Abguineh) (in an old palace of Vizir whose splendid collection of exceptional quality shelters glass, ceramic and crystal objects that date back to the Achaemenid period.
OR Visit of the Reza Abassi Museum.
OR Visit of the Golestan Palace.
OR Visit of the Palace of Saad-Abad (White Palace or Palais de la Nation and Palais Vert).
OR Visit of the National Jewelry Museum (Closed Wed Thurs Fri) (Museums of jewels of the crown which is open on Saturday Sunday and Monday and Tuesday from 14:00 to 16:30)
Dinner: Night Hotel Tehran.
Airport Transfer. End of our Services
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Accommodation
13nts Hotels or similar:
CHIRAZ 03 Nts Hôtel Royal4* / Pars 4*
KERMAN 02 Nts Hôtel Pars 5*
YAZD 01 Nts Hôtel Dad 4* / Arg top 4*/ Bag Moshior 4*
KHOOR 01 Nts Hôtel Maison Noorozi(Maison traditionelle desert de mesr)
ISPAHAN 03 Nts Hôtel Khajou 4* / Avin 4*
KACHAN 01 Nts Hôtel Negarestan 3*
TEHERAN 02 Nts Hôtel Ferdowssi 4* / Kowsar 4* / Ibis 4*
List of hotels
The Benefits
Note:
(05+06) & (07+08) (09/10) Van Iveco 14 Seats(11+01)until (35+01) Bus 42 Seats
THE PRICE INCLUDES :
*01 Free by Gpe en Chbre Sgle from 11 Pax with surcharge.
*Lodging 13Nts in chbre Dble in hotels mentioned above or similar.
*Full Board Breakfast from D 02 to D 14 & (12D Breakfast + 12Dinners)
*One Consumption at each meal (The / Mineral Water / Soda).
*A bottle of mineral water arrives at Airport j01
*Transfers Airport / Hotel / Airport.
*Assistance of a GUIDE FRANCOPHONE on the whole circuit.
*Land transport in private, air-conditioned and comfortable vehicle, with driver.
*Visits, Excursions and Entrances to the sites (entrance fees).
*Assistance in obtaining visas.
*A map of Iran by couple & individual.
*Serve fruit and cakes during the journey
THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
*Tip of guide and driver.*Visa fees.