Eternal Persia: Tehran, Isfahan & Persepolis — 7 days
Royal palaces, mosques with endless mosaics and the ruins of the Achaemenid Empire. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Tehran; Imperial Tehran; Flight to Shiraz & Persepolis; Shiraz, city of poets and gardens.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Tehran
14:00 — Arrival at Tehran IKA
Transfer to the city centre — Aéroport IKA → Téhéran
16:30 — Hotel check-in — Téhéran
20:00 — Koobideh kebab dinner in a traditional restaurant — Téhéran
Day 2 — Imperial Tehran
09:00 — Golestan Palace (UNESCO) — Téhéran
Walk to the Grand Bazaar — Palais du Golestan → Grand Bazar de Téhéran
11:00 — Tehran Grand Bazaar — carpets and spices — Grand Bazar de Téhéran
13:00 — Ghormeh sabzi lunch — Grand Bazar de Téhéran
Taxi to the jewels museum — Grand Bazar de Téhéran → Téhéran
15:00 — National Treasury of the Crown Jewels — Téhéran
19:30 — Dinner — Téhéran
Day 3 — Flight to Shiraz & Persepolis
08:00 — Flight Tehran → Shiraz
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport de Chiraz → Chiraz
10:30 — Hotel check-in — Chiraz
Drive to Persepolis — Chiraz → Persépolis
13:00 — Persepolis — the Achaemenid ceremonial capital (UNESCO) — Persépolis
15:30 — Lunch on site — Persépolis
Drive to Naqsh-e Rostam — Persépolis → Naqsh-e Rostam
16:30 — Royal necropolis of Naqsh-e Rostam — Naqsh-e Rostam
Back to Shiraz — Naqsh-e Rostam → Chiraz
20:00 — Dinner — Chiraz
Day 4 — Shiraz, city of poets and gardens
08:30 — Nasir al-Mulk Mosque (the Pink Mosque) — Chiraz
10:30 — Eram Garden (UNESCO) — Chiraz
13:00 — Lunch — Chiraz
15:00 — Tomb of the poet Hafez — Chiraz
17:00 — Karim Khan Citadel — Chiraz
20:00 — Dinner — Chiraz
Day 5 — On to Isfahan
Drive Shiraz → Isfahan — Chiraz → Ispahan
15:00 — Check-in at a traditional hotel in a restored caravanserai — Ispahan
18:00 — Si-o-se-pol Bridge lit up at sunset — Ispahan
20:00 — Dinner — Ispahan
Day 6 — Naqsh-e Jahan Square (UNESCO)
09:00 — Shah Mosque — a dome of blue mosaics — Naqsh-e Jahan
11:00 — Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque — Naqsh-e Jahan
13:00 — Lunch in a teahouse on the square — Naqsh-e Jahan
14:30 — Ali Qapu Palace — view over the square — Naqsh-e Jahan
16:00 — Isfahan Grand Bazaar — miniatures and engraved copper — Naqsh-e Jahan
Back to the hotel — Naqsh-e Jahan → Ispahan
20:00 — Dinner — Ispahan
Day 7 — Isfahan & departure
09:00 — Vank Armenian Cathedral — Nouvelle Djolfa, Ispahan
Back to the centre — Nouvelle Djolfa, Ispahan → Ispahan
13:00 — Last lunch — Ispahan
Transfer to the airport — Ispahan → Aéroport d'Ispahan