Tehran, Kashan, Isfahan, Yazd and the central desert in the caravans' footsteps. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Tehran; Tehran; On to Kashan; Drive to Isfahan via the desert.
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 — Dinner — Téhéran
Day 2 — Tehran
09:00 — Golestan Palace (UNESCO) — Téhéran
Walk to the Grand Bazaar — Palais du Golestan → Grand Bazar de Téhéran
11:00 — Tehran Grand Bazaar — Grand Bazar de Téhéran
13:00 — Lunch — Grand Bazar de Téhéran
Walk to the museum — Grand Bazar de Téhéran → Téhéran
15:00 — National Museum of Iran — archaeological treasures — Téhéran
19:30 — Dinner — Téhéran
Day 3 — On to Kashan
Drive to Kashan — Téhéran → Kashan
11:00 — Check-in at a merchant's house converted into a hotel — Kashan
13:00 — Tabatabaei House — Qajar merchant architecture — Kashan
14:30 — Lunch — Kashan
16:00 — Fin Garden (UNESCO) — pools and pavilions — Kashan
20:00 — Dinner — Kashan
Day 4 — Drive to Isfahan via the desert
Drive to Isfahan — Kashan → Ispahan
12:00 — Traditional hotel check-in — Ispahan
14:30 — Khaju Bridge and its arcades — Ispahan
20:00 — Dinner — Ispahan
Day 5 — Naqsh-e Jahan Square
09:00 — Shah Mosque — Naqsh-e Jahan
11:00 — Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque — Naqsh-e Jahan
13:00 — Lunch — Naqsh-e Jahan
14:30 — Ali Qapu Palace — Naqsh-e Jahan
16:00 — Isfahan Grand Bazaar — Naqsh-e Jahan
Back to the hotel — Naqsh-e Jahan → Ispahan
20:00 — Dinner — Ispahan
Day 6 — Armenian Isfahan
09:30 — Vank Armenian Cathedral — Nouvelle Djolfa, Ispahan
Back to the centre — Nouvelle Djolfa, Ispahan → Ispahan
13:00 — Lunch — Ispahan
15:00 — Si-o-se-pol Bridge — Ispahan
20:00 — Farewell dinner in Isfahan — Ispahan
Day 7 — On to Yazd
Drive to Yazd — Ispahan → Yazd
14:00 — Hotel check-in in the mud-brick old town — Yazd
17:30 — Windcatchers (badgirs) at sunset — Yazd
20:00 — Dinner on a traditional rooftop — Yazd
Day 8 — Zoroastrian Yazd
08:30 — Zoroastrian Towers of Silence — Yazd
10:30 — Zoroastrian fire temple — Yazd
13:00 — Lunch — Yazd
15:00 — Mud-brick old town — a maze of alleys and windcatchers — Yazd
20:00 — Dinner — Yazd
Day 9 — Dasht-e Kavir desert
4x4 into the desert — Yazd → Dasht-e Kavir
10:00 — Walk on the dunes of Iran's central desert — Dasht-e Kavir
13:00 — Lunch in a nomad tent — Dasht-e Kavir
18:00 — Sunset over the dunes — Dasht-e Kavir
Back to Yazd — Dasht-e Kavir → Yazd
20:30 — Dinner — Yazd
Day 10 — Departure
08:00 — Breakfast — Yazd
Flight to Tehran, then connection — Yazd → Téhéran → Aéroport IKA