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Pasargadae

In the year 550 BC, Cyrus the Great, established the Achaemenid Iranian government and chose Pasargad as the first capital for it, a large, plain that was flooded by the Pulwar River. And it was respected until the last king of Achaemenid as a sacred place, and the coronation ceremony of the king...

In the year 550 BC, Cyrus the Great, established the Achaemenid Iranian government and chose Pasargad as the first capital for it, a large, plain that was flooded by the Pulwar River. And it was respected until the last king of Achaemenid as a sacred place, and the coronation ceremony of the kings was held there. The tomb of the Cyrus the Great, is in Pasargad plain. Cyrus the Great was born in Pars land in 599 BC. His father, Cambyses I, was one of the local kings of Persia and his mother, Mandana, the daughter of Astiac, the last king of Madad.

In the past the tomb of cyrus the great was between the royal gardens that appeared across the plain. This building is, at the same time, very beautiful and impressive, and it was built on the orders of Cyrus the Great. The construction of the tomb is carried out with precision engineering, which is still firmly in place after 25 centuries. The tomb is 156 square meters and its height is about 11 meters. The stones used in the construction of it are from white marble, which was extracted from Mount Sivand 30 km southwest of Pasargad and moved to this place. The Achaemenid engineers and stone workers have placed the rocks in a precise manner and in such a way that no mortar used in the construction of the tomb and only metal fasteners (iron and lead) were used to attach the stone blocks to each other. The tomb is in seven floors, taken from the holy number seven among Iranians. The tomb of Cyrus has been holy and honorable at all times. 

This complex contains of:

-Proprietary palace

-Water Gardens of the kingdom

-Baraam’s palace

-Gate’s palace

-Winged man stones

-Stone tower

-Defensive battlefields of Tole Takht

-Sacred area

-Tight rhetoric

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 Due to the rain,heat,wind,snow and other situational aspects most of the above mentioned spots are ruined and just some small parts are left. this place is an interesting tourism sight which attracts people from all around the world every year just to visit it once in their life.

Monar Jonban

Monor Jonban iwan and shaking minarets.The Monar Jonban (Shaking Minarets), or Menar-e-jomban, is a monument located in Isfahan, in central Iran. Construction began in the 14th century to cover the grave of Amu Abdollah Soqla. Its not...
Monor Jonban iwan and shaking minarets.The Monar Jonban (Shaking Minarets), or Menar-e-jomban, is a monument located in Isfahan, in central Iran. Construction began in the 14th century to cover the grave of Amu Abdollah Soqla. Its notable feature is that if one of the minaretsis shaken, the other minaret will shake as well.

Imam Reza holy shrine architectural complex

The Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran is a complex which contains the mausoleum of Imam Reza, the eighth Imam of Twelver Shiites. It is the largest mosque in the world by area. Also contained within the complex are the Goharshad Mosque, a museum, a library, four seminaries, a cemetery, the Razavi...

The Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran is a complex which contains the mausoleum of Imam Reza, the eighth Imam of Twelver Shiites. It is the largest mosque in the world by area. Also contained within the complex are the Goharshad Mosque, a museum, a library, four seminaries, a cemetery, the Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, a dining hall for pilgrims, vast prayer halls, and other buildings.

The complex is one of the tourism centers in Iran and has been described as "the heart of the Shia Iran" with 20 million Iranian and non-Iranian Shias visiting the shrine each year, according to a 2016 estimate. The complex is managed by Astan Quds Razavi Foundation currently headed by a prominent Iranian cleric, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi.

The shrine itself covers an area of 267,079m2 while the seven courtyards which surround it cover an area of 331,578m2 - totaling 598,657 m2 (6,443,890 sq ft).

 

Javaher Dasht

Javaher Dasht is an area in Gilan Province, north of Iran. Javaher means jewelry in English. You must see it!

There are a lot of peace in this area and you can feel clean weather and quiet in its plains.

Bridge of Karun 4 Dam

An amazing bridge on the Karun-4 Dam. 

It is an arch dam on the Karun River located at 180 km southwest of Shahr-e-Kord in the province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran.

The Karun has the highest discharge of all the Iranian rivers. 

Zard e Limeh waterfall

Zard e Limeh Waterfall is one of the widest waterfalls in Iran that is located in an untouched place in the heart of Zagros Mountains in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. A very beautiful and original waterfall that is located in the southern part of Ardal County among towering Zagros Moun...

Zard e Limeh Waterfall is one of the widest waterfalls in Iran that is located in an untouched place in the heart of Zagros Mountains in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. A very beautiful and original waterfall that is located in the southern part of Ardal County among towering Zagros Mountains.

Allangdareh

Alangdarreh, is a beautiful natural park in the middle of the the town which offers a relax picnic with black top road throughout the Jungle.

It's a good family fun for a chilled out lunch time and outdoor activity for kids an adults and the Jungle is one of the best selected park in t...

Alangdarreh, is a beautiful natural park in the middle of the the town which offers a relax picnic with black top road throughout the Jungle.

It's a good family fun for a chilled out lunch time and outdoor activity for kids an adults and the Jungle is one of the best selected park in the north of Iran with good climate.

Shrine of Imam Reza

Shrine of I,am Reza

The holy shrine of the eighth Imam located in Mashhad is center of feasts with millions of Muslims from across the country and overseas paying pilgrimage visit to the shrone....IRAN....

Kaboud-val waterfall

Kaboud-val waterfall, also transliterated Kaboud val, is a waterfall in Iran’s Golestan province. It is near the Aliabad-e katul city about 3 kilometers to the south.

Kaboud-val is the largest full-moss waterfall in Iran and is one of the promenade pleaces in Golestan province. Its height i...

Kaboud-val waterfall, also transliterated Kaboud val, is a waterfall in Iran’s Golestan province. It is near the Aliabad-e katul city about 3 kilometers to the south.

Kaboud-val is the largest full-moss waterfall in Iran and is one of the promenade pleaces in Golestan province. Its height is about six meters and its water is cool and potable....IRAN....

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$1500 Per Day

14 days around Iran Tehran to Tehran

14 days Tehran to Tehran

Day 1

Arrival at Tehran, meet your private tour guide, transfer to Hotel, Overnight Tehran.

Depending on your arrival time and your preference, have choices of Northern Tehran sightseeing.

Enjoy diner by the Darband streams where you can see young Tehran citizens walk up and down the stream.

 

Day2: Old Tehran Walking Tour

Let’s walk together in Tehran most chaotic area! The central part of Tehran. We will go to visit a palace which have seen three dynasties and more than 7 kings lived there and 4 kings had crowning ceremonies in it, Golestan Palace.  After enjoying a cup of coffee in Golestan palace garden we can go to the enormous bazaar of Tehran and ramble through it, when we get enough of it, let’s enjoy a traditional Persian food or a Kebab.

After lunch we will go to National museum of Tehran and get the chance to know these thousands- year- old priceless pieces.

If it is days between Saturday and Tuesday we can substitute National Jewelry museum with any of the main attractions.

 

Day 3: Kashan

 

On the way to Kashan, we may stop in Qom to see the mullah’s city and give a visit to Masuma shrine, th second holy shrine in Iran.For visiting this shrine ladies are supposed to wear traditional way of hijab which will be provided by shrine officials.

Giving a visit to Fin Garden in Kashan then move to the center of the city and enjoy lunch in one of Kashan’s historical houses.

After lunch doing some sightseeing: Broujerdi & Tabatabii Houses the residence of merchants who brought the Persian carpet into fame more than a century ago.

Accommodation : Historical house

 

Day 4: Deset and ities in the middle of Desert

If you are not claustrophobic we will walk in the corridors of underground shelter in Nushabad, Near  Kashan and after that we will head to Abu Zeid Abad  to enjoy desert and Dunes.

After visiting a two floor Qanat in Ardestan we will head to Nain.

Going to Nain a city in the middle of desert where we can  give a visit to one of the oldest touristic mosque in Iran and having a scenery of a ruined castle by the side of it. If it’s not a public holiday we can visit caved handmade textile workshops in Mohammadieh.

Overnight Ardakan or Aqda

Day 5 :

In the morning Drive to Chak Chak a Zaroastrian fire temple in the mountains.

Then on the way to Yazd visit Maybod and its attractions Dovecots were old form of land fertilizer factory which are extinct now. Though you can see one of the renovated ones in Meybod and if we are lucky and the pottery workshop is open we will make vase of our own!

After Checking in to the hotel and a short rest going to Mirhakhmagh and a two floor water reservoir where Iranian traditional body building takes place in it.

 

Day 6 :

Yazd is the city of Zoroastrian’s: visiting Ostudans(grave), Temple, and if you like a new museum about their lifestyle.

We will walk through narrow turning allies and visit the magnificent entrance of Jame mosque with its tall minarets and amazing ceramic work.

Dowlat Abad Garden is a Persian garden which was built centuries ago.

In the evening we will enjoy tea in one of roof café in old part of town to enjoy sunset.

Early night to be ready for the next day long drive.

 

Day 7 :Pasargad

To day we have one of the longest drive on our way to Pasargad.

On the way we will stop in Abarkuh by the 4000 years old cypress tree and enjoy a good cofee  there. Then drive the rest of the way to Pasargad, near Pasargad there is a restaurant which serves Pasargad’s local food which is specializedto that area and cooked by local housewives.

After this enjoyable lunch,  Let’s go to a place where Persians are the most proud of, Cyrus the great tomb!

Over night Aghamir eolodge in Sa’adatshahr.

 

Day 8: Persepolis, necropolis

( probably you have read all about this main site ) so I keep calm and let you enjoy it with a dedicated guide of Persepolis!

In the evening meet warm Iranians in Hafez tomb reciting his poems.

Overnight Shiraz

 Day 9:

Early in the morning visit the marvelous glass and light work in Nasirolmolk mosque.

Explore the beauties of Zand architecture: Vakil mosque, Vakil Hammam  and

AttractiveMoshir Serai In  bazaar with tantalizing handy crafts and artwork.

 

Day 10 drive to Isfahan

 

You’ll enjoy the 33Bridge and Khajoo Bridge after checking in to your hotel in Isfahan.

 

Day 11 :Isfahan

Marvel at the amazing royal square (Meydan-e- Naghshe Jahan).

Imam mosque perplexing features besides the impressive tile work at Sheikh Lotfollah mosque will give you the impression of how perfect were Persian tiles art, then it’s the time for plaster art in music room at Aliqapoo palace to amaze you after enjoying lunch we can enjoy the beauty of  Chehel sotune (40 columns).

Accommodation: 3* hotel

 

Day 12: Isfahan

Going to the Armenian neighborhood, visiting  Vank church which has the characteristic of Zoroastrian Muslim and Christianity all to together after that we and enjoy live traditional Persian music at music.

If you were in the mood of short hike we may go to Ruins of Zoroastrians fire temple to have a panoramic view of Isfahan.

Did you know there were shaking minaret in Isfahan which literally shakes with 5 Richter if you shake the other brick minaret with pushing and pulling by hands?!

Accommodation: 3* hotel

Day 13: Abyane

Visit this exotic village which was so remote that they could keep Their language safe after Muslim Invasion and still talk in old Persian language named Pahlavi.

On the way Natanz

Overnight Abyaneh

Day 14:

Depending on your departure time Drive To IKIA

Drive 4 hours to Air port.

$2535 Per Day

Cultural Tour

It's one of the most popular tour of Persia that allows people to visit central of Iran including Tehran, Kashan, Esfahan and Shiraz. These cities have a lot of world Heritage sits such as Persepolis of Shiraz, Naqsh-e-Jahan SQR, Persian Gardens. 

 

Day 1- Tehran

Landing at IKIA, Transferring to hotel for refreshing rest, Tehran city tour

Day 2- Kashan

Drive to Kashan, pearl of desert. Kashan city tour

Day 3- Abiyaneh 
Drive to Abiyaneh village, where it is popular for its culture, architecture and landscape

Day 4- Esfahan

Drive to one of the most beautiful cities of Persia. in the afternoon visit Armenian quarter and one of the marvelous churches, 

Day 5- Esfahan

Visit Naqsh-e-Jahan SQR including AAli qapu palace, Impressive royal Mosque and Sheikh Lotf allah mosque.

Day 6- Esfahan

Free day

Day 7- Yazd

Drive to  Yazd, the oldest adobe city of the world, en route visit Nain

Day 8- Yazd

Yazd city tour, Towers of silence, Fire temple, Jame mosque, Water museum. 

Day 9- Zein al din

Drive to Zein al din caravansary where it is located in the heart of desert. 

Day 10- Shiraz

Drive to Shiraz, city of flowers and poetry, en route visit Pasargadae

Day 11- Shiraz
Shiraz garden tour will get under way by visiting Eram Garden, Naranjestan garden, Sa'di Garden tomb and Hafez Garden tomb. After waking tour of Zand complex including Fortress, Vakil bazaar and mosque

Day 12-  Persepolis

Excursion to Persepolis, free afternoon

Day 13- Departure

Travelers will leave the country with sweet memories. 

Inclusions:

1- Iran visa authorization code
2- 12 nights of accommodation in mid-range hotels (B&B)
3- 12 days of guided tours with a professional English Speaking tour guide
4- 12 days of private transport
5- All entrance fees
6- All airport pick ups.