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Day 1
Tehran
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Arrival
and meet and transfer to hotel. O/N
Tehran. After a late breakfast, half day City
tour of Tehran. Visiting archaeological and Islamic
Museums. PM. Flight to Shiraz.
O/N Shiraz.
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Day 2
Shiraz
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Excursion
to Persepolis and
Necropolis. PM. Koran Gate and Shah-e Cheragh Holy Shrine.
O/N Shiraz.
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Day 3
Shiraz
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F/D City
tour of Shiraz including Eram/Narenjestan
Gardens. Hafez/ Saadi Tombs and Vakil Bazaar, Khan Theological School.
O/N Shiraz.
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Day 4
Shiraz, Firozabad &
Shiraz
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Drive to
Firozabad, en route visiting Ghaleh-Dokhtar and Sassanid rock
carving, also visiting Goor City
and Palace
of Artaxerxes. Back to Shiraz.
O/N Shiraz.
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Day 5
Shiraz
&
Kerman
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Early
drive to Kerman, en route visiting Bishapur city and Tang-e-Chogan
Sassanid bas-reliefs, continue to Kerman.
O/N Kerman.
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Day 6
Bam & Kerman
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Drive to
Mahan, visiting Shah Nematollah`e-Vali Shrine, continue to Bam, visiting
the largest city citadel in the mid-east. Back to
Kerman.
O/N Kerman.
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Day 7
Kerman
&
Yazd
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Half day
city tour of Kerman , including Jam`e’ mosque and Vakil Bazaar and
Ghanjali Khan bath and tea house complex. P.M. Drive to
Yazd.
O/N Yazd
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Day 8
Yazd
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F/D city
tour of Yazd: Jam`e’ and Amir
chakhmaq Mosques. City Walls, Dowlat
Abad Lofty
Wind Tower,
Zoroastrian Fire Temple
and Towers of Silence and if possible Bazaar.
O/N Yazd.
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Day 9
Yazd,
Naien & Esfahan
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Drive to
Esfahan, en route visiting caravanserais near Naien also
visiting cloak and carpet weaving workshops in Naien. Continue to
Esfahan.
O/N
Esfahan.
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Day 10
Esfahan
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F/D
sightseeing of Esfahan including Imam Sq. Sheikhlotfollah and Imam
Mosques and Qeisarieh Bazaar. Evening, view of old bridges of Khaju and
33 Arch Bridge.
O/N
Esfahan.
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Day 11
Esfahan
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F/D city tour of Esfahan, Vank cathedral, Forty Column
Palace, P.M. Free time
for shopping, etc.
O/N Esfahan.
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Day 12
Esfahan &
Tehran
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Drive to
Kashan via Natanz, visiting ruins of Sialk Archaeological Hills,
Fin
Garden, continue to
Tehran, in Qum stop for
photography and, if time permits, visiting ayatollah’s shrine en route.
O/N Tehran.
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Day 13
Tehran
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F/D city
tour of Tehran, a visit to Golestan
Ethnological
Museum
and Jewelry Museum.
O/N Tehran.
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Day 14
Tehran &
Departure
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Transfer
to int’l airport for departure flight.
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