Ancient Persia at a Glance

Meet & greet with the tour guide, transfer & check-in to your hotel, and the afternoon is yours to explore the city.

Sightseeing in the capital city:

• The Museum of Ancient Iran; full of prehistoric & historic artifacts.
• Golestan Palace (UNESCO Site); The former official Qajar dynasty
• Carpet Museum; The source of carpets across Persia

Trip to Isfahan with a stop in Kashan town that dates back to the Elamite period.

• Sialk Hill; The world’s oldest ziggurat dating to the 3000 years BC.
• Fin Garden (UNESCO Site)
• Historical Mansions with eye-catching architecture from Qajar era
• Agha Bozorgi Mosque and Theological School

Explore half of the world; beautiful palaces, the exquisite blue mosaic tiles of its buildings & marvelous teahouses.

• Naqshe Jahan Square (UNESCO Site)
• Imam & Sheikh Lotfollah Mosques
• Chehel Soutun Palace (UNESCO Site)
• Ali Qapu Palace
• Historical Bazaar & Bridges

An adventure tour into the small world of Christians in the city and discover the mixture of Persian and Armenian architecture in a famous church.

• Armenian Church, Museum & Quarter
• Masjed-e Jāmé (Friday Mosque) (UNESCO Site)

Trip to the homeland of the Persians and their first capital

• Pasargadae (UNESCO Site); The tomb of Cyrus the Great
• Persepolis(UNESCO Site); the relics of the royal & capital city of the Achaemenid Empire

Discover the ancient city of love & literature, poems & flowers, and the origins

• Nasir al-Mulk Mosque (Pink Mosque)
• Eram Garden (UNESCO Site)
• Tombs of Hafez & Sa’adi
• Vakil Historical Mosque & Bazaar from the Zand dynasty

An early morning transfer back to the airport for your flight back home.