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DISCOVER PERSIA
Day 1 London to Tehran
Fly with BMI non-stop to Tehran.
Day 2 Tehran
Arrive into Tehran where you will be met and transferred to the Laleh
Hotel where you will stay overnight. In the afternoon visit Archaeological,
Glass and Carpet Museums. (B)
Day 3 Tehran to Hamadan – 337 kms
Today drive via Qazvin and through the Zagros mountains to Hamadan
which was once the Achaemenid capital of Ecbatana. Later visit the
Ganj Nameh inscriptions, the Tomb of Esther and Mordecai and the Gonbad-e-Alavian.
Stay for two nights at the Bou Ali Hotel / Hotel Azadi. (B).
Day 4 Hamadan
Full day excursion to see Achaemenid, Sassanian and Parthian remains
at Taq-e-Bostan, Bisotun and Kangavar. (B)
Day 5 Hamadan to Isfahan – 464 kms
This morning leave Hamadan and drive 464kms to Isfahan. Stay for three
nights at the Abbasi Hotel which has been converted from a Safavid
caravanserai. (B)
Day 6 Isfahan
See Imam and Sheikh Lotfollah Mosques, the Ali Qapu Palace, the Armenian
Cathedral and the Safavid bridges. (B)
Day 7 Isfahan
Visit the Friday Mosque with superb seljuk domes, as well as the Chehel
Sotun and Hasht Behesht pavilions. (B)
Day 8 Isfahan to Shiraz – 485 kms
This morning it is a long drive via Cyrus’s Tomb at Pasargadae
to Shiraz where you will stay for three nights at the Pars Hotel.
(B)
Day 9 Shiraz
Visit the tombs of Hafez and Saadi, the Pars Museum, the Shah Cheragh
shrine and the Eram and Narenjestan gardens. (B)
Day 10 Shiraz
Excursion to the great Achaemenid sites of Persepolis and Naqsh-e-Rostam.
(B)
Day 11 Shiraz to Kerman – 543 kms
This morning leave Shiraz and drive the 543kms via the Sassanian Palace
of Sarvistan to Kerman. Stay for two nights at the Akhavan Hotel.
(B)
Day 12 Kerman
Morning excursion to Mahan with its lovely Bagh-e-Tarikhi garden and
shrine of Sheikh Nematollah. In the afternoon visit Kerman’s
impressive bazaars. (B)
Day 13 Kerman to Yazd – 387 kms
Today leave Kerman and continue onto Yazd where you will stay for
two nights at the Safaieh Hotel / Moshir Garden. (B)
Day 14 Yazd
In Yazd see the Friday mosque and surviving Zoroastrian buildings.
(B)
Day 15 Yazd to Kashan – 419 kms
Leave Yazd and drive via the early mosque at Nain and the Mongol period
shrine at Natanz to Kashan. Stay for one night at the Amir Kabir Hotel.
(B)
Day 16 Kashan to Tehran – 258 kms
In the morning visit the Fin Gardens and the 19th Century mansions
of Borujirdi and Tabatabawi. In the afternoon drive 258kms via the
holy city of Qom to Tehran where you will stay overnight at the Laleh
Hotel. (B)
Day 17 Tehran to London
Depart Tehran on the BMI flight to London Heathrow. (B)
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A Guide to Price – DISCOVER PERSIA
Prices vary according to selected airlines, hotels and season, however, an indication to the current cost of this itinerary is from £4,550. All prices are per person and are based on a minimum of TWO persons travelling together and sharing a twin bedded room with meals as indicated. If you wish to travel alone we will be pleased to assist you with your arrangements and can provide a proposal on request.
Note: Meal Basis (N) = No Meal; (B) = Breakfast; (L) = Lunch; (D) = Dinner
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