14 Day Imperial Persia: Tehran, Kashan, Isfahan, Yazd & Shiraz
Duration
14 days
Max Group Size
6
Departure Type
Request
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Physical level
relax
Operated In
English
Age Requirement
12 - 99 Ages
About this tour
The grand tour of Persia at the highest level private throughout, with CIP airport service on arrival and departure, the finest hotels and private dining. Over 14 days you travel overland Tehran – Kashan – Isfahan – Yazd – Shiraz, with privileged access at the great monuments and dinners in historic houses and gardens. A relaxed, chauffeured pace with an expert private guide and hand-picked five-star and heritage hotels.
Route
- 1TehranAsiaIranStart
- 2KashanAsiaIran
- 3AbyanehAsiaIran
- 4IsfahanAsiaIran
- 5MeybodAsiaIranYazd
- 6YazdAsiaIran
- 7PasargadaeAsiaIran
- 8PersepolisAsiaIranShiraz
- 9ShirazAsiaIranEnd
What makes this tour special
Itinerary
Private CIP meet-and-greet at Imam Khomeini Airport and transfer to the Espinas Palace Hotel. Evening at leisure to rest after your flight. Overnight: Tehran.
A full day privately guided: Golestan Palace (UNESCO), the National Jewellery Treasury and the National Museum of Iran; afternoon in the Grand Bazaar (about 6 hours). Overnight: Tehran.
Drive south (~3 h); the Fin Garden (UNESCO), the Sultan Amir Ahmad bathhouse and the Borujerdi and Tabatabei merchant houses, with a private dinner in your restored courtyard hotel. Overnight: Kashan.
The red mud-brick village of Abyaneh in the Karkas foothills (~2 h), then on to Isfahan (~2.5 h); check in to the historic Abbasi Hotel and an evening by the river bridges. Overnight: Isfahan.
A full day on the square (UNESCO) with privileged access: the Imam and Sheikh Lotfollah mosques and the Ali Qapu terrace, plus the bazaar. A private dinner in a historic setting. Overnight: Isfahan.
The Armenian quarter and the frescoed Vank Cathedral; master craftsmen and the Khaju and Si-o-se-pol bridges at dusk (about 6 hours). Overnight: Isfahan.
A slow, unguided day at your own pace — a hammam, the Jameh Mosque, a carpet atelier or the teahouses — with your guide on call. Overnight: Isfahan.
Drive across the desert to Yazd (~4.5 h) via Nain and Meybod; evening in the adobe old city (UNESCO) at golden hour. Overnight: Yazd.
Windcatchers and old-town lanes, the Jameh Mosque, the Zoroastrian Fire Temple and the Towers of Silence at dusk (about 6 hours). Overnight: Yazd.
Drive south (~5 h); the tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae (UNESCO) en route, arriving Shiraz by evening. Overnight: Shiraz.
A full day among the Achaemenid monuments ~1 h from Shiraz: Persepolis (UNESCO) and the rock-cut tombs of Naqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab. Overnight: Shiraz.
The Nasir-al-Mulk (Pink) Mosque at dawn, Eram Garden (UNESCO) and the tombs of Hafez and Saadi; a private farewell dinner. Overnight: Shiraz.
A relaxed final day — the Vakil bazaar and bathhouse, the citadel, or a last garden. Overnight: Shiraz.
Private CIP transfer to Shiraz airport (SYZ) for your onward flight. Optional: fly to Tehran (IKA) for wider international connections. Departure day.
Trip includes
Included
5★ hotels, en-suite double rooms
Tehran: Espinas Palace Hotel
Kashan: Saraye Ameriha Boutique Hotel
Isfahan: Abbasi Hotel
Yazd: Moshir al-Mamalek Garden Hotel
Shiraz: Zandiyeh Hotel
Private English-speaking expert guide
Guiding Method
Fully guided
EnglishDaily breakfast, plus a welcome dinner and a farewell dinner, and the private dinners noted in Kashan and Isfahan; other lunches and dinners excluded unless a day lists them
Private chauffeured vehicle & all ground transfers (overland — no domestic flights)
CIP: VIP airport meet-and-greet at Tehran (IKA) arrival and Shiraz (SYZ) departure
Entrance fees to the sites on the itinerary
CIP airport service on arrival (IKA) and departure (SYZ)
24/7 on-the-ground support
Excluded
International flights to/from Iran (no domestic flights on this overland tour)
Travel insurance (required)
International flights to/from Iran
Iran visa / e-visa authorization (we can arrange it)
Travel insurance (required)
Lunches and dinners not listed in the itinerary
Drinks, tips/gratuities and personal expenses
Anything not listed under Included
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