( Iran tour 15 days and 14 nights )

Day 1 : TABRIZ / CITY TOUR / CANDOVAN

Arrival in Tabriz : welcoming the guests after custom formality , then transfer to hotel and

we drive to visit El goli , el goli historical park is one of the most attractive visited sites in tabriz . from the beginning it had been the largest water reservoir to irrigate gardens . pereviously the name was Shah goli ( persian : the largest water reservoir) after revolution it is changed to (El goli )

There is also a nice palace located next to El goli that dates back to Qajar era .

Then we will visit blue dome mosque and jame mosque of tabriz then after lunch we will go to kandoan village . kandovan is an ancient village in sahand district of osku county east azarbaijan province . spectacular village is so that the houses are not built on the mountain but within a mountain . the important point is that houses are hand made in the rock so it is a rock architectural oddity in iran . it is said to have been partially formed by volcanic remains from a strong mount sahand eruption hundereds years ago. The houses look like beehives in mountain . the population of village is around 800 people . after visiting kandovan we go to tabriz O/N in hotel .

Day 2 : ARDEBIL / ANZALI

After berekfast we drive to anzali 452 km on the way we will visit the tomb of Sheikh Safialdin- e- Ardebili the famous Darvish of 13th century . then we drive to visit anzali lagoon and the fish market then O/N hotel in anzali .

Day 3 : MASOULEH / ANZALI

After breakfast we drive to tehran 366 km . on the way we will visit a very beautiful historical village masouleh . a wanderful architecture that goes back to 1000 years ago with 554 individulals population from 180 families . masouleh is in Gilan province with 1050 m altitude it is so nice that we say masouleh can not be written masouleh should be seen . masouleh is popularly known as the yard of the above building is the roof of the below building . Therefor the fogy mountain and jungle and meadows can be observed from the village . the used materials are mud brikes and stone and timber and adobe and yellow clay soil . exterior side of buildings are yellow because it could be seen easily in fog . people of masouleh boasts the blending culture of gilaki and taleshi and turki . then we will go to hotel in tehran O/N in hotel .

Day 4 : Tehran

after breakfast we will visit tehran city . tehran is iran's capital a noisy crowded city home to 13 milion people in the day time and 9 milion people at night . the city is 1200m above sea level . tehran dates back to around 240 years ago that became the capital of iran during the time of Qajar dynasty . we will go on sight seening including Golestan palace and national museum of IRAN (ancient iran ) carpet museum or glassware museum ( Abgineh ) comprises glassware and ceramic ware and pottery vessels . O/N in hotel .

Day 5 : KASHAN / ISFAHAN

After breakfast , we drive to Kashan 246 km visiting Fin garden and Broujerdi historical houses then continue to isfahan 215 km , visiting brideges ( Siosepol and khajo bridge ) check in O/ N hotel .

Day 6 : ISFAHAN

After breakfast visiting Vank church then visiting Imam square and Ali ghapu palace and Imam mosque and Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque afterward visiting coverd Bazzar and free time O/N in hotel .

Day 7: PASSARGADE / SHIRAZ

After breakfast , we will drive to shiraz on the way visiting tomb of syrus ( founder of Achemenian dynasty ) in Passargade then drive to Shiraz O/N in hotel

Day 8: SHIRAZ

after breakfast , visiting Nasiralmolk pink mosque then Narangestan garden and complex , afterward visiting Eram garden , after lunch visiting tomb of HAFEZ the famous 14 century poet then going to coverd Vakil bazzar and Saraye moshir O/N in hotel .

Day 9 : PERSEPOLIS / NECROPOLIS

After breakfast , drive to persepolis 55k the marvelous building which is constracted in 518 B.C by Daryus the great , his gigantic palaces were fired by elexander macedonian in 330 B.C . after lunch visiting necropolis including four tombs belong to achamenid kings and reliefs from sasanid dynasty . then go back to shiraz visiting Koran gate and O/N in hotel .

day 10 : KERMAN

after breakfast , driving to KERMAN 571 KM , on the way we will visit a very old and beautiful mosque in neyriz city which is contstructed in (8-10) A.D . this building has been copied from the prophet's mosque in medina with one minaret . after lunch we continue to go to kerman O/N hotel in kerman .

day 11 : RAYEN

after breakfast we will drive to go to Rayen castle 100 km away from kerman . rayen is a very old castle . the back ground of rayen dates back to 2000 years age . but the collapsed remainings date back to 500 years ago.

After rayen we go back to Mahan to visit beautiful prince garden from 19 century and the very amazing mausoleum of a gnostic ( Darvish ) by the name of Shah Nematollah Vali from 15 century . after lunch we go back to kerman to walk through the old Bazzar and visiting the very nice traditional Hamam from 17 century . then visiting the covered Bazzar and tea house then free time O/N hotel in kerman .

day 12 : YAZD

after breakfast , run to Yazd 371 km on the way we will have a short stop at beautiful mosque of abolfazl then drive to yazd to visit Tower of Silence ( cemetery of zoroastrian ) then O/N in hotel.

Day 13 : YAZD / KHARANAQ /CHAK CHAK / MAYBOD

After breakfast , drive to KHaranaq citadel that is located 85 km away from yazd . the old village is empty but the people are living in new village , the population of new village is around 450 people . in spite that it is located in desert but it has very mild climate and very green area.village dates back to 4000 years ago and it is completely made of mud brick and usually the houses are 2 or 3 floors . there is also a historical caravansaray from 19 century Qajar period.

Then continue to visit Zoroastrian temple CHAK CHAK ( persian : pire sabz ) . the temple looks like a cave in mountain , that to reach there you should climb up from steps around 20 minues. Zoroastrian peaple have a ceremony in a special day june 17th to pray , so the Zoroastrian people from all around the world gather together here for few days to do their ceremony.

In the cave while the water is dripping down it reflects chak chak sound , this is why it is called chak chak .after visiting chak chak we drive to Meybod to visit caransaray and Narin castle in meybod then drive to yazd O/N in hotel .

Day 14 : YAZD

After breakfast visitng Fire Temple ( a fire has been kept alight for the past 1500 years ), but the present building is made in 1933 , but the fire is moved here in 1935 A.D . then we will visit Jame mosque with its 52m high minarets , then Amirchakmaq mosque and square . the mosque with green dome and beaufiful mehrab is the most remarkable historic monuments of yazd then Dowlat abad garden with the highest wind tower in the world 33/8 m high. Then walking through the old part of city and visiting Traditional sport (zoorkhaneh) then free time O/N in hotel .

day 15 : qom - tehran

after breakfast we will drive to tehran (620 km ) then visiting the tomb of fatima masoumeh in qom city and taking photo from outside in the yard of mausoleum . afterwards we will drive to IKA internation airport to fly to destination .