1. The land of “One Thousand and One Nights”
11 Days Iran Luxury Tour
The land of “One Thousand and One Nights”

2. Introduction A very Lux 11-day Iran tour with high class services
Iran historical sites seeing, an introduction to Iranian history, culture, architecture and customs
Duration
11 days – 11 nights
Group Size
15 to 25 persons
Transport
Chartered bus, Flight
Includes
Not Includes
Accommodations
5* hotels (10 nights), 4* hotel (1 night), traditional house (1 night)
Meals
11 breakfasts, 1 Dinner
Accommodations
Insurance
All site entries
2tour leaders
Local guide
Translator
All domestic transportations
International Transport
Personal Shopping
All things not mentioned in Includes

3. Day 0 – From Amsterdam to Tehran
Flight to Iran (directly or through Turkey)
Transfer to hotel
Free Time

4. Day 1 – Tehran / plan Transfer to hotel
Bagh-e Melli (The National Garden)
National museum of Iran
Glassware and Ceramic Museum
Golestan Palace
Imam mosque of Tehran
Zoorkhaneh (ancient sports place)

5. Day 1 – Tehran / gallery - intro
4* Ferdowsi international hotel
With square meters of floor space Ferdowsi Grand Hotel was first opened. Renovations and improvements have brought pleasant and modern changes yet we have also the touch of Persian heritage as well. This six story high hotel has 220 rooms, suites, and royal suites and restaurants. We offer traditional and modern Iranian cuisine and well as international cuisine and a buffet.
National museum of Iran
National Museum of Iran, aging more than 70 years, containing 300,000 museum objects in an area more than 20,000 square meters, is not only the largest museum of History and Archaeology of the country, but ranks as one of the few most prestigious museums of the world in regard to grand volume, diversity and quality of its huge monuments.

6. Day 1 – Tehran / gallery - intro
Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran
The premises that have been turned into museum where glass and clay works are on display were built about 90 years ago upon orders of Ahmad Qavam (Qavam-ol-Saltaneh) for his personal lodging (residence and working office). The building is situated in a garden with a span of 7000 square meters and was used by Qavam himself till the year 1953.
Later, the building were sold to the Egyptians as the new premises for the embassy of Egypt and remained in their possession for seven years.

7. Day 1 – Tehran / gallery - intro
Zoorkhaneh (ancient sport place)
Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals is the name inscribed by UNESCO for varzesh-e pahlavani or varzesh-e bastany, a traditional Iranian system of athletics originally used to train warriors.
It combines martial arts, calisthenics, strength training and music. Recognized by UNESCO as among the world's longest-running forms of such training, it fuses elements of pre-Islamic Persian culture (particularly Zoroastrianism, Mithraism and Gnosticism) with the spirituality of Shia Islam and Sufism.
Golestan Palace
The Golestan Palace, literally the Roseland Palace, is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran's capital city, Tehran.
The oldest of the historic monuments in Tehran, a world heritage, the Golestan Palace belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran’s Historic Arg (citadel).

8. Day 2 – Shiraz / plan Domestic flight to Shiraz Karim-Khan castle
Eram garden
Bazaar of Shiraz
Hafezieh (tomb of Hafez)
Qur’an gate

9. Day 2 – Shiraz / gallery - intro
Eram Garden
Eram Garden (Persian: Bāq e Eram‎) is a historic Persian garden in Shiraz, Iran.The garden, and the building within it, are located at the northern shore of the Khoshk River in the Fars province.
Both the building and the garden were built during the middle of nineteenth century by the Ilkhanate or a paramount chief of the Qashqai tribes of Pars.
Karim khan Castle
The Karim Khan Castle (Persian: Arg-e Karim Khan) is a citadel located in the north-east of Shiraz, southern Iran. It was built as part of a complex during the Zand dynasty and is named after Karim Khan, and served as his living quarters. In shape it resembles a medieval fortress.
At times, the citadel was used as a prison. Today, it is a museum operated by Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization.

10. Day 2 – Shiraz / gallery - intro
Hafezieh (Tomb of Hafez)
The Tomb of Hafez and its associated memorial hall, the Hāfezieh, are two memorial structures erected in the northern edge of Shiraz, Iran, in memory of the celebrated Persian poet Hafez. The open pavilion structures are situated in the Musalla Gardens on the north bank of a seasonal river and house the marble tomb of Hafez. The present buildings, built in 1935 and designed by the French architect and archaeologist André Godard, are at the site of previous structures, the most well-known of which was built in
Bazaar of Shiraz
Vakil Bazaar (Persian: Bazaar-e Vakil‎) is the main bazaar of Shiraz, Iran, located in the historical center of the city.
It is thought that the market originally was established by the Buwayhids in the 11th century AD, and was completed mainly by the Atabaks of Fars, and only was renamed after Karim Khan Zand in the 18th century.

11. Day 2 – Shiraz / gallery - intro
Shiraz 5* Hotel
Shiraz Hotel is a five star hotel which is located in the city of Shiraz, the birthplace of Persian culture and art. This hotel, with m² area in 14 floors, is situated in neighborhood of the holy Quran gate and it is close to touristic places in Shiraz.
The hotel welcomes the guests with luxurious rooms, several restaurants and coffee shops, laundry services, travel agency, conference rooms and ball room, sport complex and game net.
Hammam-e Vakil (Vakil Bath)
Vakil Bath is an old public bath in Shiraz, Iran. It was a part of the royal district constructed during Karim Khan Zand's reign, which includes Arg of Karim Khan, Vakil Bazaar, Vakil Mosque and many administrative buildings.The monument is inscribed with the number 917 on the list of national works of Iran.

12. Day 3 – Shiraz & Pasargadae / plan
Sa’dieh (Tomb of great Sa’di)
Persepolis
Pasargadae
Xerxes Tomb

13. Day 3 – Shiraz & Pasargadae / gallery - intro
Sa’dieh (Tomb of great Sa’di)
Abū-Muhammad Muslih al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī, Saadi Shirazi, better known by his pen-name Saʿdī or simply Saadi, was one of the major Persian poets of the medieval period. He is not only famous in Persian-speaking countries, but has been quoted in western sources as well.

14. Day 3 – Shiraz & Pasargadae / gallery - intro
Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid)
Persepolis (Old Persian: Pārśa, New Persian: Takht-e Jamshid or Pārseh), literally meaning "city of Persians", was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BC). Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of city of Shiraz in the Fars Province in Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC. It exemplifies the Achaemenid style of architecture. UNESCO declared the citadel of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979.

15. Day 3 – Shiraz & Pasargadae / gallery - intro
Pasargadae (Cyrus the Great’s Tomb)
The Tomb of Cyrus is the burial place of Cyrus the Great of Persia. The tomb is located in Iran, at the Pasargadae World Heritage Site in Fars Province. It has six broad steps leading to the edifice of the King, the chamber of which measures 3.17m long by 2.11m wide by 2.11m high and has a low and narrow entrance.
Cube of Zoroaster
The Ka'ba-ye Zartosht (alt: Kaba-ye Zardusht, Kaba-ye Zardosht), meaning the "Cube of Zoroaster," is a 5th century B.C.E. Achaemenid-era tower-like construction at Naqsh-e Rustam, an archaeological site just northwest of Persepolis, Iran. This enigmatic structure is one of many surviving examples of the Achaemenid architectural design.

16. Day 4 – The Desert / plan Zein o din Caravansary Hiking in desert
Cameleer
Sar-e Yazd Castle

17. Day 4 – The Desert / gallery - intro
Zeinoddin Caravansary
The Zein-o-Din Caravanserai is located in Zein-o-din, Yazd, Iran. The caravanserai dates to the 16th century and is situated on the ancient Silk Road. It is one of 999 such inns that were built during the reign of Shah Abbas I to provide facilities to travelers. Of these, Zeinodin is one of two caravanserais built with circular towers. After its refurbishment, it has operated as an inn. A similarly built caravanserai near Esfahan is in ruins.
Sar-e Yazd Castle
A Sassanid castle in Mehriz region. This historical building registered as an Iranian national works with number 1084 at 1975.

18. Day 5 – Yazd / plan Dowlat-Abad garden Yazd historical town
Jame’ mosque
Alexander prison
Bahram fire temple
Amirchakmaq Sq.
Ancient cistern
Bazaar

19. Day 5 – Yazd / gallery - intro
Alexander Prison
This 15th-century domed school is known as Alexander's Prison because of a reference to this apparently dastardly place in a Hafez poem.
The story goes that during the reign of Alexander the Macedonian, a number of Iranian elite resisting his domination went on an uprising in Rey (Near Tehran). He had them arrested, and on his way through Yazd imprisoned them in a dungeon which refers to a deep well in the courtyard of this building.
Dowlat-abad Garden
Dowlatabad Garden is one of the 9 gardens listed as world heritage sites under the common title of Persian Garden. This garden was created in the mid-18th century for the Karim Khan Zand, then the regent of Iran. To create this garden and to supply its water a 65 kilometer (40 miles) long chain of qanats (underground water channels) were dug from Mehriz to Yazd.

20. Day 5 – Yazd / gallery - intro
Bahram Fire Temple
A fire temple in Zoroastrianism is the place of worship for Zoroastrians, often called dar-e mehr (Persian) or agiyari (Gujarati).In the Zoroastrian religion, fire, together with clean water, are agents of ritual purity. Clean, white "ash for the purification ceremonies is regarded as the basis of ritual life," which "are essentially the rites proper to the tending of a domestic fire, for the temple [fire] is that of the hearth fire raised to a new solemnity".
Jame (main) Mosque of Yazd
مسجد جامع یزد به شیوه یک ایوان در دل کویر می‌باشد و در طی حدود ۱۰۰ سال و سه دوره بنا شده‌است. پایه‌های اصلی مسجد را ساسانیان و بنای فعلی مسجد، از لحاظ شیوه معماری متعلق به دو دوره موسوم به آذری دانسته‌اند. بنای گنبد خانه متعلق به دوره ایلخانی و سر در رفیع مسجد را متعلق به زمان شاهرخ و دوره تیموری دانسته‌اند. این بنا از لحاظ خوابیدگی گنبد، سردر رفیع وبلند و همچنین کاشیکاری زیبا و منحصربه‌فرد، شهرت دارد.

21. Day 5 – Yazd / gallery - intro
Amir Chakmaq Sq. Complex
The Amir Chakhmaq Complex (Persian: Majmūʿa Meydân Amir Čaqmaq; also Romanized Chakhmaq, Chakmaq, Chakhmagh, Chakmak) is a prominent structure in Yazd, Iran, noted for its symmetrical sunken alcoves. It is a mosque located on a square of the same name. It also contains a caravanserai, a tekyeh, a bathhouse, a cold water well, and a confectionery. At night, the building is lit up after twilight hours after sun set with orange lighting in the arched alcoves which makes it a spectacle.

22. Day 6 – Isfahan / plan Na’in wind traps Zayandehrood river
Sio-se pol (33 bridges)
Khajoo bridge
Go for walk and recreation

23. Day 6 – Isfahan / gallery - intro
Khajoo bridge
Khaju Bridge (Persian: Pol-e Khāju) is arguably the finest bridge in the province of Isfahan, Iran. It was built by the Persian Safavid king, Shah Abbas II around 1650, on the foundations of an older bridge. Serving as both a bridge, and a dam (or a weir), it links the Khaju quarter on the north bank with the Zoroastrian quarter across the Zayandeh River.
Sio-se pol (33 bridges)
Siosepol or Siose Bridge (which means 33 Bridge or the Bridge of 33 Arches), also called the Allah-Verdi Khan Bridge, is one of the eleven bridges of Isfahan, Iran and the longest bridge on Zayandeh River with the total length of metres (976.9 ft). It is highly ranked as being one of the most famous examples of Safavid bridge design.

24. Day 7 – Isfahan / plan Naqshe Jahan Sq. Imam Mosque
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Aali-qapoo edifice
Chehel Sotoon (40 Columns)
Vank Cathedral
Crafts Bazaar

25. Day 7 – Isfahan / gallery - intro
Aali-Qapu edifice
Ali Qapu (Persian: Āli Qāpu ‎, from Ottoman Turkish: Âli Qapı, meaning "High Porte") is a grand palace in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the western side of the Naqsh e Jahan Square, opposite to Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and had been originally designed as a vast portal.
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Sheikh Lutfollah Mosque (Persian: Masjed-e Sheikh Lotf-ollāh) is one of the architectural masterpieces of Safavid Iranian architecture, standing on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran.
Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in It was built by the chief architect Shaykh Bahai, during the reigh of Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty.

26. Day 7 – Isfahan / gallery - intro
Imam (shah) Mosque
The "Shah Mosque" also known as "Imam Mosque" named after the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran and "Jaame' Abbasi Mosque", is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran, standing in south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. Built during the Safavid period, ordered by the first Shah Abbas of Persia.

27. Day 7 – Isfahan / gallery - intro
Vank Cathedral
Holy Savior Cathedral (Persian: Kelisa-ye Vank or Amenapergich‎), also known as Vank Cathedral and The Church of the Saintly Sisters, is a cathedral in Isfahan, Iran. Vank means "monastery" or "convent" in the Armenian language.
Chehel Sotoon (40 Columns)
Chehel Sotoun (“Forty Columns”) is a pavilion in the middle of a park at the far end of a long pool, in Isfahan, Iran, built by Shah Abbas II to be used for his entertainment and receptions. In this palace, Shah Abbas II and his successors would receive dignitaries and ambassadors, either on the terrace or in one of the stately reception halls.

28. Day 7 – Isfahan / gallery - intro
Abbasi Hotel – 5*
The Abbasi Hotel (formerly known as the Shah Abbas Hotel) is a hotel located in Isfahan, Iran. This complex was built at the time of king Sultan Husayn of Safavid about 300 years ago. It was built as a caravansary to provide lodging for passengers. The structure has been renovated since the 1950s by André Godard to fight and prevent degradation.

29. Day 8 – Kashan / plan Go to Kashan Sialk Historical Hill
Abbasi Historical House
Aameri Historical House
Fin Garden
Residence in a beautiful historical House
Soiree, Live music and conversation about the trip

30. Day 8 – Kashan / gallery - intro
Fin Garden
Fin Garden, or Bagh-e Fin, located in Kashan, Iran, is a historical Persian garden. It contains Kashan's Fin Bath, where Amir Kabir, the Qajarid chancellor, was murdered by an assassin sent by King Nasereddin Shah in Completed in 1590, the Fin Garden is the oldest extant garden in Iran.
Sialk Historical Hill
Tepe Sialk is a large ancient archeological site (a tepe or Persian tappeh, "hill" or "mound") in a suburb of the city of Kashan, Isfahan Province, in central Iran, close to Fin Garden. The culture that inhabited this area has been linked to the Zayandeh River Culture.

31. Day 8 – Kashan / gallery - intro
Abbasi House
The Abbasi House (Persian: Khāneh-ye 'Abbāsihā) is a large traditional historical house located in Kashan, Isfahan Province, Iran.
Built during the late 18th century, the house is a beautiful example of Kashan's residential architecture. Other such notable houses, such as the Tabātabāei House, are located nearby.
Aameri House
The Āmeri House (Persian: Khāneh-ye 'Āmerihā), is a historic house in Kashan, in Isfahan Province, in Iran.
It was built during the Zand era for Agha 'Āmeri, the governor of Kashan, who was responsible for maintaining the security of the route between Tehran and Kerman.

32. Day 8 – Kashan / gallery - intro
Residence in Irani House (traditional house)
The Iranian House aging more than 250 years, is located in the Kooshk-e-Safi quarter, one of the oldest quarters of Kashan. The 1000m² house, which is constructed on the “flower bed ditch” model, is in fact the exterior part of an immense house which lost its interior part and other annexes over time. After seven successive years of strengthening, restoring and remodeling, this house has emerged as one of the rare traditional residences which have been restored according to scientific and technical principles.

33. Day 9 – Back to Tehran / plan
Modern Tehran
Milad Tower
Galleries in Tower

34. Day 9 – Back to Tehran / gallery - intro
Milad Tower
Milad Tower (Persian: Borj e Milād‎), also known as Tehran Tower, is a multi-purpose Iranian concrete tower built in 2007 in between the Shahrak-e Gharb and Gisha districts of Tehran. It stands at 435 m (1,427 ft) from base to the tip of the antenna. The head consists of a large pod with 12 floors, the roof of which is at 315 m (1,033 ft). Below this is a staircase and elevators to reach the area.
Tehran
Tehran (Persian: Tehrān‎) is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of around 8.3 million and surpassing 14 million in the wider metropolitan area, Tehran is Iran's largest city and urban area, and the largest city in Western Asia.

35. Day 10 – Tehran Today / plan
Sa’d abad palaces
Bazaar of Tehran
Tehran Mountains

36. Day 10 – Tehran Today / gallery - intro
Sa’d Abad Palaces
The Saadabad Palace is a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area of Tehran and currently official residence of the President of Iran.
The complex was first inhabited by Qajar monarchs and royal family in the 19th century. After an expansion of the compounds, Reza Shah lived there in the 1920s. And his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi moved there in the 1970s.

37. Day 10 – Tehran Today / gallery - intro
Esteghlal Hotel – 5*
The five star Persian Esteghlal International Hotel is located in the down foot of the Alborz mountain range with 90,000 m2 area, having two towers each with 15 floors, a total of 552 luxurious rooms and suites, not only is the biggest and the most glorious hotel in the capital city, but also from various aspects is exclusive in the Islamic Republic of Iran.