Persian Desert Cities in Winter

What you'll see

• Windcatchers and Zoroastrian sites of Yazd
• Fin Garden and the merchant houses of Kashan
• Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan
• A night in a desert caravanserai

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1
   Day 1. Tehran

   Arrival and the Golestan Palace.

2. 2
   Day 2. Tehran — Kashan

   Fin Garden and historic houses.

3. 3
   Day 3. Kashan — Isfahan

   Abyaneh village on the way.

4. 4
   Day 4. Isfahan

   Naqsh-e Jahan Square and the bridges.

5. 5
   Day 5. Isfahan

   Jameh Mosque and the Armenian quarter.

6. 6
   Day 6. Desert caravanserai

   Drive into the desert, night in a caravanserai.

7. 7
   Day 7. Yazd

   Old town, fire temple and Towers of Silence.

8. 8
   Day 8. Departure

   Flight home from Yazd or Tehran.