Persian Silk Roads

What you'll see

• Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan
• The pink mosques of Shiraz
• The clay city of Yazd — wind towers and Zoroastrians
• Persepolis — capital of the Achaemenids
• Gardens of the Persian shahs

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1
   Day 1. Tehran

   Arrival, Iran National Museum.

2. 2
   Day 2. Shiraz

   Flight, Eram Garden, the pink Nasir ol Molk Mosque.

3. 3
   Day 3. Persepolis

   Ancient capital of the Achaemenids, Naqsh-e Rostam necropolis.

4. 4
   Day 4. Pasargadae

   Tomb of Cyrus the Great, train to Isfahan.

5. 5
   Day 5. Isfahan

   Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque.

6. 6
   Day 6. Armenian Quarter

   Vank Cathedral, bridges over the Zayandeh River.

7. 7
   Day 7. Yazd

   Clay city, wind towers, Zoroastrian fire temple.

8. 8
   Day 8. Workshops

   Persian carpets, miniatures, a teahouse evening.

9. 9
   Day 9. Departure

   Return to Tehran, flight home.