Touching the Soul of Iran, 10 Days of Living, Not Just Traveling

Duration

10 days/ 9 nights

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Tour Highlights

• Hands-on workshops (tile, pottery, cooking, rosewater) • Local family experiences • Boutique and traditional accommodations • Focus on slow, meaningful travel • Blending heritage, people, and emotion

About this Tour

This is not a sightseeing tour , it’s a journey of connection.

You will not only see Iran’s landscapes and landmarks but live them , through taste, sound, texture, and human warmth.

From baking bread with locals to painting tiles in a 400-year-old workshop, this journey lets you experience the soul of Iran beyond postcards and monuments.

Tour Include

9 nights’ accommodation in 4 and 3 star hotels
9 Breakfasts
English speaking guide based on itinerary
Airport transfers
Travel Insurance (insurance rate may change based on the traveler’s age)
Transportation with a private car based on the itinerary

International airfare

Tour Exclude

Visa stamp fee
Entrance fees to the attractions
extra lunch or dinner
Tips and Portages
extra cost for special offers

Itinerary

Day 1 – Arrival in Tehran

Arrival at Tehran International Airport. Warm welcome and transfer to a traditional boutique hotel. Evening stroll in Darband, where mountain air and street food open your senses to the Iranian rhythm.

Day 2 – Tehran: Stories in Motion

Visit Grand Bazaar and experience its heartbeat with a local guide who grew up there. Private visit to an artisan metal workshop where you try engraving your own copper piece. Lunch in a 100-year-old traditional house. Evening visit to Niavaran Palace , a glimpse into modern Persian history.

Day 3 – Kashan: The Scent of Rose and Clay

Drive to Kashan (3 hours). Visit Fin Garden (UNESCO) and learn about water and life in desert architecture. Join a local family for a rosewater distillation session and taste homemade saffron tea. Overnight in a beautifully restored boutique caravanserai.

Day 4 – Isfahan: Where Art Breathes

Drive to Isfahan. Morning visit to Naqsh-e Jahan Square (UNESCO), then take part in a mini tile-painting workshop with a master artisan. Evening Zayandeh River walk ,experience traditional music under Si-o-se-pol bridge. Dinner at a cozy art café with young local artists.

Day 5 – Isfahan: People of the Bazaar

Morning visit to Jameh Mosque , centuries of architecture in one place. Then, walk through the Bazaar and talk with carpet weavers and miniature painters. Optional: private visit to a women’s craft cooperative. Overnight in Isfahan.

Day 6 – Yazd: The City of Wind and Fire

Drive to Yazd (4 hours). Check into a mud-brick boutique hotel in the old town. Evening walking tour through narrow alleys, tasting traditional sweets, and watching sunset from a rooftop café.

Day 7 – Yazd: Living Heritage

Morning visit to Amir Chakhmaq Square and a Zoroastrian Fire Temple. Then, experience a hands-on pottery session in a local family workshop. Evening free for exploring Yazd’s calm streets at night.

Day 8 – Shiraz: City of Poets and Gardens

Drive to Shiraz (5 hours). Visit Persepolis (UNESCO) en route. Check-in at a traditional guesthouse. Evening poetry reading at Hafez Tomb , where music, candles, and verses merge.

Day 9 – Shiraz: Living Beauty

Morning visit to Nasir al-Mulk Mosque (Pink Mosque). Then join a Persian cooking class, learn to make Fesenjan or Gheymeh with local women. Free afternoon to wander the Vakil Bazaar and shop for handmade crafts. Farewell dinner in a historic garden restaurant.

Day 10 – Departure

Transfer to Shiraz International Airport. Take home not souvenirs, but stories you’ve lived.

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Touching the Soul of Iran, 10 Days of Living, Not Just Traveling

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