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

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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