Shiraz & Persepolis, Iran Tour

Package Overview

Shiraz daily tour

Today you’ll enjoy lunch during your Shiraz day tour at a local restaurant we’ve selected for its delicious Persian cuisine and friendly ambiance. The Iranian people are gregarious by nature and some of your fellow diners, once they hear you speaking English, may ask: where are you from. Many foreign visitors are surprised that the city itself has so few surviving historical monuments when there are such archaeological treasures in the neighboring countryside, but earthquakes over the centuries have taken a heavy toll. During your Shiraz tour, you'll see some of the most important sites with a local tourist guide.

At a glance:
Starts at: Zandieh Hotel
Ends in: Zandieh Hotel
Mobile Voucher: Accepted
Printed Voucher: Accepted

Highlights:
Persepolis
Necropolis (Naghsh-e Rustam)

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Itinerary

  Drive for an hour to get to Persepolis Complex, the magnificent pre-Islamic UNESCO listed world heritage site. Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C, Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial, half-natural terrace, where the inspiration of Mesopotamian models created the impressive palace complex. Persepolis was expanded by King Xerxes I (son of Darius I), who unfortunately invaded and destroyed much of Greece in 480 BCE. 'Alexander the Great' described Persepolis as the wealthiest city under the sun, so he eventually looted and burned the soft materials.
  
  Drive to Necropolis (Naghsh-e Rustam) that is confirmed to have hosted the tombs of Achaemenid, Sassanian, Elamite and Qajar kings, bass relieves and other important inscriptions. The order of the tombs in Naqshe-e Rustam, from left to right is Darius II, Artaxerxes I, Darius I, Xerxes I.
  
  Lunch: at the restaurant Return to Shiraz around 2 PM (Approximately 140kms driving round trip). Drive to Eram gardens to immerse into a magnificent sample of Persian gardens style and a registered world heritage as Persian Gardens by UNESCO. Then drive to Hafez tomb and gardens to immerse into the mystery of a revered Persian poet, Hafez and one of the most visited sites in Iran. Later drive to Saadi tomb and gardens to visit the tomb of another popular Persian poet.

Inclusions

• Sightseeing
• English speaking tour guide during the sightseeing
• Driver guide
• All entrance fee
• Persian Lunch

Price & Rates

Terms & Conditions

This Tour is Offered by

• #1, Bucharest Tower, Bucharest, Tehran, Iran
• XXXXXX6700 View Contact
• XXXXXXXXXX@apochi.com View Mail ID

Intested in This Tour?

• Requests are send directly to the tour operator
• We recommend to reqest quotes from 3 operators (Learn why)