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Full Day Shiraz & Persepolis 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.
Pick up:
At 8:00 AM from your hotel.
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.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Pick-up and drop-off from/to your hotel (Pras Hotel Shiraz, Eram Hotel, Karimkhan Hotel, Chamran Hotel, Grand Hotel Shiraz, Park Hotel & Parseh Hotel Shiraz)
- English speaking tour guide during the sightseeing
- Driver guide
- All entrance fee
- Persian Lunch
Duration: 10 hours
Spotlights:
- Persepolis
- Necropolis (Naghsh-e Rustam)
- Eram Garden
- Tomb of Hafez
- Tomb of Saadi
Contact our travel expert to arrange your travel services:
Tour FAQ
For one-day tours in Iran fully prepayment is required. For multi-day tours with the cost over 800 EUR, you have an option for partial prepayment and paying the rest upon your check-in.
If you don’t have access to your credit card or there is an issue with the online payment, please contact our support team via [email protected].
Depending on a tour, you can book one day in advance and earlier. Multiday tours in Iran require more preparation, so these ones should be booked in advance.
On the page of a tour on Apochi.com, you will see all available dates. Please take into consideration our cancellation policy while booking.
For one-day tours in Iran, our cancellation policy allows you to cancel your booking and get the full refund in case of cancellation more than 6 days in advance. If you want to cancel your tour booking in 1-5 days in advance, 50% will be refunded. Cancellation less than 24 hours in advance is non-refundable.
For multiday/multicity tours we have different cancellation policies. Please check cancellation policy for each individual tour.
You can choose the time for some half-day tours or private tours in Iran. For some group activities, events or full day tours the time can not be changed.
While booking for the most of the tours you can add round-trip transfer service to your order and we will pick you up from any location in the city and bring you back after the tour is finished. If the place of your accommodation is not listed on our website, contact our support team via [email protected] to arrange your transfer services.
You can also use public transport or take a taxi, the address of starting point will be written in a confirmation email from Apochi.com. In this case please be at the starting point at the time.
In case of using transfer services your guide will wait for you in the lobby of your hotel.
For multicity tours n Iran your guide will meet you upon your arrival at the Tehran airport (IKA airport).
For short sightseeing around cities of Iran, your guide will wait for you in front of the entrance/in a noticeable place in starting point. For all tours, we require your phone number and we will stay in touch via call or messengers. Let us know about your preferences via [email protected].
In case if we have any departure for the same day of your trip, we would be happy to connect people to a bigger group. Ask our support team about available opportunities during days of your stay via [email protected].
We support nature-friendly approach and accept both printed and digital voucher. You can save the confirmation letter on your phone or another mobile device to show to the guide.
Absolutely yes. Contact us via [email protected] to let us know if your plans have changed. Please mention that last minute changes may cause some fee.
For unforeseen situations, we do our best not to charge a fee. However, some charges are coming from our partner operators and are out of our control.
Sure. Please check timetable to be sure if you have enough time for joining the next tour.
We provide certified English speaking tour guides for public tours in Iran. If you need private tour, special services or language, contact us via [email protected].
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