Persepolism | Long weekend in Shiraz, Iran

Name: Persepolism | Long weekend in Shiraz, Iran
Start: 2025-10-03T09:00:00+04:00
End: 2025-10-05T14:45:00+04:00
Location: Dubai International Airport

Schedule

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am to Sun, 05 Oct, 2025 at 02:45 pm

UTC+04:00

Location

Dubai International Airport | Dubai, DU

Shiraz, the city of poets, gardens, wine, nightingales and flowers, boasting treasure of Persian culture, once the centre of arts and literature in the 13th century, home to astronomers, mathematicians, and Iran’s most famous poets. Hafez and Saadi were from here, with their tombs dotting the cityscape, crafts of inlaid mosaic, silver, and carpets are still designed here. The palaces, mosques, tombs, and citadels of this ancient city rings a bell of a once mighty empire.
From the tombs of Saadi and Hafiz, Shah Shoja’ and Haft Tanan, to the mountaintop mausoleum of Baba Kuhi, the oldest mosque of Iran, Atigh Jame’ and the most colourful stained glasses and mosaics of Vakil and Nasir al-Mulk mosques, the old quarters of the city with it’s famous houses of Zinat-ol-Moluk and Gahavam’s House, and the gardens around every corner, from the Eram Garden and mansion to the Afifabad Delgosha, and Jahan Nama, it’s an explosion of culture from city gate to city center!
Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire which ruled from 550-330 BC, situated at the foot of the Zagros Mountains, conceived by Cyrus the Great, constructed by Darius I, and destroyed by Alexandar the Great, the ruins of this massive palace complex are filled with towering grand columns, inscribed with cuneiform texts and stairway reliefs to tell the stories of this empire and it’s mysterious purposes for this once imposing structure, let’s discover it’s secrets!
As the final resting place of the kings of the Achaemenid Empire, Naqsh-e Rostom is a necropolis of rock reliefs cut into the mountains, most notable tombs are that of King Darius the Great and his son, Xerxes. Reminiscent of other ancient civilizations like the Nabateans, who created complex structures carved directly out of rock faces, with intricate facades and figures above doorways leading to sarcophagi chambers, it’s one of Iran’s most unique and spectacular archaeological sites!
Let’s go!!
Day 1 // Shiraz, Qalat
Midday flight to Shiraz, immigration formalities, well deserved lunch in the city. We’ll venture to the idyllic mountain village of Qalat for a short trek and taste some more of Persian cuisine before heading back to Shiraz for a few more sights.
Day 2 // Persepolis, Naqsh-e-Rustam
Early breakfast before we take a short drive to Naqsh-e-Rustam and nearby Persopolis. After wandering the many ruins of the Achaemenid Empire, then we’ll head back to the city of poets and gardens, as the Hafez Tomb, Karim khan citadel and Vakil bazaar, with some serious selection of silk carpets, await us.
Day 3 // Departure
Our trip to Shiraz would not be completed without visit at Pink Mosque and Quavam House. If time allows, souvenir shopping before transfer to airport for flight back home.
Activities: Trekking, sightseeing, cultural immersion.
Duration: Long weekend including Friday.
Accommodation and meals: 5-star boutique hotel double sharing, meals included. Single room subject of availability and extra cost at the time of booking.
Cost: 3400 AED all incl. flight on Flydubai - cash payment during briefings only. Cost valid until SEP 30th.
Specifically excluded: E-visa cost payable on arrival or in Consulate (we apply for your evisa). UK, USA, Canada – lead-time of 30-45 days.
See yah in Persepolis x
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