Museum Travel Alliance -- Iran: Architecture, Gardens & Design
Shiraz, Persepolis, Isfahan, Kashan & Tehran September 12–22, 2019
Shiraz, Persepolis, Isfahan, Kashan & Tehran
September 12–22, 2019
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19: TEHRAN<br />
We start our day at the Golestan Palace Complex, a<br />
UNESCO World Heritage Site dating from the 18th to<br />
early 20th century. See the Marble Throne Hall and the<br />
Hall of Mirrors, used as a coronation room, and stroll the<br />
garden to view the ornate tile-covered walls. After lunch,<br />
visit the Malek National <strong>Museum</strong> and Library, <strong>Iran</strong>’s first<br />
private museum, to admire the manuscripts collection.<br />
An optional guided walk takes us to the nearby Laleh<br />
Park and past the Tehran <strong>Museum</strong> of Contemporary<br />
Art, currently closed for renovation. Dine at a local<br />
restaurant tonight.<br />
B,L,D<br />
Fragment of a stone column from<br />
Persepolis, National <strong>Museum</strong><br />
of <strong>Iran</strong>, Tehran<br />
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20: TEHRAN<br />
In the morning, discover the National <strong>Museum</strong> of <strong>Iran</strong><br />
and the adjacent Islamic Era <strong>Museum</strong>. Enjoy lunch at the<br />
Ferdowsi Hotel with a special ice cream dessert and tea/<br />
coffee in the 1960s lobby lounge. This afternoon, tour the<br />
Abgineh <strong>Museum</strong>’s collection of pre-Islamic and Islamic<br />
glass and ceramics, displayed in an elegant early 20thcentury<br />
mansion. There will also be time for visiting a few<br />
art galleries.<br />
B,L,D<br />
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21: TEHRAN<br />
Today we go to the fashionable northern part of Tehran<br />
for a visit to the Niavaran Palace complex, set among the<br />
foothills of the Alborz Mountains. See the former Pahlavi<br />
residences and tour the museum of paintings and artifacts<br />
collected by Farah Diba, the last Empress of <strong>Iran</strong>. We will<br />
also see the Green Palace before lunch. In the afternoon,<br />
explore the Jewels <strong>Museum</strong>, housed in the vaults of the<br />
Central Bank of <strong>Iran</strong>. The museum displays one of the most<br />
dazzling collections in the world, including the legendary<br />
Peacock Throne. Then, admire a fine array of carpets from<br />
ancient to contemporary at the Carpet <strong>Museum</strong>. Dinner<br />
tonight is at the hotel.<br />
B,L,D<br />
SPECIAL NOTE: On September 21, hotel rooms are reserved for late<br />
check-out. Thus following dinner, we will transfer to the airport for our<br />
late-night flight to Istanbul.<br />
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22: ARRIVE TO ISTANBUL /<br />
CONNECT TO RETURN FLIGHTS HOME<br />
Our flight will arrive in Istanbul in the very early morning.<br />
Onward connections will depart today.<br />
DISCLAIMER: The itinerary is subject to change at the<br />
discretion of The <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> <strong>Alliance</strong>. For complete<br />
details, please carefully read the terms and conditions at<br />
https://museumtravelalliance.com/faq.php.<br />
Mirrored hall, Golestan Palace, Tehran<br />
Main hall of the Islamic Era <strong>Museum</strong>, Tehran