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Spend three days in
Tehran
seeing the museums, galleries and taking in the hustle and
bustle, then head south for a couple of days to
Kashan
with its World Heritage-listed Fin
Garden. Bus it to
Esfahan
where you'll need three or four days to soak up the sights of
the Safavid-era capital, and then head east for a village homestay in
Farahzad
or
Garmeh
in the vast Dasht-e Kavir desert. From the desert head south to the Silk Road
trading city of
Yazd
, stopping in the spectacular Zoroastrian pilgrimage site at
Chak
Chak
en route.
Plan to spend three days exploring the narrow lanes and desert architecture of Yazd be-
fore heading to Shiraz via
Pasargadae
and
Persepolis
. Spend two days in
Shiraz
taking
in the bazaar, gardens and poet's shrines, and another on a day trip to
Bishapur
or
Firuz
Abad
. Continue to
Kerman
, stopping for a night with nomads in
Bavanat
(during spring
or autumn) or in a cave at
Meymand
. Using Kerman as a base, plan for three days explor-
ing
Mahan
,
Rayen
and the desert stars in the
Kaluts
. Stop in
Bam
to see what remains of
the Arg and just rest a while in this ancient oasis town. Then blast through
Zahedan
to the
Pakistan border at
Mirjaveh
before your visa expires.
