Yazd Tours & Holidays

Yazd Small Group Tours & Tailor-Made Holidays

Yazd is one of the oldest cities in the world and the centre of the Zoroastrian religion. Zoroastrianism was the main religion across the Iranian plateau until the Arabs brought Islam to the people in the 7th century AD. Yazd is a city of wind towers, high turrets with openings to catch the winds providing natural air-conditioning during the hot summer months and qanats - underground canals used for irrigation. A dry, desert city, Yazd until recently used to draw its water supply from the Shir Kuh ...

Learn about Zoroastrianism

Visit the Zoroastrian Fire Temple where a sacred flame has burned non stop since around 470 AD, the 'Towers of Silence' traditional burial grounds where the dead were left to be picked off by vultures, the Mir Chakhmagh Mosque and the Tomb of the 12 Emams.

Explore the Old Town of Yazd

Easily one of the most architecturally striking and atmospheric cites of Iran, wandering through the labyrinthine alleyways of the Old Town is one of the best things to do. Get lost in the myriad gardens, bazaars and timeless buildings.

See the iconic windcatchers of Yazd

Yazd is one of the best places in Iran to see the iconic desert windcatchers that were, and still are, used as a form of air conditioning to deal with Yazd's searing desert climate. They are a famous and impressive sight on Yazd's skyline.

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OUR FAVOURITE PLACES TO STAY

Dad Hotel, Yazd

In the centre of Yazd close to the old city, the four star Dad Hotel is an historic building with a large courtyard garden. The site was first created in 1928 by Haj Abdolkhalegh Dad and then renovated…

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Laleh International Hotel, Yazd

In the historic centre of Yazd, the Laleh International Hotel has modern rooms set around a traditional courtyard. The building dates from the Qajar period and was a residential complex until 1978. In…