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Hicham Kabbage
Hicham Kabbage
2023-04-14
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Excellent service and support Excellent Service ! i am surprised by the reactivity and the will to help and find quickly hotels, flights and solutions for me, even though the holiday season makes things challenging. Chatting through whatsapp made things super smooth and extremely easy. I was interacting with two people from TAP Persia, Rojin and Sohrab. They were just amazing ! They are the ones who reached out to me directly and interacted instantly with me day and night. Great job guys !I used earlier a different company but i was disappointed, i strongly recommend TAP Persia .Keep up the great work !
Furusan
Furusan
2023-04-10
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Visa service for Iran Tappersia was very quick in getting the grant notice for e visa for Iran. I got the grant notice on the following day after they submitted my application to the ministry of foreign affairs.They are very responsive thru WhatsApp.
Rebekka M
Rebekka M
2023-04-10
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Visa application service With TAP Persia we applied for an Iran Visa. They answered every question we had quickly and very friendly. Within 5 days, we got our Visa approval. We thank again for your service.
Amine A
Amine A
2023-04-10
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Visa Je remercie infiniment l'équipe Tap persia pour leur efficacité et rapidité pour l'obtention du visa , ça durée 24 heure pour l'avoir, l'équipe est très réactive même les weekends je recommande vivement et sans hésitation Je viens de passé au consulat d'Iran a paris pour la récupérer et j'ai payé que 30 euro mille merci ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Khushi D
Khushi D
2023-04-09
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Great service It is an amazing experience. Visa process with tap Persia is hassle free and I loved how they’re available to help us 24/7
Pat R
Pat R
2023-04-04
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Fabulous agency - can't recommend more highly for travellers to Iran I decided to go to Iran at short notice and was only able to do so thanks to the exceptional service provided by TAP Persia.What further complicated was my ignorance of being in the middle of Nowruz and the impact that has on flight availabilities etc.In the first instance, that revolved around speedy obtainment of a visa as well as other aspects such as insurance and mah card via their great-value welcome pack.Thereafter, all of my accommodation, tour guides and transport between destinations was arranged by the beyond-wonderful Mahgol with tremendous efficiency, patience and responsiveness - I could not praise nor thank her enough.Communications are as good as can be.With my lack of Farsi and, more specifically, incomprehension of the alphabet, doing things in this manner was the only way to go.All of the guides - Fatemah, Amin, Fardin, Moji, Peyman and Masoud - were fantastic being passionate, knowledgeable, smarter-than-average bears and very nice people.Rasool, Mehrnoush and Sohrab in the office were also very helpful.I would say though that, to help them (especially) to try to draft your itinerary as much as possible before approaching them as this will save time i.e. places, days in each, hotel price-range then trust them to select the latter for you.
Jan
Jan
2023-04-02
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Great Service 🙂 TApersia accompanied us well on the way to our Iran visa. My wife's visa took 2 weeks longer than mine (German EU & I'm Swiss). Our questions were always answered quickly by the nice Mahgol via WhatsApp. We think she did her best for our visa processing. After a while, we were also asked how we were doing! Nice, support and promptness are at the highest level.
Mariam Alwazir
Mariam Alwazir
2023-03-28
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Solo Saudi female in <3 IRAN <3 10/10. It's hard for me to be succinct, but I will try. I am a Saudi who has been impressed, curious, and infatuated by Iranian culture(s), Iron Age history, Islamic & other religious histories, architecture, and geography for over 15 years. Yum, and food. I wanted initially to continue my Persian language study at Dehkhoda Institute, however student visas take much longer than other visas to process, and I would likely miss my class during the processing time. I was disheartened and scrambled through my Google bookmarks looking for old travel that I had saved over the years in my Iran folder. 😉 TAP Persia was bookmarked numerous times and I quickly applied for a tourist visa. Hey, I can still practice some Persian as a tourist, right? THE PROCESS WAS SO EASY. So smooth! Mahgol deserves all the praise and recognition for bringing relief to my anxious-self (because I had already long-ago booked my airline tickets and took time off work!), and she walked me through all the steps in a timely manner and with competence and grace. Even during the first week of Norouz and Ramadan, I got a friendly update and advice -- got my tourist visa within 5 or 6 days (the Ministry was closed for Ramarouz, but WOW that was still quick). I cried from happiness and surprise... Thank you thank you. I will be in Iran April to mid-May. Originally I just registered for TAP Persia welcome package + visa help, but now I'm pretty curious about signing up for one or 2 of their tours now. I am beyond impressed and excited. This travel company, Mahgol, & this team already made me feel safe and like I'm going home, and I imagine with their business practice, will prosper for many years down the road. Thank you so much. Someone please remind me to update this post with photos once I arrive to Iran <3
Boba
Boba
2023-03-27
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Easy amd efficient visa service I was more than happy with the visa application process done via TAP Persia. All went smoothly. The team is very kind, responsive and professional. The support and promptness are at the highest level.
Daniel S
Daniel S
2023-03-24
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Iranvisum Ich habe mein Visa für den Iran über TAP Persia beantragt, da der normale Weg zu kompliziert war und sehr viele potentielle Fehler birgt. Ich kann den Service definitiv empfehlen. Alles ist sehr gut und detailliert beschrieben. Der Preis für diesen Service ist es in meinen Augen definitiv Wert. Auch der Kontakt nach der Beantragung über WhatsApp war sehr gut. Sehr freundlich und hilfreich.

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Take a Tour to Shiraz — The City of Poets and Flowers

Decked with seemingly never-ending flower gardens, marked by historic attractions and majestic architecture, and famed for its wine, it is no wonder Shiraz is dubbed the city of love. But it is at night, when the atmosphere is rich with fragrance and poetry, that one can feel the love in the air—literally.

From the tombs of literary giants such as Saadi and Hafiz adorned with flowers and world-renown gardens, including Bagh-e Jahan Nama, and Delgosha Garden, to the remains of historic cities such as Pasargadae and Persepolis, and shopping places like Vakil Bazaar, a tour to Shiraz is sure to satisfy a wide range of tastes. Keep on reading to know what to expect on tour in Shiraz.

Karim Khan Citadel in Shiraz
Bagh-e Eram

Gardens Everywhere

If you`ve ever come across one of Saadi or Hafez`s poems and felt like you were walking in an endless garden of flowers hand in hand with your beloved, you would probably want to visit the place that inspired such poetic insights.

Shiraz is considered the heart of Iran`s culture and literature since it is as old as history records and is home to diverse communities and cultures. The innumerable colorful gardens and trees make the air pungent with the perfume of flowers. And naturally so, Tap Persia tours are planned in such a way as to sustain this aura in the background throughout.

If you plan to visit Shiraz, although the city is beautiful any time of the year, Spring is the perfect season. The newly-garmented tree lines and freshly-bloomed flower gardens around the city look as if little parts of heaven have fallen to the ground and give a stunning fabric to the city, and one can only admire the beauty in awe.

A tour of Shiraz is never complete without walking at length in its mesmerizing and gorgeous gardens and parks. Most important of which are Jahan Nama, Delgosha, and Eram Garden, but if you want to add a touch of poetry to your visit, you can visit Hafez or Saadi mausoleum, where you can hear poetry readings in the air mixed with the chirping of the birds.

Good Poetry, Good Wine

Don`t get any ideas yet! Although Shiraz is famous for its bloodred luscious wine worldwide, the production and or consumption of all alcoholics have been outlawed since the 1977 Islamic Revolution, and Shiraz is no exception.

Still, Shiraz wine has left an ineffaceable mark on the city’s history, and nowhere is this mark more visible than in the literary works of eminent poets. Since antiquity, good wine and good poetry have gone hand in hand; this becomes an inescapable truth when reading Hafez or Saadi, some of Iran`s most celebrated poets; who knows, perhaps the secret to good poetry is good wine, or maybe it’s the other way around.

Tomb of Hafez

Either way, Shiraz stands tall in the literature world and carries the city of love and literature title in Iran, if not anywhere else. The city could not be more deserving of that title since it has given birth that gave birth to some of the greatest poets of history.

Tourists are advised to plan their itinerary around the country`s two most celebrated poets` tombs: The tomb of Hafez and the Tomb of Saadi, which have been turned into tourist attractions, both for domestic and foreign visitors, through an abundance of colorful and fragrant flowers and trees. The tombs and mausoleums have become hubs for poetry readings, especially at night or on certain festive occasions such as Newroz— Iranian new year.

Homa Bird in Persepolis

Reminiscent of an Ancient Empire

World-renowned poets and Eden-like gardens are not Shiraz`s only offerings to tourists! If you enjoy contemplating ancient ruins where the capital of the greatest empire in the world once stood, Shiraz should be at the top of your itinerary. Here, there is no scarcity of historical sites; the city is dotted with various religious and non-religious attractions that draw thousands of hundreds of thousands of tourists each year.

It is easy to lose sight of all the beauty and majesty of Shiraz`s architecture when one is surrounded by flower gardens. But beware! The city`s historic and ancient attractions hold just as much splendor. As an ancient and long-standing city, Shiraz dates back to as far as 2000BCE, when the Achaemenid Empire ruled Persia. The remains of the ancient empire`s capitals, Persepolis and Pasargadae, are now among tourists’ top visiting sites, for they are the constant reminders of Iran`s ancient glory.

Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque
Shah Cheraq Mosuqe in Shiraz

Other historical attractions with a religious aspect include Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque and Shah Cheragh Mosque; the former admired for its colorful and stunning architecture, also dubbed the Pink Mosque, and the latter for its religious value— a holy site where locals pilgrimage.

Much like its gardens, Shiraz prides itself on its colorful community, where cultural and national values bond groups of people that are very different. As one of the oldest cities in Iran and with a population of one and half a million people, Shiraz is home to a decent number of Christians and Jews. Places of worship for Christians and Jewish people alike exist throughout the city.

UNESCO-Recognized

Just one more reason to travel to Shiraz, as if the reasons above weren`t enough! As one of the oldest cities in Iran, dating back thousands of years, Shiraz has numerous invaluable historical sites that have been recognized by UNESCO.

Just to bolden the fact that Shiraz`s beauty is world-renowned and recognized around the globe, some of the UNESCO sites in the city have been mentioned here: Pasargadae, Persepolis, and the Eram Garden (Bagh-e Eram).

Bagh-e Eram is only one of the nine gardens recognized as the symbolic Persian garden. The reason goes beyond mere beautiful flowers and trees. The honor is in recognition of the application of a wide range of professional areas such as water management, engineering, architecture, and botany.

Persepolis Remains in Shiraz
Khatam Kari

A Thing to Remember By

The eternally-present question in every tourist’s mind, “What to bring home?” need not become a headache in Shiraz, from edibles including sweets and confections to handicrafts and artworks. The range of souvenirs the city offers is impressive, to say the least.

Let us begin with the edibles, shall we? While not all Shirazi food can be brought home in a neat package and gifted to friends and families, many of them do! Edible souvenirs local to Shiraz include Masqati, which is a type of sweet made from starch, sugar, and saffron that comes in different flavors, Youkhe, made from a thin paste twisted into several layers and sugar powder, cinnamon or pistachio powder, and Shirazi cookies, cookies baked Shirazi style.

You can purchase handicrafts instead if you have a sweet tooth and would rather run a pass on sweets and edibles. As an art hub of Iran, Shiraz offers marvelous artworks, some of which have been mentioned below.

A specific version of marquetry, Khatam Kari, is an ancient artistic technique. Art forms are crafted on wooden articles; the result is achieved by applying detailed and thorough decorations on the object. Common materials used in the decoration process include gold, brass, and silver: ceramic tableware, toreutics, and kilims.

Discover Shiraz Through Tap Persia

Shiraz is as rich in art and architecture as it is in poetry, with over several thousand years of history. As Iran`s sixth-largest city, and given the fact that it has served as the nation`s capital several times in the past, it is home to numerous historical and recreational attractions whose full exploration would take more than just a few days.

Whether you enjoy marvelous gardens, try out local foods, buy handicrafts, or visit historical sights, Shiraz will suit your taste. It harbors a wide range of attractions both in nature and in looks. Take a tour with us and discover the city of love and literature.

All tours offered by Tap Persia are customizable and can be tailored to your needs and expectations. From nightly poetry readings in the gardens of Hafez and Saadi mausoleums and visits to marvelous historic mosques such as Nasir-ol-Molk and Shah Cheragh with exquisite architecture to visiting ancient remains of Pasargadae and Persepolis, all are included in our tour packages.

Visit tappersia.com to find out more about our Iran tour and how you can customize your favorite tours. Discover Persia, discover Shiraz through Tap Persia.

FAQs

What are the best places for tours in Shiraz?
Shiraz is a glorious city filled with amazing historical and awe-standing attractions. Everywhere in Shiraz, you can enjoy its spectacular things.
Which places provide the best tours in Shiraz for adrenaline seekers?
Visiting Reghez Canyon and going to the nomadic tour might be interesting for adventurers.
Which places provide the best tours in Shiraz for groups?
All tours can be taken for solo travelers and groups.

What kind of tours can I take in shiraz?
What kind of tours can I take in shiraz?
When is the best time to visit shiraz?
The glorious city of Shiraz can be visited all through the year. However, some people believe in spring it is a heaven that shouldn’t be missed. This is due to the heavenly weather and the smell of the bitter orange trees that blossom that time of the year.

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