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Yazd Tower of Silence tour

Yazd, Yazd Province, Iran
Excellent
Duration

Half a Day

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

4 people

Languages

English

Overview

Start

Yazd

Duration

Half a Day

Finish

Yazd

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Yazd Tower of Silence tour

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Overview

Yazd Tower of Silence tour

While traveling to Iran, Yazd will definitely be one of your highlighted destinations. Not only the attractions in the city but also many charms are waiting for you in the suburbs of this city.

On this tour, we will show you some of the must-see spots near Yazd. It’s a very good choice for nature lovers and those who like to get familiar with the Zoroastrian culture. As the first plan, we will move toward the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence(Yazd tours), placed on some sand hills, 15 km from southwest of Yazd. Because these towers are located at a high level, you need to do a little difficult hiking to reach them.

In the past, Zoroastrian held their funerals in this area. Based on their religious beliefs, the soil should maintain pure, so they didn’t bury the dead bodies underground. Instead, Zoroastrians put corpses inside the towers and after some days, vultures and birds ate the corpses, so only the bones remained inside a well in the same tower. This custom was being held for a long time, but it was banned in Pahlavi time. Nowadays, this area is one of the most outstanding monuments in Iran.

As Yazd is located in an arid area, let’s not miss the experience of being in a desert. So after exploring silent towers, we start moving toward a desert near Yazd. Sadegh Abad Desert is located 140 km from Yazd near the small village of Sadegh Abad. As you see this desert, you’ll be amazed by the wonderful star-shaped sandhills and lots of other beauties.

Walk on pure sand dunes, feel the calmness and watch relaxing sunset of the desert. Also, many recreational camping centers exist in this area and you have the option to try camel riding, motor biking, volleyball, badminton, and parasailing.

Tour Highlights

Travel Style

Nature Hikes
Natural Attractions
Historical Attractions
Cultural Attractions

Physical Rating

Local Touch

Age Group

+12

Meals

0 Breakfast | 0 Lunch | 0 Dinner

Transportation

Sedan

Accommodation Grade

None

Equipment

None

Included

-Snacks
-Tea
-Water bottle

Excluded

-Entrance fees

  • Tower of Silence
  • Sadegh Abad Desert
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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#Discount groupFrom adultTo adultValue
11 Person, 39€ each person11 €-29,00
22 Persons, 18€ each person22 €-16,00
33 Persons, 13€ each person33 €-9,00
44 Persons, 10€ each person44 €0,00

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Afternoon

Picking you up from anywhere. Arrive in Tower of silence, hiking the tower. Departure from the tower of silence. Arrive in the desert. Going back to Yazd.

Tour's Location

Yazd, Yazd Province, Iran

FAQs

Do Zoroastrians still put their dead here?
No. The tradition of sky burials was outlawed in the last century.
What else do we get to visit?
The nearby desert and landscape.
Where does the tour start?
The tour starts and finishes at your hotel in Yazd, or anywhere else in the city. The Yazd Tower of Silence Tour can be adjusted based on your schedule.

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satyd
06/12/2019

Fun!!

We loved it!! My daughter was a first time climber in our tour and our guide was so helpful giving her instructions and direction and she loved it too. We were impressed from the beginning as he was telling us about the zorastrain background of the most residents of Iran and as we were hiking he kept telling us the bodies people left on top of the mountain to be eaten by birds! Amazing tour and adventure! As usual around here, I will definitely go again!
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Brian
23/09/2019

the sunset tour on top

My wife and I booked the tour and we loved every minute of it. We rode to the silence tower while learning a lot about the historical significance of the tower. As we reached the mountain, we had a great hike to the top and by the sunset when we reached down, our guide served us a cool drink as it was such a great way to end it. Great guide and snack on the way. This is a great event for youth even with kids and recommended!
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Jacoub
01/05/2019

historical, educational and adventourouss!!

What an experience!! My mom and I had a wonderful time in the desert. We had such a great time in the desert. Our guide was Awesome!! A lot of really cool information and he was just a great hiker. We sat on top and he told us a lot about the history of Yazd and the people who used to live there. He got us coffee and we talked for hours. Thank you!! I highly recommend it!!
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Jenming W
02/03/2019

a lifetime hike that will never be forgetton

Our guide had a true passion and a lifetime of dedication to learning everything from this area that allows his guests to have a completely fun tour. Bring your hiking shoes and wear a sweater on top of your clothes as the hikes might be a bit hard for you!
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Amy
23/06/2018

great hike

We had a fantastic guide!! He has explained the history of the city in great depth without being cumbersome. Topics like history of the zorastrian people were all explained. One of the best tour guides we ever had. We highly recommend it to anyone visiting Yazd and interested in the history of the city.
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Emilly
22/03/2018

excellent tour guide

We found historic tails on a climb to the mountain while researching and learning facts about the origin of the ideas. The climb was So good and even better when we could get fun facts on the way. You could hear absolutely nothing in the desert like I could spend hours there. All in all, well worth every step. We had a fantastic time and would recommend it if you are stepping in Yazd!
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