From Armenia
(7 days 6 nights)
Discovering the Noth-west Iran, archeological, cultural and religious trip
1.
Day
... - Meghri - Maku
Check the Iranian border and crossing. Customs formalities. Meeting English speaking guide and transfer with car to Maku. On the way stop to visit the Kara Klisa or Black Church . Arrive to Maku, dinner and overnight at hotel.
2.
Day
Maku - S.Taddeo - Tabriz
Breakfast at hotel. Panoramic tour of Maku. Departure to the Monastery of St. Thaddeus, V, XII-XIII centuries. Check-in Tabriz.City tour. Overnight at hotel.
3.
Day
Tabriz
Tabriz city, the capital of Iran`s Azerbaijan. Visit to the archaeological and ethnological museum, the covered path Bazaar, covered path is the longest in the world and the Blue Mosque. Visit Shah- Jiuli garden. Overnight at hotel.
4.
Day
Tabriz - Kandovan - Maragheh
Departure for Maragheh. In route visit Kandovan Village, famous for houses excavated in roach. It is similar to Cappadocia. In the afternoon arrive to Maragheh. The city lies in a valley full of trees of peaches and apricots by white hills. Maragheh is known for being the first capital under the Mongol's kingdom. Visiting the 1259 A.D famous observatory dome; but already in 1340 the building was in ruins and little of it remains today. You visit the tomb tower Gombad-and-Sorkh and the tomb of Gombat-and-Kabut. Overnight.
5.
Day
Maragheh- Takht-e-Soleiman
After breakfast departure for Takt-e-Soleiman where you can see the remains of an ancient fire temple and see the sides of the entrance of the palace, a large Ivan with clear indications of its origin Sassanid. About a mile and a half away most is the crater of an extinct volcano, now become a lake, which could very well be the source of perpetual fire. Check-in Zanjan and visit of the city: the Friday Mosque is one of the oldest laundry or Rakht-shui-khaneh, now a museum, in the Bazar. Overnight at Hotel.
6.
Day
Zanjan - Soltanieh - Tehran
In the morning departure to visit the mausoleum of Sultan Olgiato to Sultaniyeh. Although sacked, shaken by earthquakes and partially in ruins. Its massive structure and is so admirable to remain one of the greatest architectural wonders of the world. A pint octagonal `s breadth of its base to the inside reaches almost 25 meters and the walls have a thickness at the base of more than 6 feet; the building ends with a dome-shaped d `egg that is high off the ground about 50 meters. From each of the 8 sides of the building minarets rise at one time covered as the dome of turquoise ceramics. The proportions and the grandeur of the mausoleum can not arouse the admiration of th` profane; for the architect must then be an exciting show. Departure to Tehran via Qazvin. Arrival and overnight in Hotel.
7.
Day
Iran -- ...
Transfer to the airport for your international flight at IKA.
The fee includes:
• Overnight in 4/5 * BB hotels
• FB treatment
• Private transport by mini van with beverage
• Scheduled trips and excursions
• Local Iranian expert in EN language
• Full Board
• € 80 fee for airport visa
• Scheduled entrance fees for museums and attractions
• Health insurance
• Reference number seen at the airport
The fee DOES NOT include:
• International fly to Tehran A / R ticket
• Unscheduled dinners and lunches
• Unscheduled activities and museums
• Cancellation and baggage insurance
• Tips
• Everything that is not included in the fee
