Iran Travel and Destination Guide
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Highlights
- Persepolis
- Qom
- Tabriz
- Choqa Zanbil ziggurat
- Shiraz
- Imam Square, Esfahan
- Wind towers
Little understood and seldom visited by western tourists, Iran can seem opaque and enigmatic. Many stereotypes are based on its confusion with the Arab world, a fact lost on many in the West and a mistake many in Iran, with its over 2500 years of Persian history, would probably take issue with. An essential stop on the Silk Road, at one time the Persian Empire stretched from Greece to India, and brought its famously tolerant culture-including early medicine-to a world mired in comparative medieval backwardness. Today's Iran is still a place of bustling bazaars, glorious architecture and mountain villages, with a young, friendly and open population. As long as you're not too attached to that glass of wine (although it was invented here), a visit will take you beyond the rhetoric into one of the world's truly great cultures.
Featured Trips in IRAN
14 days | From N/A Iran - Discover Persia (ARIR)
North Africa / Middle East > Iran
Highlights
Tehran, Abyaneh, Kashan, Esfahan, Shiraz, Kerman, Yazd, Mashhad
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 2
Step into another world as you discover the heart of Iran. With holy shrines featuring stunning mosaic work, to the colourful carpet weavers of Kashan and the stark desert areas, you are bound to be spellbound by this incredible country.
21 days | From N/A Tashkent to Tehran (AUTT)
North Africa / Middle East > Iran
Highlights
Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Ashghabat, Tehran, Samarkand, Mashhad, Shiraz, Esfahan, ...
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 2
From Uzbekistan, through Turkmenistan to Iran, we follow the Silk Road, crossing regions where many great civilizations met, traded and did battle. See where many great emperors made history and left behind a lasting legacy of culture and language. Explore mosques with their stunning mosaic and visit colourful markets on this journey back in time.
