Caspian Sea Tour
price
duration
11 days
tour type
historical
Overview
Iran Caspian Sea Tour will take you to cities near the Caspian Sea in northern Iran to explore Iran’s North Forest and coastal cities. Visit Masuleh, a terraced village; sample Iranian Caviar in Talesh; and take in the breathtaking scenery of the Heyran mountain pass. Visit Ardabil, the city of the founder of the Safavid Dynasty; the colorful mountains of Aladaghlar; and visit Tabriz, the city of carpets on the Silk Road.
Tour Highlights
- Historical Tours
- Duration: Days 11 / Nights 10
- City: Tehran-Tabriz-Kandovan-Maku-Urumiyeh-Maragheh-Sarain-Ardabil-Anzali-Masuleh-Rasht-Zanjan
Inclusions
- Four- or Five-star hotels with breakfast
- Airport transfer to the hotel and vice versa
- Domestic flight ticket
- Inland transfers with the Hyundai H350/VIP Coach
- Full-time English (or your national language)-speaking Guide
- Entrance fees, sightseeing and excursions as per the itinerary
- Meals: Full board + refreshments (two bottles of water per person per day)
- Tips in restaurants and hotels
Exclusions
- International flight
- Tips for Guide & Driver
- Any other things not mentioned above.
Itinerary
Arrive at Tehran Airport and transfer to Hotel O/N Tehran.
City tour in Tehran, visiting the Archeological Museum, Sa’dabad Palace, and Carpet Museum, Evening flight to Tabriz, transfer to O/N Tabriz.
In the morning, visit the Azarbaijan Museum, then drive toward Kandovan Village, a living example of human adaptation to exceptionally unusual natural surroundings, O/N Tabriz.
Drive to the Maku valley in the very NW of Iran. There you’ll view the 1000-year-old Ghare Kelisa (black church), which is the graveyard of Saint Thaddeus and located at the foot of a hill. Continue to Urumiyeh, O/N Urumiyeh.
After breakfast, visit Maryam church, then drive toward Maragheh. We will visit the Blue and Red Domes of Maragheh and Ghaffariyeh dome, O/N Maragheh.
After breakfast, drive toward Sarain. Sarein is a spa region with numerous hot mineral springs of various temperatures known for their therapeutic values. O/N Sarain
After breakfast, drive toward Ardebil. In Ardebil, we will visit Sheikh Safi-Ad-Din (great Sufi) mausoleum complex and drive toward the Caspian Sea in Anzali, O/N Anzali.
Morning cruise on Anzali lagoon, then drive toward the mountain village of Masuleh with the yellow-clay external façade of the houses. In fact, this 1000-year-old village resembles an anthropological and architectural museum, O/N Rasht.
After breakfast, visit the anthropology museum, then drive toward Zanjan, Hotel O/N Zanjan.
In the morning, visit Rakhtshor Khane Museum, then transfer to Tehran via VIA Soltaniyeh Dome, O/N Tehran.
Transfer to IKA airport and departure to your home country.
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