A trip to North & Northeast of IRAN

7 Days trip to North of Iran

Highlights

Visiting 4 of the UNESCO world heritage sites.
Intracting the local people of different cities with different cultures, themes and even Farsi accents.
Wonderful landscapes, Rocky village, Castle at the top of a mountain, Beautiful evergreen nature.
Relaxing in the Sar Ein spas which are famous for their medical purposes.
Visiting local markets for their local products and souvenirs.

Description

A one of a kind journey to the north and north western part of great Iran.

A Self-discovery trip to Iran’s the mysterious sites, pristine nature and breathtaking landscapes that are rare and quite extraordinary yet meeting of with the local people in each area whom are famous for their hospitality.

Tasting the well-known Persian food in the day then Residing in rural houses and adobe-made homes at night. The best experience just to see a tiny bit of Iran’s history and culture.

Start

Tabriz – Iran

Duration

7 Days

Finish

Tehran – Iran

Type

Cultural

Tour idea

Day 2: Jolfa

We will travel towards Jolfa city at Northeast of Iran and exactly on Iran-Nakhjavan territory. Jolfa is one of the best climatic cities of Iran. Although it is very cold in winters. Churches around Jolfa have worldwide fames. Saint Stepanos Monastery has been registered in UNESCO world heritage. Choopan Church is an attractive building of this city. Besides all above-mentioned attractions, Jolfa is an attractive city. After visiting of Jolfa, we will return back to Tabriz.

Day 3: Tabriz - Sahand volcanic mountain

Tabriz is a city full of attractive locations. We will visit Masjid Jame and Shahriyar tomb. Shahriyar is a very famous poet of Iran. Then we will continue our visit towards an interesting village on Sahand
volcanic mountain. Kandovan village is the only rocky village of the world with some permanent residents there. It is 7000 years old with hand- crashed stone houses. We will spend the night in a hotel near to the village. That hotel has a historical form like the village.

Day 5: tomb of Sheikh Safieddin Ardebili

We will visit the tomb of Sheikh Safieddin Ardebili (UNESCO World Heritage). It is also a memory of dead people in Chaldoran War which was one of the historical wars of Iran. We will go from Ardebil towards another exclusive villages of Iran. Masouleh village is located at
mountain hillside and besides hircanian forests. The roof of a house is the courtyard of the other. There is not any coming/going of vehicles in village’s alleys. We will spend the night at traditional context of that village.