Cultural tours with excursions to Iran

Iran is one of the oldest and already popular among tourists country. Its territory abounds with historical and cultural monuments, as well as outstanding natural objects. Every traveler visiting Iran will get plenty of unforgettable impressions of such attractions of the country as remarkable monuments from different historical periods, including ancient human settlements on the Iranian plateau, variety of natural landscapes of sea coasts, mountains, steppes and deserts, and great number of magnificent religious objects.

Cultural attractions, monuments of art and historical heritage. Ancient History of Iranian location on the Great Silk Route as a bridge between the worlds of East and West, led to the transformation of Iran into one of the most important centers of world civilization. The most valuable monuments here include the preserved objects in Hamadan, mound Silk in Kashan, Marlik in Rudbar, Chogarnabil in Pasargadae, Shush; palaces and other ancient monumental constructions, including Takhte Jamshid, Persepolis, Apadanu; ancient buildings, beautiful mosques, such as the Great Mosque in Yazd, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Gouharshad Mosque; historical madrassas, towers, ventilation buildings, minarets, including swinging minarets in Isfahan; fortresses, baths, such as sauna Gondzhalihan in Kerman, famous gardens, ancient water storage tanks, caravanserais, the culture of tribes, handy-crafts such as carpet weaving, inlaid, gold embroidery, wood carving, which are famous all over the world. The name of Iran, and especially the names of cities Isfahan and Shiraz, are known almost to everyone.

The natural and landscape attractions, spas. Due to fortunate geographical location Iran can boast of such remarkable natural landscapes, as stretching into the sky beautiful mountain peaks (Sabalan, Dasht); blooming valleys (Naz, Dashte Mogan, Dashte Arjan); green forests and parks (National Park Golestan, Forest Parks Nur and Sisnegan); huge amazingly beautiful caves (Ali Sadr); deep rivers (Karun, Zayyande Rud, Sefid Rud, Dzhadzhrud. Special attention of traveler deserve arid steppes and huge barkhan deserts that are unique spectacular landscapes. There are beautiful lakes, such as Tar, Kahar, Urmia with beautiful islands, serving for stops of migratory birds that have global significance. In the country there are many diverse sources of mineral water with different healing properties, such as Sarein in Ardabil and Mahallat.

Objects of religious significance and pilgrimage. With the advent of Islam to Iran its architecture and art has organically woven with religious ideas. Over the past 1400 years in Iranian cities has appeared a large number of monuments, the jewels of Iranian-Islamic architecture. Mosques, bazaars, city squares with their special decorations, tiled coatings with elegant patterns and verses from Koran will capture every traveler’s imagination. The largest most beautiful religious sites of Iran include the Great Mosque in Isfahan, Shah Cheragh mausoleum in Shiraz, Tomb of St. Ali ibn Musa al-Reza, historical places in Khorasan, Sanadzhedzhe Mosque, the church Tatavus in Maku , Churches of Julfa and St. Stjepan in Isfahan, Tomb of Esfiri in Jewish neighborhood in Hamadan, Chak-Chak in Yazd, an ancient temple of fire-worshipers Azergeshasp in Tahete-Soleiman, Kashmer tower in Khorasan.

So, every curious traveler, looking for great discoveries is welcome to Iran - a historic crossroads where were decided the fates of the world and are preserved the remarkable historical monuments marked by UNESCO as a World Heritage!