Flights from origin/ Mashhad. Arrival and meeting with the  Iranian guide(same Language). Transfer to hotel.

Visit to a typical multi-ethnic provincial town towards Afghanistan, home to the remains of a very important saint in Shiite history.

Hamadan was the capital under the empire of Cyrus, in ancient times it was called Apadana. You can visit several monuments: the Mausoleum of Esther and Mordecai, that of Baba Taher, the tomb of Ganj Nameh and the Mausoleum of Avicenna, the famous 10th century philosopher, as well as numerous bas-reliefs. We continue to Zanjan. Arrival in Zanjan, bazaar (carpets and knives) and overnight stay in Zanjan.

Called the city of the Sufis, Ardabil boasts the tomb of Sheikh Safi Al Din (UNESCO), founding figure of the Safavid dynasty. Ardabil stands on a 1400m plateau surrounded by high mountains often covered in snow.

Capital of Iranian Azerbaijan, Tabriz is located at around 1350m in a valley surrounded by mountains. The main activity is the manufacturing of carpets, but the area is also renowned for the processing of silver and jewellery. The  great covered bazaar of the 15th century: a kind of labyrinth in which even today it is evocative to get lost among the architectural wonders. Since the dawn of Christianity there has been a large Armenian community and the city boasts a number of churches, also mentioned by Marco Polo in his memoirs. Walking around the city you come across the Blue Mosque, the Citadel and the Rose Garden. In Tabriz, Iranian (Farsi), Azerbaijani, Turkish and Russian are spoken.


 Excursion to the troglodyte village of Kandovan with naturalistic formations similar to Cappadocia.
After the excursion to this incredible place, I return in the evening for the second visit to the Tabriz bazaar (Unesco).