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Hashtrood, Maragheh (1 night and 2 days)

Tabriz Tabriz
Duration: 2 Days
Scale: 2 - 20 people
From: Tabriz
Tour size: 20
To: Tabriz
Best Time Tour: May to October
Transportations: Bus
Visiting Zahak Castle, a castle on top of rocks and cliffs, watching the remains of the first equipped observatory of ancient Iran, getting acquainted with Yadman towers of Iran.

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Price Ranges

per person
€180

for 2-3
people

€170

for 4-8
people

€158

for 9-15
people

€142

for over 16
people

Visiting Attractions:  Zahak Castle, Gonbad-e Sorkh(The Red Dome), Maragheh Mehr Temple, Maragheh Ancient Observatory, Ghaffariyeh Dome, Ilkhani Museum, Awhadi Maraghai Tomb,Gonbad-e Kabud (Blue Dome), Modavar Dome

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Your Tour Highlights

  • You will walk on the beautiful path of Zahak Castle and you will see a pristine and eye-catching valley and a building left from 2000 years ago.
  • Among the remains of the first equipped observatory in ancient Iran, you listen to the stories of those times.
  • You will visit Maragheh Mehr Temple, an underground place of worship and a place of sun worship and Mehr worship ceremonies.
  • You will see the beautiful combination of brick with glazed tile in the building of Gonbad-e Sorkh of Maragheh.

Additional description of the trip

Tour Type Historical

Cultural and Historical Tours

These types of tours are specifically made to cultural destinations, historical sites and ancient monuments. Evidently, the main aim is to visit a specific place or event; as a result, providing information and explanations will be more noticeable than other tours. For example, the trip may be planned to visit only one or more Carvanserai (inns), with only the description of the architecture, history, or anecdotes of that site. What distinguishes these trips from public trips is being information-oriented. For example, in the case of Kashan, several sites are usually visited in a public tour, with shorter descriptions and limited stopping time while in a special cultural trip, only two sites of historical and architectural sites may be visited, with more detailed descriptions on the sites. This means that these tours may be more challenging depending on the sites. Generally, the amenities are dependent on our specific schedule and the facilities of the sites.

With the provided explanations, it is obvious that such trips may be boring for the public, so those who take these trips are:

Tour Difficulty: Level Two

The Order of Tours With a Ievel of Difficulty one

Moderate 2

This tour is accessible to people who are physically active and can walk 3-5 hours per day on rough terrain with small slope. You need to carry a backpack for your personal belongings such as sunglasses, water bottle, snacks, ID card, sunscreen, a pair of shoes, extra clothes, and other items.

Learn more about this style of tour

Rules to Participate in Cultural and Historical Tours

1- It is necessary to remain calm while the tour guide is explaining.

2- In historical sites, travelers should avoid stepping on historical buildings, leaning on old brick walls, standing on the roofs, or touching historical monuments.

3- Travelers should avoid leaning on the windows of museums or shelves of historical objects.

4 - Travelers should avoid flashing when taking photos indoors.

5 – Travelers should not get out of the specified routes in the ancient sites.

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Included Meals 2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches
Visiting Cities

Hashtrood and Maragheh

Distance Between Cities  Tabriz to Hashtrood (124 km) - Hashtrood to Maragheh (99 km) - Maragheh to Tabriz (139 km)
 Cities to Accommodate  
Needed Items

Passport - Visa - Insurance - Seasons clothing - Walking shoes - Hats - Sunglasses - Personal glass - Power bank - Personal hygiene items

Service Level standard STANDARD Click for more information
Important Tips
  • During the trip, it is possible to have different hours for eating meals, sleeping and having a rest, and we might experience longer or shorter hours than scheduled on the road (by vehicle or on foot). We are likely to face adverse local or environmental weather, or unexpected events.
  • The traveler is obliged to respect the customs and observe the norms of the host community and the common customs in the region, and in this regard, you should follow the recommendations of the tour guide.
  • The passenger is obliged to participate in the tour plan during the announced hours and if you are not present on time in the tour, you will be personally obliged to accept possible problems and pay the relevant fees to join the group and continue the tour program, and the tour guide is not responsible for that.
  • All expenses outside the program such as personal purchases, purchase of optional tours, entrance fees of sites outside the itinerary, etc. are excluded and are the responsibility of the travelers to pay for them.
  • If passengers need to take any medication prescribed by a doctor or use special medical equipment, they must have them during the trip and must inform their travel guide about this issue.
  • All breakfast meals are included in the tour and are served in a hotel or traditional accommodation.

Day 1: Visiting Zahak castle and a half day visit of Maraghe

We start our day with having breakfast. For visiting Zahak Castle, we will drive to Hashtrood, one of the historical and amazing castles of Iran and listen to its history. We will have lunch in Maragheh, visit the Red Dome and watch the beautiful combination of turquoise tiles with red bricks. Visiting the Mehr Temple of Maragheh is the next historical monument we will see. It is a valuable heritage from the history and ancient civilization of Azerbaijan and one of the four remaining temples from the Parthian period and the shrines of the followers of Mehr religion that has been dug as a rock in the heart of the earth. After watching these memorable places we will return to the hotel and get ready for a new day.

Tour services

In this day

Lunch
In Hotel
By Tour

Dinner
-
-

accommodation
4-Star Hotel 
In Maragheh

Day 2: Visiting Maragheh

After having breakfast, we will visit one of the most famous Islamic observatories, the ancient observatory of Maragheh, whose fame spread all over the world that day, then we will visit the dome of Ghaffariyeh, a cube-shaped building and a brick base on a stone. Visiting Ilkhanid Museum and the tomb of Awhadi Maraghai, a poet of the Ilkhanid period are the next destinations in Maraghe. After a short stop for having lunch, we will visit the blue dome (Gonbad-e Kabud), a beautiful blue tower in the form of a ten-sided prism with eye-catching arches and margins. Modavvar Gonbad (the circular dome) is another dome that we will visit, a circular tower with Simple appearance covered with a double shell dome.

Tour services

In this day

Lunch
In Hotel
By Tour

Dinner
-
-

accommodation
4-Star Hotel
In Maragheh

Conditions of traveling to Iran
  • Carrying passport, visa, and insurance is necessary while vising sites on tour. For more information about visa, click here.
  • Tourists need to get travel insurance before the trip because it is not included in tour service.

  • Iran is not connected to international currency, so you cannot count on you credit cards and bank account; therefore, it is necessary to have enough cash on you. Besides exchange offices in Iran international airports, there are exchange offices in all cities and some hotels to convert your money. Although the official currency in Iran is rial, toman is used for normal daily economic activities, with an exception of writing account balances in rials; each toman equals to ten rials.
  • In addition to Fridays, which are considered as public holidays in Iran, days attributed to cultural, national and religious events are commemorated, so some of these days are closed in the official calendar. On Fridays and public holidays, government organizations and some private organizations are closed.
  • After entering Iran, you are obliged to respect and observe domestic laws and regulations (customs, clothing, etc.); visiting some of Iran religious attractions requires observing the rules regarding clothing. Click for more information about this issue.
 
General conditions of the tours
  • Recommended packages are flexible, and there will be the potential to change the itinerary and its expenses according to the tourists' request, the capacity of hotels and accommodations, flight programs, peak and non-peak travel seasons, etc.
  • Since Iran has a four-season climate, it is possible to have incoming tours throughout the year; however, some of the recommended packages are designed for particular seasons and time, so make sure you consider the season of your chosen tour.
  • Some of Iran attractions have a time limit to visit. In other words, these sites are closed on some days of the week, so these sites might be omitted and replaced by another one depending on the situation.
  • Some attractions in Iran have difficult access routes, so when you are buying a tour, pay attention to your chosen package type and degree of difficulty along with its related points. Click to get more information about this issue.
  • The very first and last visits of the tour may be changed or omitted depending on the time of flight.
  • The offered packages' rate is approximate and varies according to the number of people and the exact time of the tour (during peak or non-peak days).

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Total:
180€
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Important information
  • Local English-speaking leader and if necessary, local guide.
  • Available internet access along most routes and hotels. (Some hotels or residences may have limited internet access as mentioned in the Itinerary).
  • Snacks are served daily.
  • The entrance tickets are paid according to the plan and sites in the itinerary.
  • All the process of taking visa is done by Persian Trips Tourism Agency.
  • All airport transfers and transportation are included in tour services.
  • Travel insurance is not included in tour services and the tourist needs to apply for the visa prior to the travel.
  • Giving tip is not included in tour services and it is the responsibility of the tourist.
  • The cost of purchasing tickets for foreign flights is not covered by the Agency services. If requested, the cost can be added to the package rate.
  • You need to pay 35% of the total tour cost 30 days before the trip.
  • You have to pay 100% of tour cost (full payment) 29 days before the trip.
  • If you cancel your registration 30 days before the trip, 30% of your payment will be forfeit.
  • If cancel your registration 29 days to 15 days before the trip, 50% of your payment will not be refunded.
  • If you cancel your registration 14 days before the trip, 100% of your payment will be forfeit.
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