Mashhad tour

Overview of Mashhad tour

Visit the city of Ferdowsi, the famous Iranian poet of "Shahnameh". Visit ancient places like museums, domes, mausoleums, and the shrine. Bargain in the bazaars and take a wide variety of traditional handicrafts, precious stones, and Saffron as souvenirs. Savor flavorful and delicious Persian cuisine.

Go to the northeast of Iran, A major oasis along the ancient Silk Road, where Kashmar carpet a type of Persian rug is indigenous to this region. Visit the capital city at Nadir Shah Era. Visit the city of Ferdowsi, the Iranian poet of "Shahnameh", which is considered to be the national epic of Iran. The hometown of some of the most significant Iranian literary figures and artists, Mohammadreza Shajarian and Mehdi Akhavan-Sales. The city is most famous and revered for housing the Imam Reza shrine the eighth Imam of Shia. Benefit from the proximity of the mountains, cool winters, pleasant springs, mild summers, and beautiful autumns. Rich in souvenir; dry fruits, salted nuts, Saffron, Iranian sweets like "Gaz" and "Sohan", precious stones like agates, turquoise, intricately designed silver jewelry studded with rubies and emeralds, eighteen-carat gold jewelry, perfumes, religious souvenirs, Trench coats, Scarves, Termeh, Carpets, and Rugs. Its museum is home to over 70,000 rare manuscripts from various historical eras. Mashhad has one of the oldest libraries in the Middle East with a history of over six centuries.

 

 

Is this Mashhad tour for me?

 

Travel style: Yolo

All of the highlights, culture, access, and I-can’t-believe-we-did-that moments, all at a great price.
 

Service level: Standard

Comfortable tourist-class accommodations with character; a mix of public and private transport 
 

Physical rating: Easy

Light walking, few climbs more challenging than a flight of stairs. Easy does it.