Overview of Tabriz & Kandovan tour

Tabriz has been selected as the top tourism destination in 2018 among the Islamic countries. The city has many tourist attractions such as a bazaar, museums, historic houses, and eye-catching mosques.

Sightseeing Old museums and walk through ancient buildings like the Constitution House of Tabriz, Experience exotic hotels of Laleh Kandovan Hotel in Kandovan village, Enjoy Savoring and delicious traditional Iranian cuisine. Visit one of the historical capitals of Iran and a very large city that is surrounded by beautiful and pleasant gardens. Tabriz is located in the Quru River valley between the long ridge of the volcanic cones of the Sahand and Eynali mountains. It's also a site for some of the most prestigious academic and cultural institutes in the northwest. It has many historical monuments representing the transition of Iranian architecture in its long historical timelines, among them is the Grand Bazaar of Tabriz, which is inscribed as a World UNESCO heritage site from the early modern era. Tabriz is known as the safest city, a city without the poor people – and more importantly, the chocolate city. Tabriz is also an important industrial center with automobile industries, machine tools, refineries, and petrochemical, textile, and cement production industries. Marco Polo passed Tabriz in 1275 and wrote: "a great city surrounded by beautiful and pleasant gardens. It is excellently situated so the goods brought to here coming from many regions. Latin merchants specially Genevis go there to buy the goods that come from foreign lands.”

Is this Tabriz & Kandovan tour for me?

Travel style: Yolo

Hiking, trekking, biking, rafting, and kayaking adventures all over the world, made for outdoor types.

Service level: Basic

Simple and clean hotels and hostels; affordable public and private transport; lots of optional activities

Physical rating: Light

Light walking and hiking suitable for most fitness levels. Nothing too challenging.

What's Included in Tabriz & Kandovan tour

Visit Constitution House of Tabriz and the Blue Mosque
Maqbaratoshoara (The tomb of the poets)
Kandovan Rock village excursion
Ilgoli and Qajar Museum
Grand bazaar of Tabriz
Accommodation in hotels of Tabriz and Kandovan with breakfast.
All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.

Tabriz & Kandovan

Itinerary (Tabriz & Kandovan tour):

Half-day tour:
- Constitution House of Tabriz, The Blue Mosque, Maqbaratoshoara, El Gölü Park and Amir Nezam House
Half-day tour:
- Rock village Kandovan
One-day tour:
- Move from Tabriz toward Kaleybar, walk about 3 hours to access the Babak Fort, and explore the mythical castle of this Iranian warrior. Then return to Tabriz and visit the Aladaghlar colored mountains in the way.
One-day tour:
- Move from Tabriz to Jolfa, continue the path along the Aras River. Visit the Saint Stepanos Monastery (recorded on the World Heritage site), then get the chance to explore the Kiamaky Wildlife Refuge, and observe the Asiyab Kharabe waterfall (Broken Mill Fall), After that, return to Tabriz.
One-day tour:
- Move from Tabriz toward Qarahziyaeddin to visit the St. Thaddeus Monastery, the monastery is listed as one of the world's heritage.
One-day tour:
- Move from Tabriz toward the rocky village of Kandovan and see the beautiful sight of this unique village. After eating a snack at Laleh Kandovan Hotel, go for a walk in the amazing alleys of the village.
One-day tour:
- Start the excursion from the Bazaar of Tabriz (recorded on the World Heritage site) and seeing the unique Persian carpet there, then visit the Constitution House of Tabriz and Amir Nezam House, feel surrounded by the Iranian history along with the Azerbaijan Museum and the magnificent architecture of Jameh Mosque of Tabriz. At last, visit the memorial of Iranian poets in Maqbaratoshoara and walk-in El Gölü Park near the El Goli building.
One-day tour:
- Move toward Maragheh and explore the remnants of the Maragheh observatory and then visit Lake Urmia.

9 Reasons to travel to Tabriz and Kandovan:

An ancient city, which has been built in Parthian density
The safest city in Iran
There are 17 museums in Tabriz like the Azerbaijan museum
Visiting Kandovan village, the second rocky village in the world
Bazaar of Tabriz and Saint Stepanos Monastery has been registered as UNESCO world heritages
Babak Fort has been built on top of the mountain
Aynalo jungles, Chestnut trees, and the red deer
The beautiful Sahand peak with a height of 3965 m
Aladaghlar (colorful) mountains, one of the wonders of nature

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