Overview:
Have you ever dreamt of going to the depth of history, to see the first United Nation of the world, the gathering center of the ancient world? Did you know you can even have a bike ride through history?
We’re talking about the magnificent Persepolis. Join us to visit ancient Persepolis along with local guides and listen specialized explanations, narrating stories of ancient people in the land and the hidden City called Parse, which the Greeks called it the richest city under the sun.
Join us to create a deep imagination and feeling of the ancient history.
Shidrokh Travel prepared a bicycle for a thrilling and friendly half day trip, a cycling tour in a unique style. In a car tour we can only see the monument, so we’ll show you the untold and unseen in a specified route that’s an incredible visit. This two-wheeled adventure will allow you to explore Persepolis and its surrounding as well. Persepolis cycling tour will take us through ancient history
Tour highlights
At 8:00 morning, the driver will be pick you up to Persepolis, located about 60 km from Shiraz
You will meet your local tour guide in Persepolis and listen to ancient stories about this monument while walking in this magnificent site. Your visit will take about one hour and half.
after visiting Persepolis, a bicycle will be prepared for you at exit door, we will ride the bike along a beautiful road next to Mehr mountain that embraces this magnificent monument and in that way we will see a remnant of Parse city, then we will pass the Achaemenid quarries near the mountain, where the remains of quarry of stones are still exist.
We will stop for some minutes to see a beautiful view of the north of Persepolis that you can’t find in any photography album. After continuing cycling, we not only get to know the mountain's wild plants, but we also see Astudan (a place for bones) in the mountain that once were the tombs of the Sassanid peoples, which signified the belief of humans in respect for the dead and their ancestors.
After enjoying the sunshine and the pleasant breeze of this region, we will arrive to the Naqsh-e-Rajab, where there are reliefs of Shapur’s coronation, king of Sassanid dynasty and Stone carving art reaches its climax and allows you to get acquainted with its history, ancient stories and the beautiful coverage and clothes of ancient Iranians.
With a stopover, we will enjoy an Iranian snack together in front of a beautiful landscape of farmland, under which, a silent city is hidden. The city that was known as “Estakhr” and was destroyed in Arab invasion.
We will continue our journey together safely and happily to an ancient museum that exhibits remains belonging to four historic periods. From civilization thousands of years ago to seventy years ago ... we reach our destination! Naqsh-e-Rostam or Necropolis where we all stand in front of the tomb of Darius the Great
With specialized explanation of a local guide you can really imagine yourself going back into time and travel to the depth of history and culture. When your visit finish, you will be transferred to Shiraz.
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