TEHRAN – A group of motorcyclists have arrived in Iran to visit natural, historical and touristic attractions of the country as part of their Paris-Persepolis Eco-Rally.
The Eco-Rally team consists of 20 tourists from France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, the Iranian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism reported.
The team consists of 16 heavy motorcycles and three 4×4 vehicles, which embarked on their trip from Paris and reached Maku in West Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran on Friday.
The tour group plans to confront Iranophobia and help introduce Iranian culture, civilization, artworks, touristic, and historical attractions to the world.
The trip has been coordinated with the Touring & Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Paris-Persepolis Eco-Rally has chosen Iran as one of its safe and pretty destinations on the tour. This helps represent the Islamic country’s security, culture, and civilization.
The motorists will tour Kandovan, Tabriz, Saghez, Kermanshah, Golpaygan, Isfahan, and Yasooj during their 21-day long stay in Iran. They plan to visit tourist and historical attractions in those cities.
They will stay in the historic city of Shiraz for four days and also visit Isfahan, Arak, Qazvin, and Gilan before heading to Astara and on to France.