Discover the land of Red Gold

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Origin City: Tehran

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Farm workers only have ten days to pick the corollas that produce the most expensive spice in the world: saffron. Advancing in a field of mauve flowers in the heart of an altitude plain in northeastern Iran, they delicately pick them up, one by one. Each of these crocus flowers (variety Crocus sativus) contains only three or four red stigmas: filaments of saffron, a national treasure.

Because Iran produces 90% of the world's saffron, according to a study carried out by the FranceAgriMer Institute in 2013, it far dominates the market, followed by India, Greece, Morocco, Azerbaijan, 'Afghanistan and Spain. Province of Khorasan, provides a third of the world production of saffron, according to the study by FranceAgriMer.

During this trip, you will visit Safran Farms and one of the well-known Saffron factories where you will get familiar with its procedure of processing.

You will have meetings with members of Khorasan Razavi Saffron Association, directorate of an Iranian agriculture organization and the professors of agriculture faculty.

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Day 1

Arrival Tehran

You will be met on arrival at IKA Airport and transferred to the hotel.

Day 3

Mashhad

In Mashhad, you will visit a saffron farm. Afterwards, proceed to a saffron factory where you get familiar with the procedure of processing saffron. At the end, you have dinner with the members of Khorasan Razavi Saffron Association.

Day 5

Departure Tehran

You are transferred to the airport for your flight home.

Day 2

Tehran-Mashhad

In the morning, you will have a meeting in the Ministry of Agriculture. Then you go for lunch with the members of French Iranian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Afterwards, visit Carpet Museum of Iran where Persian carpets and rugs from different eras are displayed. At the end, you are transferred to the airport and fly to Mashhad; the center of saffron products, located in the east of Iran.

Day 4

Mashhad-Tehran

In the morning, visit Imam Reza Holy Shrine, the holiest site of Iran, and have a meeting with the members of an Iranian agriculture organization. Then visit agriculture faculty of Ferdowsi University where you will have a meeting with the professors in agriculture department. At the end, you are transferred to the airport for your flight to Tehran.