TEHRAN - A group of 18 Russian campers and SUVs has gotten here in Iran's Ilam province as part of a wider trip throughout the country, marking a new chapter in expanding tourist ties in between Iran and Russia.The visitors checked out a number of cultural and natural attractions in the green and mountainous province in western Iran before continuing their journey toward Iraq through the IlamMehran global border.According to the provincial tourism chief Farzad Sharifi, in addition to the Russian group, 17 camper lorries from numerous parts of Iran likewise went into Ilam to explore the provinces varied attractions.During their stay, the visitors toured key historical and cultural sites, consisting of the Vali Castle and the Anthropology Museum in Ilam city, as well as the picturesque Kafarin Gorge in Badreh county.These rally tours are a valuable chance to introduce Iran's historic, natural, and cultural attractions to the global tourism market, Sharifi said.The arrival of Russian tourists comes in the wake of a bilateral visa-free arrangement for group travelers signed in recent years in between Tehran and Moscow, targeted at fostering much deeper tourist cooperation.
Iran now hopes to attract more Russian visitors, a number of whom remain unfamiliar with the ancient nation and its wealth of historical and ecological treasures.AM.
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times