TEHRAN - The Golden Eagle Luxury Trains, a prestigious European operator of exclusive, long-distance rail tours, arrived in the northeastern city of Mashhad as the first destination in Iran.

Passengers from the UK, Spain, the U.S., Australia, Canada, South Africa and some other countries departed Moscow on November 10 to commence their 18-day itinerary titled “Persian Odyssey”.

They will also have stopovers in Kerman, Yazd, Isfahan, and Shiraz before the journey comes to an end following a three-day sojourn in Tehran.