Darius' royal road — Persia to Anatolia via the Caucasus
Countries
4
Duration
10–18 days
Stops
8
Regions
Persia · Caucasus · Anatolia
Contracted in
Germany · EUR
Explore Orient is a European tour operator — contracted through Ambiente Tours GmbH in Germany, with all itineraries invoiced in euros — that designs The King's Road as a single multi-country journey across 4 countries: Iran, Armenia, Georgia and Turkey. The route crosses Persia, the Caucasus and Anatolia, runs 10 to 18 days, and is sold as one privately guided cultural itinerary under one contract, rather than as separate country-by-country arrangements.
Twenty-five centuries ago Darius built a royal road from Persepolis to Sardis, with couriers who “stopped neither for snow nor rain nor heat of night.” Our version rides the same axis — Persia at the heart, the Caucasus as the hinge, Anatolia as the grand finale.
The cradle of Persia — poetry, tile and desert light
Explore →Monasteries above the clouds
Explore →Vineyards under the high Caucasus
Explore →Where continents lean into each other
Explore →A route this long crosses borders of very different difficulty. What each one actually requires, and which we handle for you:
| Country | Entry | What that means |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | handled | US, UK & Canadian passports travel on escorted itineraries; authorisation and visa handled end-to-end by our Iran partner desk. |
| Armenia | straightforward | Entry requirements confirmed for your nationality in the proposal. |
| Georgia | straightforward | Entry requirements confirmed for your nationality in the proposal. |
| Turkey | straightforward | eVisa issued online in minutes where required. |
Requirements vary by nationality and change; each is re-checked against your passports before booking. Nothing above is a guarantee of issuance — visas are granted by the issuing state, not by us.
As a brand roadshow
Four markets, two alphabets, one narrative — Tehran and Istanbul as anchor launches with Yerevan and Tbilisi as agile mid-tour activations.
Brief us on a roadshow →Every corridor is privately arranged — the pace, the stops and the standard of stay are set around your dates, then delivered under a single European contract.
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