As a native Iranian who has lived much of my life in the UK, I felt passionately that there was much amiss with Iran's image in the West. Some of this negative image was justified at the time, but there has also been plenty of unnecessary media-fed misunderstanding on both sides. I've seen this at first hand because much of my (extensive) family is still in Iran, and over the years I have been travelling backwards and forwards between the two countries; between two completely different cultures. And I've always been surprised - and gratified - to see how much interest there is on each side about the other.
I made it my mission to try and open up my native country to foreign travellers and established Magic Carpet Travel (Iranian Tour Operator) in 1994. I experimented with itineraries. I took along journalists, who wrote about the trips in the national papers. I put together a programme for Radio 4. The phone started ringing. Magic Carpet Travel started small, and has grown fast into a reliable, professional tour operator.
In 2009 we decided to add Libya as a destination. We now run highly successful tours to the stunning, ancient Roman ruins, UNESCO world heritage sites and breathtaking desert scenery to be found in Libya.
At Magic Carpet Travel we offer a variety of services. We run fully escorted tours for those wishing to travel as part of a small group with a tour guide. We keep our groups cosy - no more than 15 people - and our English-speaking tour guides are all very experienced, knowledgeable and entertaining!
We also tailor-make trips for those wishing to travel independently. We can put together any programme you like whether it be similar to one of our set itineraries or something we design just for you. With tourism still in its infancy I have always felt it important to offer individual guidance to people visiting Iran. As a result Magic Carpet Travel's key point of difference is that we spend a lot of time tailor-making each trip to suit the traveller(s) in question. If you have a special interest or reason for travel then please let us know and we will design your own, individual itinerary.
In the end only you can decide exactly what you want to include in your trip and that's where Magic Carpet Travel can really help you. We are at the end of the phone to help you design your trip, to talk to the hotels, to arrange your visas - to make sure things run smoothly for you at the other end. We can offer you as much - or as little - help as you want. I do hope that you'll let our experience help you make the right decisions.
Whatever your situation, please contact us when you are ready and talk it over personally with the team at Magic Carpet Travel.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Zohreh Majidian
Managing Director
Magic Carpet Travel Ltd
Iranian and Libyan Tour Operator
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Travel Trust Association
Providing financial security.
In 2001 Magic Carpet Travel (Iranian Tour Operator) was awarded membership of
the Travel Trust Association (TTA). The TTA is designed to provide consumers
with financial protection that complies with the EC Directive on Package
Holidays Regulations and the ATOL regulations. All funds paid by consumers
are placed in a trust account and therefore, if Magic Carpet Travel were
to fail financially, the trust account will either pay for your holiday
as planned or provide you with a full refund.
The scheme that we operate is a Trust Account backed by a fidelity
insurance, which covers each passenger up to 11,000 GBP. The insurance is
underwritten by AIG Europe Ltd, members of the American International
Inc. Group who have assets exceeding US$100 billion.
When flights are supplied by Magic Carpet Travel (Iranian Tour Operator), they act
as agents of an ATOL holder who are bonded by the CAA for your financial
protection. Other payments are made to Magic Carpet Travel Ltd. Trust
Account and credited only on completion of the tour.
Iranian Tour Operator
Magic Carpet Travel
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