THE JEWELS OF PERSIA BY BICYCLE

“THE JEWELS OF PERSIA BY BICYCLE” — 15-day, 14-night bike tour (“moderately challenging”; average 40 miles per day, 9½ days) through central IRAN, departing April 2, May 7 & Sept. 17, 2017. Highlights: In Shiraz, Eram Garden, Vakil Mosque/ruins of Persepolis/Abarkouh ice houses/Zoroastrian Towers of Silence in Yazd/Isfahan/ancient mud-house villages in Abyaneh/Tehran. $3,495 ppdo. Single supp., $275. Bike rental, $180. SpiceRoads Cycle Tours (45 [Sub Soi Pannee], Soi Pridi Banomyong 26, Sukhumvit Soi 71, Klongtan Nua, Wattana, Bangkok, Thailand 10110; phone +66 2 381 7490, www.spiceroads.com).