Travel in Iran

Nowadays Iran is invaded by travellers, backpackers, Nature adventurers, Culture lovers and Romance seekers!

But Why we must travel to Iran? How you can make the best trip to ancient Persia? What I need to know for travel in Iran? 

This is a place for proper answers for your questions. Honest, Short, Up-to-date and Experience-based answers to the most important questions for travelling in Iran and necessary Information to make your Persian-Trip perfect.

This is the best place to learn how to save Time, Energy and Money for travelling in Iran.

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Common Travelling plan for Iran

Iran is a huge country, bigger than 14 European countries together with widely varying ecosystems and climates at the same time. So It is essential for every traveller to have a plan to travel in Iran.

Most of the travellers are entering Iran with a flight to the Tehran or Via land borders from Turkey,Armenia and Azerbaijan in the north-West of Iran or From Turkmenistan in the North-East of Iran.

There are Common Travelling plan and Touristic schedule for The best time and budget management.

Here are some flexible experience-based plans to get the most of your trip:

7 to 10 days trip to Iran

starting from Tehran (center of Iran) in the Spring and Summer

starting from Tehran (center of Iran) in the Winter

Starting from Tabriz (North-West of Iran) in the spring and Summer

Starting from Tabriz (North-West of Iran) in the winter

Starting from Mashhad (North-East of Iran) in the spring and Summer

Starting from Mashhad (North-East of Iran) in the winter

two weeks trip to Iran

three weeks trip to Iran

30 days trip to Iran

Travel and Tour guides in Iran

Is there a guide or tour company recommend or not recommend?

Yes! 

It’s definitely cheaper to use an Iranian agency than an American/Canadian/European touring company and you will definitly get much better service with a local guide or company.

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If you ask a Iranian friend or guide or company to book all of your accomodation and domestic transportation you will save more than 200 percent of your budget because first of all they are really fair and after all they pay with their Iranian credit card and don't pay for commissions.

Travelling in Tehran

Although Tehran is the heart of Iran but Travelling experience in Tehran is totally different than Travelling in other parts of the country.

Tehran is a Huge Mega City placed almost in Center of Iran close to Alborz mountains.

Arriving in to Iran

Flights to Iran

If you are coming directly from Europe, Asia, Africa, America and even the neighbour countries of Iran, the best way to get into Iran is to catch a cheap flight. Iran is a huge country and from the borders to center is 10 to 24 hours driving. Most flights land in Tehran the capital but you can also fly to other parts of the country.

There are flights from almost everywhere to Iran by national Iranian airline or Iran Air. 

If you are a budget traveller and look for cheap flights to Iran you're lucky because There are super cheap flights with German airlines, Turkish Airline and Pegasus Airlines (usually via Istanbul), Ukrainian Airlines and Emirates (via Dubai) and a whole load of other airlines. 

Land borders 

You can enter or leave Iran via land borders from and to Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Iraq

Marine Borders

Transportation In Iran

In the Cities

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Snapp the Iranian Uber

Between the cities

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Hitchhiking

Food in Iran

The heavy presence of aromatic herbs and tasty spices makes Persian cuisine appetizing and addictive. While there are national dishes that you can find everywhere, there are others that are exclusive, or at least typical of a particular region and definitely you can find western food and fast food everywhere if you are picky about food. Food and restaurant are super clean and hygienic and it is really rare for anybody to get food poisoning in Iran.

Among these are the aforementioned eggplant-based Mirza Ghasemi, typical from Gilan province, or Dizi, too meaty and heavy for me but still a national treat, typical for cold regions or winter time.

If for food you consider also the single ingredients, Iran is famous for its saffron, much cheaper than in Europe in case you are thinking about some Persian gift shopping or delicious Iranian pistachio.

Vegetarian and Vegan food in Iran

There are lots of choices for vegetarian and vegans and it si part of ancient Iranian food culture

Links & Refrences

https://jessieonajourney.com/is-iran-safe-travel-guide/

https://www.chasingtheunexpected.com/10-reasons-travel-iran-now/

Internet and Social Media in Iran

Do I have Access to Internet in Iran? How I can Access Internet in Iran?

Yes

Can I access Social Media in Iran?

Yes

What is Filtered in Iran?

some

Do I need VPN in Iran? What is the Best Proxy for Iran?

yes,  practically almost all the citizens have social media accounts, through proxies

Which Social Media I need the most in Iran? Which app is necessary in Iran?

Visa Regulation for Iran

European Union (EU) Citizens

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Non European Citizens from Europe

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Australian Citizens

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Turkish Citizens

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Chinese Citizens

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Russian Citizens

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American Citizens

you need a minimum of two months and up to two-and-a-half months to obtain your visa. It takes 45-60 days to get an approval number, then you have to mail your passport in to the Pakistan Embassy. You must have your flight booked before applying for the visa. Also, Americans can’t travel alone — they must travel with a tour group or with a private guide. You will have to give the name of the tour agency or guide that you are using when you apply for your visa, and it’s best to simply let the agency handle the application on your behalf. Don’t try to skirt this restriction. Even if you somehow manage to lie your way into the country, it’s actually illegal for Iranians to host Americans in their private homes (which is why Couchsurfing is impossible) and you could get your host into trouble. We hired a private guide through an Iranian agency and it turned out to be an awesome experience. Our guide was stellar and really made the trip for us.

Japanese Citizens

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Money, Banking and Insurance In Iran

• Expensive or Cheap Country?

Iran is not a super cheap country so Do Not go there with 100 Euros and think that you can live there for ages! but for a smart traveller it is not really expensive.

Because of complicated economic issues like sanctions and the dropping of Iranian currency, traveling to Iran right now will turn not expensive. It mostly depends on the exchange rate, by since now euros, dollars and pounds are still strong compared to the Iranian Rial, try to visit Iran as soon as possible before things change too much.

transportation in the cities and between cities are very cheap because of cheap petrol price in Iran. 

Accommodation is not expensive and you have lots of choices so you can spoil yourself with a royal treat without spending too much, saving enough for your inevitable shopping spree.

• Money, Exchange and Banking

Although Internal Iranian banking system is surprisingly advanced, But Owing to the United States sanctions they can’t have associations with foreign banks and credit companies So as a foreigner, you cannot access your personal funds from within Iran.

Iranian People use their own non-international Credit and Debit Cards but for Foreigners Iran is a cash-only country. but there are also good news!

• Can I Bring cash to Iran? Can I change money in Iran? Which Currencies I can Change in Iran? Where to Exchange in Iran?

You have to carry with you in cash enough money for all your foreseeable travel expenses when you entering Iran. You can Easily change many currencies including Euro, United State Dollar, British Pound, Australian Dollar, Japaneses Yen, Chinese Yuan, Russian Ruble, Turkish Lira and Malaysian Ringgit  in money exchange offices which you can find everywhere in the city centers, airports and terminals. The exchange rates are quite fair and most of them do not ask for any commission. There are also places or people who unofficially deal Bitcoin.

• Can I use Iranian Banks? Should I carry all my cash?

You can also change your money at Banks but the rates are totally different. But in many banks specially in "Tourism Bank" Branches you can ask for Debit Cards (also can be called Gift Card) for almost free. So you don't need to carry all your cash when you travelling there. Fortunately, Iran is a very safe country and things like mugging, pick-pocketing and robbery are rare in Iran, which helps ease the anxiety of carrying around cash.

• How I can use my ATM credit card in Iran? Can I use Visa or MasterCard in Iran?

Your ATM card will be utterly useless, your credit card will be useful only if you wish to buy a Persian carpet from a relatively large dealer, which will run you several hundred to several thousand dollars (they process payments through Dubai).

• What Should I do if i ran out of money in Iran? How I can find some Money in Iran?

If you run out of Money or want to extend your trip in Iran or in case of emergency Do Not Panic or Do Not Ask the money changers for wiring money. you can call the following numbers and ask them to Help you:

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