Tehran Travel Forum

Need to know if any one could be my company in Tehran during first week of Feb 08...

I have been trying to email the Atlas hotel in Tehran at the address mentioned on the hotel's website, info@atlas-hotel.com Alas, sending to this address does not succeed, my internet provider informing me that my email could not be sent to this address. Any suggestions? Am I doing something wrong here? I know that some hotels there will not reply to emails, but my problem is getting it to them in the first place.

Any idea of the distance and cost by Taxi from International IKA to domestic airport at 5am? Thanks.

1. My schedule will arrive Terhan IKA airport at 4 am. I want to fly out to Shiraz or somewhere that morning without going to the Terhan city. Seems I can't get the Iran Air webpage nor get ticket online. Any suggestion? Also international and domestic same airport?

2. Is it easy to get airticket one day before flying off from the departing city? They usually take cash or credit card?

Thank you.

Hello All,

Appreciate if anyone can recommend any clean budget hotels (max around $50.00/night)in Teheran and Esfahan.Also the best and cheapest means of transport to Esfahan from Teheran with a ballpark figure how much wud it cost.

Thanks in advance..

Hello Friends,

I need some help on the places to see in Iran. I did try brousing sites but doesnt seem to get a clear picture other than of religious places which i have no interest in. If someone could provide an informative web site address.

Thanks in Advance

We (with 3 small kids 6 months – 4 years old) are planning to spend 4 nights in Tehran on 23rd December onwards.

Could a VT member in Tehran help with the following information’s:-
1) Does my wife need to wear a hijab. Or sufficient with loose clothing.
2) Can we expect some snow nearby mountain area. If yes, where is the nearest location to the snow area + suitability for kids.
3) What is the exchange rate for 1 USD to Iran Rial
4) Is it any tax imposes to check-in/out item e.g Iranian carpet at the airport.

Many thaanks.

I shall be arriving at Tehran's new airport on a Friday morning. I am wondering if money exchange will be available at the airport on a friday.

I shall be spending a few days in Tehran, including a Friday and a Saturday. I am told that there are 'non business' days, as are Saturdays and Sundays in Australia and many other countries. I am wondering if places such as markets will be open on these two days. Basically what will be open and what will be closed?

Australians wanting to visit Iran should not find it difficult to obtain a visa. We recently downloaded the visa application form from the Iranian embassy in Canberra and sent it off to them. Just two weeks later our passports were returned, containing the visas. However, despite our application stating that we would be travelling there in mid February, the visas expiry date was late January! A phone call to Ali at the embassy resulted in us being asked to return our passports for alteration. Problem fixed! At no stage was it necessary for us to obtain some sort of 'number' to send with our application, as has been mentioned by some VT users.

I believe that a cable car trip is available into the mountains to the immediate north of the city. Hoping that you can give me some general information about it. Where would I tell a taxi driver to take me to reach the cable car, does it have only one stop at the top, or stops along the way, and is there a restaurant etc at the summit? many thanks

I shall be visiting Tehran in mid February and am wondering what temperature and weather I can expect at that time of year.

Could a VT member in Tehran help with the following questions:

Arrivals to Tehran from Amsterdam on KLM in December 2007, landing at MehrAbad or the other airport?
Flights to Isfahan from Tehran in December, leaving from Mehrabad or the other airport?

Your help is greatly appreciated.
Vahid

Seriously.. Can I have a cold beer in the privacy in of my room after a days sightseeing in Tehran? There must be a way. I'm Christian, not muslim and totally respect Islam (I live in an Islamic country) - is there a way to grab a few coldies for a 4 day trip? I have had no trouble in Kish but it's a bit different there.

Wigram

My father and I shall be spending a few days in Tehran in few months, assuming our visas are approved. While we shall be staying and spending most of our time in what we are told is the more well to do northern area, we would like to spend a day visiting the, I believe, more traditional southern area of Tehran. I am wondering if attitudes towards westerners and attention we may receive are different to what we will experience in the north. Anything we should be wary of?

I shall be spending a few nights in Tehran Ferbuary, as part of a fairly speedy round the would holiday. Am thinking of booking the Atlas Hotel, and am hoping that someone who has stayed there fairly recently can give me their opinion

Hello there,
I am actually traveling to Tehran, Iran after 12 years this Nouroz.
I was wondering if anybody knows any best tourist tour around Iran. I would actually like to see the more historical cities around and concentrate on my heritage.
Please let me know which tour would be the best. I am not looking for a very high class nor fancy one and I do speak Farsi well enough to get me around, I just want a tour that could and would have no trouble. Especially when it comes to my age and gender 21 year old girl. Please let me know if I am going to have trouble finding a tour who would accept me being there or do I have to bring in somebody else with me since I am a young girl?

Thanks a lot.

We shall be spending two nights in Tehran and are looking for a quality hotel from U.S $130 to $150 per night. I am told that North Tehran is the more desirable area for tourists to stay. We shall be flying in to Imam Khomeini at 9am, and wondered how far suggested hotels are from this airport, and what we should expect to pay fo travel from the airport to the hotel.

I will be arriving at the airport (IKIA) at 03:00 and am wondering about transport to the city.

I am assuming that there will be taxis available at that time in the morning, but are there official taxis with meters, pre-paid taxis or do you just take pot-luck with drivers outside the terminal?

I'm really having a difficulty with booking a hotel in Tehran. Can someone please offer me a working email address of a good mid range or gooood budget hotel (budget no more than $40/nite for a singe....$30 even better. I prefer a central location near the metro. I've sent a few emails but they either bounce or no reply. So far I sent to ATLAS HOTEL (my preference), Hotel Safir, New Naderi Hotel, Iran Sharhahr Hotel, Mashad Hotel, Shiraz Hotel. No luck with any. Thanks!

hi everyone
Im planning a visit to karaj in the next couple of months and i was wondering what is the best hotel there called?...tried to search the net but couldnt find anything more than 3*
also what is the best way of moving around ...are taxis easily available?
thx

I'm a freelance golf writer and would like to play golf in Iran. I've heard that women are now playing quite a bit and even competing. I'v heard there's a particular dress code which includes a specially conceived scarf. I'd like to know if those who live or have traveled in Iran (Tehran particularly) feel that this type of activity would be do-able in the context of the social structure. Any feedback would be much appreciated. Thank you.

I would very much like to visit Tehran and some neighbouring cities but I have been warned about safety because of the political situation at the moment. Could you advise on how safe it would be for two westerners to visit and if so what precautions should we take?
Thankyou.

HELLO FRIENDS, I am looking for a nice hotel in Tehran for the next march. I would like a not expensive hotel ( about 30-50$ one double with breakfast) Could somebody help me?? How can I find for going from the airport to the hotel at two o clock in the morning?? Thanks a lot

Seeking recommendations on where to study Farsi in Tehran... any ideas? Thanks!

What is the easiest, cheapest and least stressful way to get from the airport into the city centre? Does the Metro go that far yet?

please can anyone tell me where I can buy Persian clothes on line

My wife is planning on going home to Tehran to visit her family. She will be traveling alone because due to my work I can not travel right now, but I'm letting her travel because she is a little home sick and it will be good for her and her family. (In the past we have visited her family in Dubai.) She has a valid Iranian passport and a U.S. green card. She will also be carrying our legal marriage certificate for re entry into the U.S. The names do not match on the passport and the green card due to marriage. Her U.S. green card is in her married name. We are Muslim, but she now has a generic western sir name. I am a devout practicing Muslim convert, but I am American and not Iranian. I have read and been told about some very frustrating travel stories in Iran, being denied entry or exit and having travel documents taken. etc ... We also have friends that have had absolutely no problems at all traveling to and from Iran, but we don't know anyone that has traveled to Tehran in the last year. In the expert opinion of the VTrs who have traveled recently, do you think I should be concerned or do you think it's alright to let her travel? Thank you

Hi,

Could anyone recommend this airline?? I will be travelling with them for the 1st time soon and there doesn't seem to be many reviews anywhere. Also, are there good facilities att Tehran airport for transiting passengers?

Any tips on appropriate dress/manners while dealing with the officials at the airport as I know Iran is a very conservative country.

Thanks Very Much

BootyUK x

Hi, I am planning to go to Tehran and Isfahan with my friend sometime in December 2006. This is going to be our first trip to Iran. Need help for some indication to prepare our budget for food and accomodation for 4 days. What is the currency? Riyal or Toman??? We are interested for street food. How much is say kebab and fruit juice in riyal in comparison to a full 4-course meal. Where in tehran that i can find wet market for fresh vegetables and fruits. is there any day travel pass for transport; bus? tram? light rail? in tehran and isfahan? Appreciate to receive replies from VT members.