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First of all, do a little research about the  culture ,  history , tribes, and traditions of Iran before traveling to this country; Iran is one of the greatest civilizations of ancient times with a rich history and has undergone a tons of different historical events. Every city of this country is a page of its history book that tells you a part of its story. Here’s a short list of things you need to know to enjoy your experience much more: 1) Carry a copy of your passport and ID; so if you’re planning to stay in a hotel, always carry a copy of your ID with you, because the hotels will keep your passport and you need to use a copy of the original document. 2) The official currency of Iran is Rial; but people use a different currency in daily life which is called Toman. If you delete one Zero from your paper money, Rial is changed to Toman. 3) Unfortunately, you can’t use international credit cards in Iran; so you’ll always need to carry cash. 4) Change your money in offici...

As a woman traveling in Iran, Hijab is cool and something new great for selfie and social media. Telling your friends about your decision may end up in the same situation as with your family. The only difference would be that they will also make fun of you and after a few jokes will suggest you to have a look at your ‘trip list’ to make sure there are still too many places to see rather than Iran! As an Iranian woman who is living in Iran, I will tell you that your friends and family don’t know anything about my country. The impact of media is not something I can abolish by an open letter; but as a solo female traveller, I can have a small role in reducing your worries for travelling to Iran alone. https://en.irantrawell.com/solo-female-traveler-in-iran/ If anybody looks through some photos of this travel it will be automatically obvious to her that I love scarves. The one item that will never be missing from my backpack is a piece of fabric to be wrapped, hanged, folded, spre...

Solo Female traveler in Iran How is Solo Female traveler in Iran? In a morning, while having breakfast with your family, you tell them about your decision for a solo trip. Hearing that might not be a surprise for your family as you have done solo trips before. They glimpse at you and then keep eating their breakfast. After a silence, you tell them that you wanna go to an Eastern country! They raise their heads while looking inquisitively at each other and shortly, they start eating again. You say “I’m gonna go to Iran”, louder this time. They might get a mild choking! after a few coughs, while having their eyes wide open, they say with a loud voice “Have you gone insane?! That’s so dangerous and you don’t even know what is expecting you there.” https://en.irantrawell.com/solo-female-traveler-in-iran/ Telling your friends about your decision may end up in the same situation as with your family. The only difference would be that they will also make fun of you and after a fe...

Is Iran safe? listen to travelers’ opinions Although you’re sure that a country is safe to travel, you need to do something to make your trip safer and better. You may heard about safety in Iran but you’re not sure about that or even you scare to travel to Iran because of the things you hear or see on medias. Irantrawell  is here to make you sure about how safe is Iran to travel. You can read the opinions below to know tourists’ experiences during traveling to Iran. https://en.irantrawell.com/is-iran-safe-listen-to-travelers-opinions/ Rick Steves from America Traveling through Iran to film a  public-television show , I quickly filled up my notebook with quirky observations. One moment, I saw propaganda murals encouraging young men to walk into the blazing sunset of martyrdom. The next, a woman in a bookstore served me cookies while I browsed through the books, admiring one in particular. Then, when I was about to leave without buying anything, she gave me th...