Blog: Iran

Check out our blog posts about Iran written by our travel specialists and partners below

Travel Safety In Iran

Tami Khramtchenko discusses travel safety in Iran.

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Iranian Dress Code For Women

Tami Khramtchenko discusses her experience with the Iranian dress code for women.

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Persian Carpets

Tami Khramtchenko discovers the wonders of Persian carpets in Shiraz.

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Hospitality Redefined in Iran

Andrew Burke reflects on how the kindness of strangers in Iran redefined his idea of hospitality.

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PERSPECTIVES ON IRAN AND IRANIANS

This is a guest post from Brian Parrott, who travelled to Iran with Travel The Unknown in April 2016. All thoughts and opinions are his own.​

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An Era of Change

On 29th November 2011, British-Iranian relations took a nosedive as the British Embassy in Tehran was stormed by militant students after Britain imposed new financial sanctions on Iran. ​Four years later and the scene in Tehran is far different.

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In Pursuit of Xerxes

Richard Stoneman discusses the reputation of the Achaemenid King of Kings, Xerxes.

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Warming Relations

As relations between Iran and the West continue to strengthen, many travellers continue to discover this country’s hidden treats.

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SHORT VISIT TO IRAN

David explores Iran, revisiting Isfahan and checking out Qom, Abyaneh and Kashan.​

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Glories of Persia - Traveller's Guide

This travel diary gives you an insight into our Glories of Persia tour from both a traveller’s perspective as well as a woman’s perspective.

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Tehran & Hamadan

Part 1 of the Glories of Persia Travel Diary.

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Ecbatana, Bisotun & Tagh-e-Bostan

Part 2 of the Glories of Persia Travel Diary.

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Susa, Daniel's Tomb & Chogha Zanbil

Part 3 of the Glories of Persia Travel Diary.

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Bishapour to Shiraz

Part 4 of the Glories of Persia Travel Diary.

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Shiraz

Part 5 of the Glories of Persia Travel Diary.

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Alam Kuh & Mount Damavand

Here is a unique, first hand look in to a hiking tour of Iran with a travel diary from David McGuinness.

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IRAN – THE NEXT FRONTIER IN TRAVEL

Change is coming to Iran. At this stage it is difficult to say to what extent the election of Hassan Rouhani will affect Iran’s relations with the West, or living conditions for Iran’s 75 million citizens, but there is a now a momentum to the sense of change I felt in the air last October when I travelled there with my girlfriend to set up our Iran tours.

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