How should I prepare to go to Iran this summer?

Question

What should I take with me for the plane trip, and for when I get over there? How will it be like? What should I expect? Oh mind you, first flight stop is at Amsterdam, then I am leaving Amsterdam three days later and stopping at Tehran,Iran airport. I have never been there and I do not speak Farsi, and I really don't consider myself a tourist neither although I'd like to get familiar with everything and would like to be properly equipped once I reach foot in Iran. Peace.

Answer 1

Stay hydrated & in shape! Don't let your guard down! It's gonna be a culture shock! Crazy Crazy!!!!  Save your money & you will be ballin when you get back! Pray every night & you'll have faith & make it through just fine! Atleast you're not in Iraq!!!!

Answer 2

Dear Kardio11 I need more details about you,for example how old are you, where do you live,or are you going to Iran alone or with your family,or are you going to stay just in Tehran or you want to visit another cities too.

I suggest you to learn Farsi(the more you know Farsi the better you can communicate with people,because you can hardly find someone in street to know English really fluently.

If you are coming to Iran in the summer you should know that the weather is hot in summer in Iran.

And if you are a girl then you should cover your body and hair.

Iranians are really hospitable people,and Iranian home-made foods are really delicious.

Tehran is the capital of Iran and its a really crowded city.

Tehran is really interesting for tourists because it has really old bazaars(like Bazaar Bozorg) at the same time it has very modern and expensive malls like(Milad e Noor).Or there are many museum and historical places in Tehran that you can visit them.

Do you have any relative in Iran? If you have,I suggest you that be with him or with her,because in this way you will feel more comfortable.

Have a nice trip in Iran.*_*

Answer 3

According to Islam rules girls and women should cover their hairs by headscarf and wear a dress that covering their bodies as well.

Don't worry about it. You can come here and buy them at the Airport shopes.

Here are some useful links:

http://www.irantravelingcenter.com/womn_...

http://www.blessitt.com/iran_journey.htm...

Also, Iran's banks don't support some American credit cards, "Mastercard" & "Visa" are accepted, so it's better you carry enough money, US dollar or other currencies then you can exchanged them in Iran.

About Iran:

http://www.itto.org/aboutiran/index.asp?...

Questions & Answers:

http://www.itto.org/question/quest_index...

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If you can spend enough time visit "Shiraz" (Fars state), "Esfehan", "Tehran", etc.

Iran has a deep history and culture with more than 4000 years history and 2500 years civilization.

Iran has a variety of weathers. While the weather in the South of Iran is hot, some other cities in the North-West like "Ardebil" has very good weather.

Also, the weather in the North of Tehran is different with the South of this city.

While some people are doing summer sports in the South of Iran, some others are doing winter sports in the North of Tehran and in the North of country. Especiall in spring the weather in Iran is wonderful.

In Iran you can see different cultures, different traditions, different foods and different places, including ancient cities in "Shiraz", "Kermanshah", "Esfehan", etc.

Takht e Jamshid or Persepolic (Shiraz), Pasargad (Shiraz),

Hafezyeh (Shiraz), Saadyeh (Shiraz), etc.

Anahita temple (Kermanshah), Biston (Kermanshah), etc.

Naghsh e Jahan (Esfehan), Chehel Sotoon (Esfehan), etc.

Religious cities such as "Qom" and "Mashhad",

Traditional houses, nice and interesting old houses that made by Iranian architects in "Kashan" (Esfehan state), "Yazd", "Tabriz", etc.

Natural malls such as some Northen cites like "Chalus (Mazandaran)", "Kelar dasht (Mazandaran)", "Anzali" (Gilan), "Torkman sahra" (Mazandaran), "Masoleh" (Gilan), etc.

Come here and enjoy :)

Iran Tourism and Touring Organization:

http://itto.org/index.asp

Iran Chamber Society:

http://www.iranchamber.com/index.php

Weather of International Favorite Cities in Middle East:

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/world-mideas...

Answer 4

its gonna be hot in summer. i really dont think u gonna need much preparation, but it wouldnt hurt if u learned some basic sentences so u dont get stuck somewhere that u dont understand them and they dont understand u. if ur going to tehran expect traffic, but if u have relatives there ull have fun

one more thing, dont listen to the first answerer...y would u compare iraq and iran together...is it the name or just cuz they are next to each other (a lot of countries are not like their neighboring countries) so ppl who havent actually been to iran should not give their opinions. peace.