Fishing at the Sangour Bridge, Khouzestan Province

The Sangour Bridge is located in Mo’ammareh Sangour Village, straddling the two counties of Abadan and Khorramshahr, in Iran’s Khouzestan Province. 

First direct flight from Tehran to Cairo to fly within 45 days

Iran’s Air Travel and Tourism Services Society says a first direct flight from Tehran to the Egyptian capital of Cairo will be established within a month and a half.

Pilgrimage ritual on mountain top in northwest Iran

Every year, as the hot season arrives, the people of Kivi village and its surrounding villages in the Varzaghan Country of East Azarbaijan Province hold a pilgrimage ritual in the first ten days of the summer on top of a mountain called Pirdaghi or the Old Mountain.

Iran tourism: Visit Margoon Waterfall in Fars Province

Margoon Waterfall is located in the Fars Province of Iran near the city of Sepidan.

Mother cheetah looking for cub killed in Iran car accident

Heart-breaking footage shows a mother cheetah looking for her cub, which was killed in a car accident days earlier in northeastern Iran.

Mohitban, Iran’s first-ever natural park near capital Tehran

The Iranian city of Karaj in Alborz Province, near Tehran, is home to Mohitban Park, the country’s first-ever natural park where animals live freely.

Iran tourism: Cold in summer

Boz-e-Sina (Boz-e-Sineh) Mountain is in the southwest of West Azerbaijan Province, 60 km from the provincial capital, Urmia.

Iran tourism: Gorgeous natural scenery of Asalem-Khalkhal Road

The Asalem-Khalkhal road is one of the most beautiful mountainous routes of Iran that links Gilan and Ardabil Provinces in northern Iran to each other.

A site for breeding yellow deer in south-central Iran

Iran’s south-central city of Arsanjan, Fars Province, is home to a site for the breeding of yellow deer.

Iranian student registers smart tourism initiative at IFIA

A PhD student of tourism at Tehran University achieved the membership of the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA) after the registration of his initiative named ‘Ehsan; The Smart Creative Tourist.”

World’s largest water cave in Hamedan Province, western Iran

Iran’s Hamedan Province is home to the world’s largest water cave called Ali-Sadr, which features many water halls and wide variety of beautiful features such as stalactites, stalagmites and karst deposits.

Persian leopard family spotted in Iran’s northern mountainous regions

A family of four Persian leopards, a rare and endangered species, has been caught on camera in the mountainous regions of Iran’s northern Mazandaran Province.

Dizi Recipe (Famous Iranian food)

In traditional Iranian restaurants, Dizi is still served in small clay pots with a number of truly delicious side dishes.

Iran’s traditional ice cream tops Taste Atlas list of world’s best frozen desserts

Iran’s traditional ice cream, known as Bastani Sonnati, has topped the list of the world’s 50 best frozen desserts released by Taste Atlas, a popular encyclopedia of local food, traditional restaurants, and authentic recipes across the world.

Iran tourism: Spring face of nature in Tuyserkan

Tuyserkan is the fourth largest city in Iran’s Hamadan Province. It is a mountainous city with a moderate climate in western Iran.

Iran deputy culture minister slams arrests of Hafezieh officials over viral proposal video

The Iranian deputy minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts criticizes the arrests of two cultural officials in Shiraz after a video went viral of a young man proposing to a woman without mandatory hijab near the tomb of the 14th century poet Hafez.

Iran tourism: Breathtaking oak forests of Lorestan Province

Lorestan Province, which sits in the middle of the Zagros Mountains in western Iran, is covered with 1.2 million hectares of spectacular oak forests, making the region, along with its other unique characteristics, a popular tourist attraction.

Iran tourism: Rig-e Zarrin sand desert in Yazd

The Rig-e Zarrin sand desert is one of the most spectacular tourist destinations in Yazd Province of Iran.

Unique Souvenirs and Handicrafts of Iran’s Qeshm Island

Qeshm is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf with many natural, cultural and tourist attractions. The island is considered a tourist hub with great capacity to attract more domestic and foreign travellers.

Harvesting spring-time chai (tea) plants in Iran’s north

It’s already mid-spring, and the chai (tea) farmers in Iran’s bountiful north are harvesting what is known as spring-time chai plants.

Hails as big as eggs hit region in western Iran

Hails as big as eggs have fallen in Uramanat, a region in Iran’s Kermanshah Province.

Two Iranian dips classified among world’s 50 best: Taste Atlas

Taste Atlas, a well-known encyclopedia of local food, traditional restaurants, and authentic recipes across the world has named Iranian ‘Kashke Bademjan’ and ‘Mast-o-Khiar’ on its list of the world’s 50 best dips.

Tourist visits to Iran increased four times in 2022: Tourism body

Figures released by the World Tourism Organization show a 315-percent rise in the number of tourist visits to Iran last year.

Iran tourism: Saqalaksar in Iran’s littoral spells visitors

Saqalaksar Village, 15 kilometers to the south of the Iranian city of Rasht, in Gilan Province, has a particular feature. An embankment dam in the village in northern Iran, has provided an exquisite tourist attraction, looking almost like a natural lake.

Iranians free birds seized from smugglers in nature to mark Migratory Bird Day 

Marking the World Migratory Bird Day, Iranian environmental officials and nature lovers join a ceremony to free birds confiscated from smugglers at the Lar National Park on the hillside of Mount Damavand in the northern province of Mazandaran.

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