Iran Travel & Tourism News – Tourism is one of the fields that can help Iran get rid of an oil-dependent economy, and boost its non-oil revenues by encouraging foreign tourists to visit its diverse historical and natural attractions. The “Tourism” section in IFP News tries to offer a true image of the country’s beauties and tourism industry, and the opportunities for foreign investment in the field.
“Never before had I been to a country whereby the preconceptions of it were so far away from reality… the people of Iran are the best.” These are the words of Kim Berghout, a hitchhiking world-traveling adventurer from the Netherlands who has shared her experiences about visiting Iran.
The wedding ceremonies of Kurmanj nomads are always full of colours and happiness, and these are part of their intangible heritage.
Every November, because of...
The Garden-Museum of ‘Sacred Defence and Promotion of Resistance Culture’ is a place to introduce a small part of sacrifices Iranian people made during the Iraqi imposed war (1980s) to save the country from foreign invasion.
Hoz-e Soltan Salt Lake is located 40km north of central Iranian city of Qom, 85km south of Tehran. The Lake, which is also known as Saveh-Qom Lake and Shahi Lake, has an area of 240 square kilometres, and is bound by Alborz Mountain Chain in the north.
An Italian desert explorer is going to run the impassable tracks of Iran’s Loot Desert in an effort to voice support for the national project of “Lut and Cheetah”.
Shortly after the recent visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to Turkey, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced that a recent...
Bilqis spring, a recreational area in Charam County in Iran’s south-western province Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, with its mesmerizing beauty, evokes strong memories of the story of the Queen of Saba in Prophet Solomon’s palace.
Within the past four months, Iran’s tourism industry has earned nearly $1m per hour thanks to the massive influx of foreign tourists in the country after the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, an official said.
Farzad and Zekra are a creative couple who have turned their old blue Volkswagen microbus into a luxurious mobile café that gives its customers a sense of nostalgia.
The aqueducts of Kish Island in the Persian Gulf date back to 2,500 years ago. It once provided the islanders' drinking water. Today, it is transformed into an amazing underground city, with an area of 10,000 square meters. The complex is now called Kariz-e Kish.
Iran is one of the world’s top 10 countries in terms of archaeological and cultural sites with plenty of ancient monuments in the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. However, the country's allure lies in its people's reputation for hospitality and culture.
Amid the recent unrest in Turkey, the Iranian government has banned travel agencies from registering and sending tourists to the neighbouring country and would reprimand the ones that break the rules.
The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in its 40th session since July 10 in Turkey, inscribed eleven Persian Qantas on the World Heritage List.
Iran will create some 140,000 job opportunities in the field of tourism by the end of the next Iranian calendar year (March 2018), the head of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Organization (CHTHO), Masoud Soltanifar, announced.
Kristina Paltén, a Swedish runner, says three things inspired her to pick Iran for running: its beautiful nature, the long distance, and her ambition to change the image of Iran and other Islamic countries.
