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Itinerary Overview
Tehran is a beautiful city with beautiful people, with so many new things to try. There is delicious Persian food around every corner of the city, incredible views, and almond and walnut trees growing on the streets.
I visited Tehran, Iran back in 2017 for three weeks to visit my family. I stayed with my family while I was there, so I don’t have many hotel/ hostel name recommendations, but I do know they have nice hotels in the city.
The Grand Tourism
The grand bazaar of Tehran Is one of the most beautiful and exciting Day trips I took while in Tehran. The grand bazaar is a very large marketplace with huge Corredor and columns with beautiful artistic detail and architecture, there are several districts with their own special goods. For example, there is a district strictly for clothes or for food or for rugs. In the streets, there are plenty of little markets where you can buy food and I also recommend trying the juices which are fresh cantaloupe watermelon and other fruits,perfect! They’re also wonderful markets to find authentic Persian clothes and many cultural goods from Persian rugs to hookahs to headscarves to bread to teapots and jewelry, the list goes on and on, and it’s quite wonderful being in a place filled with Persian treasure. Nearby there are also tons of incredibly beautiful mosques you can go inside to look at as well as museums with ancient Persian artifacts and Persian royalty artifacts which I also definitely recommend doing, it’s quite beautiful. Of course, don’t forget the MOSLEM is located in this Bazaar and it’s totally worth getting some food but just a heads-up the line is usually super long. Also, a quick friendly tip if you don’t speak Farsi and you are shopping inside a little store, it’s better not to speak your native tongue very loudly because they will probably raise the prices to more touristy prices.
Tochal Telecabin Sightseeing, streetart and awesome restaurants.
Mount tochal is a super fun little hike with lots of activities to do at the top. Mount of a child is in Tehran, and it is an about a 45-minute hike to the top and once you get to the top there are plenty of super fun activities to do there’s food and drinks there’s singing and dancing and also there are tons of fun activities such as a really cool roller coaster through the alps in the Mountain. It is a roller coaster that starts at A higher point of one of the Mountains and you sit in a cart that is attached to a metal rail, and you can basically guide yourself down the mountain. You can decide to go faster or pull then brake and go slower, it’s a great time with wonderful views of the city and the mountains. If you want, there are some videos of people going down with their GoPro on the roller coaster, which is cool to get a better view of what it’s like. This was one of my favorite things because if you’re an adrenaline junkie this is definitely your thing, plus there are lots of other fun activities like this such as zip-lining and bag jumps.
Q & A
What would you have changed?
I think if I would have changed anything I would have definitely brought a thinner clothes if you are visiting during the summer months because of the mandatory law for women to wear headscarves it can get pretty hot and you’re also not really supposed to show too much skin usually long pants and long sleeve shirts. Also if you are a young girl (around 1-13) headscarves and dress code does not apply .Anything go wrong during the trip?
Nothing in particular went wrong except for maybe one time I had my head scarf off while I was bowling in some bowling place and some man politely asked me to put it back onRestaurant recommendations?
By far the best kebab i’ve ever had was in the MOSLEM, located in the Grand Baazar of Tehran after walking around the bazaar for hours this restaurant will hit the best. There are many other food options as well including Khoresht (stew) with rice which is also super good.Tips you would give a friend?
My overall tip I would give to someone visiting Tehran is to be mindful of the Islamic Republic laws these laws are very strict and you want to make sure that you have a head scarf and acceptable clothes if you’re a woman for men this does not apply. Overall it’s important not to mention or try to protest against any kinds of Islamic law because if you don’t follow these laws there will be consequences such as jail at the worst. However most times if a woman isn’t wearing a head scarf someone will kindly just asked them to put it back on. I also want to mention that these laws were forced upon and are still forced upon the people of Iran the majority of Persians do not support this Government and they want to take off their head scarves as much as you do!Packing tips?
Ask for packing it depends on what season you’re going to visit iran (I highly recommend visiting in the spring time it’s the most beautiful in my opinion) but if you’re going in the summer make sure to bring very thin clothes thin pants and thin shirts if you’re a woman but if you’re a man dress code does not apply. Overall for both bring good sneakers or any comfortable shoes for walking and maybe a light jacket at night it gets a little colder. And of course in the winter it snows so bring thick warm clothes.Transportation Tips?
There are many taxis available in the city and there is also a Tehran metro which is pretty easy to use and kind of fun because there are people on the train that sell cool little things like bracelets and jewelry .Any surprises?
Probably that it wasn’t as terrifying as my mind made it out to be, every country has its own laws and unfortunately these are the laws for Iran but it’s just not as scary as you might think.Booking details?
For booking details I can’t really help you since I stayed with my family but definitely you can find places to stay in Tehran!