{"id":39252,"date":"2019-09-30T12:12:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T12:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/?p=39252"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:31:26","slug":"why-travel-to-iran-should-you-cancel-that-iran-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/why-travel-to-iran-should-you-cancel-that-iran-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Travel To Iran? Should You Cancel That Iran Vacation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whilst some are now seeking to build walls and put up barriers, Iran is inviting people in. Its open wand wants to open further, it is changing and offers people an experience they will not experience elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-it-worth-a-visit\">Is it worth a visit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer this question, we should first answer why people travel anywhere. Outside of family or business reasons, we can say with some confidence, that people seek a subversion of their day to day reality, they want difference to take them out of mundaneness in search of something else, something greater, so that they themselves change in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Is-it-safe-to-travel-to-Iran-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Is It Safe To Visit Iran? Let's Explore\" class=\"wp-image-54031\" title=\"Is It Safe To Visit Iran? Let's Explore\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Is-it-safe-to-travel-to-Iran-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Is-it-safe-to-travel-to-Iran-1-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Is-it-safe-to-travel-to-Iran-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Is-it-safe-to-travel-to-Iran-1-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Is-it-safe-to-travel-to-Iran-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Is-it-safe-to-travel-to-Iran-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this context, it is reflected that Iran can best fulfill the reasons why people travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran is different from anywhere else. The expansion of the tourism industry has seen many destinations reach saturation point, which has led people to seek new destinations that remains truly different from where they came.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran provides that. Whether it is the culture and traditions that have developed over 5,000 years, some of which are national and some of which remain regional, all of them remain for tourists to engage with, be challenged by and learn from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#1e0e7c;line-height:.9\"><strong>APPLY ONLINE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" id=\"schedule-a-visit\" style=\"color:#1e0e7c;font-size:35px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.15\">Iran Tourist visa<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/iran-tourist-visa\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#f94931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Apply Now<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran is a great country. Iran, whilst unique, also has a story that can appeal to everyone as it touches on so many aspects of human history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it\u2019s through the creation of some of the earliest civilizations on earth, the emergence of the Persian empire and its epic battles with Greek and Roman empire, its role in the Golden Age of Islam with its advances in science, mathematics and in the arts, such as the emergence of Rumi and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/shiraz-travel-guide\/tomb-hafez-hafezieh\/\">Hafez<\/a>&nbsp;to the successive invasions it has seen to the modern-day creation of an Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-39198\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Beautiful-Esfahan.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful Esfahan\" class=\"wp-image-39198\" title=\"Beautiful Esfahan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Beautiful-Esfahan.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Beautiful-Esfahan-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Beautiful-Esfahan-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Beautiful-Esfahan-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Beautiful-Esfahan-627x470.jpg 627w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Beautiful-Esfahan-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Beautiful-Esfahan-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Beautiful-Esfahan-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/naqsh-ejahan-square\/\" title=\"Naqsh-e Jahan Square\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Naqsh-e Jahan Square<\/a> (the second biggest square in the world, the first one is in China)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-modern-iran\">Modern Iran<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/cnn-tehrans-teens-iran-isnt-what-you-think-it-is\/\">Modern day Iran<\/a>\u00a0is a combination of all these in one country, which speaks to its diversity and capacity for change but also leaves so much for a traveler to explore, as all of these developments have left their legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f94931\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:25px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Iran Tourist Card<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8c8af59c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/touristcard?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Click and explore<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart.jpg);background-position:55% 0%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/touristcard?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart.jpg\" alt=\"Orienttrips Iran Tourist Card\" class=\"wp-image-62115 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart.jpg 900w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart-780x555.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart-661x470.jpg 661w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iran-travel-guide\/\" title=\"traveling to Iran\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">traveling to Iran<\/a>, tourists may get shocked to see the modern urban design, beautifully designed highways along with the spread of the technology between people. Most of the Iranian use the latest marks of cell phones and high-speed internet. This is the new face many people around the world may not have any ideas about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran isn\u2019t one thing, it\u2019s many things at once. It speaks to so many aspects of our collective nature as people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iran-will-transform-you\">Iran will transform you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran will transform you. To process the world in an interpretable way, people often refer to stereotypes as a way to understand different places. In Iran\u2019s case, these stereotypes have developed through the prism of international relations, in particular through the hostility of some governments to the Iranian one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest transformation consequently that occurs when people <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iran-tours-for-canadian\/\" title=\"Iran Tours From Canada \u2013 Can Canadian Citizens Travel To Iran?\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82070\">travel to Iran<\/a> is that full realization that Iran isn\u2019t just made up of a government or a social system but of 80 million unique individuals, all of whom have their own desires and dreams and many of which delight in interacting with foreigners in whatever way they can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f94931\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:36px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Book Train Tickets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8c8af59c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/train?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Click and explore<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Book-train-iran.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/flight?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Book-train-iran.jpg\" alt=\"Book Train Ticket Iran\" class=\"wp-image-65235 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Book-train-iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Book-train-iran-780x446.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Book-train-iran-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Book-train-iran-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people want to talk with you, take selfies with you, look at you and sometimes to spend time with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This speaks to the already existing openness within Iranian people to others but also speaks to the fact that <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/must-knows-survival-tips-before-travelling-to-iran\/\" title=\"Traveling to Iran: Essential Tips for a Safe and Enjoyable Trip\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82071\">travelling to Iran<\/a> is occurring in an important historical context. The nuclear deal between the P 5+1 and the subsequent lifting of sanctions offers an unparalleled opportunity for exchange between Iran and the rest of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourism is unique in the way that allows one on one exchange which is crucial to the breakdown of barriers. While many people are concerned about the safety of traveling to Iran after the US government lectures against Iran and imposes more sanctions and threats every day, only tourists can tell about the high degree of safety they had offered when in Iran. Some even admit that it is one of the safest countries in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the reasons that we are seeking an expansion of tourism into Iran, as well as the range of products, in order to broaden the scope of experiences that tourists can undergo while in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Persian-Caravan-\u2013-Discover-Iran-by-Private-Train-10-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Persian Caravan \u2013 Discover Iran By Private Train\" class=\"wp-image-10228\" title=\"The Persian Caravan \u2013 Discover Iran By Private Train\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Persian-Caravan-\u2013-Discover-Iran-by-Private-Train-10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Persian-Caravan-\u2013-Discover-Iran-by-Private-Train-10-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Persian-Caravan-\u2013-Discover-Iran-by-Private-Train-10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Persian-Caravan-\u2013-Discover-Iran-by-Private-Train-10-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Persian-Caravan-\u2013-Discover-Iran-by-Private-Train-10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Persian-Caravan-\u2013-Discover-Iran-by-Private-Train-10.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/persiancaravantrain\/\" title=\"Persian Caravan Train: Your Gateway to Iran&#8217;s Wonders\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76355\">Persian Caravan<\/a> \u2013 Discover Iran by Private Train<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-visit-persia-on-a-private-train\">Visit Persia on a Private Train<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most exciting ones is exploring Iran on a private luxury train tour through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/iran-tour\/iran-train-tour-persian-caravan\/\">Iran rail tours.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This enables you to combine seeing all of the major sights in Iran, interactions with local people, at a level of comfort that is no match to other <a title=\"tours\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/iran-tours\/\">tours<\/a>, with the romance and excitement of being able to travel across the diverse Iranian landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/iran-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"398\" title=\"SURFIRAN Tours\"  src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2.jpg\" alt=\"SURFIRAN Tours\" class=\"wp-image-65259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2-780x310.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2-768x306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an opportunity for all tourism operators to come and take part in what is one of the last great untapped markets in tourism, whilst being assured that the product on offer is of the highest possible standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every visitor to Iran regrets having listened to the media and not having traveled earlier. It is for all these reasons we hope to see you in Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why travel to Iran? 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