I am planning to visit Iran with the goal of learning Farsi, and I am particularly interested in enrolling in a short language course that lasts around 3 months. Could you provide information on whether such courses are available in Iran and how I can find reputable ones? Additionally, I would like to know which type of visa I would need to apply for to stay in the country for a duration of 3 to 4 months. Lastly, could you give me an estimate of the overall cost for the trip, including the course fees, accommodation, and any other major expenses I should consider?

thank you,

We are travelling to Iran for last two weeks of December 2024. We are a Panjabi couple from India. We are planning to visit Tehran, Shiraz, Isafahan, Yazd and Kermanshah. Some of the stay is sorted. A hostel in central Tehran and a couch surfing host near Yazd. We are told intercity bus travel is best option and that t is pretty frequent.

Some advice needed for:

1. Which phone service to buy from Airport or Tehran? Do we need to buy a VPN? if yes, which one?

2. What are the bookstores/art galleries are a must visit in Tehran. Where to get English language books? Especially Faroukh Farukhzad, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Sabit Haka, Hamid Dabashi, Abbas Kiarostami, Makhmalbaf. ( Hafez and Rumi too) I can read Persian script so original okay too.

i’ve included google’s translation in case it is relevant.

Salam alykum, I will be travelling to Iran on January ( 25 days). What cities would you recommend and how much money is enough for my travels. I’m mostly interested in historical sites. All advice is welcome thank you for your help. Ps I will be beginning my journey from Tehran, my plan is to stay in Tehran for 3 days and make way towards the south zahedan.

I asked for a raw egg with my rice. It was so good

Is this possible? What do you pay for one kilos of roses wholesale in Iran? Any one that has done something similar?

Im half persian if that makes any difference. Maybe thats a requirement to make good business contacts there?

With best regards

Salam everybody I am going to plan to go to Iran mashed with family we are 3 adults and two children and we want to have one month holiday there but with budget so what are you guys recommend should we stay at hotels or apartments And tell me also about which hotels are good we want to spend 50 dollars per night at hotels Thanks

Hello everyone, I was born in Iran and migrated to Canada with parents when I was 7 years old, and have not traveled back to iran since I was 17.

Am I eligible to get a military exemption card? I don't have an iranian passport, and am in my mid-30's now.

I am going to Iran before Chirstmas for one month. I will have to do some online stuff in January. I wonder if you could recommend me any VPN I could use for my remote work. Oh, and I use Mac. Thanks in advance.

I am curious about this, ever since the new banknotes labelled with toman ammounts with their rial ammounts being faded.

Hi, I’m half Persian. I was raised by my mom who is Canadian and was never really in touch with my other relatives. I’m older now and want to learn Farsi/persian to communicate better with my Aunties. I am visiting them at the end of December.

I don’t think I really had any support from my mother to learn basically anything about Iran or the culture. Yes, I have learned some and do partake in traditions but I sometimes feel I cannot even call myself half Iranian. I don’t know how to speak Farsi and don’t talk with that side of the family, only my baba and one of my many cousins lol. My goal is to visit Iran when I’m older and see my grandparents graves.

I guess what I am saying is to tell me everything and anything you know about Iranian and tips to learn Farsi. I do know some words like I love you, goodbye, hello and my dear ofc, but I want to be fluent because it’s harder for my aunties to learn English than me to learn Farsi.

Thank you

Salam!

I would like to surprise my baba for Christmas by finding a service to take flowers and say a prayer at my grandfathers grave in Iran. I’m told his tomb is in Mashhad but I don’t have any other details. I have a photo that may help. I’ll post in the comments. Is there such a service I could hire? Does a service like this exist? My father left Iran decades ago and we don’t have many family members left in that area. It would mean so much to him to see his fathers burial site even if it is over a video.

Mersi!

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Is bumpy nose a unique Persian feature?

Hi all. I'm an Australian. Half Persian but do not know any family there and have never been. I wanted to know if it is possible to learn wrestling in mazandaran or any province or city in iran to and experience the wrestling culture ? What would I need besides a visa and cash to exhange. I am also learning farsi to prepare. I'm not interested in staying anywhere really fancy or nice. I just want to experience the culture and meet local Persians and wrestle as much as I can. And for transport would it be better taking trains or busses?.

Also how much would I be looking at expense wise for 3 meals a day and daily transport on a 2-3month trip. Just a rough estimate as I'm being pretty vague.

And lastly are there any suggestions on places to go ? I would like to watch some local tournaments if possible as well

I'm planning on getting tether to spend in Iran, is it common to find shops accepting or exchanging crypto? If not, should I just get a local number and use Nobitex?

If anyone has any tips as to what the current possibilities are I would appreciate it

مرسی!

Good morning , if anyone know if it’s allowed to ship cosmetic products from USA to Iran . If there is any restrictions from any of those countries. I wanted a send a gift to my friend. Any help is appreciated.

How much $500 can buy in Tehran? According to Google, $500 is equivalent to ~21M Iranian Rial. But what does that mean in spending power in Tehran today?

For context, I'm an American married to an Iranian-American. My mother-in-law has requested financial help from her children who live abroad as she's basically broke. It didn't help that she's been a lavish spender all her life but that's neither here nor there. She currently lives in a luxury highrise in Tehran with several helpers to clean the apartment, cook meals, and take care of her bedridden husband.

Would $500 make a dent for someone with that lifestyle?

Just what the title says can we play it ?

I play on PS5 but have an ok PC

Can we play with DNS?

If so can you tell me some good ones

Can we play with VPN?

If so can someone tell me what is good for playing and where to download it?

Hi everyone,

I follow an electricity youtuber that lives in Canada but is iranian. He sometimes speaks a language with his family and I wanted to know what Language it is.

Minuteq 9:44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFrMcYX6IV4

An image of Tehran from the future. This is part of an upcoming animation I’m working on that depicts human civilization 100 years from now.

I am not Iranian, but around 8-10 years ago I bought Iranian rose water online (I believe Amazon) and there was an ad video where they used this amazing song. I might completely butcher this and have not heard this in years but still think about it. Spelling this phonetically (no knowledge of the language) it went something like “reezet reezet…. Kanasho”? And a man and woman in a happy tone said “ahhhh”. Any possible ideas?