An orangish yellow lorry, an oasis over land, is busy carrying 20 tourists across different countries, including Iran. These days, it is driving through Isfahan and Kashan in central Iran.  

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has issued a memo allowing all banks and credit institutions to buy currency from foreign tourists, foreign lorry drivers in transit, foreign investors, diplomats residing in Iran, and representative offices of foreign banks, with written requests at prices announced daily by the CBI. They can sell the currency within the forex market regulations in Iran.

The Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has announced a joint project with the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) for a prepaid debit card for tourists traveling to Iran. Funds can be added to the card in return for their currency and converted to Iranian rials (IRR).  

The halim cooking ceremony in Eghlid, Fars Province, is a family occasion to usher in the Iranian New Year, Nowruz, on the spring equinox. This is an old tradition that takes place beginning of March every year. The event was held in an old house in the city this year together with a display of Iranian handicrafts and joined in by tourists.

While the highest number of foreign tourists in Iran is said to be religious tourists who often come to Mashhad from Arab countries, last year 110,000 more European tourists came to Iran from the previous years.

There are sites in Iran hiding secrets at their heart and still wearing a shroud of mystery with the passage of time. Some of these are manmade, and others have been made by the life-giving Divinity. This report will take you on a safe tour of some of these sites.

The CEO of Isfahan Cultural Heritage Organization reported of the visit by half a million foreign tourists of the historical monuments and tourist attractions of the Province of Isfahan from March 2017 till the end of December 2017.  

Neyshabur turquoise mine, located 53 kilometers northwest of Neyshabur, is among the general mines of this city and its visitors are not too many. Tourists can pay the amount of five thousand tomans and take a tour of this 7000-year old mine.

El Confidencial digital newspaper writes: In 2016, Iran has hosted 7000 Spanish tourists. But a lack of hotels and accommodation is hindering its tourism industry.  

The Head of Iran’s Tourism Organization, Ali-Asghar Munesan, has said that his country aims to attract 20 million tourists by 2025 by mobilizing all its facilities with an eye on the importance the government and parliament attach to tourism in order to give Iran its rightful place in the industry.  

Muharram is a month of mourning for the third Shia Imam martyred in the desert of Karbala by the tyrant Yazid.

Three years ago, the first tourist train arrived in Iran with 150 American and European passengers. Today, the Thousand and one nights luxury train drove into the city of Yazd with 57 American and European passengers.