When deciding when to go to Iran you must first work out where you'd like to go. Temperatures can vary wildly: when it's in Tabriz it might be in Bandar Ahbas, but for most people spring and autumn are the most pleasant times to visit. At other times, the seasons have advantages and disadvantages depending on where you are. For example, the most agreeable time to visit the Persian Gulf coast is during winter, when the humidity is low and temperatures mainly in the 20s.

On The Road

Geing Stared

Itineraries

SnaPshot

The Culture

Arts

Food & Drink

Environment

Tehran

History

Orientation

Information

Dangers &

Annoyances

Sights

Sleeping

Eating

Entertainment

Shopping

Getting There & Away

Getting Around

AROUND TEHRAN

Holy Shrine of

Imam Khomeini

Behesht-e Zahra

Rey

Mt Damavand

Alborz Ski Resorts

Western Iran

Bazargan

Maku

Around Maku

Khoy

Salmas

Sero

Orumiyeh

Around Orumiyeh

Lake Orumiyeh

Maraqeh

Around Maraqeh

Tabriz

Around Tabriz

Payam

Marand

Jolfa

Around Jolfa

Ahar

Kaleybar & Babak Castle

Around Kaleybar

Meshgin Shahr

Ardabil

Around Ardabil

Astara

Astara to Rasht

Rasht

Around Rasht

Ramsar

Chalus & Noshahr

Around Chalus

Karaj

Qazvin

Alamut Valley

Soltaniyeh

Around Soltaniyeh

Zanjan

Zanjan to Takab & Bijar

Bijar

Sanandaj

Around Sanandaj

Howraman

Paveh

Kermanshah

Around Kermanshah

Hamadan

Around Hamadan

Khorramabad

Around Khorramabad

Andimeshk

Shush

Choqa Zanbil & Haft Tappeh

Shushtar

Around Shushtar

Dezful

Ahvaz

Around Ahvaz

Central Iran

Qom

Kashan

Around Kashan

Esfahan

Esfahan to Shiraz via

the Zagros Mountains

Into the Desert

Yazd

Around Yazd

Abarqu

Shiraz

Persepolis

Naqsh-e Rostam &Naqsh-e Rajab

Pasargadae

Bavanat

Firuz Abad

Kazerun & Bishapur

Persian Gulf

Bushehr

From Bushehr to

Bandar-e Lengeh

Kish Island

Bandar-e Lengeh

Bandar Abbas

Qeshm Island

Hormoz Island

Minab

Southeastern Iran

Meymand

Sirjan

Kerman

Around Kerman

Rayen

Bam

Bam to Minab

Zahedan

Zabol

Kuh-e Khajeh

Mirjaveh

Northeastern Iran

Western Mazandaran

Sari

Around Sari

Gorgan

Around Gorgan

Gonbad-e Kavus

Around Gonbad-e

Kavus

Bojnurd

Quchan

Around Quchan

Semnan

Around Semnan

Damghan

Around Damghan

Shahrud

Around Shahrud

Mashhad

Around Mashhad

Mashhad to Sarakhs

Kalat (Kalat Naderi)

Dargaz

The Road to

Afghanistan

Health

Lauae

Glossary

The Authors

Behind the Scenes

Index

World Time Zones

Map Legend