Tehran

Tehran capital of Iran is located in the foothills of Damavand dead volcano in Alborz ranges, it is now a vast metropolis holding more than 14 million peoples and it has one the biggest industrial, economic and political activities in Iran today. Tehran city is divided to many subdivisions like Shemiranat, Lavasanat, Tajrish, darband and other parts which each part resembles a small city in modern Tehran today. 

History of Tehran
 

Tajrish is in the north of Tehran and in old times because of the delicate weather it was a  summer residence of wealthy people. 
Tehran has a sophisticated subway called “tehran metro” and today it holds more than 7 lines and more than 170 stations. tehran metro is the biggest metro line in middle east and it has more than 260 km railway. Each day more than 2.5 million people use tehran metro to reach their home or to go to their workplace from early in the  morning to late at night. 
Tehran accepts many tourists each year and it is the meeting point of many different occasions in Tehran conferences from more than one decade ago. Tehran conference belongs to Islamic countries and each year the leaders of Islamic countries meet together to talk about Islamic countries' occasions. In modern tehran you can find many cultural and recreational places like Tehran international fair complex.
 The shrine of Imam Khomeini and “shah abdol azim “shrine is located in the south of tehran . Visiting both shrines is a must for tourists that come to Tehran. In south of Tehran and in “ray” district you can find a history that is more than 2500 years old . This old part of Tehran contains many monumental old buildings like “Borj Toghrol” and old bazaar and even “ ibn babooyeh ” cemetery. The “ray” district is modernized today and is a very important social and economic center in modern tehran in recent years.It is one of the opening roads to the south of Iran.
Golestan palace is a complex of palaces used during Safavid and Qajar dynasty. in north we have very big museum palace complexes too , named as “Saad Abad” and “Niavaran” palace museums. Visiting these museums is a must for every tourist that comes to Tehran.
 

Tourism in Tehran

Lavasanat ,a suburb, is a small recreational and residential city located in the north of Tehran and located in the foothills of Mount Damavand which is a dead volcano more than 5675m high; it is very attractive to local and international hikers. Each year thousands of hikers climb Mount Damavand. 
One of the other recreation points around Tehran is Dizin which has a famous skiing resort and each year serves thousands of ski lovers .The other is Firuzkuh which accepts millions of local tourists as leisure and excursion .
some of Tehran monuments are Azadi Tower , Milad Tv tower and old bazaar of Tehran, you can find a very big shopping, recreational and shopping complex center named as “ tehran Mall ” .
 In north of Tehran you can find a very hilly recreational place named darband tehran. In darband you can find many cafes and restaurant the serve national foods like “chelo kabab” and “kufteh”, two mouthwatering genuine foods that everybody should taste while visiting Iran.
As we mentioned Tehran is a metropolis today and because of Imam Khomeini International airport, Tehran is a hub for individual and group tours that start their tour from Tehran .
 You can find many old residential mansions and you can find many old fashion small shopping centers.
In tehran ,We have the best accommodation system of the country. In Tehran you can find very small but clean boutique hotels to very 5 star international fancy hotels in the whole city, from north of Tehran to South, From west of Tehran to East. Tehran has best foods and dining facilities , we have thousands of fast-food facilities , old and modern restaurants, coffee shops , old fashion tea houses , sandwich shops and even snack desks all round the city of Tehran , you can indulge yourself eating mouthwatering foods like Chelo kabab or you can help yourself eating candies like “gaz” and traditional ice cream in coffee shops of Tehran. Even in north or south you can find very delicious foods in shops of Tehran. 
In cold winters of Tehran, you can warmup yourself in teahouses of Tehran and in very hot summers of Tehran you can cool down yourself in fruit juice stores around city by drinking a glass of sherbet or real fruit juice served with candies beside it , it doesn’t matter if you are young or old, even children are happy visiting during staying in vast city of Tehran. 
Tehran has many museums which are attractive to cultural and industrial or business visitors. We have very old fashion museum like National museum of Tehran which holds thousands peace of old fashion items from prehistoric to contemporary arts and even we have new modernized museums like Bargh museum and Geographical museum to bank museums that they are a part of bank treasure like Sepah ban museum in imam Khomeini square of Tehran, if you have enough

time never forget to visit post museum, it is very fantastic because of classic to modern items in post and telecommunication industry. 
Tehran has a big zoo and amusement center in west and it can be very attractive for animal lovers and children and kids. You can reach Tehran Zoo and amusement center of Tehran by tehran metro or you can find a taxi to transfer you or you can even use the national bus system of Tehran in a very low and reasonable price. 
We have uber taxi system in Tehran  ( snap taxi service )which by downloading the app you can use this system, even though it is private but it is controlled by government, so it is very safe and you pay nothing compared to normal cars.
 At last we have professional guides and you can use them on sanpersian tour and travel official site. We are waiting to see you in Tehran soon. 

culture and customs of Tehran

Azadi tower cultural complex is one of the other attractions of Tehran, it is more than 45 meters tall .Tehran is a giant city . modern tehran swallows’ old parts of the city but fortunately by influence of cultural heritage ministry, today most of the old parts are restricted and protected against modernization. In Tehran we have several museums and the most important of them is National museum of Tehran and the other is Golestan palace museum.  The city also boasts a vibrant theater and film scene.
Tehran is a cocktail of classic and modern architecture and you can find super modern facilities like tehran mall in west, cinema complex center in north, very cozy restaurants in north, cultural center complex in east and very religious shrines and tomb complex in south.
Drinking Tea plays a central role in social interaction, with friends and families gathering over cups of freshly brewed chai. Tehranis are known for their lively conversations and their love of socializing.
Also Bargaining in traditional bazaars is an expected cultural aspect, while politeness and respect are crucial in social interactions.

How to arrange your itinerary?

Most of individual and group tours start their travel from Tehran, because of international airport in Tehran you have to stay in Tehran at least one day. most of the flights arrive early morning so you can start your one-day tour form 9 Am. You can arrange your personal itinerary because shortage of time and Traffic in Tehran it is better you have a professional tour guide to arrange every item in detail. Our tour guides have the experience to cut traffic and find best places to visit just in one day. it is highly recommended to ask consultation before and take advantage of more than 30 years of experience from our team before starting your program. you can rely on our team on sanapersian tour and travel guides. Please do not hesitate to ask any question from our guides on sanapersian tour and travel official site or find us on social pages and follow us to answer you in very short time.
Nowadays Tehran is a very modern city and has a good transportation system .Tehran has an international airport named “Imam khomeini ” international airport and the other is “Mehrabad” domestic airport that accepts many flights to tehran. 
you can also choose railway system inside and outside Tehran. tehran metro is ready to serve you in a very reasonable price
You can transfer from very south to north and you can move from most west parts of Tehran to far east district of Tehran. 
The cities from north to south in the Persian Gulf and west to east borders near Afghanistan are interconnected by national railway system. We have private and governmental railway companies which you can book them directly from us. 
In any case it is better to consult sanapersian tour and travel agency to arrange a one or two days tour in Tehran. You can take advantage of more than 30 years of experience of sanapersian tour and travel service providers, who treat you as their family members and support you before and during your visit in a very proper and professional way.Our people on sanapersian tour and travel service providers are ready to help you finding best time to visit Tehran. You can contact us on social media pages or on our website, “sanapersian.travel” 
This is “jahan“, im a professional tour guide and you can find me on sanapersian tour and travel service providers website and social media . I can be your personal guide and consultant. I wish to see you in Tehran next spring. Take care.

Best time to travel to Tehran

there is no limitations to choosing time. Tehran has 4 seasons and each season is good enough to attract you.in winter Tehran is cold or on very rare occasions freezing but because of global warming in the last two decades the temperature in winters of Tehran increases dramatically and we have little snow in winter. In summer Tehran is like a hot furnace. In spring and fall we have very delicate weather. So the best time visiting Tehran is in spring that Tehran find a new life and all the greens blooming.
Because of good infrastructure in Tehran all tourists have many options to booking flights, accommodation and dining facilities. Just start your tour and you will find out how simple visiting Tehran is. 

(Sana Persian tour and travel service provider group)