Living In Tehran - Iran’s Number One Independent English Language Travel Guide!

ZEE Hostel, Tehran Finding a comfortable yet affordable place to stay in Tehran is a treat, and ZEE Hostel offers exactly that. Housed in a charming 75-year-old building, ZEE Hostel merges traditional architecture with modern amenities,…

Tehran is much older than many people realise. In recent years discoveries by archaeologists date Greater Tehran back several thousand years. One such find in recent years is the skeletal remains of a woman buried in the Molavi area of city…

Difference between Toman and Rial. A guide for the uninitiated.

When transiting through Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA), find comfort and convenience at our two premier hotels. Previously operated by Ibis Group and unbranded due to new sanctions in 2018, these hotels have adopted…

There are several dozen hotels in Tehran where one can stay for all different budgets, but if you are here on business, here are some of the best that we can recommend from our on-the-ground experience of the city. Tehran has a few…

Nowruz in Tehran is like a ghost town, you’ll often hear some residents say, but others will be thankful for the respite in traffic for the two-week spring break. But "Visiting Tehran in Nowruz" is a good idea. Nowruz, the Persian New…

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, starts on March 20 each year with an extra day before for Oil Nationalisation unofficially kicking off the two-week long holiday.Officially Nowruz finishes after one week, however, unofficially the city and…

Interested in finding a place to take the kids one weekend in Tehran? Well, we’ve got a treat for you with this recently opened centre for children at the base of Milad Tower in the west of the city.Called Karbazia “Work & Play” the…

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