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March 20–April 2, all of Iran celebrates Nowruz — 3,000-year-old Persian New Year. Tables of haft-seen, sprouting wheat, street egg-painting and 13 days of picnics. Travel then is magical if you book ahead. Below is a field-tested 3-day hour-by-hour plan with
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Two hours from Isfahan, the Zayandeh runs dry and the dunes begin. Varzaneh (salt lake, pigeon towers, camel treks) and remote Mesr (oasis village, sand seas, zero light pollution) are Iran’s easiest desert taste — no 4WD expedition needed. Below is a field-tested 3-day hour-by-hour plan
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Mount Damavand (5,610m) — Middle East's highest volcano, Persian mythology's dragon-prison — is a non-technical but serious 3-day trek every fit hiker can summit in July–August. Pair with Alam-Kuh and Tochal for a 7-day Alborz week. South Route: 3 Days Step
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Kurdistan is Iran's green west: Zagros oak forests, stepped villages where roofs are streets, Kurdish music on every corner and hospitality so insistent you will gain weight. Base in Sanandaj (2–3 days) for Palangan + Howraman. Palangan: Steps, Springs and Fish 60km from Kamyaran, Palangan cascades down a
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Cross the Alborz from Tehran and the desert vanishes: rice paddies, tea terraces, Hyrcanian cloud forests (UNESCO 2019, 25-million-year-old relics) and the Caspian Sea. Gilan province — rainy, lush, garlic-and-fish-scented — is Tehranis' weekend escape and the perfect green counterpoint to Yazd and Lut. Base
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Kashan is where most travelers first exhale. Two hours south of Tehran, the desert softens into oasis gardens, Qajar mansions with windcatchers and badgir-cooled courtyards, and the scent of rose water in May. Pair it with half-day Abyaneh and you have the perfect 1–2 day break on
Practical Guide
Welcome to Discover Iran — a tourism blog dedicated to one of the world's most misunderstood and most rewarding destinations. Iran is not just a country, it's 7,000 years of civilization: Elamite ziggurats, Achaemenid Persepolis, Sassanian palaces, turquoise-tiled Safavid mosques, Qajar mansions, and buzzing modern