FAQ’S |
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Do Women have clothing
limitations?
Women have to cover their
body and their hair in
public (restaurants and
hotel lobbies are public).
According to the law, only
the face and the hands of
women may be visible,
therefore it is best to wear
a headscarf to cover the
hair and a coat to cover the
body. The body has to be
covered in such a way that
the skin of the woman is not
visible. The hips, the legs
and the feet should not be
visible. It is best to wear
wide clothing, so that the
lines of the body are not
recognizable. The headscarf
should cover the hair fully.
The color of the scarf and
the clothing does not
matter, and one is free to
wear any color.
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Do men also have clothing
limitations?
Everybody has to obey the
Islamic clothing rules in
Iran. Not only women have to
stick to the rules, also men
have certain rules to stick
to: the body of the men
should be fully covered.
Only hands, the neck, and
the head may be visible.
Short trousers are strictly
prohibited. It is
recommended to wear shirts
with short sleeves rather
than T-shirts. It is very
important that the buttons
of the shirt are not open.
It is not forbidden to wear
a tie or a bowtie.
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Do women have to dress in
Chador?
It is not necessary to wear
a chador unless one wants to
visit a holy mosque or
shrine. Wherever the chador
is a must, one will be given
a chador.
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What if women headscarf
falls down?
It can happen that the head
scarf falls down and does
not cover the hair. In those
cases most of the people
advise one to cover up
again. Also the police
advise one to cover the
hair.
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Is it possible to enjoy
alcoholic beverage?
According to Islam, it is
forbidden to enjoy alcohol
at all, no matter in what
form. It is forbidden to
have alcoholic food or
beverage, to trade with
alcohol, and to serve
alcohol.
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Is it possible to bring alcoholic beverage to Iran?
Entering Iran; bringing
alcohol is forbidden. It is
possible to get
non-alcoholic beverages
almost all over the country.
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Is it safe to drink the
water from the tap?
The water is drinkable, but
it may contain too many
minerals. It is recommended
to have mineral water.
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What kind of vegetarian
food is available in Iran?
Vegetarians have to order
special prepared food, as
there is usually no
vegetarian food available.
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Is there coffee in Iran?
Coffee is almost served in
any coffee shop or teahouse
all around the big cities.
In the hotels' lobbies and
coffee shops almost in all
cities and towns and even in
some restaurant (after
having the meal) coffee is
served. Of course if you
wish to visit small towns
and villages you are
recommended to have your
coffee with you.
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What kind of bread do the
Iranians have?
Iranian bread is flat, and
varying. Different sorts of
flat bread, baked in
traditional ways, is
available.
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What is the Iranian
currency?
The Iranian official
currency is Rial. Rials are
available in coins (1, 2, 5,
10, 20, 50, 100, and 250 Rls.)
and notes (100, 200, 500,
1.000, 2.000, 5.000, and
10.000 Rls.). Coins are only
marked in Persian script and
numerals, but one side of
the notes is printed in
English.
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Where can I exchange
money?
It is possible to exchange
money already at the
airport, no matter at what
time; but only special banks
do exchange money. Lately,
the exchange of foreign
currencies has been allowed,
and there are exchange shops
available in most big
cities. The exchange rates
of these shops are usually
higher than the official
rate. The following
currencies can be easily
exchanged at any Exchange
Shop: US Dollars, German
Marks, British Pounds,
French Franken, and Japanese
Jen.
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How to find out about the
exchange rates?
The exchange rates may
change quite often, but it
is possible to find out the
exchange rates at any bank.
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Why don't you offer
flights?
We believe that offering a
tour without the flight
gives you several
advantages. You are able to
look around for the best
deals on offer, probably
saving yourself a lot of
money. Also you have far
greater flexibility in
deciding which airline you
might prefer to book with,
where you want to come from,
or where you might want to
stop off en-route. As well
as these, many people join
our tours when they are
already in the country,
removing the need for a
flight altogether.
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If I will already be in
the country at the start of
the tour? How do I find out
where to meet you to start
the tour?
After you have booked, we
will email you with
pre-departure information.
This will include details of
the hotel where you will
join the tour and spend your
first night.
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I will be flying into the
country before the start of
the tour. Do I still get an
airport transfer?
Our tours include an airport
transfer only if you arrive
on the first day of the
tour. If you arrive one day
before the start of the
tour, we can organize an
extra night's accommodation
for you. Details will be
included in the
pre-departure information we
send you after your booking.
If you arrive two days or
more before the start of the
tour, we can offer you our
accommodation package. Extra
nights can be added to this
package if you require.
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I want to buy some
souvenirs like carpets when
I am on the tour. Can I
carry them with me on the
tour?
There are many great
opportunities for buying
exciting and valuable
souvenirs on many of our
tours. However, it is not
always practical to carry
large items around. Most
places can arrange for items
such as carpets to be
shipped home at relatively
low costs and this is
usually a better and safer
policy.
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I would like to join one
of your tours with some of
my friends. Can you offer us
a discount?
We try to help groups keen
on joining our trips in
several ways. Anyone who has
been on one of our tours
before may benefit from our
'refer a friend' scheme. We
also try to offer group
discounts for parties of
over 4 persons. Please
contact us for specific
details for your tour.
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I like your tours but I
would like to do something
different. Do you conduct
tailor-made tours?
If you have a group who are
interested in some form of
adventure travel linked to
the activities or
destinations in which we
operate, please do not
hesitate to contact us and
we will try to create
exactly what you are looking
for. We are keen to help in
this way, as in some cases
in the past, this has given
us new ideas for tours to
run permanently
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I'm really interested in
one of your packages; I'm
just not sure whether I'm
fit enough for it or if it's
right for me?
Each of our tours is graded,
enabling you to determine
prior to booking whether or
not it's suitable for you.
You should be fairly
confident that you match our
criteria for taking part in
that particular activity.
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