HISTORY

Iran’s history is longer than its 3,000 year written record. Archaeological excavations have shown that the Neolithic period in Iran dates from about 7000BCE. During the time of the Persian Empire, the Achaemenians (550-330BCE) kings espoused social reform and it was Cyrus the Great (559-530BCE) who is well known in religious traditions in the Middle East as a populist who abolished the slave conditions of the Jews allowing them to return to Jerusalem to build their temple.

CULTURE

It is in the realm of culture where Iranians most optimally express their collective soul. From the architectural splendor of Achaemenian Persepolis through the Persian Renaissance of the Safavid Dynasty (1502-1736) and its architectural wonders of Isfahan down to the spectacular postmodern urban architecture of post-revolutionary Tehran one can experience a vibrant culture illustrating the genius of the Iranian mind.

Environment

The diversity of the environment of Iran is often a surprise to the foreign visitor. From the sub-tropical forests of the Caspian Sea region to the vast desert of the Dasht-e-Kavir one can hike in spectacular mountains, ski at world class ski resorts in the Alborz Mountains just outside of Tehran or scuba dive in the Warm waters of the Persian Gulf.

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Dateline: February 13, 2010 - I just had coffee with two of my recent travelers to Iran yesterday. They are ready to go back and we talked about how they could find a Persian language teacher. We have some trained Persian language teachers here in San Francisco who would be glad to work with anybody in the Bay Area who would like to have some Persian lessons before their departure for Iran. Doug from Arizona who wrote a Testimonial about his travel to Iran is going back to Iran in April. We have heard that the Iranian visa process has become more streamlined with shorter visa authorization periods. If any prospective Iran traveler wishes to make contact with recent travelers to Iran please let us know and we will be happy to put you in touch. Contact me at Jerry@irantraveler.net

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We at Iran Traveler are Americans and Iranians who support and help arrange travel between Iran and the USA for US citizens and residents. Our aim is to build bridges of citizen diplomacy between our two countries by promoting American travel to Iran and by inviting Iranians to the USA for travel, cultural and study purposes.

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Our goal is to increase the number of Americans going to Iran so that they will learn about Iran from their own experience in Iran by meeting the Iranian people and exploring the wonders of this ancient land. As citizen diplomats we hope to contribute to creating an atmosphere of trust and friendship based on mutual respect.