Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tourist Information
Tourist Information Office
( 221 3840, 221 6831; Naqsh-e Jahan (Imam) Sq;
8.30am-5pm Sat-Wed)
Under the Ali Qapu Palace; the English-speaking staff have maps
and brochures about the city and province and can recommend tours.
Travel Agencies
Donyaye Parvaz Tour & Travel Agency
( 667 3101-4; donyayeparvaz@aol.com; 8
Chahar Bagh-e Bala St)
Located at the southern end of the Pol-e Si-o-Seh, this profes-
sional outfit can arrange tours and visas, book accommodation and organise train, air and
ferry tickets. Staff member Mr Morshedi speaks excellent English and is extremely help-
ful.
Iran Travel & Tourism
( 222 3010; irantravel1964@yahoo.com; Shahid Medani St)
Opposite Abbasi Hotel; can book plane, train and even ferry tickets.
Visa Extensions
The
Department of Aliens Affairs
(Rudaki St; 8am-2pm Sat-Thu)
is located in a
large, drab-looking government building in the Rudeki neighbourhood and is the most
bureaucratic office we encountered in central Iran. At the security check females will be
given a chador, then pick up the paperwork at the office in the courtyard and follow poin-
ted fingers from there. It normally takes one day to process an extension request. To get
here, walk or take a shuttle taxi 1.7km south from the southern end of Pol-e Si-o-Seh
(US$0.50) to Shariati St, then take another shuttle taxi (US$0.75) 3km west. The building
is about 400m after the third major intersection and a slight bend right and left, on the
right (north) side of the road. Alternatively, ask the Tourist Police on Chahar Bagh Abbasi
St to help - they can put you on a bus that stops outside the office or give a taxi directions;
very helpful! For more details on extending visas, see the boxed text,
Click here
.
Getting There & Away
Air
The office of
Iran Air
( 222 8200;
www.iranair.com
; Shahid Medani St)
is in the
shopping complex opposite the Abbasi Hotel. See the table,
Click here
,
for domestic ser-
vices: