Central Iran - Iran - page 395

Medical Services
Dena Hospital ( 628 0411-18; www.denahospital.com ; Dena Alley, Motahari Blvd)
Best in Shiraz. It's west of the centre.
Dr Faghihi Hospital ( 235 1091; Zand Blvd) The most central hospital; public.

Money
There are two excellent money exchanges on Zand Blvd. Zand Exchange ( 222 2854;
Karim Khan-e Zand Blvd; 8am-1pm & 4-7pm Sat-Wed, 8am-1pm Thu) offers good
rates and is very efficient. Ghasemi Fard Exchange, a few doors down, has similar hours
and posts its daily rates up on a board.

Tourist Information
Tourist information office ( 224 1985; Zand Blvd; 8am-8pm Sat-Thu) Located in a
booth outside the Arg-e Karim Khan. Reasonably helpful but staff seem to work to an un-
predictable timetable. They can supply a free map and/or directions, and give updates on
the opening hours and prices of all sights.

Travel Agencies
Pars Tourist Agency ( 222 3163; www.key2persia.com ; Zand Blvd; 9am-9pm Sat-
Thu, to 1pm Fri; ) As well as organising tours, the multilingual team here do the usual
travel agency jobs, including air, bus and train ticketing. In the event of an emergency,
owner Massoud Nematollahi can be contacted to help sort things on 0917 111 8514.

Visa Extensions
Police Department of Aliens Affairs (Valiasr Sq; 8am-1.30pm Sat-Wed, to 11.30am
Thu) If it's your first extension, your request should be processed within one hour; second
extensions will take a full day. To get here, take a shuttle taxi (about US$1.80) east along
Zand Blvd to Valiasr Sq, walk another 300m or so east, then take the third lane heading
north at an angle. The building is another 70m along, behind the light green door, and the
office is on the 3rd floor. Your US$26.50 cash must be deposited at Bank Melli Markazi
(Shohada Sq), though here they will do it for you for a small fee (US$1.80). For more on
extending visas, see the boxed text, Click here .