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Iran Budget Tours: Opportunity for Cultural Encounters
Iran Budget Tours
Iran has a lot to offer to all kinds of travelers, from those travelling with luxury and budget group tours to backpackers and solo travelers! If you are here reading this article, you are probably a backpacker, travelling solo on budget or a student who want to limit the costs as much as possible by omitting all the unnecessary options. You may have limited time and limited budget but you want to visit main attractions and taste local life and food. Our instructions bellow may help you to enjoy a budget tour around Iran.
First of all, we should mention that Iran is not an expensive destination by nature and with Iran currency’s low value, you will definitely find it cheap to travel in the country specially regarding food and public transportation like bus and train. Iran tourism infrastructures specially in accommodation are also not so much developed that we can boast you can find a lot of options in all regions however the transportation facilities are good enough and there are enough affordable accommodations like hostels in the classic route. Some of these hostels offer best experiences and services. Also there are handful of information about main attractions of the cities on this route and their best places to drink and dine so you may even not need a guide (though we do not recommend it). Here the difference between classic route and off the beaten track destinations pops up. You can find a lot of options regarding accommodation and enough information for transportation on classic route; on the other hand, there are few information available for less known destinations.
If you are not interested in classic route and its touristy sites and you are an adventurous traveler looking for less traveled sites, don’t worry, adventurous tours are not necessarily expensive. There are a lot of options in these places as well to make your Iran tour budget. A recent policy of Iran cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism organization is to develop eco-lodges around Iran, even in far off villages. This new trend made it easy to travel to distant villages, delve into local people’s life and experience totally new experiences. Though it may not include staying in all inclusive hotels or taking fast and comfortable flights, it provides you the best chance to know local people and live a life like them for some days. However there are still some problems like finding information about places to visit or finding best transportation options to get to your destination. This makes it necessary to hire a local guide (even recommended for most known destination like classic route).
So you see, there are enough facility and information to help you to have a perfect Iran budget tour. But there remains one important question: how much money you should expect for budget tour in Iran. Travelling on budget, you will probably prefer to stay in hostels and eco-lodges for 15 $. Food being cheap would cost almost 10 $ daily and transportation costs (except flight which is unreasonably high) would be almost 10 $ which also depend on distance. Up to now, you should spend at least 45 $ daily. However you may prefer to enrich your travel by presence of a local guide with the official prices of 40 $ or higher (you can also find guides who take less). However we suggest to have more money in case of need and emergency, as you would have no access to your international cards in Iran.
We have also designed packages for travelers who want to travel on tour and still minimize the expenses. Our high quality tours with affordable prices and great itineraries are planned around each traveler’s budget. Have a look at our tours for more information.
