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Trip Planning & Personal Consultation
A costed, day-by-day route built around your dates and interests — plus private, honest answers to the questions you shouldn't gamble on, like which passport to enter on. For US, UK and Canadian travelers we also file the itinerary the Foreign Ministry must approve.
'Please check my itinerary' threads fill the forum: how many days for the classic Tehran-Kashan-Isfahan-Yazd-Shiraz route (about two weeks; closer to three with Tabriz, the desert or the Gulf), night train or flight, what will it cost. We design the route with you day by day around your dates, pace and interests — architecture, deserts, nomads, food — cost it transparently line by line, and where your nationality requires it we handle the Foreign Ministry approval that turns your plan into the fixed, filed itinerary your guide must follow. Other nationalities get the same planning with no lock-in, free to change their minds on the road, with Nowruz crowds, Ramadan hours and summer heat factored in.
Some questions deserve a private conversation rather than a forum thread — none more than the dual-citizenship one. Iran does not recognize dual nationality; US, UK and Canadian passports trigger the mandatory-guide rule; anyone born Iranian is regarded as exclusively Iranian; and land-border checks make carrying the wrong passport a real consideration. Talk your exact case through with us privately before committing to anything — passports held, place of birth, route, entry point — and get a written summary of what applies to you: practical operator experience, clearly flagged as not legal advice.
What’s included
- Day-by-day plan on the classic route or fully custom, costed transparently line by line
- US / UK / Canada: itinerary filed for the mandatory MFA approval together with your visa
- Realistic pacing advice: ~2 weeks for the core route, ~3 with Tabriz, desert or Gulf add-ons
- Private dual-citizenship & passport consultation with a written summary — before you spend anything
- Honest about the risks: unrecognized dual nationality, land-border checks, Iranian-born travelers
- Seasonal tuning around Nowruz crowds, Ramadan hours and summer heat — explicitly not legal advice
Questions travelers ask
Who should be extra careful about traveling to Iran?
Dual nationals top the list. Iran does not recognize dual nationality, and the detention cases behind Western advisories fall heaviest on people holding Iranian or another second citizenship alongside a US, UK or Canadian passport. Anyone whose work or public profile could be read as journalistic, governmental or security-linked should also take the advisories at face value rather than as background noise. Ordinary leisure tourists with no such profile face a much lower — though never zero — risk, and the well-publicized cases are what advisories are pricing in. If you hold two passports, read our dual-citizenship guide and get advice on your specific case before committing to a booking.
Should I avoid visiting Iran during Ramadan or Nowruz?
Neither ruins a trip, but both change it. During Ramadan, eating or drinking in public during daylight is off-limits and restaurant and site opening hours shift, so plan meals and visits around that; Ramadan follows the lunar calendar, so check which dates it covers in your travel window. Nowruz, the Persian New Year around 21 March, is festive and beautiful — but the whole country travels at once, so transport sells out and popular sites book solid. If you want the Nowruz atmosphere, reserve trains, flights and hotels well ahead; if you want quiet sightseeing, choose different weeks.
I'm a dual citizen — which passport should I enter Iran on?
The consistent report from travelers who have done it: enter Iran on, and get your visa on, your non-Western passport. Iran then treats you as that nationality — normal visa route, no mandatory guide. Entering on the US, UK or Canadian passport instead puts you under the guided-tour rules. Two caveats: anyone born Iranian is regarded by Iranian law as Iranian only and is expected to enter and exit on an Iranian passport, and this is shared traveler experience rather than legal advice. Two-passport cases differ, so confirm your specific situation with a professional before you book anything.
Should I bring my US, UK or Canadian passport into Iran at all?
This worries dual citizens more than almost anything, and the honest answer is that advice is split. Many experienced travelers say don't carry the Western passport at all — the reported risk is it being discovered, particularly at land borders, with deportation a possible outcome. Others carry it buried in their luggage because they need it for onward travel. Since Iran does not recognize dual nationality, being identified as a US, UK or Canadian citizen mid-trip changes which rules apply to you. Decide before departure with your full route in mind — not at the border.
Does Iran recognize dual nationality?
No. Iran does not recognize dual nationality — you are treated as a citizen of one country only. In practice that means you're treated as the nationality of the passport you entered on, and anyone born Iranian is regarded as exclusively Iranian and expected to enter and exit on an Iranian passport, whatever other citizenship they hold; the second passport carries no legal weight inside Iran, which also means your other government's consular protection does not apply there. This is why Western government advisories single out dual nationals: detention-risk concerns concentrate on them, and that risk deserves an honest place in your decision. For the passport strategy travelers actually use, see our dual-citizenship guide.
When is the best time of year to visit Iran?
Spring (mid-March to May) and autumn (September to November) are the sweet spots, with mild weather across most of the country. Summer is punishing in the central deserts and the south; winter suits skiing near Tehran or warm days on the Persian Gulf coast. Two calendar flags: Nowruz, around 21 March, brings wonderful celebrations but packed transport and booked-out sites, and Ramadan — whose dates move each year — shifts eating and opening hours, so check where it falls for your trip. For any specific city, check the live per-city weather on our destination pages rather than relying on averages.