Maybe you’ve heard of Queen Soraya, the Iranian-German empress, or Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar, the last prime minister of the Pahlavi era? What about the NFL Green Bay Packers player David Bakhtiari? All of them are members or descendants of the Bakhtiari tribe. Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary was the queen consort of Iran as the second wife...Read More
People ask us whether nomads practice slow travel themselves. We say yes they do. Plus we slow travel with them because they are the ones that decide our daily activities. Yet, in order to understand what is slow travel, one should know what is fast travel! What is Slow Travel? Nomadic Version Before the advent...Read More
Once you have decided on visiting Iran as a tourist destination, you may ask yourself would they let me in the country, at all? So the answer is probably Yes. Even if you are a US or UK citizen, you only need to follow the steps mentioned in Visa for the US & UK passport...Read More
As I selected a non-typical tourist country, I wanted to have an unusual experience and learn more about local and isolated cultures. In several travel blogs, I learned about one of the largest nomadic inhabitants in the world, located in Iran. I searched for Nomad. Tours website and I contacted them. It was important for...Read More
We joined our guide and a group of tourists from Iran and elsewhere. Despite our tired faces, we soon got to know each other and shared our common enthusiasm for the upcoming adventurous trip. Together, we headed towards Zagros mountains, looking for our host family – fulfilled backpacks, trekking shoes on our feet, fully charged...Read More
People ask us if Iran is a safe place for tourists as they are concerned about the images created in the media; some may think Iran is just as it is described there: that people speak Arabic, they hate Americans, it is all deserts, people ride on camels… And while some may know that this...Read More
