Not so healthy after all! For more tips on traveling Iran as a woman, check out my female travel guide to Iran. And there you have it, our master list of things to know when traveling to Iran. Let us know if you have any questions. Yay transparency: there are affiliate links in this post.
I have to correct you on number 52, Alex. Google services are not all banned by the Iranian government. Gmail is pretty popular and accessible. Also, you have to take Google policies regarding US sanctions into account, too.
Google Analytics and Google Sites falls into this group, plus a few other services by Google. You mentioned Instagram by Facebook; Whatsapp messaging app also by Facebook is easily accessible, the second most popular after Telegram. Apple iTunes is accessible, too, though restricted by sanctions for paid apps. Sibche is the alternative to Apple iTunes, both for paid and not paid apps. Using a VPN is not a crime, though selling an unregistered one is. Theoretically, blocked websites are banned from activity in Iran, Iranians are not banned from using them.
Thank you very much for your in-depth explanation of the the rationale behind blockages, calling out my over-generalizations, and for providing the correct information! I appreciate it, and will update the article shortly. Has this been changing recently? I plan to travel Iran in Dec I just to explore Iran beauty and their cuisine and nice people hospitality. Any female tour guide? Perhaps you can check the Lonely Planet forum. Enjoyed with blog very much, thanks.
I noticed that you said that Canadians can indeed go to Iran without joining a tour group. I just wondered where you found this information and if you can refer me to any resources regarding this subject? Thank you! Thanks for checking out our article! It sounds suspicious, but we know of multiple Canadians that have done it…. Thanks for sharing this guys!
