Is Iran Safe to Travel Now
After more than a year living – or better to say coexisting – with coronavirus, now the whole society, even the little children, know how to deal with it. Masks and sanitizers have become essential things in our bags and pockets. People try to keep social distance in their everyday life. Many people avoid traveling, all of Iran tours are canceled, and, for many people, working at home has become an alternative for physical attending at work. All these were the same as the rest of the world. But, maybe the worst part for Iranians was quitting parties and gatherings.
We used to pay a visit to our family members and relatives very often. So, staying home in this condition was a social sacrifice rather than social distance. Yep! By all these, we tried to keep it safe in Iran. We adapted our life, work, education, and hobbies, including traveling with this like-never-before situation.
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Can I Travel to Iran During Pandemic?
We should follow the WHO and Iran ministry of health advice. Right now, in September 2021, Iran does not issue a tourist visa for travelers. By the way, there are some exceptional cases in which you can apply for a visa. You may either be a medical tourist or planning to travel to Iran for business purposes. All the visitors (Iranian and non-Iranian) need to take the COVID-19 test before their travel to Iran. The COVID test must be taken no later than 96 hours before your trip. Also, this rule applies to visitors over two years old holding any Iran visa. So, all travelers must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test result certificate to enter Iran.
How Is Iran Tourism in 2021?
As same as the other countries dealing with the pandemic, Iran has closed its borders. It means all Iran tours welcoming foreign tourists are canceled. But domestic travels are ongoing to some extent. Traveling to blue regions with Iran small group tours and a limited number of tourists are allowed. Also, to avoid the crowd in the cities, the destination of these travels has changed. Instead of booking the tours that include visiting the cultural attractions, people are now more interested in adventure and short-term tours.
So, if you want to travel to Iran and have a visa, it’s safer to visit Iran now that there has been a decrease in COVID-19 statistics. Yet, it relatively depends on your observations of the rules and protocols. Also, it’s a good time for thinking about a different kind of traveling to Iran. How about planning a trip beyond the COVID restrictions?
COVID-19 Latest Updates in Iran
August 2021:
For the fifth time, Iran was entangled with an overall rise of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was far more severe than the previous ones. Meanwhile, the vaccination process is ongoing; about 3.5% of Iranians were fully vaccinated by the 5th of August. On the other hand, the tourism visa was supposed to be issued in July. Yet this fifth peak caused a postponement in the plans. The process may begin after the peak falls.
May 2021:
Though slowly, the 4th rise of the pandemic decreased. Iran continued its vaccination program, seriously. The first phase (the health care personnel and people with underlying diseases) was done. Over 1.3 million doses were injected. The next phase, vaccinating the elders started.
April 2021:
Unfortunately, Iran struggled with another rise in the Covid-19 statistics. The fourth peak hovered all over Iran as fast as a flood. Iran has managed to control the third wave of pandemic and get to a stable state with safe blue and yellow cities. Yet, in this wave, the cities have gone black. This was due to the New Year’s vacations.
But the good news of this stage was that the vaccination program was in progress. Though it is not as fast and comprehensive as it should be, the 2nd phase had started and continued as planned.
March 2021:
After the spread of Coronavirus new variant in many European countries, now it’s Iran’s turn. Thus, there is another raise in the disease rate. March 21st is the Persian New Year. So, domestic travels are prohibited to/ from red and orange cities.
February 2021:
According to Iran Health Ministry, all travelers at any age must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test result certificate to enter Iran. Also, the test would be repeated at their arrival in Iran. Due to the increasing rate of COVID-19 in Europe, the European visitors will be quarantined for 14 days, in addition to the PCR test.
The National Corona Vaccination Program started on February 9th for the healthcare personnel. It will continue for this group, as well as people with any underlying disease. This program will go on until winter 2022, which is the last phase, and vaccinates all people from different groups.
January 2021:
about two months after the overall quarantine, the number of red cities decreased. On January 9th, the Tehran governor announced this city is yellow. Also, we reached the point that there are blue regions in which people can have an ordinary life, in case they observe the health protocols. On January 23rd, the health ministry declared there is no red region in Iran, and the decreasing rate of new cases is going on. But so far, limitations like night lockdown or traveling forbiddance to the remaining orange regions will continue until mid-March, the beginning of the new year in Iran.
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