Tehran Local Custom Tips by Nourin

Fridays the city is as good as empty. It seems a lot of people go to the mountains north of the city for walking and picnic. There are three options; Darband, Darakeh or Tochal mountains. I visited Tochal and went up in the telecabin. 2800 toman to the top and back, 2000 for halfway and back, and the same price also for foreigners! :-)

To get to Tochal take the bus to Tajrish sq. and from the north side of the square a taxi to Velenjak street where the entrance is. The bus will be 100 toman and the shared taxi (should be) 150 toman. The telecabin is open from 7 am to 11pm (5 pm Thursday and Friday). There are teahouses and places to eat on the stations and by the entrance.

The taxis to Darband and Darakeh also leaves from the north side of the square.

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Phone: +98 21 2404001 - 3
Website: www.tochal.org
Other Contact: info@tochal.org

A woman is best dressed in pants and shirt, blouse, coat that covers the behind properly, and a head scarf that doesn't need to be tightly tied or very big. In Tehran you get away with more than in other cities without people looking twice.

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