IRNA One can hunt for a memorable stay with joy of a cup of tea, tasty Iranian local dishes, and music and songs of local dialects in the affordable traditional homestay accommodations in Iran. Ecotourism is a new kind of tourism gaining widespread currency in Iran. People stay in the intact and remote villages, instead of ritzy hotels, in order ...

Financial Tribune- The government's focus on the development of ecotourism, especially in rural areas, is a reliable means of creating a stable source of income for locals and preventing heterogeneous construction. Based on the directives of the budget law regarding the creation of sustainable employment and support for development in rural ...

IFP- Ecotourism has turned into a major attraction for foreign visitors travelling to the Iranian province of Yazd. The provinces of Yazd, Isfahan and Fars make up the three sides of Irans tourism triangle, drawing large numbers of foreign tourists visiting Iran. The tourist tringle is the result of the invaluable historical features as well ...

Financial Tribune- Isfahans office of Irans Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has given top priority to ecotourism in the province. According to a report by IRNA, Isfahan boasts natural attractions that create high potentials for ecotourism so much so that the industry has increased fourfold in the past four years. Isfahan ...

Tasnim - Tandooreh national park is located at Dargaz in Khorasan Razavi province, northeast of Iran, and covers an area of 35540 hectares in a mountainous area in Kopehdaq Mountains. The average annual rain is 370 mm and the temperature is from 2.5 to 26 degree centigrade, which has a Meditrainian warm to semi-dry climate. A small part of the ...

Financial Tribune- Iran's share of the global ecotourism market does not reflect the country's potential in the sector, an official at the Department of Environment said. Speaking at an event in Tehran on Monday to commemorate the International Day for Biological Diversity, Hamid Gashtasb, director of DOE's Biomes and Regional Affairs Office, said ...

Tehran Times - The ecotourism market in Iran has witnessed a growth over the past couple of years, drawing more domestic and foreign backpackers to the pristine and relatively undisturbed natural areas of the country. Some 530 ecotourism projects have been implemented since the current administration took office in 2013, Cultural Heritage, Tourism ...

Al Monitor| Saeid Jafari: Off-road driving as well as tours of the desert, mountains and forests have become popular pastimes for youths in Iran. The phenomenon particularly applies to those from more affluent backgrounds, who often embark on journeys to the desert in their upscale vehicles. To become better acquainted with desert tourism and off-road ...

Financial Tribune- With the arrival of migratory birds in the wetlands of northern Iran during fall and winter, the provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran are seeing a boom in ecotourism, especially in birdwatching tours. The wetlands of Fereydounkenar, Sorkhroud and Miankaleh in Mazandaran and Amir Kalayeh, Kiakalayeh, Bojaq, Estil and Anzali in Gilan ...

Tour operators are now obliged to adhere to ecotourism regulations updated by Irans Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization. The news comes just a few days after new adventure tourism regulations were announced. Travel agencies used to conduct ecotours without the organizations approval, which proved to be detrimental to the environment,...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment Masoumeh Ebtekar and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in a meeting in Nairobi on Sunday underlined the need for the further expansion of mutual cooperation, specially in ecotourism, wild life management and protected zones. During the meeting in the Kenyan capital today, ...

[caption id="attachment_103201" align="alignright" width="190"] In this Monday, May 26, 2014 photo, 7-year-old male Asiatic Cheetah, named 'Koushki,' walks at the Miandasht Wildlife Refuge in Jajarm, northeastern Iran.[/caption] Tehran: Iran is rushing to try to save one of the world's critically endangered species, the Asiatic cheetah, and bring ...

Tehran, May 14, IRNA - Irans Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) and the Department of the Environment (DOE) signed an agreement on sustainable development of ecotourism. The agreement was signed Monday by DOE Chief Massoumeh Ebtekar and the head of ICHHTO, Masoud Soltanifar. Speaking in the ceremony, Ebtekar said ...