I am incredibly interested in th culture and history of Iran and its people and was hoping to visit the country later this year. Only problem.... I am American.
Therefore, I am interested in a tailor-made tour of Iran. I'd like to have travelled alone, but as I understand it, as a US national, the only way I can visit Iran is if I have a guide accompany me. I have already written up my itinerary (where I am staying, what I will see, how I will get there), but I was wondering if anyone would be able to connect me with someone who can accompany me around the country so as to meet the government's rule that American nationals have guides with them? As I am trying to keep my costs down, I wouldn't need this person to be a full blown tour guide (so they wouldn't have to give me tours or provide me with information on different sites or anything). I would just essentially want them accompany me throughout my travels in Iran because I can't otherwise visit Iran as an independent traveller. I am doing this because as a tourist, I prefer to have the flexibility and sense of adventure of travelling without formal tours, and given the restraints of being an American, this is the closest way to that that I can travel in Iran.
If any of you know tour guides or are tour guides who would be willing to accompany me under these conditions please let me know. I also need to get a visa, so if this guide is licensed to guide Americans or knows of any other way to get a visa for Iran for US tourist, please let me know. Thanks!
