Since 2022 Russia and Iran are getting as close as never before. Terra incognita is opening to the Russian guests. Russian Travel Digest presents an overview of Iran facilities with the focus on the Russian travel market.

Sale of tours to Iran was opened by the tour operator Biblio Globus. The first flight of the declared program "Fabulous Iran" will start on March 11. The program will be carried out on Aeroflot flights. It is also possible to buy tours without a flight.

Fun&Sun tour operator offered sightseeing package tours to Iran with guaranteed blocks of seats on regular flights of Mahan Air. Prices. For the flights Fun&Sun has arranged excursion programs in Iran of different duration - from 3 to 6 nights.

Russia resumed flights with Bali from March 14

Moscow and Tehran will sign an agreement on the abolition of individual visas for tourists traveling in a group.

Singapore Airlines will not fly to Moscow till year-end. On this background Russia and Iran eye possible air traffic restart.

Since March 7, Russia has closed the border with Iran in order to ensure state security, protect public health and not spread a new coronavirus infection in the Russian Federation.

Russia has imposed limitations on issuing visas for Iranian nationals, because of the coronavirus outbreak. Starting from Feb. 28, only humanitarian and business types visas will be allowed for Iranians,

Iran will follow up on the issue of visa-free travel for mutual tourist groups with Russia at the upcoming Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition (MITT) in March.

Iran is considering the option of allowing visitors from Russia to enter the country without a visa, in an effort to increase tourism revenue.

“New flights to Iran cities were launched from Pulkovo airport since June 30, 2017. Mahan Air Airlines performs weekly charter flights from St. Petersburg to Mashhad till September 8 2017. Zagros Airlines carries out charter flights to Isfahan every two weeks until September 22”, - the airport press service reported. Mashhad and Isfahan are on the second and third places among the popular cities of Iran.

“Agreement on visa-free organized tourist trips for Russian citizens to Iran may be signed in the near future”, - according to the response of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. "The relevant departments of Foreign Ministers of both countries are making efforts to liberalize the visa regime for tourists.