Shiraz International Airport has regular flights to all major and some smaller cities in Iran. There are International flights to [wiki=0ef8f876d62a45352e28410454e3634b]Istanbul[/wiki],[wiki=23b998b19b5f60dbbc4eedc53328b0c7]Dubai[/wiki], [wiki=a38fc5ae75908cd961d5a00b1a0cef85]Sharjah[/wiki],[wiki=05387f3ca38d7bd84ae35f31f2899ecf]Kuwait[/wiki], [wiki=5503bcea3b608d5ce322ea8fb7f6806f]Doha[/wiki]: Turkish Airlines operating daily direct flight from Istanbul to Shiraz and vice versa; Qatar Airways flies 4 times a week (on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays) from Doha to Shiraz and vice versa; Air Arabia operates Daily Flight between Sharjah (UAE) and Shiraz; Iran Aseman Airlines Flies once a week (on Fridays) from Shiraz to Muscat and vice versa; several Daily Flights are available between Shiraz and Dubai operating by Iran Air, Iran Aseman Airlines and Fly Dubai; there are some weekly Flights between Shiraz and Kuwait City; BoraJet is planning to fly between Istanbul and Shiraz and Fly Baghdad will operate a weekly flight (on Tuesdays) between Najaf(Iraq) and Shiraz soon; there are some charter weekly Flights between Antalya (with an hour stop in Adana) and Shiraz operating by Freebird Airlines and AtlasGlobal (former Atlasjet).these charter Flights are mostly Operating from the middle of March until the End of September.
As the metro have not reached the Dastgheib roundabout there is a shuttle bus running from Namazi to the airport. number is 110 and runt about every 15th minute. Price is 10000 Real.
Shiraz is well connected to most parts of the country by bus.
Motorways connect the city to [wiki=409508b6927d15e646385f81e89b37e6]Isfahan[/wiki], [wiki=ca113b888c5012cc71839976b4aa595a]Kerman[/wiki], [wiki=442e60f9f9951cd54c8906811ca3fbbc]Bushehr[/wiki], [wiki=0e66167e79ceebbe86469b0049fb5cd9]Ahvaz[/wiki] and [wiki=e96eda79d092b6c07abb62d03e66aa74]Yasouj[/wiki], and [wiki=51e25d12e4e7194f61a375586e1edcaa]Bandar-e Abbas[/wiki] is reachable by highway.
Shiraz Train station has recently been finished and there are Trains to Tehran but not to Esfahan (Oct 2015). However, the bus journey is shorter (2hrs less), so that might be recommended. There is a connecting bus from the train station to Ghasr Dasht bus and metro station. Price in Aug. 2015 was 10000 real for single ticket.
Nomad tour - nomad life style is one of the most intact and pure life style which has been remain from Old Persia, still there are some groups of nomads who live around the country. In Fars Province Qashqai Nomad (Persian:قشقایی) are the main group of nomads in Fars Province which contains several groups. They live in the northern region of this province (such as in Eqlid) during hot times of the year and they migrate to the southern part of province (such as Firouzabad) as soon as the weather gets cold. The only or the main nomad tour operator is "Qashqai Nomads Society Institute" or in Persian "موسسه جامع بنیان عشایر قشقایی" to experience nomads' life style and local food and drinks. This tour can hold from morning till evening (Local meals are included). In two days tour tourists can sleep in nomads tent over night. You are very lucky if a nomad wedding would be hold during your visit.
*Bazm village-this village is Located near Bavanat town and this is a tourist village where you can stay in local houses,in nomads tents, to experience Local Life style or to have Local meals.
Aftab Fars Shopping Centre, MaaliAbaad Blv.
*Hafez Shopping Centre, Afifabad Blv.
*Persian Gulf Complex, Sepidan Hwy. Near Sadra and Golestan Towns
* [url=http://setareh.co.ir/default.aspx?language=en-uk]Setareh e Fars Shopping Centre[/url], Afifabad Blv.
*Sina Shopping Centre, Motahhari Blv.
*Zaytoon Shopping Center, Paramount Intersection.
*Soltanie Shopping Center,Motahari square
Kebab with rice - like elsewhere in Iran, the mighty old kebab with rice is a common fare, though Shiraz does offer a local variation on the national dish.
* Shirazi Salad - A delicious and famous salad available throughout Iran, made with cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and a simple lemon juice and olive oil dressing.
* Kalam polo - A traditional food found only in Shiraz. Some delivery food restaurants serve this food but it can be hard to find in normal restaurants. It is a dish made of Rice, meat balls, chopped cabbage and some other vegetables and spices.
* Ash shirazi - It is a kind of soup made of vegetables and meat. It is served all over the city early in the morning. People eat this for breakfast. But please note that it's only served really early in the morning (from roughly 5 to 7 a.m).
* Masghati Halva - a great dessert and snack.
* Nokhod(Chickpea) Cookie - delicious cookie made of chickpeas, known as one of Shiraz's souvenirs.
* Shirazi Paloodeh - Paloodeh is an ice cream made of rice starch, which takes the form of noodles. It is flavored with "sharbat" (sugar water), which can be of different flavors. Shirazian paloodeh is the best paloodeh in Iran especially when mixed with Bahar-e-Naranj liquor.
Almost all of these places have Live music playing
* Ojagh Bashi international restaurant , a branch of Turkish Ojagh bashi restaurants , Sattarkhan St.
*Haft khan, buffet and classic restaurant, Iranian and international cuisine
*Bel passi, Italian Rstaurant
*Brentin,
*Lotus Restaurant, on the 13th floor of Pars International Hotel
*Kaktoos Restaurant
*Shater Abbas
*Sharzeh Restaurant, a classic old restaurant located just outside the Vakil bazaar
*Soofi Restaurant, traditional restaurant located at Sattarkhan St.
*Hammam-e-Vakil (Vakil Bath), classic old style restaurant
*Parmin Restaurant
*Shandiz Restaurant
*Sita Traditional Restaurant, with Live Iranian Music
*Gambron SeaFood Restaurant, serving famous food from the whole of Persian gulf
*Dragon, Chinese Food
*Zeytoon , Classic restaurant, Iranian restaurant.
*Shater abbas , Traditional Iranian restaurant , located in khak shenasi St. and another one in Chamran ave.
You can find at least one fast food parlor in every Street of Shiraz.
*Bagro, Experience the real and exellent taste of pizza and sandwich in a lovely place.
*Givani, Modern restaurant offering Burgers,FC,Pizza
*Safir SFC, another Modern themed restaurant
*Exis, Italian and Mexican Fast Foods
*Sand,A lovely Fast food with Unique interior design.
*Iranwich
*Hot
*Rabo
*Soofi
*Shaverma
*110 Wimpy
*Emperor
*Zaver, Great Italian Pizzas.
*lio good,
*Avishan A clean fast food restaurant with delicious and fresh food located in Molla sadra
You can find coffee shops at shopping centres and on the main streets. Some are big and some are small.
*Ferdozi Café is an awesome hangout spot with a nice selection, decent prices, cute interiors and nice music. Very friendly, English speaking staff, English menu, decent prices, free Wi-Fi and hip Iranians. Open from 9:30am to 11:30pm. They serve breakfast until around 11:30 and some food after 6pm. It's located in the western section of Ferdouzi street, between the 12th and the 14th alley, across the Arian hotel. Try their herbal drinks with seeds inside, very tasty and refreshing.
*Brentin ,Sattarkhan Blv
*Blensi ,Dena Building, Moali abad Blv
*Wafi ,Dena Building, Moali abad Blv
*Parmin ,Parmin Building, Moali abad Blv
*Tulip ,Khakshenasi st
*Safir ,Ghasr dasht st
*Soofi ,Chencheneh Intersection
There are a lot of gardens out of Shiraz, most have been remodeled as restaurants. Most have live music playing in the evenings and offer great view.
*Nakhlestan Garden
*Padra Garden, relatively new
*Darband Garden
*Silvia Garden
There are a few budget hotels located about 200m south of the roundabout at Arg-é Karim Khan.
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* Awesome traditional court to hang around, drink tea and have a shisha. The owner, Parviz, is an honest and good host, who speaks English fluelently. He knows all transport possibilities and can book you a hotel, he likes, at another city at a fair price. Tours guide are good guys. There is a ten-bed dorm room. The hostel runs tours to Persepolis-Necropolis US$30 (half-day, admission fee not included (150,000 IRR + 100,000 IRR)) and Pasargad-Necropolis-Persepolis US$45 (full-day, admission fee not included (150,000 IRR + 100,000 IRR + 150,000 IRR)).
* A new hotel with a nice inner courtyard and an OK restaurant serving standard fare. There is a six bed dormitory. Great value for money. Optional extras like tea and laundry are quite expensive, so make sure you settle on a price before agreeing to use additional services. Moreover, don't try to book a pricate car through this hotel. There are reports that the drivers usually claim that you have spent more time on sightseeing than you actually did and overcharge you. Even if you complain to the hotel, they will not be able to help either. The hotel offers tours to Persepolis via Fars Tourist Agency for US$20-25 (half-day) and US$30-45 (full-day).
Apadana Hotel, Ahli St. Tel:+98 (711) 2301336 & 2359322 . Fax:+98 (711) 2301337
*Aryo-Barzan Hotel, Roodaki Ave. Tel: +98 (711) 2247182-4 . Fax: +98 (711) 2228959 [http://www.aryohotel.com]
*Eram Hotel, Karim Khan-é Zand. Tel:+98 71 230-3884 [http://www.eramhotel.com]
*Parseh Hotel, 22Bahman St. Tel:+98 (711) 2226600 . Fax: +98 (711) 2223003
*Parsian Hotel, Roodaki Ave. Tel:+98 (711) 2304965-69 . Fax:+98 (711) 2331000
Chamran Grand Hotel,Chamran Blvd., Shiraz, Iran ,Tel: +98 (711) 6271218, 6289494, 6288484 - Fax: +98 (711) 6291111 Email: Info [at] ChamranHotel [dot] com[http://http://www.chamranhotel.com/en/]
*Homa Hotel, Meshkinfam St., next to Azadi Park. Tel:+98 (711) 2288000-9 . Fax:+98 (711) 2288014 & 2288021 [url=http://www.homahotels.com/Ehotel.aspx?id=6]]- formerly the Cyrus Inter-Continental Hotel.
*Pars International Hotel, Zand Boulevard. Tel:+98 (711) 2332255 . Fax:+98 (711) 2307006 & 2336380 - highly recommended.
*Persepolis International Hotel, Atlasi Sq. , Azadi Blvd., Tel: +98 (711) 2271280-94 . Fax: +98 (711) 2280941 [http://www.persepolishotel.com[/url]