Ten-twelve months before your trip:

• Start researching your trip in Revealing Persia Tours allover Iran or customize your tour
• Determine Vacation Dates
• Decide on Persian arrival & departure Cities
• Make Tour Reservations

Six months before your trip:

• Research the countries and cities you plan to visit.
• Contact Tourist Offices of countries you are visiting. Check if you need a visa.
• Contact Revealing Persia if you want to meet Persians and/or have free home stay.
• Think about Home Security.  Best security is to have someone live in your home (house sitter or House Swap).

Four-five months before your trip:

• Concentrate on developing your Itinerary.
• Create and "Easy Entrance to Persia" in your planning.
• Make several drafts of your itinerary.
• Cover garage windows.
• Set timers to control lights, TV, Radios, etc.
• Place valuable in storage or safe deposit box.
• Remove keys from "secret" places.

Three months before your trip:

• See your Dentist and finish dental work.
• See your Doctor and ask for advice or any special medical issues while traveling.
• Get extra prescriptions, including glasses.
• Finalize your itinerary as much as possible.
• Order your Passport.
• Make final airline arrangements.
• Make lodging reservations in large cities.
• Order your local transportation (Rail passes, car, plane or …).
• Walk an hour per week to get into physical condition and to break in your travel shoes.

Two months before your trip:

• Arrange to have yard taken care of regularly.
• Ask neighbor to park in your driveway occasionally.
• Also have them put a rubbish can in front of your house.
• Decide if you need trip cancelation insurance.  
• Make sure your home and life insurances are paid.

One month before your trip:

• Arrange to have newspaper & mail delivery stopped, or to be picked up by neighbor.
• Arrange for your foreign money at local bank. (probably pick it up a week or two later)
• Set up automatic deposit of paycheck and bill payments or arrange for someone to mail off prewritten checks.
• Locate ATMs in places you are visiting.
• Pack your one small bag and rehearse carrying it for an hour or so down town or in your neighborhood.
• Find someone to take care of pets.

Two weeks before your trip: (feeling the excitement?)

• Get your travelers checks or set up ATM.
• Remind your friends and family that you are leaving.
• Make three copies of travel documents and credit cards and give a set to a friend. pack others in bag or use online Vault.
• Do something physical to release adrenaline.

Three Days before your trip:

• Call airline and confirm your reservation. Order any special meals needed.
• Pay bills up to date.

One Day before your trip:

• Check to see that NO mail or papers are delivered.
• Take pets to their caretaker.
• Double check the things you are taking with you.
• Relax and get a good night’s sleep.

Day of your trip:

• Water Plants.
• Lock all windows and doors.
• Make sure you have your tickets, passport and other travel documents.
• Make sure all luggages are tagged and you have your claim checks for each piece of checked luggage.
• Register valuable jewelry and foreign watches and cameras with customs. Keep the stamped form for use on future trips.
• Leave for airport at least 30-60 minutes before you really think you need to.