Cycling in Abyaneh & Maranjab Desert Iran has a lot of region in the deserts for cycling and in some part of the desert you can see the icons of the ancient Silk road like caravanserais and historical castles and forts. On this trip we have chosen a desert region in the south of Tehran province which is in the north side of Esfahan province. Maranjab desert is the name of a region in the north west of Dasht-e Kavir desert and Abyaneh is a historical famous village located in the west of it. May is the end of season for desert activity and cycling as well. So the group reached the desert on the edge of the hot season but fortunately the weather was a bit breezy and it was not difficult for our cyclist to endure. They started this trip from Esfahan and passed a couple of mountain regions to reach Abyaneh village. The village is located in the mountains with cool temperatures in spring and sometimes snow in the winter but it is very close to the desert which has such a different temperature. They slept a night in the village and the next day continued cycling toward the Maranjab desert. They passed through different landscapes and terrains on their way to there. The tour started via a paved road from Abyaneh which was an amazing road without any cars or vehicles passing and then crossed gravel roads when they entered the desert and then dirt and sand roads in the middle of the desert. In some parts they passed the sand dune hills and in one region crossed the edge of the flat desert area which was a part of the Salt Lake of the desert. At the end of the day they reached
Cycling in Abyaneh & Maranjab Desert Iran has a lot of region in the deserts for cycling and in some part of the desert you can see the icons of the ancient Silk road like caravanserais and historical castles and forts. On this trip we have chosen a desert region in the south of Tehran
Maranjab Desert in Iran The Maranjab Desert is the name of a region in the Dasht-e Kavir desert in Iran. Maranjab is located in the eastern city of Kashan in Esfahan province. This interesting desert is one of the most accessible desert regions between Tehran and Kashan. It is surrounded by an amazing Salt Lake, so it is worth visiting the sand dunes and the lake as well as the flat desert of the Kavir National Park (Parke Meli Kavir). The average height of the desert is approximately 2800 feet above sea level with the highest point being around 2900 feet above the sea level. Much of the Maranjab desert is full of golden sand dunes and sabulous. The name “Maranjab” is said to have been chosen by none other than Shah Abbas. The desert was a part of the famous Silk Road that used to connect Europe and China in times past. The name is derived from a Ramesh word that refers to the freshwater canals in the desert. For a desert, Maranjab is quite spectacular and picturesque. One feature that makes the sight breathtaking is the golden sand dunes that give the impression of flowing like water. Some of the dunes are as high as 230 feet. undefined For this reason, some people have described the desert as an ocean of sand. In addition to the sand dunes, the hilly terrain and forests in the desert also make the desert even more beautiful to behold. All this has made the Maranjab desert a famous destination for tourists, nature lovers, and people who love photography. Maranjab Caravanserai Photo Gallery The altitude of the Maranjab desert is about 850 meters above sea level with the highest point of the area being about 880 meters above sea
Maranjab Desert in Iran The Maranjab Desert is the name of a region in the Dasht-e Kavir desert in Iran. Maranjab is located in the eastern city of Kashan in Esfahan province. This interesting desert is one of the most accessible desert regions between Tehran and Kashan. It is surrounded by an amazing Salt Lake,
4X4 Lut Desert Safari This video is a snapshot of our different expedition Lut Desert safari trip that we performed with jeeps inside of the desert. The trip was mostly 4X4 but camping and some trekking made for a special experience. Lut desert, as you might know, is the perfect desert experience because you can have all the activities and attractions that a desert should have in it and this group for Sure had all the fun they wanted in this trip. Hope you enjoy the video and if you like it subscribe to our channel to see more of the beauty of our country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKZyr14r3a4 Photo Gallery https://www.adventureiran.com/dasht-e-lut-desert/
4X4 Lut Desert Safari This video is a snapshot of our different expedition Lut Desert safari trip that we performed with jeeps inside of the desert. The trip was mostly 4X4 but camping and some trekking made for a special experience. Lut desert, as you might know, is the perfect desert experience because you can
4X4 in Dasht-e Lut Desert In this video Adventure Iran’s expedition desert tour in Dasht-e Lut desert is shown that was planned for another Italian group who visited Iran’s deserts after their cultural tour in Iran.They had 5 days of safari with 6 jeeps inside of Lut desert. Sleeping in tents and passing different parts of the desert each day made the journey more interesting than it ever could be. they had about 600 km off road during the journey and this trip was done in November of 2018, which is one the best months to explore Lut desert. The climate was perfect on this trip as they had a temperature of 25-30 °C during the day and night temperatures of about 10-15 °C. Hope you enjoy the video and if you like it subscribe to our channel to see more of the beauty of our country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIX1Ksa3xmI Photo Gallery https://www.adventureiran.com/dasht-e-lut-desert/ https://www.adventureiran.com/gandom-beryan-lut-desert/
4X4 in Dasht-e Lut Desert In this video Adventure Iran’s expedition desert tour in Dasht-e Lut desert is shown that was planned for another Italian group who visited Iran’s deserts after their cultural tour in Iran.They had 5 days of safari with 6 jeeps inside of Lut desert. Sleeping in tents and passing different parts
4x4 safari Tour in Dasht-e Lut Desert In this video you can see an expedition desert safari with jeeps in the heart of Kavir-e Lut with Italian travelers. They had the Iran's special Off the Beaten Path trip to explore unknown regions of Iran like South Khorasan as well as visiting Iran’s deserts (Dasht-e Kavir & Dasht-e Lut). They traveled with a big bus for their cultural and historical explorations. At some part of the trip and at the end of it they visited Nehbandan which is in the north of Lut Desert. From there they start their adventure for 5 days and 4 nights in the middle of the desert. Lut desert is one of the most beautiful deserts in the world since it has most of the world's desert attractions in one place. Also Gandom Berian (the hottest place on the planet) located in the Dasht-e Lut Desert might be the most famous of them all. Lut desert registered in UNESCO natural list in 2016 as the most amazing desert in the world. The season to visit this desert is from mid-autumn to early spring so for them, the day temperature was between 30-35 °C and they had a pleasant temperature during the nights. Hope you enjoy the video and if you like it subscribe to our channel to see more of the beauty of our country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlG_9gPx-hM Photo Gallery https://www.adventureiran.com/dasht-e-lut-desert/
4×4 safari Tour in Dasht-e Lut Desert In this video you can see an expedition desert safari with jeeps in the heart of Kavir-e Lut with Italian travelers. They had the Iran’s special Off the Beaten Path trip to explore unknown regions of Iran like South Khorasan as well as visiting Iran’s deserts (Dasht-e Kavir
Cycling through Dasht-e Kavir desert This video is about one of Adventure Iran’s cycling tours is in the region of Dasht-e Kavir desert. We have performed a lot of cycling tours in Iran’s deserts. In some regions we couldn't even film and we used the pictures taken to show some places or people. The first group were some Canadian cyclists who came to Iran in 2016. This was a 4 weeks cycling tour from the south of Iran (Shiraz) towards the Caspian Sea and on this video we used only the desert section of their trip. We had other guests from a variety of nationalities in this video like Hong kongese, Dutch, Swiss, Germans, Austrians and some Iranians as well. The route we had for each group was different and they had distinct travel itineraries. In general, we cover the main important attractions of Iran’s deserts like Historical Castles, Oases, Old villages and Caravanserais which were one day a part of the ancient Silk Road. Also the two main Iran’s touristic cities of Yazd and Esfahan are on our Desert cycling tours. In this video Kuhpa Caravanserai, Bayazeh historical Castle, Mesr, Garmeh, Kharanaq ancient village and Aroosan oases, Meybod historical town, Naien and Anarak caravanserai can be seen. The time window for cycling in Iran's central desert is the beginning of spring (March and April) and autumn (September – November). The road that can be seen throughout the video is the backroad between old towns or villages, which is very safe and as it’s not the main road, there aren't many cars that use it. Also a combination of paved road, dirt road and desert roads is taken on this trip. For accommodation we used a combination of hotels and caravanserais, which are renovated as a boutique hotel, guest
Cycling through Dasht-e Kavir desert This video is about one of Adventure Iran’s cycling tours is in the region of Dasht-e Kavir desert. We have performed a lot of cycling tours in Iran’s deserts. In some regions we couldn’t even film and we used the pictures taken to show some places or people. The first
4X4 Safari in Dasht-E Lut desert The clip is an adventurous 4x4 desert safari in the heart of Dasht-e Lut desert that we arranged for an Italian group, performed in November of 2018. Dasht-e Lut is one of the two main deserts which are located in the south east of Iran, it's one of the most beautiful Iranian attractions for travelers who are looking for a bit of sun and heat. Lut is a natural world heritage site registered in the UNESCO list of Iran in 2016. Back to the video, The Journey was a 5 days expedition desert tour with jeeps inside Dasht-e Lut desert to visit the most attractive places of this beautiful desert. Dasht-e Lut’s Lut plain is very large with an area of about 2,278,015 ha which covers nearly three provinces of Iran. South Khorasan province is north west, Sistan and Baluchistan province is in the east, and Kerman province is located in south west of Lut desert. The group entered the desert through the north western side in South Khorasan and exited from the south east of the desert in Kerman province and drove an average of 100-200 kilometers per day to explore different sights of the desert and also slept in different regions every night. They mostly camped throughout the journey and our team managed the cooking and setting up the tents. They crossed Rig-e Yalan which as you might know is the famous huge sand hill and Kalouts fantasy city which is a special tight structure of sand created with rain and wind during several hundreds of years. At the end of the trip they reached Shahdad town and from there continued their journey towards Mahan and Kerman city. Hope you enjoy the video, if you like it subscribe to our channel to
4X4 Safari in Dasht-E Lut desert The clip is an adventurous 4×4 desert safari in the heart of Dasht-e Lut desert that we arranged for an Italian group, performed in November of 2018. Dasht-e Lut is one of the two main deserts which are located in the south east of Iran, it’s one of the
Alfons Gabriel and Iran Alfons Gabriel (1894 – 1976) was an Austrian geographer and travel writer who made several trips to Iran’s deserts. Gabriel wrote five books about his trips and findings in Iran. His book, Durch Persians Wüsten (1935, meaning Through Persia’s Deserts), has been translated into Persian. On his second trip to Iran in 1933, he crossed Dasht-e Kavir (the Central Desert) where he discovered the flagstone road dating back to the time of Shah Abbas, the Safavid King. He made his third trip to Iran in 1937 crossing the southern part of Dasht-e Lut. Not many pictures of Gabriel survived but it is said that one of them, taken with his wife in front of their tent, is of Aroosan village in the Central Desert. Gabriel has written many beautiful things about this village in his books. The Dasht-e Kavir Desert trekking route in the Tehran to Yazd trek is based on the one followed by the great pioneer, Alfons Gabriel. https://www.adventureiran.com/the-silk-road-in-iran-and-the-persian-caravanserai/ https://www.adventureiran.com/iran-caravanserais/
Alfons Gabriel and Iran Alfons Gabriel (1894 – 1976) was an Austrian geographer and travel writer who made several trips to Iran’s deserts. Gabriel wrote five books about his trips and findings in Iran. His book, Durch Persians Wüsten (1935, meaning Through Persia’s Deserts), has been translated into Persian. On his second trip to Iran
Iran Silk Road Iran was known as Persia during the Silk Road period. It was the main ring of the chain from East to West. It was strategically placed for the Silk Road trade with several routes passing through Iran’s ancient and beautiful country. Nowadays, Iran is no longer considered so famous for the Silk Road route compared to other central Asian countries. The Iranian tourism industry did not invest much time in marketing this interesting piece of history due to Iran being at the center of several difficult issues during the last 40 years. Despite this unfortunate drawback, Iran is firmly back on the map. Thanks to its attractiveness, and numerous ‘little-explored’ parts of this amazingly diverse country, there is so much to offer experienced travelers wishing to journey through Iran’s part of the Silk Road route which runs from China to Turkey. One of the main highlights of the Iran Silk Road is seeing the many historical sites alongside this route. In Iran’s Silk Road, there are plenty of ancient castles, caravanserais, citadels, and mosques that date back over a thousand years. There are a huge number of caravanserais, a lot of which have been renovated as boutique hotels. In addition, there are numerous oases in use in the Deserts of Iran on the original path of the Silk Road. These areas are still inhabited. The names of a couple of them are mentioned in the books of Alfons Gabriel and Sven Hedin who crossed the Iran desert about 100 years ago. In the Iran Deserts article, we also recommended adventurous individuals should visit Iran’s deserts to enjoy the countless attractions on offer. Iran has many caravanserais, many of which have been destroyed, and some of them still remain in their original form. Some of them have
Iran Silk Road Iran was known as Persia during the Silk Road period. It was the main ring of the chain from East to West. It was strategically placed for the Silk Road trade with several routes passing through Iran’s ancient and beautiful country. Nowadays, Iran is no longer considered so famous for the Silk
