Sistan and Baluchestan Travel Guide If you wish to travel to Off the Beaten Track destinations in Iran, do NOT miss this Sistan and Baluchestan Travel Guide! Introduction Read this short article as Sistan and Baluchestan Travel Guide and see the photos and videos of this untraveled route of Iran to understand why you should travel to Sistan and Baluchestan and put it on your bucket list. Sistan and Baluchestan is one of Iran's provinces located in the southeastern corner of the country. Baluchestan, also spelled Balochistan or Baluchistan as well. Iran has 31 provinces, each one with its own special tourist attractions. The Main Tourist Cities, well-known among travelers, are located on the major traveling route of CLASSIC IRAN. There are also other tourist cities off the main route, which have also been mentioned in most travel guides to Iran like Lonely Plant, Bradt guide, and Petit Futé. Apart from the main tourist destinations, there are also Off the Beaten Track destinations with special attractions in Iran. Some of those are unknown to travelers, and they have not been mentioned in the guide books or popular traveling sites. Sistan and Baluchestan province is definitely on top of this list that could be considered an independent destination in Iran. According to the time of your travel to Sistan and Baluchestan, your interests, and the types of activities you would like to do during your holiday, you can stay from at least one week to one month in this region. General Information Sistan and Baluchestan province comprises two large sections, Sistan in the north and Baluchestan in the south. The Farsi name “Sistan” comes from Old Persian Sakastana, meaning "Land of the Saka". The name Baluchestan- also written “Baluchestan”- means "Land of the Baluch" in the Persian language and is
Sistan and Baluchestan Travel Guide If you wish to travel to Off the Beaten Track destinations in Iran, do NOT miss this Sistan and Baluchestan Travel Guide! Introduction Read this short article as Sistan and Baluchestan Travel Guide and see the photos and videos of this untraveled route of Iran to understand why you should
Photography Travel in Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran Iran with vast properties along different ethnic groups and tribes is one of the most amazing countries for Photography travel. Traveling to Iran as a photographer gives you a special opportunity to see what is not possible as a general Iran visitor. Traveling to non-touristic areas, meeting original people who still keep their culture and clothes, seeing the spectacular landscape of mountains or deserts, and the historical monuments of ancient places, which date back to a few thousand years ago, provides an amazing subject for your photography travel in Iran. Sistan and Baluchistan province is one of a few Iran destinations you could travel to as a photographer and experience something different. The province is one of the biggest Iran states with 11% of the property in the country. But many people have no idea about the highlights of this amazing destination. In our travel blog, you can read about this destination in the post named Sistan and Baluchistan Travel Guide and Advises. Along with the attractions in this province for general visitors, you could also travel to this corner of Iran to capture and complete the photo gallery of your travel. After a few years of organizing different active tours, we traveled to this province in February 2020 and March 2021 only for research and photography to find the spots for photographers for their adventure travel. Our first photography trip was based on general photography in the two regions of Sistan in the northern part of the province, and Baluchistan on the southern side of this province. The photography type was a combination of Landscape Photography, monuments, and photography of people. But the second trip only focused on portrait photography in the Baluchistan region. We have visited many different
Photography Travel in Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran Iran with vast properties along different ethnic groups and tribes is one of the most amazing countries for Photography travel. Traveling to Iran as a photographer gives you a special opportunity to see what is not possible as a general Iran visitor. Traveling to non-touristic areas, meeting original
Sistan & Baluchestan Adventures The video is about our adventure journey to Sistan and Baluchestan, which is Iran's most special attraction. This trip started from Tehran with a night train towards Kerman. A jeep took the group to Dasht-e lut desert. After staying one night in the desert they continued the trip towards the north through Kalouts fantasy city in the heart of the desert. After exploring and doing some photography in the desert they drove towards Zabol city (north east of Sistan & Baluchistan) which is one of the main cities of the province and its nearby Afghanistan border (about 50 km). Zabol civilization has a lot of stories in Iranian history and Kuh-e Khuaja in Zabol, standing as one of the most important Iranian historical city-fortresses, pre-Islamic and early Islamic, in the region is on the tentative UNESCO sites of Iran. We also visited Ghale-Now ancient town in the region that still has its special architecture. Afterward the trip continued towards the south to visit Shahr-i Sokhta, meaning ‘Burnt City’, which is one of Iran’s UNESCO sites registered in 2014. They drove to Zahedan, the capital of the province, and spent a couple of nights there to visit different attractions. In the morning they visited the ground Bazaar and the museum which is one of the biggest museums in the region. They had an excursion to the heights of Taftan Mountain which is the most important semi-active volcano of Iran which has an altitude around 4,000 meters above sea level. After visiting Zahedan and countryside attractions they traveled to Kalpuregan ancient village which is nearby from Saravan. Kalpuregan is like a museum of its own and as the capital of pottery in the world has a lot of history in itself. There’s still a lot of artists
Sistan & Baluchestan Adventures The video is about our adventure journey to Sistan and Baluchestan, which is Iran’s most special attraction. This trip started from Tehran with a night train towards Kerman. A jeep took the group to Dasht-e lut desert. After staying one night in the desert they continued the trip towards the north
Mount Taftan in Iran Active Volcano Peak The massive Mount Taftan is situated only 70 km away from the Pakistan border, southeast of Iran. It is an isolated, active volcanic mountain located in Sistan and Baluchestan province. South of the mountain is Khash, the nearest city. Mt. Taftan has two very famous summits with Chehel Tan peak (Madehkuh) at 3941 m above sea level being the highest one. Iran has numerous mountains over 4000 m, but this, in particular, is one of the more well-known peaks, since it is a solitary mountain in the corner of Iran, with an active volcanic peak. It is attached to Dasht-e lut desert. Taftan volcanic mountain is a sub-range of Iran’s volcanic arc, with Bazman Mountain in Iran and Sultan Kuh in Pakistan. This volcanic arc has formed over Cretaceous-Eocene sedimentary layers and is derived from the subduction of the oceanic Arabian plate under Iran at the Makran trench. There is only a 130 km distance between each base camp from Zahedan, the capital city of the province. The total length of the Taftan mountain range is 12 km, with two very high peaks. The range is surrounded by unspoiled nature, consisting of rivers, lakes, trees, flora and fauna that live around the mountain. There are three lakes at the top of the Taftan mountain range. Two of the rivers have white and fresh water, whilst the third has salty water. The base camp of this mountain is 2500 m above sea level, with the shelter at a height of 3228 m. Taftan peak is not a technical mountain to climb. Most people, with a good level of fitness, can hike up to the peak. The climbing season runs from March to November, with the best period in April and May.
Mount Taftan in Iran Active Volcano Peak The massive Mount Taftan is situated only 70 km away from the Pakistan border, southeast of Iran. It is an isolated, active volcanic mountain located in Sistan and Baluchestan province. South of the mountain is Khash, the nearest city. Mt. Taftan has two very famous summits with Chehel
Sistan and Baluchistan in Iran Sistan and Baluchistan province (also spelled Sistan and Baluchestan) is in the southeast of Iran on the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan. To the south lies the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman. This province is about the size of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Slovenia combined. As a result of its huge dimensions, there is a fair amount of driving from the north to the south. It has 1,100 km of land along the border with Pakistan and Afghanistan together with a coastal stretch of 300 km along the Indian Ocean’s Gulf of Oman. The inhabitants consist of two tribes, one is the Baluchi tribe, who are Sunni Muslims, and the other the Sistani tribe, who are Shi’a Muslims. Both speak Persian. The province is really amazing with huge contrasts between the deserts, snow-capped mountains, peculiar rock formations, an active 4,000 m volcano, Martian scenery, cliff-enclosed fishing villages along the coast, plus tropical rivers with the rare Mugger crocodile. This is a lesser-known destination in Iran but, at the same time, one of the most beautiful areas of our country. One of the places in the province you must visit is the famous Shahr-i Sokhta or “Burnt City”, (registered on UNESCO list in 2015), founded around 3200 BC. It is situated at the junction of the Bronze Age trade routes crossing the Iranian plateau. Another region is the Dasht-e Lut desert. The Lut desert was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016. It is one of the main highlights of Iran in terms of nature. Since Iranian deserts were on the Silk Road, there are many historical monuments and sites remaining from that period that are well worth visiting. Not only are there many different types
Sistan and Baluchistan in Iran Sistan and Baluchistan province (also spelled Sistan and Baluchestan) is in the southeast of Iran on the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan. To the south lies the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman. This province is about the size of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Slovenia combined. As
