13-Day Iran Desert Jeep Safari through Maranjab and Dasht-e Lut

• Start from Tehran or Isfahan with your Iranian guide and make your way to the Maranjab Desert.

• Visit the Salt Lake and Wonder Island, followed by Maranjab Caravanserai, also known as Abbasi Caravanserai, and the surrounding sand dunes.

Stay overnight in the caravanserai or camp out in the desert.

• Travel to Abouzeyd Abad, Badrud, and the Zavareh desert area. Visit a camel convoy if you are lucky.

• Ride to Ardestan and visit the Qanat of Ardestan, which was recently registered on the UNESCO Heritage List.

• Continue to Aqda, a nice village in the desert.

Overnight stay in a guesthouse. (B.D)

• Travel to Yazd and, on the way, visit the ancient water reservoir complex of Ahmad Abad, the Chack-Chak fire temple, and the ancient village of Kharanaq.

Stay overnight in a hotel in Yazd. (B)

• Visit the Tower of Silence and Dowlat Abad Garden.

• Travel to Amir Chakhmaq Square and the Jameh Mosque.

• Shop around the Bazaar of Yazd.

Stay overnight in a hotel in Yazd. (B)

• Travel to Meymand rocky village, with 10,000 years of history, registered on the UNESCO Heritage List.

• Make stops to visit the ancient Jameh Mosque of Fahraj, one of the oldest mosques in Iran, and Sar Yazd Castle, which belongs to the Sassanid era.

Overnight stay in a rocky house in Meymand. (B.D)

• Ride to Mahan and visit Shazdeh Garden, surrounded by desert, before travelling toward Shahdad.

Stay overnight in a guesthouse in Shahdad. (B.D)

• Visit the Lut Desert, registered on the UNESCO Heritage List, the most amazing desert of Iran and one of the hottest places in the world.

• Then make your way to the Kaluts and the salty river.

• Travel to Rayen and visit Arg-e Rayen, also known as Rayen Citadel.

• Ride back to Kerman and visit the Ganjalikhan Complex, including an old public bath with wax sculptures, as well as the old bazaar of Kerman.

Overnight stay in Kerman in a hotel. (B)

• Travel to Tabas. On the way, visit an old caravanserai and Naiband, a village surrounded by palm trees.

Overnight stay in a guesthouse in Tabas. (B.D)

• Travel to Khur and visit the salt lake on the way.

• Visit Garmeh Oasis and ride to one of the remotest villages in the central desert of Iran, with a population of two people.

Overnight stay in a guesthouse in this village. (B.L.D)

• Travel to Anarak and visit Choopanan on the way, a beautiful village with wind towers on the roofs of its houses.

• Take some photos, continue to Anarak for a short stop, and then drive along an off-road route toward a remote village to enjoy the silence and scenery of the area.

Overnight stay in a guesthouse in this village. (B.L.D)

• Drive toward Naieen, visit the historic Jame mosque of Naieen, and travel to Varzaneh desert village.

• Hike through the sandhills and visit Gav Chah, an irrigation system operated by a bull, as well as a camel mill.

• Head towards the pigeon tower and salt lake.

Stay overnight in a guesthouse or camp in the middle of the dunes. (B.L.D)

• Drive toward Isfahan and visit its historical bridges and Naghshe Jahan Square, the second biggest square in the world, along with the palaces of the Safavid dynasty.

• Shop at the Isfahan bazaar.

• Transfer to the airport. (B)