The journey
Desert & Oases
isfahan · varzaneh · yazd · tabas · kerman · dasht e lut kaluts
No deposit, no card — you pay when you're in Iran and everything is agreed.
Kaluts, dunes, caravanserais and the brightest stars in Iran.
Nine days across Iran's dry heart. Out from Isfahan to the dunes at Varzaneh, then the mud-brick lanes and windcatchers of Yazd, the palm oasis of Tabas and the bazaars of Kerman — ending in the Lut, where the wind has carved the sand into ridges the size of buildings and the night sky is about as dark as it gets anywhere on earth.
Highlights
- Lut kaluts (UNESCO)
- Mesr & Maranjab dunes
- Oasis gardens of Tabas
- Desert camping & stargazing
Day by day
Days 1-2
Isfahan & Varzaneh
Short Isfahan time, then Varzaneh desert & salt lake.
Days 3-4
Yazd
Old town base; Kharanaq & Meybod day-trip.
Days 5-6
Tabas oasis
Golshan Garden, palm groves, Mesr/Halvan dunes & camping.
Days 7-9
Kerman & Lut
Kerman, Mahan garden, the Lut kaluts at sunset; depart.
Best season
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
What's included
- 4x4 & driver-guide
- desert camping
- hotels
- transfers
- visa support
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