Mazandaran

Badab-e Surt

Iran's otherworldly terraced springs

20°C · Partly cloudyBest season: April-June (mild temperatures, lush surroundings)
Badab-e Surt
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Badab-e Surt is a natural staircase of travertine terraces high in the Alborz foothills above Sari — pools of mineral water in vivid white, orange and red, deposited over millennia by two springs (one salty, one iron-rich). Iran's quieter, wilder answer to Turkey's Pamukkale, it glows at sunrise and sunset amid remote highland pasture, reached by a rough mountain road from the Caspian side.

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Top places to see

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    Main Terrace Complex

    Vibrant stepped pools with mineral-rich waters Unique coloration and geological rarity in Iran

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    Upper Springs

    Lesser-visited source pools with stronger mineral content Origin point of terrace-forming waters

  3. 3

    Viewpoint Trail

    Elevated path overlooking entire formation Panoramic vistas of colorful terraces

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