🔥 6-Day Lut Desert Tour

🌍 Tour Highlights:

Route: Kerman → Shahdad → Kaluts → Nayband → Mahan → Kerman

• UNESCO-listed Lut Desert and the Kaluts

• Remote Nayband village, a living oasis at the edge of nowhere

• Natural and man-made contrasts: barren Lut and lush Persian gardens

• Real desert silence, starry skies, and ancient desert lifestyles

🔶 Day 1: Arrival in Kerman

• Arrive in Kerman, one of the historical gateways to the southeast desert region.

• Visit the Ganjali Khan Complex, a Safavid-era bazaar and bathhouse

• Tour Jabalieh Dome, a mysterious ancient structure made of stone

• Prepare for desert travel: shop for scarves, dates, and water

• Overnight in a historical hotel in Kerman

Tip: Kerman is the main base for accessing the Lut Desert and has flights from major cities.

🔶 Day 2: Kerman – Shahdad Desert Camp

• Drive to Shahdad, the entry point to Dasht-e Lut (approx. 2.5 hours)

• Explore Shahdad palm groves, traditional qanats, and clay architecture

• Enter the desert zone to see:

  • Nebkas (sand dunes with trees growing in the center)

  • The Gandom Beryan region, once recorded as the hottest surface temperature on Earth

• Set up camp or stay in a desert ecolodge near Shahdad

• Enjoy dinner, star-filled skies, and a peaceful desert night

Desert Fact: The Lut Desert is known for its strange geological features, including giant yardangs (Kaluts), and is devoid of permanent settlements.

🔶 Day 3: Kaluts – Sunrise to Sunset

• Before dawn, head to the Kaluts, spectacular wind-sculpted rock formations unique to Lut

• Sunrise hike among the Kaluts – best lighting for photography

• Learn about the Aeolian erosion that created these massive ridges and formations

• Midday rest in shaded desert lodge

• Optional camel trek or 4x4 ride in the Kalut region

• Sunset in the Kaluts: surreal views as light and shadow dance over the formations

• Overnight in eco-camp or desert lodge

🔶 Day 4: Kaluts – Nayband Village

• Travel to Nayband, a remote terraced village at the edge of the desert (approx. 5 hrs)

• Visit the fortress-like houses stacked on the slope of a mountain — an oasis with a 2,000-year history

• Learn about traditional desert agriculture, especially date and pomegranate farming

• Walk around the natural spring, green terraces, and mudbrick homes

• Enjoy a local dinner with villagers

• Overnight in a home-stay or guesthouse

🔶 Day 5: Nayband – Mahan – Kerman

• Depart Nayband and head back toward Kerman

• En route stop in Mahan:

  • Visit Shazdeh Garden (Prince's Garden) – a paradise in the desert

  • See the shrine of Shah Nematollah Vali, a revered Sufi mystic

• Return to Kerman

• Free evening for relaxing or local shopping (pistachios, handmade carpets)

• Overnight in Kerman

🔶 Day 6: Departure

• Transfer to Kerman Airport for return flight

• Optional extension to Rayen Castle, Bam, or Zein-o-din Caravanserai

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