There are some incredible (in the literal sense of the word) geographic features in this part of the country.

I took my motorbike through this region a few years ago (riding Turkey / Iraq / Iran).

Copy paste mountains. Scarlet salt lakes. Stranded boats. Burnt plains. Ardent forests and mountains.

Some photos for the curious: http://travel.ninjito.com/2014-08-18-Iran

http://travel.ninjito.com/images/2011-06-18-RoadTrip/SLR/qx-...

http://travel.ninjito.com/images/2011-06-18-RoadTrip/SLR/qx-...

Did you write anything about the experience? Sounds like it would be an interesting read.

Very nice photos!

How did you handle food, money etc?

But honestly, I would probably be too chicken shit to do a tour like that.

That is absolutely incredible

Holy shit, that's fucking awesome.

I'm getting 404s on your links.

I think I (poorly) coded anti-hotlinking when I wrote my site.

Here are all the images in an imgur gallery: https://imgur.com/a/aNdXGwu

In case the author sees this, a correction: the ziggurat is 105 meters on a side, not 105 square meters. This makes the ziggurat's base more accurately around 10 thousand square meters.

If you consider coming to Iran, it is probably one of the cheapest countries to travel to, just remember change your money when you arrive not before. and don't come if you are form US of UK because of political issues

Have travelled there several times in the last years. People are lovely and so welcoming!

Last time (May ‘18) we travelled with an entire group (~30 people) all US citizens going there to learn more about the country their president was not so fond of.

That was just amazing.