Famous for being the hottest place on Earth and its impressive rock formations, the Lut Desert is a must if you’re visiting the Kerman region.

During my 2 week trip to Iran, I stayed in a camp to enjoy the sunrise over the egg-shaped hills of the Lut Desert and explore its incredible rock formations, known as Kaluts, as well as the salt rivers that emerge from the arid landscape.

I completed my visit exploring the mysterious city of Kerman, an off the beaten track destination where not many foreign visitors stop!

Hidden deep in the desert, the province of Kerman contains some of the hidden gems of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Famous for being the two biggest adobe constructions in the world, I started my visit exploring the Kerman province with the castles of Arg-e-Bam and Arg-e-Rayen, two of the most impressive fortress left by the Achaemenid Empire.

I would finish my day trip with a quick visit to Mahan to enjoy its Shazdeh Garden, declared a UNESCO Heritage Site, as well as the surprising Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine!

Home of Zoroastrianism, the ancient religion of Persia until the Muslim conquest in the 7th century, the city of Yazd is a maze of mud-brick streets that surprises you at every corner.

From the impressive Jameh Mosque, a unique sample of Islamic art with the tallest minaret in the country, to the Towers of Silence, where Zoroastrians left the dead bodies of their loved ones under the open sky to purify them in the afterlife, Yazd is certainly a place like no other in Iran!

Follow my visit in this city of the desert while I discover what the Zoroastrian religion is all about!