Diario di viagio
They talked to each other and a few hours later called their group like this. The four kind nice Italians were fully in agreement during the 2 day tour to Kerman, Mahan, Rayen and Kaluts in Lut Desert. 
4 different personalities but always close and friendly. While Ivan was very much into photography,
Nicoletta was more into enjoying the new landscapes and places. The time before and after sunset and sunrise of Kaluts was so incredible that Francesca and Nicoletta tried to sink into silence and surprise the stunning landscape offered.
Ivan was the nice friendly photographer for every one. Veronica was courageous and and strong. Trekking on the earth in Kaluts was not easy with bare feet for Francesca!
The tour also visited the colorful mountains and they enjoyed the carpet weaving workshop on the way to Rayen. Ivan and Veronica visited towers of silence on the hills near Kerman while Francesca and Nicoletta preferred to stay in Yas Guesthouse and rest. Saluti a tutti.
PHD students of geophysics
The tour to Mahan, Rayen, Bam and Kaluts took 2 days.
Rolando and Gianmarco students of geophysics and Laura a student of nerves sciences all PHD level were members of the tour. Right from the beginning of the route to lut desert and in the mountainous road of Sirch, stops started. It was unique opportunity for me as a guide to learn a lot about geology, geomorphology, formation of mountains, kaluts, egg hills etc,. At the same time,they had the chance of tangibly experiencing what they have already studied through books and sources at university. However, it was Laura who was the only adventurous member of the tour to trek, climb and take lots of pictures.
What made the three visitors surprised, the cool weather in Kerman, Mahan, Rayen and Sirch. Three different persons in Yazd had recommended them not to visit Kerman as it is HOTTER than Yazd!!!!!! However, since they had arranged their itinerary a few months ago, they couldn’t change and skip Kerman. Finally, it became a matter of joke and fun to remember the recommendation! Even, the heat of Lut Desert was not felt as the organization was perfect.
I am grateful to ROlando and Gianmarco for the scientific information they offered me during the visit to Kaluts, egg hills and Sirch village. I wish them all, as representatives of Napoli, happiness, prosperity and success. “We must not forget that sometimes some facts are as long as hundreds of kilometers!!!!!!”
different but perfect
The two day tour to Mahan, Rayen, Kaluts and Shahdad was great. The five nice members were in full agreement in everything.
The spice of the group was Andrea to whom everybody was kind and he was very dear to all. Sabrina who was considered the head was brave and adventurous. Benedata, though suffering a problem in her foot, joined the fun activities. Francesco, calm and nice, recorded everything in his memory, so patient. And Orsolla, for whom the heat was both a new experience and a matter was the only member with the fan in hand even in the van.
It had been stormy and hot during the day but we managed to arrive at the right time. The night of desert left all of us a stressful memory. AC could not start due to the low voltage the reason of which had been he fire in Shahdad and burning some trees and wooden lamp posts. To breathe in the room was too difficult. But midnight was the time everything ended in goodness. Coming back from the large Caravanserai the next morrning, a white dog found us very familiar. He approached and in his own method greeted each of us. and Orsolla was the first to touch him. Sabrina and Benedetta bravely stepped into the flowing old qanat around 8 meters underground and trekked for dozens of meters in the water. Visiting the five amazing Indian doors of Shah Nematollah Mausoleum (artistically made 4 centuries ago with marquetry and enameling on) was the ending part of the tour on August 7. 
Nice Italian Girls
Valentina and Serena, two brave girls from Italy, visited Kerman area for 3 days. By brave, it means that while many Europeans are afraid of traveling to the hottest spot of the earth, these two did it!
June 5 in the afternoon, they stepped into the Kaluts area on an off-road tour by a 4*4 pickup. They left shoes aside and trekked on the hot sand around with bare feet.
From two full days being in Lut desert, they passed one day in Keshit where the amazing canyon is an enjoyable destination not only as an amazing destination but also funny trekking in water and even swimming and diving!
The round big cement cake with candles around at the garden in Keshit village was a big surprise to Valentina because it was her birthday! While Helia, the daughter of the owner of the garden was giving a ride on the 4*4 motorbike to Valentina, others in her absence decorated that strange cake with candles in the dark. When she returned to the garden, she was so excited by hearing the happy birthday song at the garden in the dark with candles burning.
Serena, the master in special jumping in the air (!!), was always kind, smiling and helpful.
Irankalut wishes them a happy prosperous life.
Italian Dante & Domenico
As usual, warmness, friendliness and funny mood was the joy these two nice young Italians had with them during the 3 day tour to Kerman, Bam, Mahan, Rayen and Dasht-e-lut. While Domenico was showing energy to run, jump and climb, Dante was relaxed and moved like a large ship on the ocean. While we were visiting the ruins of castles surrounded by bushes near the village, an old female villager was carrying a heavy bag of garlic and a spade returning home from the farm late afternoon. Domenico approached and offered help and carried the heavy load to her home. This was a matter of making jokes of employment. Domenico proved to be a man of hard work and passed the test with high score!
They were lucky to end the three day tour in Bam and take the train (as planned earlier) directly to Yazd.
Michele Bisatto
As a tourist much into history, culture and human life, he preferred to tolerate the noise but stay the night at a traditional guest house in Kerman. He could have gone to Bandar Abbas with much cheaper payment by a VIP bus, but preferred to have a guide and a private driver to pass through amazing places on a less official route. He had the chance to visit Shazde Garden in Mahan, Rayen castle in Rayen, Jiroft city and landscapes, Kahnuj city and most important of all, ancient mud hill of Konar Sandal near Anbarabad. The hill belongs to at least 3000 years ago with stunning traces of life. He was very curious to see and search every pottery particle which were in abundance on and around the hill. Visiting Konar Sandal mud ancient hill gave him an insight to plan visiting Choghazanbil Zighurat in Susa, south of Iran. Just to make you imagine how exciting the one day tour was, I must tell you that we did not have even the feeling of hunger for lunch. We had only a few cookies and coffee late afternoon at 5pm in Kahnuj on the way to Bandar Abbas.
Bagh-e-Shazdeh
Shazdeh Garden
meaning Prince’s Garden is a historical top Persian garden located near (2km away from) Mahan in Kerman province. It was constructed at Ghajar time while Abolhamid Mirza was the ruler of Kerman.
This top world heritage being located in the desert contains two pavilions, one right at the entrance and the other deep in the garden both of which are very eye-catching. Natural tall amazing fountains and very tall trees connect the two pavilions on a walking distance. Both sides of the sidewalk are full of condensed beautiful trees as well as flowers.
The wall around the garden is oval shape so that it can deviate strong desert winds while creating a circulation of air inside which together with humidity created by fountains make the garden atmosphere very fresh and dramatic.
Persian Gardens
The Persian Garden consists of a collection of gardens, selected from various regions of Iran, which tangibly represent the diverse forms that this type of designed garden has assumed over the centuries and in different climatic conditions. They reflect the flexibility of the Chahar Bagh , or originating principle, of the Persian Garden, which has persisted unchanged over more than two millennia since its first mature expression was found in the garden of Cyrus the Great’s Palatial complex, in Pasargadae.
Natural elements combine with manmade components in the Persian Garden to create a unique artistic achievement that reflects the ideals of art, philosophical, symbolic and religious concepts. The Persian Garden materialises the concept of Eden or Paradise on Earth.
The perfect design of the Persian Garden, along with its ability to respond to extreme climatic conditions, is the original result of an inspired and intelligent application of different fields of knowledge, i.e. technology, water management and engineering, architecture, botany and agriculture. The notion of the Persian Garden permeates Iranian life and its artistic expressions: references to the garden may be found in literature, poetry, music, calligraphy and carpet design. These, in turn, have inspired also the arrangement of the gardens.
The attributes that carry Outstanding Universal Value are the layout of the garden expressed by the specific adaptation of the Chahar Bagh within each component and articulated in the kharts or plant/flower beds; the water supply, management and circulation systems from the source to the garden, including all technological and decorative elements that permit the use of water for functional and aesthetic exigencies; the arrangement of trees and plants within the garden that contribute to its characterization and specific micro-climate; the architectural components, including the buildings but not limited to these, that integrate the use of the terrain and vegetation to create unique manmade environments; the association with other forms of art that, in a mutual interchange, have been influenced by the Persian Garden and have, in turn, contributed to certain visual features and sound effects in the gardens.
The Persian Garden represents a masterpiece of human creative genius. The design of the Persian Garden, based on the right angle and geometrical proportions, is often divided into four sections known as Chahar Bagh (Four Gardens). The creation of the Persian Garden was made possible due to intelligent and innovative engineering solutions and a sophisticated water-management system, as well as the appropriate choice of flora and its location in the garden layout. Indeed, the Persian Garden has been associated with the idea of earthly Paradise, forming a stark contrast to its desert setting.
It is the geometry and symmetry of the architecture, together with the complex water management system, that seem to have influenced design in all these gardens. The word Paradise entered European languages from the Persian root word “Pardis”, which was the name of a beautiful garden enclosed behind walls.