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.
Corina and her daughter
Mariam and Corina, the Italian daughter and mom, finally got the chance of visiting Kaluts area at least for a day. It is interesting that they were very lucky as the sky was blue and they also visited Rayen castle, Shazde garden in Mahan, colorful mountains, egg hills and salty river. It is a record for one single day!!
Corina was very human, kind, open and social and at the same time very much fond of classical music. She even skipped visiting some places and preferred to sit in the car for listening to Persian classical music. Her daughter, Mariam, asked the driver to play only classical. Corina said her children grew up with classical music!!
Irankalut wishes them happier times.
The French couple
Lucille and Aziz had a three day and two night tour to Lut Desert. They had already visited other cities and areas, so Kerman was their ending destination.
Desert surprise and fun made them so happy and excited. From off-road trip deep in Kaluts, photography, driving 4*4 car on dunes, trekking through Keshit Canyon, visiting the beautiful landscape of colorful mountains and swimming in the pools of hot spas made their trip the highlight of their visits in Iran.
Aziz was surrounded by mosquitoes for his white Tshirt in lut desert. He was so sweat for them. Lucille very much into codes finally lost the rules and got used to decoding.
Definitely, they will come back but next time, as they said, with parents!
Irankalut wishes them ever lasting smiles.
Belgium and France
The three dutch speaking Belgiums David, Victor and Seimen together with Frank from France visited Lut Desert, colorful mountains, Rayen and Mahan. Breaking and eating sunflower seeds is an easy thing for Iranians but sometimes very complicating for Europeans. Frank was so amused with breaking and eating that the guide had to mention that he was losing the chance of watching the beautiful landscapes on the way. Victor was very stingy. He was holding the small nylon of seeds in the back seat. whenever the driver asked for more seeds, he put only one or two in his palm. The four members of the tour were really good companies. The guide in the first minutes after the start of the tour said that David looked like a famous footballer when Frank who was sitting in the front seat approved and mentioned the name of Van Persi from the Netherlands.
Belgium and Norway
Jonas and Lidewij from Belgium and Tor from Norway were on tour to Kerman area. They were very excited to be in different parts of Lut desert. They were supposed to eat their prepared lunch in the car on the road to Kaluts in order to save time. They ate the salads and drank the coke but forgot to eat the main dish of a rich Cholo Kabab. After sunset, they were very hungry in the desert and wanted to eat but since the guide did not know they had not eaten their main dish for lunch in the car, he recommended them to each watermelon and wait for the dinner. Dinner had been arranged in Keshit village where the next day the tour was supposed to visit the great Canyon.
At dinner, the traditional meal (Abgusht or dizi) was ready. All decided to eat in the same pot and avoid bowls. While eating Abgusht, the guide goes to the car and discovers three portions of Cholo Kabab for lunch untouched! He brings them and they all laugh for a few minutes. They were nice and friendly. Their company was so friendly that all norms could be forgotten and everything could be managed in a very simple funny way.
Spain, Ireland & Andora
Eva from Spain, Zita Irish and Tomas Andorran joined a tour to Kaluts, Rayen and Mahan. Unfortunately, Eva did not speak English and Tomas had to translate into Spanish. The chemistry teacher, Zita, had the chance of benefiting more from visiting Kaluts area because the forming elements are related to the science of chemistry. Eva quite cool, Zita smiling but Tomas super active. He knew no risk and run up the stiff rocky hills on the way to Rayen. He wanted to take pictures on top of hills from colorful mountains where he fell and damaged his only pants.
They ended the tour by eating dinner (Dolmeh, an Iranian traditional healthy dish, at a cozy traditional restaurant) in Kerman the second day.
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.
Kaisu from Finland
It was interesting to receive an experienced lady from Finland who was the first tourist to ask for a visit to Ravar area before visiting Kaluts. She had a professional camera with her and took so many pictures. She was very much interested in Persian carpets and this time in Kerman, she wanted to visit the home workshops where the locals were busy weaving.
In a workshop with 3 looms hanging, 7 ladies were at work. It was sad to see their harsh fingers, sitting on a piece of wood and wearing a mask. What they were producing is really stunning (two 4*6m carpets with very detailed small flowers). But what makes any visitor sad is that the income of such an artistic hard job goes into the pockets of the dealers who are between producer and customer. We hope Kaisu’s photos finally helps the poor ladies who produce carpets.
In Kaluts area, every thing photogenic and Kaisu did not want to skip anything. in spite of older age, she walked like a very young lady and never stopped climbing or trekking in the deep sand!! Bravo….
