Tag: Nature Tourism & Ecotourism in Iran
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Camping in Iran: Alendan of Mazandaran
Fresh water lake at 1200 meters above sea levelThe beach at this 2-million-year-old lake in the middle of an Iranian forest is the perfect camping site for a road tour of the Iran’s Caspian Coast – even if it gets bone-chillingly cold this late in the fall.
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The Loneliness of the Wildlife Ranger
“You can really go mad doing this job.”Mohammadreza Hassankhani, 36, is one of seven rangers in charge of protecting the 1.5 million hectare Naybandan (NAI-ban-don) Wildlife Refuge that sits on the edge of the infamous Dashte-Lut Desert in central Iran, known for being one of the hottest places on Earth. The park is home to at least 177 types of plants; dozens of…
