11 Crazy Things To Do in Iran Before You're 30

Located on the island of Qeshm is the world’s largest salt cave housing fragile salt sculptures, salt rivers and huge salt megadomes!

In the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism, once somebody passes away there is a fear the body will be contaminated by demons. For this reason, Zoroastrians purified the dead body by exposing it to the elements and birds of prey on top of towers in the desert called dachas.

The Mosque on the site, also known as ‘The Emerald Mosque’ may look like any other from the outside but will take your breath away when you step inside and see thousands of glittering shards of mirror embedded into the ceilings.

Residents of this remote village in northwestern Iran live in modern-day caves, in structures which from the outside look like a series of beehives. It is thought that the village is 700-years-old and was built to escape the Mongol invasion.

A beautiful work of Persian architectural history, Kariz-e-Kish is a hydraulic system in an ancient underground city.

Known in Persian as ‘Daryache-e-Namak’, Lake Maharloo is a seasonal salt lake near Shiraz. The best time to visit is in mid-summer, when due to high evaporation rates and salt concentrations, the lake turns a magical pink colour.

It will take you a total of four days to reach the summit of the country’s highest mountain and 5,671-metre volcano.

Take a short trip through the Iranian Desert “Dasht-e Kavir” on the classic route between Esfahan and Yazd.

This will be a memorable trip due to the extraordinary landscapes and variety of terrain. Brace yourself to cross paths with history and encounter myths and legends only in your wildest imaginations.

Head to the Nasr-al-Molk Mosque early in the morning and stay for a few hours to catch an aurora of colours that gain a life of their own as the sunlight moves through the stained glass windows.

Zurkhaneh is a form of traditional martial arts in Iran, where men practise body-building exercises in a ring.