Aloha guys!
I'm on my cycling trip from Poland, already more than 3months, currently in Turkey/Eskisehir waiting till my camera will be fix. I want to cycling from Turkey to Iran and than Western part of Iran along the Syrian and Iraq border - Zagross mountains down to Persian gulf. Does any of you was cycling this route? Will be very grateful for any advice. Cheers!
If you are in Turkey, some situation in that region you know, but going through Iraq and Syria is very risky this days!
Hello
2 weeks ago the border between Turkey and Iran was closed. I suppose it is still the same. Good trip pierre
Hi, yes I know ab situation in south east Anatolia but I gonna cycling North.Erzurum and.than Dogubayazit and Iran. I never heared that Iranian border was closed, how do you know this?
Hey! We did more or less the same route in reverse in the spring this year: we started in Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf (having arrived from the Emirates by ferry) and departed Iran from Tabriz into Turkey by train. For more info and the precise route, check: http://minimaliste.nl/riding-home/
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I don't know about the border closing between Turkey and Iran and how far it extends, but we choose to take the train as 1) it was still VERY cold in Eastern Anatolia when we crossed in late April. 2) Given the safety situation and 3) we spend way more time in Iran than planned so had to catch up. When we crossed lake Van it was still snowing.
For me personally, Northern Iran was the most beautiful part. It is much more green. But we've been living in the desert the previous year so the green was a welcome change of scenery. If you're coming from the other way I can imagine the desert scenery in the center/south will be equally impressive.
The Iranians are amazingly hospitable, as I'm sure you've heard before. The cycling was good too, traffic wasn't too bad (better than Turkey!) but the relentless friendly honking of cars and trucks drove us mad after a few days. However, it comes from good intentions so no complaints ;).
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