Iran north to south, 30 days, slow bike
Hi all,
I've been through the threads here and have been taking notes, but I can't seem to find anybody who's taken a similar route through Iran.
Here's the poop: I'm entering Iran in a few days via Armenia, and no more than 30 days later I intend to head to Dubai via the ferry leaving from Bandar Abbas. Some points:
1. The only must-go destinations along the way will be Tabriz, Teheran, and Esfahan. At least, those are the must-go destinations that I know of at this point.
2. Road quality is very important to me, though it's heartening to read all these reports of Iranian roads being quite good indeed. My bike isn't suitable for off-roading of any sort, really, unless you're talking about a well-graded gravel road. On the other hand, I'd like to avoid major highways and insane traffic (i.e. trucks) as much as possible.
3. My range on a single tank of gas is 250km. It ain't much. And I'd imagine the gas-station density in the deep south of the country isn't all that high. Or maybe it is -- I don't know.
4. I'd rather not attempt anything more than 400km in a single day.
So -- can anybody throw some recommendations my way?
Thanks for your time.
Cheers,
JVM
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