It is the baren desert so it is good idea to travel Quetta-Taftan segment at night. The road is all paved with some sand on the road and the pavement is narrow so if you will meet another vehicle it is a problem… Dust in the cabin… At 3 am we had a “refreshment” stop at chaikhana in the middle of nowhere…
-Why don’t you drink the tea?- ask me Pakistani man. -I spent already all my rupees! No problem! He brought me a pot of strong tea. The cost is 20 US cents – this is not the value. But what a gesture! – thats what they are the Pakistanis! Thank you Friends!
We reached dusty border city Taftan at sunrise. Do not trust the taxi drivers – it is only 1 km from the bus terminal to the immigration post. They open border at 9am. All formalities took 20 minutes. And now?
There is a fence and locked entrance to the Iran. Why they do not open? We were waiting on the only border crossing Pakisatn-Iran about 1,5 hour. Then I crossed the fence with my dirty backpack… Stamp to the passsport… Share taxi to Zahedan cost 160 000 rials per vehicle… 1 USD is worth 9170 rials. Bus Zahedan-Kerman cost 40000 rials. Hot, strong sun and desert around. Welcome to Iran!
