Tak-Taku Guesthouse and overlanders camp site | Hostel

March 29th, 2024 by yummysailboat99

This is a beautiful place to rest and meet other overlanders. it's clean and beautiful. Mohammed is very helpful for anything you need (mecanic parts, tours etc..). Please make sure to stop here and you will enjoy your time.

March 24th, 2024 by Nomad Katia

Everything already said about Tak Taku. Had to wait here for a rain and wind storm for 3 days, to proceed with my journey. Couldn't be in a better place: comfortable, very clean, a blessed heater in the room I was at (it was really cold outside!). Secured parking for my motorcycle.

November 29th, 2023 by scaredsuede29

Very nice place, friendly people 💚💜🩵🧡💛 with good guidance & all facilities: washing, secure, food!

November 28th, 2023 by blushingbathrobe30

Such a nice and lovely place! Mohammad is the best host and can help you with anything. The kitchen is well equipped, you can use the washing machine (3€) and the bathrooms are spacious and very clean.
We stayed there with our campervan (15€ per night for 2 persons & 1 car) and hope our journey will bring us back one day!

November 11th, 2023 by essesloyon

A great place, a warm welcome and a wealth of information about your next camps and competent guides. Unavoidable.

September 10th, 2023 by schamanx23

Very beautiful and calm place with a very nice host. Here you can park your vehicle safely for a longer period of time, get repairs done (we changed my clutch of my BMW R1200GS) or just simply relax. Mohammad also offers tours through town and the dessert. Here you can enjoy authentic persian food as well. Highly recommend this to any overlanders.

August 31st, 2023 by ol.on.a.bike

Beautiful location with a very welcoming host Mohammad. I was able to park my motorcycle safely inside. There is plenty of space for vans, bikes or cars. Mohammad is a well known person in the overlanders community and know allot. He can help you with everything. The desert bbq was also fantastic. Rooms and toilet facilities are clean and tidy. I will definitely be back here.

August 19th, 2023 by axelcolonia

Toller Gastgeber und tolle Location - es ist ein Highlight der Umgebung - wir können nur diesen Halt dort empfehlen. Auch für die Organisation ist Mohamed ein guter Ansprechpartner.

July 4th, 2023 by Saskia und Jörg

This amazing beautifull hostel is the best place to stay for overlanders in Iran!
Mohammad is the perfect host. Whatever you whish ore need he will organised it for you.
You can relax in several areas, repair, recharge and as you want enjoy warm iranion familiar life including best traditional food.

You can sleep at the beautifull, traditional rooms, or stay in you car at the huge backjard inside the Hostel.

June 4th, 2023 by Mekongfrank

Mohammed is a great guy, very helpful in everything. All previous comments are spot on. Safe parking, and nice rooms around a beautiful courtyard. I opted for a large $15 room with shared bathroom, attached bathroom would have been $20.
There is no sign outside, but he found me when I was riding around the wall of his house. Better call ahead. The place has 3 entrances; a door, an electric gate 3m high, and in the new enlargement, attached to the original guesthouse, there is a 4mx4m gate into the large walled space Mohammad is in the process to develop into a proper campground, with grass for tents, and gravel for cars and trucks.

June 3rd, 2023 by @reisepotpourri

we stayed for 2 days. Mohammad's guesthouse is perfect to relax, do some maintenance, he recommended us a lot of places in Iran. It is a little paradise between Yazd and Isfahan. Good luck!

April 9th, 2023 by busleven

The guesthouse was not on our route sadly, but we did talk with Mohammad via online chat during our time in Iran. He helped us a lot and is a great guy. So we think you can’t go wrong with spending some time at his place.

December 12th, 2022 by emilie.delmas

Super arrêt dans la guest house de Mohammad. Tout était parfait. Nous sommes arrivés à 3 camping-car. Nous étions 12 dont 5 enfants Nous avons pu nous garer dans la cour et profiter des douches chaudes,de la machine à laver, des repas préparés avec soin par la maman de Mohammad. Une visite super du village le lendemain et d autres services rendus. Merci
encore Mohammad !

December 9th, 2022 by bendjouko

On pensait y passer une nuit, mais face au chaleureux accueil de Mohammad, on a décidé d'y rester une deuxième. Et si l'horloge du voyage ne tournait pas si vite, on y serait resté quelques jours de plus. A part le fait qu'il y ait toutes les commodités dont on peu rêver, Mohammad nous a aider pour chaque petit besoin qu'on avait! C'est vraiment un hôte de qualité. Merci à lui

November 28th, 2022 by dorothea

Mohammad sets the benchmark very high with his Tak Taku Guesthouse in Toudeshk. Iranian tradition and hospitality meets Western standards. We stayed almost a week, caught up with school, worked on the car with Mohammads help and Mohammad also showed us how to drive on sand. We highly recommend his place to everyone travelling in Iran.

November 12th, 2022 by Bennygoesoverland

Beautiful overnight stop between Isfahan and Dasht-e Kavir desert. Cozy guesthouse, well managed by Mohammed. His mom is preparing excellent dinners (local food), and we booked Mohammed for a guided tour to Dasht-e Kavir. The guesthouse is located in the old scenic part of the village. Mohammed took us for a village walk, and there is much to see and to learn in the mud brick village. We had a really nice 3 nights stay.

November 11th, 2022 by Nomadasvan

Tak Taku Guest House is really a cool place, an oasis on the trip. We arrived with our van and our three dogs, we were able to park at the door and make use of all the facilities, it is a beautiful, clean and cozy place. Mohammed is a great person, he helps you in any way he can and can give you a lot of great information for your trip. The price adapts to your possibilities so that anyone can feel at home in this beautiful place. If you come to Iran, you have to visit it.

October 29th, 2022 by instagram.com/vergnuegtverfahren

The place to be for overlanders and travellers in Iran. Mohammed is literally inviting you to his home and he is the best host you can imagine. He can help you with anything you need and knows everyone in town. In total we spent two weeks here doing lots of maintenance on our car, desert tours, having great local food or just relaxing. This is one of the best places we have ever been.

October 18th, 2022 by einfachmaloffroad

Taktaku is a great place to relax and spent a few nights. Every night a traditional very delicious meal is cooked and the atmosphere is just great. Mohammed is an incredibly nice host, very well connected all over the country and helped us with so many things (car, visa, travel spots. etc. etc.). For us, it is "the place to be" while travelling Iran.

September 28th, 2022 by becksbetty

Tak Taku is a very nice guesthouse in a lovingly renovated old mud house. Everything is traditional Persian, from the rooms to the delicious food.
You can park your car safely in front of the house or in the courtyard and either sleep in it or in one of the beautiful bedrooms.
The facilities are very clean and we also enjoyed the possibility to do our laundry.
Mohammad, the owner, helps with all questions and gives good tips for the further trip. There are also great activities, such as campfires and grilling corn under fabulous starry skies.
It felt like "going on vacation"

September 25th, 2022 by mudddybumper.com

Great place to stay. Wonderfull and carefully restored buildings that are 200 years old. All facilities and Mohammed is such a great host. He speaks perfect English and can help with everything. You feel immidiately at home. I parked my camper there and could use all the facilities. Wonderfull food, the best I had in Iran so far. A must visit place to visit while you are in Iran. A real safe haven.

September 15th, 2022 by tslavicek

I stayed couple of nights at Tak-Taku after riding couple of weeks in Iran and I couldn't find a better place to rest and recover from the road. Mohammad is a great host who can show you places around or give you a great tips where to go yourself. He also helped me to maintain my motorbike. You can use safe parking for motorcycles and cars inside, sleep in one of comfortable rooms or outside in your car. There is also a kitchen where you can cook your own meals if needed, or you can join Mohammad's family for dinner, daily. When I'm back in Iran, I definitely visit again.

September 12th, 2022 by messner.harti

It is a true oasis when driving through Iran. We felt at home. Escaped from the strenuous everyday travel in Iran. Mohammed showed us good day trips. After the trip we had to have the vehicle repaired, Mohammed arranged that for us. He also offers long-term parking, in the backyard you can keep your vehicle safely for several months. We were also able to spend a night at a very beautiful and secluded camp spot that was shown to us. Mohammed is a very fun and accommodating host. the food and the guest house were fantastic.

September 7th, 2022 by crazyboyindesert

we have safe close parking for short/long terms. parking area is 700 square meters and up to 4 meter hight is ok.this parking is next to Tak Taku Guesthouse and we will take care of your vehicle.
WhatsApp:+989139165752
www.taktaku.com

August 29th, 2022 by instagram.com/santoshi_rides

Tak Taku is a place that every overlander should visit when going to Iran. It's a great way to take some time off from the busy cities and life on the road. There, you'll get everything you need: may it be great homemade food prepared by Mohammad's parents, a place to perform some maintenance work on your vehicle or trips to the surrounding nature. There is safe parking, tools for maintenance jobs and Mohammad can introduce you to local mechanics, i. e. to change a tire. You can book one of the rooms or alternatively sleep in your car / tent and just use the (very fast) internet and showers. Everything is clean and you can easily tell how much work and passion has been put into building this place - the backyard is an oasis for relaxing!
Tak Taku offers the following services for overlanders:
- safe parking for your vehicles
- long-term parking, in case you want to change your way of transport
- super fast internet
- tools and space to perform maintenance work
- support in administrative todos (visa extension, etc.)
- guided tours, as well as guidance for own tours
I personally got here after a motorcycle crash and was looking for a good place to recover. I could not have chosen a better place than Tak Taku.

July 28th, 2022 by st_ryser

We spent 4 nights at Tak Taku and enjoyed relaxing days at this very nice and clean traditional house while sleeping in our camper. Kitchen, showers, toilet all very nice, clean and well equiped. We used Tak Taku as a base for several activities (visit salt lake, visit desert dunes, visit mountains). All very near! Mohammed is a great host offering a home to overlanders with different services (e.g. laundry, vehicle storage, repair etc.) and provides great recommendations of sightseeimg spots in the region and in the country.

July 13th, 2022 by frank

It's the best place we stayed in, so far in Iran. Mohammad loves bikes, can help you organize stuff and spare parts and helps you with the bike as well. He's quite the mechanic. The Guesthouse is awesome, good place to stay a couple days, relax and recharge your batteries.

July 2nd, 2022 by petedee

Amazing place run by the coolest guy. The parents are helping and super friendly and happy people. Rooms are big and nice. Place feels like home, and if privacy is wanted it ain’t no problem.

For overlanders with car or bikes this is heaven, cause there is saved parking and you will be able to do some maintenance with help of the owner if needed. Also possible to do long time parking . Good prices and great service. Absolute advise everybody to visit this place !

https://www.taktaku.com

Mohammed owner whatsapp ; +989139165752

July 1st, 2022 by peter

I visit this place because to recomondation of IOverlander.
Mohamed is absolut the best host you can imagine. He gives lot of useful tipps, he brougth mi to a tailor to buy new pants. He showed me the old town and explaind how the used to live in the dessert. Just amaizing.
Highly recommended!

June 28th, 2022 by marc.bouzik

Mohammad contacted us on IG, his home is absolutely amazing. This guy is really helpful, we had great food made by his mom. We did laundry, professional call thanks to great wifi. Depends on your budget but you can a room with bed, stay outside or inside in lobby : all are great. He told us it’s also possible to store vehicule for a long time period. Do not hesitate : go there.

June 23rd, 2022 by instagram.com/theroadtrotter

Stayed here for one night in my car.
Really nice place for chill out. Toilets and fresh water available as also a kitchen.
Mohammad is very friendly and is trying to build up a campground for overlanders. Right now it is still in the making but should be a nice add-on for this beautiful space.
You can also stay in the rooms of the guesthouse.

June 8th, 2022 by evers01

Superb place, like described by others. Would definately recommend to stay here. Options to stay are very flexible. You can stay in the rooms or stay in your own camper in the courtyard and use the facilities. Mohammad is very nice and can give good tips on the onward if your travels as well.

June 7th, 2022 by burito

Yes, yes, yes. We can confirm all the comments to this place. An amazing oasis of tranquility, peace and hospitality. We spent 5 nights and could have easily spent 5 more. Mohammed is an exceptional host, who knows exactly what his guests are looking for. Make sure not to miss the family cooked food, it is indeed delicious. The overlanders backyard is not finished yet, but looks very promising. Anyways if you need to take a break from being on the road and all the "hello, where are you from?" from curious Iranians - this is the place to go.

June 5th, 2022 by Alveto Expedition

Tak Taku Guest House is a 200 years old traditional Iranian house, listed in the National Cultural Heritage of Iran, which is super beautiful and unique.
The owner Mohammad speaks perfect English, is very friendly, knowledgeable and well known among Overland and Travel communities and can help you with anything you want from mechanical works to desert tours (motorbike rental, bicycle and small car) and travel tips. There is an area (4 meters height restriction for enclosed area, however it is also possible to park outside on the guest house private land with 24h cameras) suitable for campers, bikes and vehicles of all sorts, all camping facilities are present and the price is 10 Euro per vehicle per night: hot showers, laundry (extra), wifi, kitchen, a secured car park with CCTV also available. Long term safe vehicle storage is possible on the site.
Private rooms and dormitories available upon request with breakfast, lunch and dinner (Ask for prices).
Call Mohammad for any questions, help or curiosities, his WhatsApp Nr: +98 9139165752 ; [email protected];
www.taktaku.com

June 2nd, 2022 by vespup.com

I fondi the Place very good, All Is exactly like a tradizionale iraniani house with a very nice area in the center of the house.
the host Is available for everything you need.
Food ad dinner and breakfast are the best you could ask.

May 16th, 2022 by UpJueck

This amazing place still exists and it's still as great as the last comments described it. We also ended up here because Mohammad stopped us on the road but we heard from this place before. He was not pushy at all. First we just went for a tea to see the place but ended up staying two nights in our van in his yard while we could use all the facilities. Mohammad is a great guy and a very good host. You can feel it's not about business, he loves to host foreigners, especially overlanders and introduce them to local culture. He is happy to explain the building and its desert architecture features. During the pandemic he was not lazy: he is building a closed courtyard for accommodating overlanders, a resting place for cyclists, bikers and campers of all sizes it will be. Highly recommended!

April 16th, 2022 by belsirvent

We visit this place by a recommendation as we needed help to buy a SIN card. We finally stay for three night. Mohammad speaks perfect English and he is very friendly. He likes to have foreigners around.
He invited us to stay for free. He is happy to have Overlanders for free to use the shower and washing machine, internet and facilities (kitchen, dinning room and the beautiful patio)
He also offer us to keep our van for free if we live the country and comeback. It is definitely a nice contact to have in Iran.
He also said if you come you can contact him ahead to make sure he is in: +98 9139165752.

January 17th, 2022 by Marco Mok

Did a great tour with Mohamed and had dinner with his parents.

October 29th, 2019 by Heike und Bernd

Beautiful restored guesthouse. The owner Mohammed welccomes overlander who may use the facilities for free. Parking is possible in front of the house or in the yard. Mohammad supports also in any kind of service the car needs. Prior contact via Whatsapp is requested. www.taktaku.com

May 16th, 2018 by benniberg

We stayed at this guest house because the owner Mohammed stopped us on the road in the evening and assured us we could stay in our cars in his driveway and use the bathroom and showers for free! At last and because of the rainy weather we ended up staying two nights, ate breakfast and dinner there, washed our laundry, joined a tour of the little village and used the guest house’s bikes to cycle to a nearby mountain and did a little hike. The guesthouse is clean and everyone is very friendly. We really didn’t have to pay for the accommodation and bathroom, the other services were at a fair price! If you plan on staying here also, drop Mohammad a short message on WhatsApp if you can: +98 913 916 5752

March 14th, 2018 by seidenstrasse-plus.com

Very nice guesthouse and a very helpful owner! Mohammad let us stay in the yard with our Landrover and foldable caravan. We could make our laundry, use hot shower, electricity, small library and had fantastic dinner. Additionally Mohammad helped us a lot with our car. After recognizing that sth. is leaking he brought us to a friend (a mechanic) who has 40 years experience with Off-road cars...
Last but not least we could stay here with our dog, although Mohammed is afraid of dogs! 🙏🏻

October 6th, 2017 by info

Really nice place to stay. We did sleep in our own roof top tent but could use the shower and toilets. The meal with the whole family is just perfect. Mohammed the owner let you feel like home. And good to know for overlanders, if you need some repairs for your motorbike or car Mohammed is your man. He knows his way to get the repairs your need and probably for less than in the city!

June 20th, 2017 by trip.dvdv.co

This place is in wrong location - it is located at 32.73322, 52.67896

June 20th, 2017 by trip.dvdv.co

They have moved to a new location: 32°43′59.4″N 52°40′44.1″E

We stayed with Mohammed for two nights and apart from being a great host that is running a really nice guesthouse he was also of great help with fixing our car.

Some oil was leaking from our Landcruiser 60 and Mohammed found us a great diesel mechanic (his uncle) and was able to source a spare part (oil cooler gasket) in a couple of minutes.

Great place to stay with secure parking. Stay here if you like to decompress for a couple of nights!

Make sure not to miss the home cooked dinners.

October 24th, 2013 by 4ever2wherever (Margriet & Jan)

Stay with family in home environment. Parked car outside yard and slept there. Daily fee includes 3 meals. Same price as sleeping in the house.