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Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz
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Qeshm is the largest island in the Persian Gulf, with rocky coastlines that protects a mountainous and often beautiful interior. The coast is dotted with small villages and towns. Qeshm Island is a duty-free zone.
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Stars Valley or Dareh Setāregān (in the Persian language) is a rocky valley, with a depth of 15 meters, which was subject to erosion by wind and rain for long years. As a result of this process of erosion, the natural form of rocks turned into statue-like formations at the hands of nature. Nowadays, this valley forms part of the Qeshm Geopark and is one of the most visited sights in the Island. This geological phenomenon dates back to the Cenozoic period, about 2 million years ago.
According to environmentalists, about 1.5% of the world birds and 25% of Iran's native birds annually migrate to Hara forests, which is a national park.
Go scuba diving at one of the diving schools in Qeshm. They also offer guided tours for people without diving experience.
Ferries to the unique salt island of Hormuz leave every day in the morning and return in the afternoon.
The island of Hengam is famous for watching dolphins. Tours from Qeshm start at the port of Shib Deraz.
10 km from the city centre and approximately an hour from the Qeshm International Airport, which makes this hotel very calm and a little secluded. The hotel is comparably cheap and has an extensive courtyard area for walking or jogging. Tree-lined walkways and the long benches installed on the sides are best for the evening stroll and rest. It also has a couple of restaurants serves a nominal but satisfactory Iranian cuisine, and most widely Indian and continental cuisine, a couple of coffee shops, a videoke (video karaoke bar) and an internet cafe (bandwidth speed is slow).
charming B&B in Dulab, a calm village of the sea coast of Qeshm Island. The place is 5 minutes from the sea. From this B&B, numerous possibilities to discover the countryside. Assad can arrange tours to the salt caves, canyons and dessert by car or offroad by motorbike.
Traditional house run by a local family, with 8 rooms all equipped with double beds and private bathroom.
Travelers from 180 different nations do not require a visa in order to visit Qeshm.
Read in the guideQeshm Island is very long (approximately 150 km from east to west), and its main attractions are far away from each other, and therefore taxis are strongly recommended.
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