The duration of the journey is around 45 minutes. The ferry departs from the Shadid Haqani Passenger Port. From Qeshm Island to Hormuz Islandĭepartures times: 7:00 and 14:00 From Bandar Abbas to Hormuz Island The price for each single ticket is 150,000 IRR (~ 0.90 € / ~ 1 USD). The prices below are the latest records from May 2020. The ferry schedules below are all up-to-date. If you travel from Tehran or Isfahan, you might want to fly as they are too far from Bandar Abbas.īandar Abbas from Shiraz: ~ 570 km Ferry timetable to Hormuz Islandīelow, you will find the ferry timetable for all the departures to and from Hormuz Island. To get to Bandar Abbas, book a bus ticket with 1stQuest and apply your 5% discount using the discount code, Globetrotting. You will either need to travel there from Bandar Abbas or Qeshm Island. The only way to get to Hormuz is by ferry/boat. Truth be told, Hormuz Island was my favorite place I visited on my month long trip to Iran owing to its unbelievable landscapes smattered in reds, pinks. But I’ve heard that in some places it’s not permitted for environmental reasons. It’s allowed almost everywhere on the island. There is only one hotel available to book on the website of 1stQuest. Undoubtedly, when you travel to this Island you will appreciate it for being a beautiful natural painting. The name Hormoz used to be sacred in the past, since it was one of Gods names. This island is Located in the Hormoz strait. The two hostels on Hormuz Island are the Kutuk Hostel and the Green Hill Hostel. Hormuz Island (Rainbow Island): It is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. There are two hostels available through Hostelworld on Hormuz Island in case you want to make a booking in advance. The price I paid can be different now and it also depends on how much time he spends driving you around. They are the meals I talked about earlier. Moreover, the price included 2 breakfasts at his parents’ place and 2 dinners. You sleep on mats with blankets on the floor. The bedding was traditional, similar to the one in Qeshm Island. I paid 2,000,000 IRR (~12 € / ~13 USD) for the following services:įor two nights we were in a small apartment owned by Saeed’s family. Personally, I was very happy with him and the service he offered.
Thus, I only recommend him if you can manage life without a common language with someone. He was Saeed.įrom the beginning to the end I was with Saeed who was our guide. She gave me the contact details of one of her acquaintances who is hosting tourists on Hormuz Island. She has helped me a lot with traveling in Iran. Her number is +98 9 and her Instagram is She is specialized in local and nomadic experience. In a Facebook group, I got to know Manizheh Hamedi. I’ll tell you my story of how I found a place to stay on the island. But the visual disability never prevents him from understanding his hometown island. However, Abdullah Gederi is shut out to various colors of the island due to an eye disease since he was eight years old.
Finding accommodation is very different here than in most places. Hormuz Island is also known as Rainbow Island because of the colorful beaches with a different kind of soil.