Kish is an Island of lovely beaches with crystal-clear water, towering palm and coconut trees that have created nice sights, chic shopping malls, top-level hotels, and exciting water sports. This luxurious resort island in the Persian Gulf has a whole different vibe from Iran’s other islands. The laidback lifestyle, the modern aura, and the fact that you need no visa to enter also make Kish Island Tours a great sunny choice for the cold season.
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Why Travel to Kish Island?
The Visa-Free Entry
The good news is that Kish is one of Iran’s free trade zones and you don’t need to get an Iran visa for your tour of Kish Island.
A Sunny Destination for the Cold Season
Since the weather in Kish Island is just lovely in fall and winter, it is a great sunny destination for the cold season and your winter holidays.
The Lovely Nature
The attractive nature of this resort island with its scenic beachline, coral reefs, warm-climate trees, deer, and birds is perfect for a peaceful & scenic vacation.
A Different Side of Iran
Kish Island shows you a different perspective of Iran. The most chic, fancy, luxurious and relatively libral side of Iran that makes it a consumer’s paradise.
Attractions On a Kish Island Tour
Harira (Harireh)
To the north of Kish Island lies the ruins of the historical town of Harireh. Once a lively port filled with merchants, Harireh is now an attraction on Kish Island Tours. With a flourishing economy, Harireh was a commercial center that connected China, North Africa and Europe around 800 years ago. Ruins of houses, a congregational mosque, a public bathhouse, rock-cut wells, and qanats (ancient Persian water channels). Once, Harireh used to be filled with workshops for producing date nectar, Kish Island’s major export at that time.
Harira (Harireh)
To the north of Kish Island lies the ruins of the historical town of Harireh. Once a lively port filled with merchants, Harireh is now an attraction on Kish Island Tours. With a flourishing economy, Harireh was a commercial center that connected China, North Africa and Europe around 800 years ago. Ruins of houses, a congregational mosque, a public bathhouse, rock-cut wells, and qanats (ancient Persian water channels). Once, Harireh used to be filled with workshops for producing date nectar, Kish Island’s major export at that time.
Kariz Underground City
Like in many other parts of Iran, water was precious in the ancient Kish. That’s why ancient Iranians came up with the idea of qanats: smart underground water channels that lead water into arid areas with gently sloping vertical wells to collect, purify and store water. Kariz Underground City is a network of stone passageways around a historic qanat. With around 2500 years of history, this highlight of Kish Island Tours is 16 meters below the surface.
Greek Ship of Kish
Built in Glasgow in 1943, this old cargo steamship ended up as a nice destination for the sunsets in Kish Island. How? After its stop in Kish in 1966, it was to leave toward Greece, but every effort to pull it out was in vain. So, it was abandoned. Now, together with the sea, it has created a nice backdrop for enjoyable walks, horse rides, and bicycle rides.
Greek Ship of Kish
Built in Glasgow in 1943, this old cargo steamship ended up as a nice destination for the sunsets in Kish Island. How? After its stop in Kish in 1966, it was to leave toward Greece, but every effort to pull it out was in vain. So, it was abandoned. Now, together with the sea, it has created a nice backdrop for enjoyable walks, horse rides, and bicycle rides.
Green Tree Complex
Built around an old banyan tree, the Green Tree Complex of Kish Island is the place for a pleasant walk. A native of India and China, these unique-looking banyan trees were introduced to the Persian Gulf a few hundred years ago. This 600-year-old tree is in the northern part of the island. Believing that it makes their wishes come true, some tie threads on the visible roots of this tree.
Things to Do in Kish Island
Exciting Water Sports
Water adventures are probably of the most popular things to do on a Kish Island tour. Fun activities like water skiing, parasailing, jet skiing, sailing and kayaking, underwater ventures like snorkeling and scuba diving, and relaxing fishing and boating experiences are of the activities you could enjoy with your friends or family. Glass-bottom boats that show you the colorful life in the Persian Gulf will also be a nice treat of the island.
Bike Riding Around Kish Island
Passing through various sceneries and lovely beaches, stopping by nice restaurants and cafés, and discovering the natural and historical highlights on a bike is a popular way to tour Kish Island. The 47-mile bicycle route will take you to Harireh ancient city, Kolbe Hoor Lantern, the wreckage of the Greek Ship, and the island’s coconut trees, shell beach and deer park. Bicycle, tricycle, tandem bike and scooter rentals are available throughout Kish Island.
Tailor-Made Kish Island Tours
Create your ideal tour of Kish Island by adapting everything to your unique taste, interests, timing, budget and style.
When Visit Kish Island
October through the end of March is the best season to visit Kish Island. It’s the time when you’ll feel the gentle breeze and the mild weather. April and September are also possible times for a visit, but it gets warm at around noon.
Kish Island Hotels
From top-level luxury hotels with modern facilities, private beach and water sports facilities, to simple locally-inspired ecolodges, the wide choice of accommodation is yours on your Kish tour package.
Toranj Kish Hotel
Dariush Kish Hotel
Panorama Kish Hotel
Mirage Hotel Kish
Visa for Kish Tours and Vacations
One of the perks of traveling to Kish Island is that Kish is visa free and you don’t need to get an Iran visa for your Kish Island Tour. Entering this free trade zone only requires your passport and you can stay for 2 weeks. Just note that British, American, and Canadian citizens have to have a licensed guide beside them even during their trip to Iran’s free trade zones.
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Which hotel is the best in Kish?
Greetings dear Elvira. Would you please share your interests with me through WhatsApp or email; so that I can share the suggested itinerary including the suggested hotels with you?
Ok. Thank you
Hello there! How can I see the prices of Dariush hotel rooms?
Hey there. How are you? Let’s continue this conversation on email. I’ll share the suggested itinerary with you, including the prices. It would be great if you share your interests about the Kish tour with me via email.
Cool! Thank you.
There seem to be nice hotels!
Hello there! yes, there are nice 5-star hotels in Kish!
Hey guys! Hope you’re ok. Where can I find the prices?
Hey there Caroline. The price depends on the tour plan. I’ll be pleased to share a suggested itinerary with the prices, if you share a pretravel form and tell me more about your tour interests.
Hey guys. Can I visit Kish without a visa?
Hey dear Grant. Yes indeed. Anyway if you want to enter other Iranian cities after Kish, you should apply for a visa. You can also do it in Kish Island.