Qeshm Island Route: Hengam Island to Laft Village
This interactive route on Qeshm Island, Iran, links four stops: Hengam Island, Chahkuh Valley, Valley of the Stars and Laft Village. Covering 131.8 km, it lets you compare coastal and desert landscapes in one island tour.
- Mode
- Places
- Start
- Hengam Island
- End
- Laft Village
- Stops
- 4
- Video author
- travmap
- Updated
Stops on this route
- Hengam Island — Boat trip destination; listed as number three (recalled as Hangum Island).
- Chahkuh Valley — Described as one of the island's most dramatic landscapes; listed as number four (recalled as Chaku Valley).
- Valley of the Stars — Listed as number six on the list.
- Laft Village — Sunset viewpoint overlooking the Persian Gulf; listed as number eight (recalled as Loft Village).
Useful for your trip
- Transport
- Take a short boat trip from Qeshm to Hengam Island, which the narrator describes as one of the best day trips from the island.
- Transport
- On Hengam Island, you can rent a motorbike rickshaw-type vehicle with a driver to take you around the island. The narrator says it costs about 7 million (rial) per hour, roughly $11-12 per hour.
- Timing
- Visit the Valley of the Statues at sunset, when the orange light brings the rock formations to life.
- Food
- Cafe Lang Usuzel is built inside a traditional wooden dhow boat on the shore. It has several levels overlooking the mangroves, and the staff sometimes play live music.
- Transport
- The best way to explore the Hara Mangrove Forest is by boat, which lets you glide through the narrow channels where you may spot herons, flamingos, and turtles.
- Timing
- Watch the sunset at Laft Village, where the wind towers and mudbrick houses glow orange and red over the Persian Gulf.
- Transport
- Hormuz Island is reached by a roughly 45-minute ferry ride from Qeshm.
- Where to stay
- Camping on the beaches along Qeshm's southern coast, near the Strait of Hormuz, is possible. The narrator says you may have the whole beach to yourself, with clear skies for stargazing.
- Tip
- For Iran in general, the narrator says a tour guide is required, and the guide can help obtain the tourist visa. He recommends the guide Ehsan, contact details are in the description.
Video on this route
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