You are in Bandar Abbas and you desperately want to go to Chaahar, but you cannot. Why? Because it is a long bus ride away from Bandar Abbas and you don't have time to do this side trip. What a pity! So you quickly settle on exploring Bandar Abbas and the Hormuz island.
تاریخی معبد ھندوھا، بندر عباس، ایران
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| Sign outside the Bandar Abbas Hindu temple, built during the Qajar dynasty period |
A sign said there was a fee to visit the Hindu temple. Why did I need to pay anything to visit a place of worship?
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| Restored Hindu temple of Bandar Abbas |
I spoke Urdu/Hindi with the custodians and one man who understood me--and could speak a few words--was impressed.
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| Artifacts in the Hindu temple of Bandar Abbas |
There was nothing impressive to see in the temple. I was very interested in knowing the names of the people who built the temple, but that information was not there.
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| Hormus--welcome sign outside the port |
Next day I took a ferry to the Hormuz Island.
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| Ilahi Namak on Hormuz island الہی نمک، ھرمز |
There was a lot to see on the Hormuz Island.
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| Salt rocks |
A site called the 'Salt Goddess' had impressive formations of salt rocks.
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| My tuk-tuk driver |
Went around the Hormuz Island on a Tuk-tuk.
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| Names have been given to every rock formation resembling an animal or bird |
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| Red soil on the Hormuz Island |
The tour was over in around 2 hours.
بندر عباس کا اکلوتا ہندو مندر اور جزیرہ ہرمز کا سفر
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