Kish Island Travel Guide

Travel Guide to Kish Island

Get familiar with top sights, find itineraries, accommodations and tours

General Information

Kish is a 91.5-square-kilometre (35.3 sq mi) resort island in the Persian Gulf off the southern coast of Iran. It is part of the Bandar Lengeh County in Hormozgan Province of Iran. Owing to its free trade zone status it is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous malls, shopping centres, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of 26,000 residents and about 1 million people visit the island annually.

Based on Wikipedia, Kish Island is the third most visited vacation destination in Southwest Asia after Dubai and Sharm el-Sheikh. Foreign nationals wishing to enter Kish Free Zone from legal ports are not required to obtain visas prior to travel. Valid travel permits are stamped for 14 days by airport and Kish port police officials.

Get in and around

At present, there are a number of daily domestic and international airlines flying to Kish International Airport (KIH).

Driving by car is easy. There is only one route to Bandar Abbas. Then you can go to the Kish Island by boat.

There are many buses that will take you from Tehran and other main cities to Bandar Abbas. Then you can go to the Kish Island by boat.

There are daily train to Bandar Abbas from Tehran. Then you can go to the Kish Island by boat.

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Top sights & Things to do

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When to visit?

Kish has a hot, dry climate, with temperatures peaking Jun–Sep. Kish is considered to have a desert climate. There is virtually no rainfall during the year. In Kish, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C. About 136 mm of precipitation falls annually. In Kish, the summers are long, sweltering, oppressive, and arid, the winters are comfortable and dry and it is mostly clear year round. The variation in the precipitation between the driest and wettest months is 44 mm. During the year, the average temperatures vary by 16.0 °C.

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High/Low temperatures
23°
13°
25°
15°
28°
19°
31°
22°
36°
25°
38°
28°
38°
30°
38°
30°
37°
28°
35°
25°
30°
19°
25°
14°
Chance of precipitation
8%
6%
7%
4%
1%
1%
0%
1%
0%
1%
4%
6%
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Recommended Accommodation

  • Toranj Hotel Kish
    avg/night $136

    Toranj Hotel KishKish Island, Iran

    Book Toranj Hotel Kish on PinIRAN for best prices, Start from $136 per night. Toranj Hotel Kish is a 5-star hotel located in Between Jask Sq and cottage Hour , First of the Jahan road

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  • Marina Park Hotel Kish
    avg/night $84

    Marina Park Hotel KishKish Island, Iran

    Book Marina Park Hotel Kish on PinIRAN for best prices, Start from $84 per night. Marina Park Hotel Kish is a 5-star hotel located in Near Borjhaye Dogholoo (Twin Towers), Marjan Blv, Kish

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  • Dariush Grand Hotel Kish
    avg/night $112

    Dariush Grand Hotel KishKish Island, Iran

    Book Dariush Grand Hotel Kish on PinIRAN for best prices, Start from $112 per night. Dariush Grand Hotel Kish is a 5-star hotel located in Daryush Sq., Kish Island

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  • Shayan Hotel Kish
    avg/night $72

    Shayan Hotel KishKish Island, Iran

    Book Shayan Hotel Kish on PinIRAN for best prices, Start from $72 per night. Shayan Hotel Kish is a 5-star hotel located in Sahel Sq , Kish-Island

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