Hormuz looks like another planet: red, ochre, yellow and violet earth, glittering salt and a beach where the waves turn crimson. Locals even cook with the red soil, known as gelak. Ferries take about half an hour from Bandar Abbas.
Highlights
- Rainbow Valley and the Valley of Silence
- The Red Beach
- 16th-century Portuguese fort
- Local art and seafood with gelak sauce
