Sports tourism opportunities in Fars
Sports tourism is one of the sub-sectors of tourism and tourism industry that is expanding and developing day by day and its number of fans is increasing.
Sports tourism is a growing market in which many cities and countries are trying to gain a share of this lucrative market by providing infrastructure.
Sports tourism has not only gained attention in recent years and is gradually developing and expanding, but also has become one of the main reasons for travel and vacation.
Fars province is a suitable place for mountaineering due to the existence of high and semi-high peaks, and mountaineering tourists can also benefit from this opportunity when traveling to the province.
Bell Peak in Eghlid city with a height of 4090 meters is an important destination for mountaineers and those interested in mountaineering sports due to its special features as the highest peak in the province.
The lush pastures of the peak and the heavy snowfall in winter have made this peak an important attraction for climbers in different seasons.
Drake Peak with an altitude of 2893 meters above sea level is one of the most important destinations for winter and summer climbing. Due to its location in the west of Shiraz city, this mountain is a place for more than 5,000 people to climb on Fridays and holidays. they do.
Of course, Baba Koohi foothills and the cradle of vision are two other places in Shiraz that are both historical and cultural attractions and a destination for tourists and athletes to climb, especially on holidays.
Unique attractions for those interested in caving in Fars province
Fars province has a special position in the field of mountaineering, climbing the caves of the province is more possible for professional cavers with suitable equipment and caves such as Shafaq and Bishoo cave in Simkan Jahrom and Zakaria cave in 15 km of Estahban are the destination of cavers in the province.
However, some mountaineering attractions in the province are also suitable tourist attractions, which are of interest to both mountaineers and athletes, as well as to tourists and families due to their convenient access. Sepidan is one of those that the steel ski slope in Sepidan, especially now that it has snow and rainfall conditions in the province is one of the important attractions for tourists and ski enthusiasts, and especially on holidays, a huge flood of sports enthusiasts. Skiing and all the people who use the tube to spend a lively day in this important attraction.
Sepidan is the center of winter sports in the south of the country
This area is located 80 km north of Shiraz in Sepidan city. With the support of Polad Industrial Group, the floor has been set up and facilities such as cable cars, restaurants, fast food, coffee shops, hotels and guesthouses, snowmobiles, and mountain machines provide suitable facilities for tourists in the province. Especially in winter.
Baragh Eghlid Strait, Eghlid Century Gate, Tang Bostanak (Lost Paradise) in Marvdasht, Estahban Forced Waterfall, Sepidan Gambil Strait, Jahrom Stones Cave, Firoozabad Dokhtar Castle, Fadami Waterfall and Raghaz Waterfall and Khartang Darab, Nargun Dam Bahman, Bakhtegan Lake, Marvdasht Dorodzan Dam Lake, Qalat Shiraz Waterfall, Dashtak tourist destination village in Marvdasht are other tourist attractions of Fars province that are also considered by athletes.
Fars province has 400 natural attractions and nearly 3,000 historical and cultural monuments registered in the list of national monuments of Iran. Valuable historical monuments such as Persepolis, Pasargad and Eram World Heritage Sites, as well as the Sassanid landscape of Persia have been registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List.