Most are on day tours organised by travel agents, but a large number
are independent travellers. On other occasions, Hawraman Takht
is usually a stopover on a longer tour and visitors spend a few hours
there sometimes shopping at roadside stalls such as those in Fig. 3.
Key attractions are the architecture, heritage buildings, folklore, customs,
carvings and other craftwork and natural beauty. There are various
small scale tourist ventures such as souvenir shops and
accommodation in private homes which have increased as agriculture
and animal husbandry have declined. Although there are no official
figures, the village council estimates that there are now around
150,000 visitors every year mainly in the period from early spring
to mid-autumn (March through to early November); about 500 are
tourists from overseas who usually come at the time of the
celebrations.