Gwadar Travel Guide

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Things to Do  

Gwadar Port

Gwadar Port, Gwadar

 besal Says:  Gwadar is famous for 3-things: fishing village, 5-star hotel on the hammerhead, and the famous Gwadar port, which was opened in 2007 by General President Chief Executive Pervez Musharraf. .Gwadar port was “finally” built by the assistance of China. It is situated on a 3 very... 

Hammerhead in Gwadar

Hammerhead in Gwadar, Gwadar

 besal Says:  Hammerhead is a projection protruding out on the ocean, and looks like front of a hammerhead shark. This rocky mass was created by ancient mud volcanoes which covered this region. Majority of the mountains carved on the coastal highways are results of mud volcanoes. The... 

Ormara

Ormara, Gwadar

 besal Says:  Ormara is approx 240 km from Karachi. This city is also at a mid-point between Karachi and Gwadar. The city belongs to Pakistan Navy as several of their vessels, are stationed here. A large hammerhead formation protects Ormara from the sea. It is also a small fishing... 

Totally Lunar

Totally Lunar, Gwadar

 besal Says:  The landscape on the MCH is really spaced-out. The dry-diverse landscape, built by ages of erosion and eruptions, have made this drive on the coastal highway once (or twice) in a life time trip. Some of the sceneries, especially in driving through the Buzzi pass is... 

The Sphinx

The Sphinx, Gwadar

 besal Says:  From a distance it looked like the replica of the Sphinx in Egypt. A naturally carved object on top of a range, the formation resembles the famous man-made structure.This is situated well before Princess of Hope. I mistakenly thought this was Princess of Hope. The formation... 

Buzzi Pass

Buzzi Pass, Gwadar

 besal Says:  Buzzi pass is the main reason why I am going to recommend this journey – the most spectacular scenery one can imagine. Starting from Kund Malir where the MCH starts to climb and going all the way till you reach Ormara (approx. 100 km from Kund Malir), one is treated to an... 

Desert

Desert, Gwadar

 besal Says:  Right after you pass Hingol River bridge, the scenery suddenly changes. On your right are mountains, and on your left a desert. Beyond the desert is the ocean. If you have a 4x4, you can enjoy a short desert safari sunning up and down the sand dunes. 

Nani Mandir

Nani Mandir, Gwadar

 besal Says:  Hinglaj is an important Hindu community’s pilgrimage site. Situated almost 250 km from Karachi on the Makran Coastal Highway, once can easily traverse this journey in approx 3-4 hours. From the coastal highway at Aghore, a dirt track leads towards Nani Mandir, a Hindu temple... 

Mud Volcano also called Baba Chandrakup

Mud Volcano also called Baba Chandrakup, Gwadar

 besal Says:  The geographical terrain of Hingol National Park was created millions of years ago by various mud volcanoes which existed in this area. Very few (some say 18) active volcanoes are left, and one of them is called Baba Chandrakup (apprx 200-300 feet high). It is also claimed... 

Hotels  

Zaver Pearl-Continental Hotel Gwadar

 2 Reviews and 3 Opinions  The stay was absolutley pleasureable. Nice spacious rooms, excellent conference facility,, geat... 

Hotels  

royal resort and islamabad hotel: other hotels in gwadar

royal resort and islamabad hotel: other hotels in gwadar, Gwadar

 waqaspai Says:  Other good hotels in gwadar areROYAL RESORTroom rate Rs. 2000 / double bedat airport roadISLAMABAD HOTELroom rate Rs. 2200 / double bedat airport road I checked the rooms at royal resort and they were pretty fine , and looking good. 

Transportation  

Reaching gwadar - by 13 seater hiace

Reaching gwadar - by 13 seater hiace, Gwadar

 waqaspai Says:  You can also rent a car / hiace / coaster for gwadar.We hired a 2 night , 3 day 13 seater hiace for Rs. 16000 [ approx US$ 250.00 ]Feul cost is additional , which was costed us around Rs. 13000 [ approx US$ 180 ]We left our house at aroun 7.15 am and checked in at our hotel... 

gwadar by car rental - feul and time to gwadar

gwadar by car rental - feul and time to gwadar, Gwadar

 waqaspai Says:  There were many car rental services who were willing to take us to gwadar, but we liked the dealing of the following:QARI TSMr. M Khan0300-3651148Mr Nadeem03002206604Both of them had a close enough rate.around Rs. 11000 - 12000 [ US$ 200 ]for 1 night 2 day trip to gwadaryou... 

Reaching gwadar - how to reach gwadar

Reaching gwadar - how to reach gwadar, Gwadar

 waqaspai Says:  You can get a bus from saeed abad bus terminal / hub river road at karachi.Bus fare is around Rs. 1000 / one way [ US$ 15]An aircondition bus leaves from karachi to gwadar at 6 am -and it takes around 12 hours by bus to reach gwadar , so you would be at gwadar by 6... 

Transport to Gawadar

Transport to Gawadar, Gwadar

 Vigorous Says:  I planned to travel to Gawadar on July 19, 2008 for a small business trip. I was advised that it takes about 7-8 hrs from Gawadar and that busses and coaches are available from old Sabzi Mandi (vegetable market) area. Not so !!! The information was way outdated and the... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Gwadar. a picturesque city
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Last week, I went by bus to Gwadar, Baluchistan, Pakistan. It is 995 km away and the bus took about 12 hours.
The road, Mekran Coastal Highway is an asphalt road with two lanes. The traffic was thin and the bus could easily gain a speed of 110 km per hour. Some time was consumed in police-checks and stoppages for lunch and prayers.

I stayed at a hotel right on the beach, Gwadar Tourist Motel, Governor Rest House Road, Gwadar Telephone Nos 92-086-4210899, 0300-2857883, http://www.gwadartouristmotel.com/

I paid Rs.1,200 (US$ 15) per night. The breakfast and meals were Rs.80 (one dollar) and about Rs.160 (two dollars) respectively. For moving within the city, motor rickshaws were available for Rupees 40 to 50 per trip (around half dollar to 0.625).

Worth seeing places were a long beach with light green water, Hotel Pearl Continental at a hilltop, Ports and markets brimming with cheap Iranian & Chinese goods.
After stay for two days, I returned by a van leaving Gwadar at 9 am (the earliest public transport). I got down at Aghor and had a side trip of Hinglaj, about 15 km away in about five hours.
I have since uploaded my travel as http://hubpages.com/hub/Hinglaj-Yatra
At about 9pm I boarded a van and reached Karachi around midnight.

One can go by air to Gwadar (return fare Rs.11,200 or US$132) or by bus (fare ranging from Rs.700 (ordinary bus) to Rs.1,200(Luxury Bus, only 28 seats, fully air-conditioned and fast). All buses leave from Inter-City Bus Terminal, Yusuf Goth, Baldia Town, Karachi (9221-5413837-8, 0322-2319855, 0313-2266992). Departure time from the terminal is 8 pm. The return would also be at the same time. This means one would not be able to see the terrain especially of Hingol National Park http://www.hingol.com/
(For a day trip, one can have seat on a van for Rs.1,000 per head leaving at 9 am from various well-known places Kalari, Lee Market or Chakiwara of Karachi. )

Please go through the article:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Picturesque-Beauty-of-the-Gwadar-City

Written Apr 11, 2010

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Sports & Outdoors  

What to do?
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Ski Jets
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One can rent the various boats/trawlers and head out to the sea to catch fish. For those who do not have that much time can arrange jet skies and speed boats. You will have to arrange this at Pearl Continental, however the cost is steep. So better have more people who can share.

And if you are staying at PC, at night you can play cricket in their parking lot.

Written Jun 5, 2009

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