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Peaceful, friendly and hospitable people. Unspoilt and environmentally friendly place.
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Beautiful valleys and people. I'll be back someday!
3 Reviews The Kalash People are found in 3 valleys the Rumbur, Bumburet and Birir. The Kalash are not Muslims but follow their own Religion which is made up of single creator called ‘Dezau’ with 12 male and female gods the major God is Mahandeo and some folks say this is the same god as Ares is known as Mars...
2 Reviews At the distance of almost 2 hours, is located the ancient valley of Injigan, nowadays Garam Chashma, and could be approached by a jeep, car etc. but better to be inside an open jeep to enjoy the scenic beauty enroute to the area while visiting the challenging and breath taking rocky spires of...
4 Reviews Chitral was a Princely State in fact it remained so until 1961 in fact and the fort of Chital was the HQ so to speak. This place was the setting of a more or less famous British India battle in 1895. About 400 on the British side held out here in this fort and suffered heave casualties losing both...
2 Reviews Chitral is the birth place of the game of polo. This is not a richmans game here. It is played by peasents, priests, shopkeepers clerks and all. The people have a passion for the game and are keeping horses at the expense of clothing their children. There are six players aside and the game is played...
3 Reviews I follow the advise of the VT who wrote about this place in 2003 and it was a great tip well done VT. It really is a view from heaven the photo on this page is the view from the Hindukush Heights Restaurant and you can see below the town of Chitral. I would like to point out no other site had...
1 Review When I fist when to Kalash, we stayed in Kalash Continental it was OK. On my second trip we went to Kalash Galaxy Hotel and found it OK as well. We stayed there , took breakfast there but took our lunch and dinners at other hotel I forgot its name :( Time I spent in Kalash Galaxy was great!!!...
Terrace of Hotel City Tower: Full Moon Nights
imranthetrekker Says: In Chitral, as soon as dusk falls locals close their shops and rush to their homes and except PIA Chowk where one can find Ice cream & cold drink shops, restaurants with Afghani Rice and this hustle bustle’s alive till 10, 11 PM but when there’re full moon nights I prefer to...
4 Reviews For Tourists If one is looking for comfort and luxury then better to hire a Jeep with an experienced driver what costs for Gilgit 150 US $ , a night and 2 days trip across Mastuj , Shandoor pass 3800 m and Shandoor lake , Phandar , Khalti lake and Gupis to Gilgit . The road from Gilgit to Phandar...
1 Review 25 May, 07: The first flight PK 664 of the newly commissioned Islamabad-Chitral route landed in Chitral with Chitrali passengers and tourists both Local and foreign, on board. There are now regular flights between Chitral two a day in fact from the capital Islamabad. This is an adventure in itself...
3 Reviews Jeeps are daily going to the Kalash valleys in the afternoon. The fare per head is Rs.30 to Bumburet, Rs.40 to Rumbour and Rs.40 to Birir Valley. If you want to hire a special car, it is Rs.1000 to 1500 to drop you any of the three valleys. This Bus stand is in Ataliq Bazzar by the Bank of Khyber.
Kalash houses: Kalash costumes and hats
Kalashtravels Says: The kalasha houses have their costumes for sale. The costumes can also be bought from shops but it is good to buy them from the Kalash so that the money goes directly to the Kalash. There are belts, clothes and hats for sale. Other than those there are hand bags and...
Offer the glass of water to others.
SirajUlmulk Says: It is customary in Chitral to offer the glass of water to as many people who are sitting around you before you drink it your self.It is also customary for you to get up whenever you see an apparently older person coming to join you. If you are in a group the whole group...
Kalashtravels Says: The greeting word in the Kalash language is Ishpata. The women kiss on the cheeks of their relatives and men normally hug some also kiss.The Kalash traditionally accept all humans in their festivals homes and farms. they do not have boundries arround their houses to keep...
Police registration in Chitral
Kalashtravels Says: Before entring the Kalash valleys it is necessary to register with police at the DPO office. Otherwise the police follows the tourists in the valleys and ask them to go back to the city for registration.
SirajUlmulk Says: Be careful of individuals who approach you to be your guide. Best is to approach CAMAT( Chitral Association for Mountain Area Tourism) a UNESCO project which is conveniently located in the town center. Phones 413540 and 413708. Also know that trekking guides are supposed to...
Kalashtravels Says: Small bag, so that a traveler can carry easily and hike, or trek in the Valleys. Few extra clothes, should cover all the body, strong trekking boots and Water bottle. Please bring First Aid kits, in case while trekking in the mountains you may need them. Bring all the...
Insight of the culture and hospitality
Kalashtravels Says: Mostly the visitors come stay in expensive hotels, enjoy the cool weather and go back. All this happens because the tour opperators look for their ease and intersts. And a lot of the guides have a feeling of hatred for the kalash because the kalash are considered as...
2 Reviews Trekking in the lap of Terichmir Chitral, basically a trekking centre nerve where ever one moves it offers some trekking itinerary whether under the Quercus Elux and pine trees or over the challenging crevasses of immense glaciers. So here is an itinerary which would lead you to the famous...
1 Review Until recently, the Kalash did not burry their relatives. They simply left the coffin at the cemetery without digging a hole for them; often, people from other tribes opened the coffins and took whatever they found inside.
2 Reviews Was considering of adding this in the Warning & Dangers but it was more of a cultural option for visitors so i thought not. The locals have discovered how lucrative posing for photographs can get... When you take pictures of the Kalashas, they'd generally expect a small price (between PRP5-10) per...
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Chitral, a Pearl in Hindukush - Chitral, located in the far reaches of Pakistan, in the north western borders, in the famous mountain ranges of Hindukush and Hinduraj, close to Afghanistan, Tajikistan through Pamirs. Lagend has it...
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Q: Dear traveler, Can we use other vehicle than land cruiser jeep? Can we use a car like Ford Ranger 4x4 passing through high...
A: Don't quite understand the reason why the question was asked. Frankly the Toyota Land Cruiser is recognized all over the world as a premier off road vehicle. Preferred...
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Chitral, located in the far reaches of Pakistan, in the north western borders, in the famous mountain ranges of Hindukush and Hinduraj, close to Afghanistan, Tajikistan through Pamirs. Lagend has it...
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Traditional sports such as swimming accross the torrential waters of the Chitral river( one swimmer drowned in 2003), Archery, Sports on horseback, football, polo,tug of war, mountain...
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I have traveled about a dozen times to Islamabad Pakistan and have found that it is easy and inexpensive to go from there to the Northern (the Sangria la) parts of Pakistan. Even the trip by Air is an...
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We the Kalash people are virtually the only tourist attraction in Pakistan. However, the Kalash do not depend on tourism for survival; it is quite the opposite. The building of infrastructure to...
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A Wonderful Valley in the Hindukush
Me and my parents had an appointment in U.S Embassy in Islamabad and it was on Thursday. After the meeting over there, we were free. My parents wanted to come back to Lahore but i had my own plans ;-)...
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