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Wild Flowers in Nathia Gali

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Wagha Border Lahore

5 Reviews Wagah border is land crossing between Pakistan and India. Every day just before sunset, there is a ceremony called “lowering of the flags” when thrilling parade by the border security forces of both...

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Boating Karachi

4 Reviews There is a bunch of rocky islands around Karachi's Southern coastal line which are dubbed as Oyster Rocks. These rocks can be reached from Kemari jetty by hiring a boat, preferably in advance, and can...

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Margalla Hills Islamabad

3 Reviews When hiking in the hills I usually come across villagers carrying wood on their backs, goats and so forth. But rarely do I come across water buffalos all the way up here! This guy is checking out the...

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Ansoo Lake & Sat Sri Mala Naran

4 Reviews aslamoalaikum ME "atif" visited ansoo jheel at 29 september 2009 with my friend "bilal". the path is very dangerous we hire two horses for the journey for 1000 rupees each. the view of jheel is very...

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Cinemas Peshawar

1 Review When I looked at my Peshawar map, I noticed a Cinema street, curious as I am, I wanted to go there. What do you think I found there, . . . of course some cinemas. I had no time to visit one of them,...

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Kala Bagh. Nathia Gali

1 Review Kala Bagh means "Black Garden" in Urdu. Its also the name of another place in Pakistan near Mianwali, Punjab. However, this KalaBagh is a place about 3 km north of Nathia Gali on the Nathia Gali -...

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Gulmit Hunza

5 Reviews A quaint little hamlet about 20 minuted further north from main Karimabad. Nice place to go for a short hike that takes you to an old fort, as well towards Gulmit Glacier, and you end up near Borith...

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Shrines in Lahore Lahore

2 Reviews I was completely surprise by my experience at a Dohl event in Lahore. This is an event every Friday night, where about 1000 dudes cram into a courtyard outside a tomb, smoke, and watch a drumming and...

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Villages and Farms Karachi

2 Reviews Sleepy little villages and towns are located on the entire stretch of National and Super Highways, Here, at a small town of Dhabeji, located about 40 kms (23 miles) from Karachi on National Highway,...

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Picnic at Rawal Lake Islamabad

1 Review Picnic at Rawal lake is what locals often do when there is some event, public holiday or whenever weather is nice. Maximum crowd could could be expected when weather is cloudy. Folks in Isloo know it...

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River Kunhar Naran

2 Reviews For beginners or people who just want to walk a short distance, a gentle walk starting from PTDC hotel, over a bridge takes you to the other side of River Kunhar. Veer left and follow the trail. A...

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Qissa Khawani Bazaar Peshawar

1 Review Bearded tribesmen bargain with city traders over endless cups of green tea. Fruits stalls look small colourful pyramids. People from everywhere throng the crowded street. They are Afghans, Iranis,...

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Trekking in Mukhspuri. Nathia Gali

2 Reviews You would see many beautiful wild flowers, mainly daisys, of different colors in Nathia Gali and especially on tracks of Mukhspuri and Miranjani peaks. You can also get a chance to eat fresh wild...

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See The Sun Rise Hunza

1 Review The dawn in these areas are mostly missed by travellers who are tired at want to sleep but please wake up for a few minutes and experience this. The dawn is beautiful, Azaa'n (call to prayer) from the...

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Basant Festival Lahore

1 Review Okay, so Basant is a blast! but you really do have to be careful not to fall off the roof. It happens in tens on basant weekend, very sad really. Many people host BBQ's on their roof, play music and...

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Haleji Lake. Karachi

2 Reviews Haleji originally was a salt-water lake which was formed by seasonal water, collecting in a depression. During World War II, additional water was required for troops stationed at Karachi. Salt water...

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Chawkandi Tombs Karachi

4 Reviews Some 30 km from City Centre on National Highway is Chawkandi Graveyard. It is about seven hundrad year old Muslim graveyard. These graves are rectangular shape made of Red Stone with a very find art...

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Bhambore Karachi

2 Reviews In our History books, Bhanbore is referred as Dabul, where Mohd. Bin Qasim, a 17 year old Arab General, landed to free Arab traders who were being held hostage at the small fort on this sight. The...

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Keenjhar Lake Karachi

1 Review 16 miles from Thatta on left side is the famous Keenjhar Lake with cottages for overnight stay. Here, the travelers can take a break, go boating, bird-watching and fishing and lit beachcombers'...

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Deosai Plains - Beauty in the Wilderness

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Deosai Plains are among the highest plateaus in the world, with an average height of 4,114 meters (13,500 ft), and belong to the Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe. With its unique qualities, the 3,000 sq. km difficult-to-approach and uninhabited Plateau remains on the top of the local adventurers wish-list.The unending plains at a literally breathtaking height unveils their beauty only in the springs when the snow melts down and life comes back to the “Land of Giants” in the shape of lush green plains carpeted with a variety of soothing flora and smiling butterflies. Though its harsh weather in Winters (November to April) keep human beings away from the terrain but tougher creatures take this as an opportunity to dodge extinction. Deosai serves as a natural abode to a variety of rare and diminishing species, both animals and birds, including Himalayan Brown Bear, country’s...

Trek to Fairy Meadows, Nanga Parbat

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Bonjour from Peshawar,It is feasible from Chitral, across Shandur pass 3800 m, some 14 to 16 hrs drive from Chitral to Gilgit, stay overnightAt Medina Guest houseLost Horizon guest house2 hrs drive from Gilgit to Raikit bridge on KKH, towards Islamabad, the local jeeps are operated to Jehl, some 3500 to 4000 Pkrs, an hour drive.Jhel, the moderate trek, hike begins, 2, 3 hrs to Fairy Meadows 3300 m, pretty feasible in May.Stay atRaikot Saraiwith Rehmat Nabi.Enjoy the marvels of Pakistan.Imran SchahPhotos of my adventures in Pakistanhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/imranthetrekker

Active Mud Volcanoes in Balochistan

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So, if you are fed up with ordinary tourist attractions and not-so-ordinary off-the-beaten-paths and your wish-list has started stretching to Poles then here is something to satiate your adventure instincts: Pakistan claims to have world’s highest and largest active mud volcanoes which invite enthusiasts and nature lovers to observe a very unique phenomenon… Located in the province of Balochistan along Makran Coastal Highway, these volcanoes – 80 in numbers – are hard to reach to and virtually inaccessible without reliable off-the-road vehicles. Keeping in view other Makran Highway blues, only give it a try when you have some good appetite for adventure and possess planning skills upto a threshold. As a bonus you can watch splendid natural – sphinx link – rock formation on one side of the highway. The trip can not only be done as a day trip from Karachi but can also be clubbed together...

The Flight to Skardu through Heavens

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Skardu is one of the famous tourist hubs of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, and the gateway to K2 - the world's second highest peak after Mount Everest. Karakoram Highway, KKH, joins other parts of Pakistan to Northern Areas including Skardu. In summers, Pakistan International Airlines, PIA, also operates subsidized flights from Islamabad to Skardu. One Boeing 737 flies daily, subject to weather conditions, from Islamabad and this flight is truly considered as one of the most dangerous commercial flights in the world.As soon as the plane takes off, one can feel the chill of the thrill to come, it takes no time during this one hour journey that the plane enters into the Himalaya Range of mountains with the plane cruising between snow covered peaks. Subject to clear weather, one can see the Naked Mountain "Nanga Parbat", the ninth highest mountain on Earth which is commonly known as Killer...

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Taxila

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Taxila, situated approx 32km/20miles from Islamabad and Rawalpinda, is surrounded by archaeological sites dating from the 6th century BC to the 5th century AD. A world heritage site, there is also a very good museum.See my Taxila pages for more information

Nanga Parbat

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Nanga Parbat (the "Naked Mountain") is the ninth highest mountain in the world, and the second highest in Pakistan, after K2. It is the highest Himalayan peak in Pakistan, and stands at 8126m (26,660ft) tall. It lies just south of the Indus river, south of the town of Gilgit, and is visible from the Karakorum Highway.From the KKH at Raikot Bridge you can travel to Fairy Meadows, from where you can get closer to Nanga Parbat.

Kachura Lakes (Skardu)

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As the names suggest, both of these lakes - i.e. Lower Kachura Lake and Upper Kachura Lake - are situated in Kachura, a small town near Skardu, half an hour drive (16 km) from Skardu Airport and one hour drive (33 km) from Skardu city. This couplet is a true gift of nature, which is away from easy approach, and therefore still provides their visitors with a lovely natural touch. If you are in a need to heal your soul after a period of endless pursuit of commercial happiness than this is a perfect place to have a break and explore some of the -out-of-the-world natural treasures.Lower Kachura Lake: Lower Kachura Lake is just one example of the splendor my country has to offer. The lake is surrounded with fruit laden trees, forests, and 'high-rise' snow-covered mountains. In summers, it provides with an excellent opportunity to have a break and refresh one's body and soul with some...

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A lower Himalayan gem

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If you have to travel to hills stations, do plan a hike through Ayubia National Park. I visited this park in 1989. Many people confuse it with the city of Ayubia on the hill top, but the park itself is located in the deep valleys in its neighborhood.It is a comparatively small national park located about 50 kms from Islamabad in the Galliyats / Murree hills. The park supports one of the best remaining examples of moist lower Himalayan temperate forest in Pakistan. No official figures are available, but local estimates suggest that there are about 100,000 visitors per year to this beautiful.If you are lucky, you may be able to see a Western Tragopan, Koklass; Kaleej and Cheer Pheasants, asiatic leopard, black bear, Yellow throated Marten, Kashmir hill fox, Red Flying squirrel, Himalayan palm civet, Masked civet and Rhesus Macaque. Birds in the park include Golden eagle, Himalayan Griffon...

Discovering Pakistan's natural attractions.

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Pakistan has a network of 225 Protected Areas comprising 18 National Parks, 99 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 96 Game Reserves, and 16 unclassified areas. The total area covered by these categories is 10.4% of the total land area of the country. Some of these are easily accessible from its major cities like Kirthar Range near Karachi, Margallah Hills near Islamabad, Chiltan-Hazara Ginji near Quetta, etc. These national parks are home to a diversified range of wildlife such as Muntjac or Barking Deer shown here, Chinkara Gazelle, Blacbuck, Snow Leopard, Black and Brown Bear, Asiatic Leopard, Markhor sheep, the blind Indus Dolphin, birds of prey, waterfowl, etc.

An experience with Spirituality.

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Our introduction to Pakistan at the top of this page says that it has been a meeting place of 3 empires - the Mughal, the British and of Spirituality.In order to experience Spirituality, one must visit a shrine of sufi saint where thousands of devotees come and pay homage to the mystics, who spread the message of Islam in a most peaceful way. It is said that its because of these sufi saints that the rural population of those areas which now constitute Pakistan converted to Islam from Hinduism between 11th to 19th centuries.Most of the shrines are located in the two eastern provinces of Pakistan - Sindh and Punjab. During our brief visit to Karach this summer, we traveled to Bhit Shah, about 200 kms (120 miles) from Karachi pass Hyderabad. There is a beautiful tomb of one of the most well known sufi saints of Pakistan - Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. Our visit was more from an exploration point...

Top 3 Hotels in Pakistan

Avari Lahore Lahore

3 Reviews and 77 Opinions Rooms are comparable to Pearl Continental Hotel but rent is a bit cheap. I would recommend trying...

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Avari Towers Karachi Karachi

5 Reviews and 85 Opinions My family stayed here for 2 nights. Everything was perfect. I love Karachi and this hotel added to...

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Islamabad Serena Hotel Islamabad

10 Reviews and 117 Opinions The five-star Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan was designed by renowned Pakistani architect...

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