Pat Thar Travel Guide

 
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      Religious Spot of a house
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Things to Do  

Here you see colorful life in color less land

Here you see colorful life in color less land, Pat Thar

 Makart Says:  Here you can enjoy the desert life with its nature. This is all what I have learnt from my little traveling that always try to mix up with locals at low profile in their own style then you will see their real culture and customs closely. 

Restaurants  

Here you will find only vegitable

Here you will find only vegitable, Pat Thar

 Makart Says:  Here most of the people belongs to Hindu Religion therefore this is totally impossible to find any sort of meat. You can have only few kind of vegiable dishes in small local restaurants. So this is better to take dry food along. Gawar Phalli 

Transportation  

Train and Bus service to Tharparkar

Train and Bus service to Tharparkar, Pat Thar

 Makart Says:  For Tharparkar there is bus and train service from Karachi to Mirporkhas. From there you can go around to many villages by different local means. In between small villages, besides bull-cart and camels there is special kind of unique and successful transportation vehicle... 

Local Customs  

Sati-Pratha

Sati-Pratha, Pat Thar

 Makart Says:  As I have described that the majority of the inhabitants are Hindu therefore the Sati-Pratha were also in practice but not now. According to this belief a widow take the dead body of her husband buried herself in fire. This is their symbol that depict the woman’s hand that... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

This is border area!

This is border area!, Pat Thar

 Makart Says:  This is highly sensitive red zone at the border of India & Pakistan therefore this is very dangerous to move freely without official doccumetations.In this area there are a lot of snakes therefore this is highly dangerous to walk alone without the guidance of locals 

What to Pack  

Necessary Items

Necessary Items, Pat Thar

 Makart Says:  Tourist Bag, weight less shoes. and thin or very thick cotton cloths. Must take mecine and especially antiseptic. Camera This is dangerous due to snakes You must keep water with you all around with some sort of tang or other powder juice. You must cover your head with... 

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Going There and Moving Around

Going There and Moving Around, Pat Thar

 samianaz Says:  The most classic way of visiting the the Thar desert, is on the back of a camel. It is the most rewarding way of exploring the desert (except for your bottom). In the Thar desert there are many places with water in the ground, and of course, an oasis here and there. Around... 

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 The district derives its name from Thar and Parkar. The name Thar is from Thul, the general term for the region sand ridges and Parkar literary means "to cross over". It was earlier known as Thar and... 

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 Thar - A Tract of Rolling Sand Hills The origin of the Thar desert is a controversial subject. Some consider it to be only 4000 to 10,000 years old, whereas others state that aridity started in this... 

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