Tailor Made Holidays in Pakistan: Highlights

Mingle with the locals in the old bazaars

Whether you visit Lahore or Peshawar, an afternoon spent in the old bazaar is an experience to savour. They are a labyrinth of narrow streets selling all manner of goods with colours and smells to dazzle the senses. If you are looking to buy then be prepared to haggle and you are likely to be offered some sweet green tea to confirm the deal!

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Walk along the lovely water channels in Karimabad

The Hunza Valley is famed for its lush fertile fields and the bountiful produce it provides. This is made possible by an incredible irrigation system which winds its way along steep mountainsides. The channels provide the perfect pathways to explore the surrounding fields with local people working away in the fields. You do not have to walk too far for wonderful views of Baltit Fort and of rural life in this beautiful valley.

 
Travel along the scenic Karakoram Highway

From the heated plains of the Punjab, the Karakoram Highway cuts a swathe through some of the planet's most spectacular mountain scenery to the thin air of the Khunjerab Pass and on to China. The landscape changes rapidly from forested hills to barren scree slopes dotted with an occasional patch of green farmland fed by ancient irrigation channels and tilled by isolated villagers. As you climb higher this incredible roadway is overlooked by Nagar Parbat; standing at 8125m Nagar Parbat is the world's 9th highest peak and fortunately can be seen from the comfort of a tarmac road!

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Travel through the Khyber Pass

The Khyber Pass, which divides the Subcontinent and Central Asia, conjures up images of the British Raj and the threat from Russia to the Empire, and as you drive from Peshawar towards the Afghanistan border you realise just how important this route remains to this day. You wind up to the pass and can only continue as far as the Michni checkpoint, where you can stop and look across into Afghanistan.

 
Visit the Shandur Pass Polo Festival

In early July, on the world’s highest polo ground, teams from Gilgit and Chitral compete in the ‘Game of Kings’. Dating from 1936, when Colonel Evelyn Hey Cobb, a keen polo player himself, came up with the idea of holding the tournament in the Shandur Pass - approximately 11,000ft above sea level - the annual game has become a legendary event. The thrilling matches combined with spectacular mountain scenery make for a truly unique experience.

 
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