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Kafirs mean non-believers or non- Muslims. A tribe that homes itself in
beautiful valley of Kalash is an exceptionally, traditionally and
claimed to be descendents of Alexander the Great Army. The Kalash women
wear black knee long shirts with and number of colorful beads necklaces;
on their head they wear a small neat dress like a ring around the back.
And our Tour Kafirs of Pakistan is a wonderful experience at this unique
culture and tradition, to reach is beautiful place, we go through Swat
Valley once the home of Gandaran Civilization. And to Chitral valley
(the home of Hindu- Kush Mountains) passing the Lowari Pass situated at
a height of 3500. The tour gives and a historical outlook of Gandara and
Mughal civilizations.
DAY 01 ARRIVAL IN ISLAMABAD
After arriving to the capital city you will be transferred to hotel.
By afternoon, after lunch, we will start our sightseeing tour of
Islamabad Rawalpindi with a visit to the old Bazaar of Rawalpindi, the
Raja Bazaar (King Bazaar), after that we will proceed towards the
capital city of Pakistan a modern and well planed city which mostly
resembles with the ancient city of Taxila of Gandaran Civilization.
Overnight stay in hotel.
DAY 02 DRIVE TO SWAT VALLEY
Today we will start our journey by morning towards Swat Valley. On
our way we will have short break at Taxila, the heart of Gandaran
Civilization. Our drive from Islamabad to Swat is about 250 kilometers
and its takes about four and half hours to reach this heavenly place.
Arrival in Swat Valley and overnight in hotel.
DAY 03 DRIVE TO CHITRAL
From
Mingora it takes eight to ten hours drive via Chakdara and Loweri Passes
to reach Chitral Valley. This drive to Chitral via these passes is
spectacular and you will enjoy each moments of our drive long drive. The
Lowari Pass at a height of 3,734 meters with zig zag descend with
breathtaking views of Chitral Valley are as fascinating g as any other
alpine valleys. Arrival in Chitral and overnight stay in hotel.
DAY 04 FREE DAY IN CHITRAL
In Chitral we visit Chitral Fort, standing on the bank of Kunar River
beside a 1000 years old Shahi mosque rounded by many chinaar trees. From
here we proceed towards polo ground and after that it comes Chitral
Bazaar, Chitral happens to be some of worlds beautiful trek. Dinner and
overnight at hotel.
DAY 05 DRIVE TO KALASH VALLEY
The most exciting part of our tour is visit to Kalash Valley, the home
of the Kafir-Kalash or "Wearers of the Black Robes", a primitive pagan
tribe. Their ancestry is enveloped in mystery and is the subject of
controversy. A legend says that five soldiers of the legions of
Alexander of Macedonia settled in Chitral and are the progenitors of the
Kafir-Kalash.
The Kalash women wear black gowns of coarse cloth in summer and
hand-spun wool dyed in black in winter. Their picturesque headgear is
made of woolen black material decked out with cowry shells, buttons and
crowned with a large coloured feather.
DAY 06 HIKING IN KALASH VALLEY
Today
is reserved for a day hike over to the other village of Kalash Valley,
for our lunch we will be having packed light lunch with us with some
juices and biscuits. It’s a magnificent short trek into the beautiful
Birrir. For overnight stay we will be transferred to Chitaral Valley
because we have to catch an early morning flight over to Peshawar.
DAY 07 FLY DRIVE OR TO PESHAWAR
From Chitral Valley a spectacular flights takes us to Peshawar city.
After transfer to hotel and a short break we set off to explore this
ancient historical city, which homes to the most hospitable hosts of the
world, the Pathans! It’s where Alexander the Great came with his Army,
where Buddhists flourished their Buddhism and The great Babur marched
through historic Khyber Pass to conquer South Asia in 1526 and set up
the Moghal Empire in the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent. We will be visiting
the Old City, Qissa Khawani Bazaar, Mosque of Mahabat Khan and Peshawar
Museum. Overnight stay in hotel. IF FLIGHT CANCELS, WE DRIVE TO PESHAWAR
VIA LOWARI AND MALAKAND PASS.
DAY 08 SIGHTSEEING EVENING DRIVE TO ISLAMABAD
After our short visit to authorities in Peshawar, we will continue
towards The Great Khyber Pass, the prime attraction in this region is
the Khyber Pass situated in the Sulaiman Hills which form the western
barrier of Pakistan. The hills dip down here, leaving a passage
sometimes as broad as 1 ½ kms (1 mile) and sometimes as narrow as 16
metres (42 feet). The Pass begins near Jamrud Fort 18 kms 11 miles) from
Peshawar and extends beyond the border of Pakistan at Torkham 58 kms (36
miles) away. After driving back to Peshawar, we will drive towards
Islamabad the Capital City of Pakistan. Overnight stay in hotel.
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