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50% reduction in the royalty fee of mountains over 6500 meter will continue in 2008. There will be a 90% discount on royalty fee of all peaks over 6500 meters situated in Gilgit, Hunza, Ghizer and Chitral. Only 5% royalty fee will be charged during winter

UNIQUE KALASH

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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